How to Scam Back Scammers on Craigslist

[@charlesyoung9980]

I tried having a serious conversation with Colon Ostopee once but all he did was talk shit.

[@Farming_weeds]

Ed Jones thank you that made my day

[@deepthoughtdeepbreath2383]

LMFAO. Good one!

[@genesisallen-lockhart1528]

I just got ripped off for $1450

[@bfyre1]

lmfaooo

[@Scratchingforcash]

@@genesisallen-lockhart1528 how and why?

[@rwdplz1]

The reason they want you to use an ATM or other digital method is because any bank teller can tell it's fake.

[@jesuslightsmyway]

yeah, plus all funds are available the next morning at 7am. Most banks caught onto this and will ask you questions now. Atleast PNC does, when i deposited a 100% real check and went in the next day for the $$ they grilled me with questions. Luckily I had deposited a check just like it a year ago, or they wernt going to give me the $1900

[@DR-hx4fq]

rwdplz1 the ATM doesn’t use all the crap we use because it can’t accurately verify the check, most of us use ChexSystems, which verifys, account standing, funds availability, account holder name and city and state, also allows us to issue a ALERT on the check which only takes seconds to scan and complete. Some of us use TLO aswell to complete the verification. Also don’t be stupid because tellers or check cashiers are required to call the police for infringement of that check over $500. The ATM just credits you the funds temporarily until It clears, the check clearing team leaves at 5p in most area, soooo if you deposit around 6, that check is posting with no problems at 12 midnight 😂

[@LPierce04]

So ya, I just realized I've been scammed by this method 100%. My credit union didn't say anything about the check being fake when I gave it to the teller inside. She just accepted it and gave me the money. I am only finding out about this now, watching your video, that these checks are always bad. Suggestions?

[@SuAmigoElilegal]

@@LPierce04 so what happend ,,,,What happends if u deposti the check. I did and now I'm negative and the bank told me the check was bad. I dont have money to pay the bank. What is going to happend now please

[@LPierce04]

Su Amigo El Ilegal thats what exactly happened in my case. My credit union told me point blank thatthey need the money back. But obviously i couldn’t return it bc the scammer had it now. So since then ive been paying $25 every week until i get it paid back. This is what they do. The tell a good lie that theyve practsed over n over to con people out of their money wo realizing what happened in the process. The teller i happened to go to was new employee n didnt know what bad checks look like. Nor did i at the time nthats why they let the check slide when i originally cashed the check.

[@legaleagles3654]

139 scammers disliked this video. Good work man, keep it up.

[@Stahe]

Another method is to have them send it to you more than once because you never received it, or that you accidentally gave them the wrong spelling of your name.

[@NGANSTURR]

😂

[@Kevin-im2ri]

@Anonymous Anonymous g1

[@hansbehrends438]

The scammer will insist on a wire, yet expects you to deal with their check. That alone should tell you something.

[@Ashhwitcash]

Colon Ostopee! 😂😂😂😂 good one!

[@kratosjunior817]

Ashley Bradley No Ash! You're a good one😋

[@kratosjunior817]

Ashley Bradley Ya sexy beast ya

[@JackVermicelli]

Not as good as "Colon Oscopee" would've been. I don't get what the gag with the one he used is supposed to be.

[@MacProIE]

Seriously you are such a creep KZbin is not a dating site and you are disgusting and you’re probably a 50 year old man. Your delusional get a life and get off this website if you are going to do this. Please Stop being a creep

[@Flaaaaanders]

A.J. Steinman Its funnier as colon ostopee because thats a common mispronunciation making entire thing a bit more ‘whimsey’

[@MixedNutsMs]

Thanks so much for the helpful info. I almost fell for the exact situation you described. He sent me a cashier check for $2500 , but the item was only $800, and the excess was to go to the movers! He texted me that I should deposit it in an ATM. If it seems too good to be true, it usually is!

[@jasperwalker2859]

The funny thing is the name of the Bank, M T Bank, like empty bank, aka they will empty your bank account.

[@rudysalas9138]

jasper walker "creative management services" company name. How "creative" of them.

