Internet shopping security?

I saw mine as a cheque deposit. I called my bank, but they cannot tell you anything unless you have a copy of the deposit slip. Then you have to inquire at the bank from which the cheque originated.

Be warned about internet transfers as well. Apparently, banks can make mistakes and rectify this (take the money back) without your permission. This happened to my wife.

Either trust only a cash deposit, or wait at least a week for the funds to clear.
 
Make the idiot deposit cash into your bank account. A cash deposit I understand is instantanous (unless the money is counterfeit :) ) but
its rare to see double scams like that going on :).
 
Thanks Guys you saved me R3000.000

Here is the deal, I sold my phone here on friday on this forum/Classifieds. A dude sent me an sms on wednesday asking whether the phone was still available. I responded saying yes and I am in Cape Town. He said he was in Jo'burg, his name being Ian.

I assumed he was a white dude. But since I was in DBN last week, I told him that I can only dispatch it on saturday. On Friday I called him to me surprise he was a black guy, even worse with a Nigerian accent:mad: !!! I told him to deposit the moolah so that on saturday morning I can dispatch the phone. He agreed and deposited it late on Friday. He sent me an sms to notify me. I also got an Incontact from FMB saying that 3 grand was deposited. When I checked my balance via cellphone banking I realised that the money was still pending. Well, I thought that since he deposited it late, by saturday it should have been cleared!!

Foolishly, I went on to dispatch the phone on saturday morning. Luckily, I arrived late and they told me that it will only be dispatched by monday. I then sent this dude the track number. After reading this thread on sunday, that's when I started being suspicious. I then checked my balance via internet banking and I did realise that it was a check deposit:mad:

At 8am today I was at the Post Office and I asked to cancel the parcel. I have my phone back:cool: !! Surprisingly this dude hasn't called to inquire about the parcel!!!!

Thanks guys for your informative threads, you saved me not just a couple of thousands, but a mild heart attack as well;)
 
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