[fisher22]

We mostly talk about scammers who are sellers responding to WTB posts.
I’ve also run across scammers attempting to buy something. Here’s how it goes (there are variations):

They say they want what you’re offering, and at first everything seems normal. They have all sorts of reasons they can’t use PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, ApplePay and tell you they’re sending a cashier’s check and adding a shipping amount to your asking price because they’re having their shipper pick up the item.
Then you deposit the check and in 2-3 days your bank indicates that it cleared. They ask you if it cleared and when you respond that it has, they say they’re going to have the item picked up and you pay the shipper their fee (the extra amount included in the check).
The problem is that it can surprisingly takes 2 weeks for the check to REALLY clear, and when it doesn’t, your bank reverses the deposit to your account.

You would be out the item (but it’s honestly not about that) and the amount you paid their shipper.
Thoughts?