[@andrewshular7145]

His name just sounds like its full of shit

[@MsDawnKeyballs]

M&T Bank is actually a real bank. There is this thing.....its really fucking cool. Its called GOOGLE

[@bfyre1]

M&T IS A REAL BANK

[@AnaisMcqueen]

Lmao

[@patrickmckeown3683]

I love it! I did one of these and had them mail the check to my local police station made out to” Skip To Mylou”. So yes… It does work. Can’t wait to do it again.

[@annamariascamhater5321]

These are Nigerian Scammers! Check out the 419 scam. It's quite similar

[@mauryginsberg7720]

Annamaria ScamHater Ya just need to chop their dollar!

[@anselyemeanuwa]

Annamaria ScamHater majority of them are from India not from Nigeria

[@_s0kra7es81]

Ansely Emeanuwa the reason it’s called the 419 scam is because the number 419 refers to the article of the Nigerian Criminal Code dealing with fraud. In the 80s and 90s the Nigerian Prince Scam. It’s a variation of the Spanish Prisoner scam that is known as Advance Fee scam. These are usually email or mail scams The scams based mostly out of India are phone calls impersonating the IRS or MicroSoft. They also have spammed the web with 800 #s for fake IT services or Antivirus companies.

[@brandishwar]

One of the first things to do when you receive a check in the mail: look up the routing number online. The routing number on that check doesn't exist (may have at the time of the video, but definitely doesn't anymore). Just search for "lookup routing number" (without quotes). There are a ton of other tell-tale signs as well, but looking up the bank routing number is one quick check you can do when you get the check. If the routing number doesn't exist, the check will obviously come back as bad. If you pretty much know it's a scam, then you can string them along even more and get them to waste even more money by refusing the letter. Take the overnight package back to the post office and tell them you're refusing the package. Then when they text back after receiving the returned check, just get them to try again. They'll have to pay for new postage to send it again. Do that a couple times till they get the hint... And you can always report the letter and check to the Postal Inspector.

[@leviatanlevi1920]

i have stacks of those fake checks. i always play with the scammers and make them spend some money sending me the fake checks

[@commentpost907]

They are probably using fraudulent credit cards to pay sadly. No loss for them.

[@RacheyBoBachey]

^ this is sad but true. Also many of them print fraudulent postage. No idea how that would even work, but I saw it on a special news story about these scams. Some letters get returned to the scammers because USPS catches it, but most of them don't. That's why they prefer overnight shipping, because by the time USPS catches on to the label being fake, its already been delivered. Sorry to burst anyones bubble who thinks they made the scammer spend money, I used to think the same way. But on the bright side, you made them waste their time on you which may have prevented them from spending that valuable time scamming someone more gullible.

[@chrisresendes2125]

Thanks for doing this -- my cousin fell for this scam and lost $3000!

[@esmeraldarodriguez5778]

I would be uncomfortable knowing all those fraudulent people have my address

[@chrisresendes2125]

@@esmeraldarodriguez5778 -- True.

[@MrsLars]

I am often Ms. Connie Lingus. LOL. I know a guy who has a Wall of Shame and he posts all his fake checks on the wall.

[@timmack2415]

😂😂

[@BinaryTechnique]

Thank you so much...you just saved me 2,000 dollars. I was very suspicious when the check amount was 4x the amount of the item I was selling. I will not be moving forward. God bless you 🙏🏼

[@DBR00]

Technically speaking, a check doesn’t have to be drawn on check stock paper. I can write a check on an index card and the banks will cash it. The check needs to have routing, account numbers, amount, date, Pay to the Order of, and a signature in order for it to be considered a check.

[@PooDotStinkPants]

People still use cheques? I better break out the walkman, Atari and pager from storage then.

[@GageMANN]

Omg it’s you

[@stevetreloar6602]

In the good old US of A they use personal cheques still. Old fashioned and weird.

[@gsdmomb530]

PooDot StinkPants I still use cheques.

[@PooDotStinkPants]

Lol small world! Hope you have been well. Thanks again for supporting us. Take care!

[@gsdmomb530]

PooDot StinkPants That it is.😊. I'm in Ontario Canada 😆. Hope all is well with you

[@lonniemabry9127]

This almost happened to me this week. Thank you, I was goofy around on youtube and stumbled upon this, man thank god u did this video.

