Fraud question (kinda long)

[Paul K]

Hi Guys,
A bit of background. It took me from age 9 until I was 14 to choose between a 911 targa and Ferrari 308. The targa won. Fast forward 20 years. Married, nice house, no kids, Wife and I make about 100k/yr. Porsche time. Well, almost. Common sense has played a big part in my quest- plus agreement from my wife. So here's the plan. Swap my 2000 Range Rover for an '07 Toyota FJ Cruiser (I already ordered it) and when her Mini cooper S is paid off in a couple of years, sell it and buy a targa. (I wanted a 911 as soon as the RR sells, but 2 sports cars just wouldn't work, especially in the winter). So I put my Range Rover on the market. Lots of folks interested- everyone loves the way it looks, rides, etc.etc. They run KBB and agree it's a great price. (KBB $19,300 I'm asking $18k which includes warranty thru Oct 07 plus a spare set of rims and a noah cover). But nobody seems to be able to borrow that much money. This has happened six times now, plus the usual time wasters.
Then I got an email from a guy who saw my ad on a website I didn't submit an ad to. Strange, yet they got my phone number correct, along with my asking price. To make an already long story short, this guy tells me his client cut him a certified cashiers check for $25k before leaving the country, blah blah blah, he will need me to refund the $6,500. Obviously a scam. So how do I nail this guy? In my last email, I asked him to call me- which of course he hasn't. He did send me the 'client's' address in Canada, along with a request for my legal name and address to mail the check to. Should I go along with it then turn the forged cashiers check over to the feds, should one arrive? Or call the feds now? Is it a felony to attempt to defraud? People like this are scum and should be caught and made to pay for their actions. Who knows how many folks fell for this and suffered humiliation and financial burden?
Thoughts/suggestions much appreciated, as always.

Paul.

[nostatic]

just ignore it. life is too short...

[HardDrive]

I agree, ignore it, but MAN would it be fun to nail the SOB.

[Paul K]

Thanks Guys.
Part of me says 'just forget it' while on the other hand I feel like I have a duty to at least try to get this guy caught. Like HardDrive said, it would be very satisfying to nail the SOB.

[elwood-914]

Ignor it. A friend of mine was selling a horse and the same type scam was e-mailed to her, but the way the guy talked, he knew nothing about horses.........................................