# Craig's List Cashier's check Scam, How does it work?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 27, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigs-list-cashiers-check-scam-how-does-it-work/919157 "2020-08-27T16:08:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigs-list-cashiers-check-scam-how-does-it-work/919157/17 "2020-08-27T18:46:09Z")

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> [@DrDeth](#):
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> Make a copy. Then go ahead and deposit it. Just do not ship anything or pay anyone until about a month. It could well be good.

**Moderator Note**

This is incredibly bad advice. Do not advise people to do things that may well be illegal. Based on all the previous information here, it is extremely likely that this check is fake.

Do not dispute this note or continue this argument here. Doing so will result in a warning.

Colibri  
General Questions Moderator

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