[@aaronandrade233]

Make a video of your dog getting a tracfone

[@rocketjose]

How interesting that the bank is called MT Bank. (Empty?)

[@DianeScotts]

They are out here in Amish Country, PA.

[@Kevin-im2ri]

haha

[@gbrown2934]

The house number I use is a vacant house, the owner lives across the street from me, he owns 20 houses in my neighbor hood and gives me permission to use one, the house has been vacant 3 years, as long as he has no contract on it , no problem

[@42lookc]

What if you refuse it at the door? Will they have to pay return shipping to themselves?

[@what_thefox]

42lookc they just put it in the mailbox

[@chickenpermission3279]

Yeah but you leave it in the mail box and put the flag up to and it back

[@marcjtdc]

You can write "return to sender" on it.

[@CalvinHodgson]

First class or higher has free return shipping.

[@kennyg1015]

Calvin Hodgson is

[@karinachavez2803]

I almost got scammed! Thank you for this!

[@rutherglen7226]

"Colon Ostopee" Freaking hilarious!!

[@fortysaginaw1512]

"PopEye DeSaylor"..nice name

[@rentonwilloughby302]

Use: I.P. Daily brother of Rusty Springs

[@elpapirin9240]

renton willoughby everyone knows me as Hugh G. Rection

[@tie-see9308]

Jack Mehoff

[@zoltanember6155]

Jamaken mehornay

[@baileycatmom]

Heywood Jablomey

[@chrisbowen1987]

It would have been funnier if you actually got the name of the procedure correct: Mr. Colon Oscopy, ESQ.

[@gbrown2934]

ChrisBowen , i spell the name different cause if i spell it correct they may cause they may not reply with a check, i have over a $100,000 in counterfeit checks

[@gbrown2934]

Far from stupid my friend, i spell in 2 words so it looks like a name, they may pick up on it if i spelled it correct,

[@sherrieharris2970]

ChrisBowen I agree and it’s funnier they way you spelled it than the proper spelling of the procedure, a lot funnier. I mess with them too but on the phone fake names and such it’s a awful thing they do

[@ericwsmith7722]

Leave it to a colon hole to correct a fake names spelling .

[@MsDawnKeyballs]

Esquire??? Who the fuck is a lawyer???

[@MasteringHow-To]

I wanna thank you. I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time. I have tears down my face. colon Ostospee. Hahahahaha.

[@jazmynbrown6820]

I screamed at the name you gave them! Good one! 😂😂😂😂

[@billyjay4672]

Glenn glad your sharing this leave plenty of information for your other sellers well done you.

[@edwardobrien8823]

For them to actually accept ANY of the names you gave on the video is absolutely mind boggling! It also makes you wonder where these people are really from. Unbelievable!!! (Great name choices by the way. LOL!)

[@RobSomeKnowledge]

To go even one step further you have to coax them into overnighting the check to you to cost them more money. The flat rate envelope you got only cost $6 to ship, Overnight is like 20-30ish

[@CarMaBear]

"Hell, my dog can get a track phone..." lol

[@sivyisvaj8054]

I remember some years ago anthrax in the envelope was the most scariest things, send it back with some flower powder

[@TheAnantaSesa]

flour

[@brandon071194]

You seen the adds about selling cars for way below market value saying they will ship the car to you. They are doing eBay scams also

[@erveybarragan1140]

One of these guys texted me the other day wanting to know where they could send me the check for my item and i told them to send it to their moms house that's where i was staying.They didnt text me back.

[@fredzeppelin3969]

FYI, it probably did not cost them any postage because they are forging the "Priority Mail" envelopes and labels, etc. The local postmaster has the envelope a scammer sent me and said it was an obvious phony, right down to the tracking number and bar code.

[@pacsoulpavon9649]

I just got one today for 4,890$ , my secretary got it and looked into it, and it was sent from Georgia but then the adress on the check was in new york, she put me on 3 way and we called the bank and it went straight to a ladys voice mail saying her name and to leave a message.

[@Sen2.]

Are you “cash me outside” girls dad? “Haw bah dat”

[@ms.artichokecheesepizzawst3239]

D J " idk, acts Michelle"

[@TheAnantaSesa]

1:21

[@fujimandkimyates3206]

One of the funniest things I love to do is send the police chief and the mayor these counterfeit checks like this when people contact me telling me will you take a check I always tell them yes here is my address here is my name so if an elected official or a police officer receives one of these they have to fully investigate it

[@mblitch]

What makes them "have to fully investigate"? Thbat seems nothing more than a guess.

