Running Craigslist scam.  Claims this is his number.  Goes by the name of Chris Sam with email address of Chrisam666@gmail.com

Got an e-mail from Chris Sam for a cragislist item as well.  Says he is hearing impaired.  Total SCAM

This the email I received from him as well
chris sam <chrisam666@gmail.com>
    
Sep 27 (1 day ago)
        
to me
Thanks for the prompt response to my mail... I will be buying from you
so please kindly withdraw the advert from C.LIST due to disturbance
and i will be giving you $50 for keeping the item for me... Please be
informed that i will be paying with a certified check from my Bank ..I
will need the following details to mail the payment as soon as
possible...

Name to be on the payment...
Home address___
City____
State____
Zip Code_____
Cell phone #______
final price____

I will make arrangements for the pick up as soon as you have your
money.. I am completely satisfied with the advert and the payment will
be delivered within 2-3 working days.** I use a hearing impaired phone
# and will receive your calls via email ** N.B USPS do deliver to a
P.O box addresses.Thanks

And it will bounce better then a super ball in a cement building.  

Tip off FBI about this attempt by filing form at: stips.fbi.gov/

You can attach emails to a complaint filed with IS3, the cyber crimes division of the FBI
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
http://www.fbi.gov/

http://www.fraud.org/
http://www.stopfraud.gov/report.html

Curtesy of:
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/checkcashingscams.php
http://www.bankingquestions.com/

If you receive an email or letter in the post / regular mail saying you won a lottery and they send you a check? Or you sold something on Ebay and the buyer paid with a check? Or  you took out a loan from a distant or online bank and they sent you a check? You can just take the check to your bank and cash it right?

WRONG!  And what is worse, if you cash it, in most states in the US, you may be guilty of passing a counterfeit check, money laundering or worse. Clark Howard did a piece on his radio show about a man in California who was arrested for cashing a bogus check. In other words, by merely attempting to cash the check, you could go to federal prison!

Thank you so much for the information!!! I wished I had googled chris sam before giving him my address, so I now have a check. THANK GOD I got suspicious when he wouldn't give me his name, or answer whether he was an individual or company. It got especially weird when, after he sent the check and only said he would arrange for the shipping, that he then said to cash it and wire the remaining money by money gram at walmart to the shipper. I will never do such a thing! So I just called the FBI and they said to go to www.ic3.gov and file a complaint. I'm not sure what to do with the check. I'll ask them on their website. I hope this helps anyone else from falling prey to these sick people!!!