[@ericwsmith7722]

Fujimandkim..... you are such a dreamer, The police are not going to investigate shit, If the police had to investigate ever crime against a citizen, they may have to pull some cops off seat belt check duty or speed traps and other profit generating activities.

[@alexeistrife56]

What did you smoke when you wrote this?

[@gbrown2934]

Dont need the police to do anything, i just like the scammers to spend money

[@ThePeepingEgg]

I"m going to start doing that ....I get their emails/messages all the time so I usually waste their time a little and make them think I'm going to do it but making them actually spend money to mail the check is better!!! :)

[@shirleyharrison2580]

That's super funny !.. love that name..lol Thanks for sharing this..

[@jtc1947]

COLON OSTOPE? That's really rich!

[@thatdamnnyquil]

Can you do a tutorial on how to get your dog a Tracfone?

[@lsmith1542]

The cheque looks reasonably convincing even though it's made out to Colon Ostopee!

[@KreSade01]

Just had this happened to me. They would text me all hours of the night and even tried to call me at 2:30am. I never cashed the checks and they just stopped talking to me. They were insistent that I open an account for the money to deposit it. I said it makes no sense to open an account put in 1900.00 dollars just to withdrawal it again. That would look suspicious to the bank to.

[@beakt]

You blew it, man. This was legit. I mean, it says "AUTHORIZED PAYMENT" right there on the check!

[@gbrown2934]

Not a they can print anything on that check they want, what they cant print is the safety water mark all you have to do is hold it up to the light, Nothing, plus who would make a check out to the names I use, Nobody, these are east Indians and Nigerians scamming us americans.

[@secretsquirrel5439]

and you deserve it

[@beakt]

I just saw your reply. You realize I was kidding, right?

[@gbrown2934]

SecretSquirrel , I will be glad to send it to you and you can deposit/ cash it what ever floats your boat

[@tomee4453]

Only accept usps money orders .. you can check them and cash them at the post office

[@JetHawk]

I sent a scammer an address of a police station & my name as the chief of police of that police station. He got so mad when he found out I tried to trick him to send a fake check to a police station. He called me stupid too. I dunno why they so scared to send a fake check that can’t be tracked to a police station. Maybe I work there and that’s where I want it sent.

[@magicworld3242]

Thank You So Very Much For This Video. I Will Definitely Pass It On.

[@LSD25LOVE]

“What they call an atm machine” What is the machine you talk of?🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🙈

[@mattman291]

Mr. Ostopee thanks for the video. These Jerks almost took me for 3 grand but thank goodness for the heads up thinking of some awesome individuals at Albertsons it didn’t happen

[@NateTmi]

You could add one more condition. Pay them in a check that is post dated so they can only cash it after you have tried to cash your check form them, so you have time to cancel the check u sent them.

[@gbrown2934]

Nate Tʍi ,you have to Money Gram them the money via wal mart they dont take checks

[@USMC6976]

Post dated checks are legal to cash the moment you sign it. Go read your bank agreements. Banks do not check for dates, they don't even verify signatures anymore.

[@gbrown2934]

If any scammer wants you to do Paypal, dont do it, they will ask you if you have a Paypal account, again dont do it, also if a scammer tells Oh it's safe to use Ebay protection plan because it's safe and it is, only to items listed on Ebay, not craigslist offer up or let go. The key wording is I am happy with the price, I will give you a xtra $50.00 for your troubles, NEVER NEVER SEND MONEY VIA MONEYGRAM TO ANYONE

[@danalouise4050]

I just posted an ad where interested parties can only correspond with me through Craigslist email and I'm still getting scammers responding. I guess there's just no way to deter them other than never use Craigslist ever again.

[@dominickim1855]

Lay down the law Mr. Leghorn. I say now, I say...a good day to u too sir

[@isettech]

How to fully tick them off. Tell them the item is ready for pickup along with the money for the shipper. Shipper can pick up both. If anyone shows, give them the original check stamped VOID on the front and have the shipper contact the buyer and have the shipper arrive next time with cash. Watch them turn inside and out to try to get you to get the gift card or money transfer a sure sign it's a scam and the shipper will never show. They only want the rubber check to be laundered for real money.

[@sheagenix5320]

I get it colon ostopee cause they're full of it😂 love it. My name for scammers because I get calls is Ms. Macs Uoycuf backwards means ..... 😅

[@mariansaldo1]

You rock! Love the names,

[@jtc1947]

Love Your creative names! Anybody who dislikes this vid must be a scammer???

[@21April853BC]

I don't mind wasting their time however I don't want them to figure that out after they have my physical address. So I would have to have another address for them to send that to and they're probably going to look that up.

[@regmangru8068]

get a PO BOX

[@MsDawnKeyballs]

Po box genius

[@Billy_Darley]

Give them the name and address of a detective at a police station or his home if possible.

[@MrWhitelightning73]

Will M. I gave them the White House address. When they text me back and realized I was on to them, they said they would kill me. 😅🤣😂

[@TheAnantaSesa]

+Charles Martel; they shouldnt say they will kill a person who lives at the white house. Secret service might need to interrogate them for such a crime in addition to fraud.

[@Sulfen]

If they’re sending mail to those weird names you made up then it’s probably being automated somehow. Or the people who send them out don’t know English.

[@matthewgiese7811]

Some automated, some foreign... saw a video of a fake IRS scammer who didn't know who "St. Nicholas" was and at the end of the call the fake victim told the scammer to google his name and the scammer freaked. My favorite I personally use is "Fae King"... say it quickly and you will get it. I've had americans get it but Indians and Africans do not get the joke.

[@thatonegearguy]

This happened to me today 5/2/2023. Someone trying to buy something from me using this method. They said some DHL "agent" will pick up the item. Nope. Big red flag

[@alphazoomii9408]

I listed used tires and got nothing buy people wanting to send me a cashiers check.... then when it clears, they said someone will pick up the tires for them? I know it's fake but where is the logic? How is someone going to come and pick up the tires? Is there some part of this scam that makes any sense to anyone? The scam on my end is different but makes even less sense.

[@sandman.38]

alphazoom II, IKR!

[@harderheart]

Don't banks hold the cheque for 5 to 7 business days to clear it before you can use them ?

[@Scratchingforcash]

Yes they do normally. Now that depends how fast it can be processed. Sometimes it may be sooner.

[@chuckfinley5206]

Had them send me one made out to Fred Flintstone last year. Several years ago had a scammer wanting to know my occupation and name. Told them my occupation was, dead rockstar and my name was John Lennon. So I also have a check made out to John Lennon.

[@CJ-fl1pt]

Dealing with one of these scammers right now and had them sent the cashiers check to my local police department lol.

[@lehcim777]

Great video Colon.

[@kratosjunior817]

Michel Brunette Badass avatar pic or whatever. Bender bitch!

[@chrisresendes2125]

My cousin fell for this scam , it cost our company $3000! I kept telling him it was a scam, but he did it anyway.

[@pauldevine8631]

I got one of those cashier checks here a couple weeks back. it was suppose to payment doing a survey on walmart. the txt and email the he'll out a me. and it was delivered in the same kind of envelope you got there. anyway the guy bug the he'll out a me about depositing then this withdraw routine and the do a Wal-Mart money to somebody else.. finally one day I'd had enough, I emailed the dude and told him that I knew the check was fake. went this hole speal with the dude.. and I never heard another thing from the guy..

[@ImaniBrooksimb]

What if they send you the check and you deposit it, but you didn’t send the scammer any of the money?

[@barneyluvr8356]

mc2 exhibits really exists at this address. i drive a truck and used to deliver there.

[@124irishgirl]

Lol that's a funny name

[@xMando7833]

I tried selling something and they said why I don't trust checks and all I did was send the video link 2 months and no response

[@ransmomebloke1949]

ATM machine??? Never knew what that was until now. Mind blown. 1:33

[@ransmomebloke1949]

Samantha Kuznik Yes ma dear

[@stevek8829]

If scammer prints a check with a real routing and account number and there is enough in account to clear check you won't know it's a fake till account holder reconciles. If real account owner doesn't reconcile regularly your bank won't zap your account till then. Two weeks doesn't prove anything.

[@vect0r85]

No use calling the bank. The scammers printed this themselves, the bank has no involvement. The ABA number on the check is not valid at all. The reason they want you to deposit it into the ATM is because a teller would instantly know this is fraudulent when the MICR line is scanned. Newer ATM's that scan the check at the point of deposit should catch this right away.

[@johnhudson3095]

love the name you used. these scammers are stupid as hell.

[@DiStUrBeDHuSk3r]

When I do this, I always put the address to ship it to, to my local PD. With pun names such as the poster used. I make the officers laugh, and contribute to possible prosecutions. People who do this, generally don’t wear gloves. Fingerprint city. Helps when you’re friends with a lot of LEOs.

[@bobdickens3674]

He sounds like he’s never heard of an ATM... there’s this alien machine called an Ayy Tee Emm

[@boomvas1754]

My check will be payable to: VIAGRA HARDON

[@bf6081]

They did that to me once I took it to the bank and gave them the emails and the check, and told them it looks printed and fake. Not sure what they did from there..

[@mauryginsberg7720]

I just can not figure out the logic behind the American cheque cashing system. Why do the banks/ATM machines etc even payout anything before the cheque has cleared?

[@ST-actual]

D Nice exactly right

[@mauryginsberg7720]

D Nice/S T In that case then, stupid gullible f****** are a worldwide phenomenon, begging to give their cash to people :)

[@davismathis845]

This happened to my dad scam him out of his Rolex. Went to deposit the check at the bank check bounced and had to go down town and explain to the cop

[@Lauren72382]

"What they call an ATM machine" What else would it be called?!

[@usptact]

The scammer probably didn’t spend a penny on this priority mail. They perhaps used a hacked USPS or FedEx account. In essence, by making scammers pay (as you believe), you may actually be forcing some third party to pay for this game.

[@42lookc]

They have all the scumbag bases covered, don't they? Jeepers...

[@barryroberts9388]

This was exactly my thinking! Money was probably already stolen from a credit card or hacked account

[@Thiesi]

I wonder how much RAM memory these ATM machines come with and whether they have an LCD display.

[@historex54tamiya]

Cannot be done in UK as all cheques go through the bank before funds are released, even if deposited by ATM its 3-5 days to clear

[@georgesmith3759]

They don't spend money on shipments. They use USPS and FedEx hacked accounts. Counterfeit Postal money orders may cost them a little

[@jamesh.9233]

Hey, I live right near that address! What is creative management services? Want me to report them?

[@gbrown2934]

James H. Go for it, thanks

[@richard2mitchell]

lets say people are a noob...or just have no clue...what is the best way to know it is a fake....take it in to the bank and let them look?....can anything happen in you bring in a fake check?

[@gbrown2934]

All these checks have no water mark on them, hold them up to the light it's not there, anytime you sell on craigslist $200 or more you may be contacted via text that they would like to buy it and have a shipper pick it up Red Flag, then they want to ad a extra $50 for your troubles RED FLAG, THEY WANT you to deposit check via ATM, NOT THE BANK ,Red Flag, if you get a check all you have to do is call the bank that's on the check that's the safest way, again you dont send ANY MONEY TO ANYONE IF YOU ARE SELLING SOMETHING.

[@SuAmigoElilegal]

What happends if u deposti the check. I did and now I'm negative and the bank told me the check was bad. I dont have money to pay the bank. What is going to happend now please

[@moss2377]

Right on Colon Ostopee! 👍😎

[@VapeTime79]

Ive been to chestnut ridge....used to live by it

[@Courtney1992]

I love these things I'll get one drop it in a trashy Walmart watch someone pick it up and then try and cash it

[@julianmanjarres1998]

Can someone explain how the scammers make their money assuming the buyer falls for everything?

[@bryantclaggett7560]

The last one I got I gave him the address to the White House. ;-)

[@funlightfactory6031]

LOL Tell them you wrote a check out and mailed it to the address on the check!! LOL

[@juliepurpleskater1736]

On eBay: Paypal only. Item ships ONLY when money comes through. On Craigslist: Cash in person only.

[@emmanuelcoco3243]

Can I get the picture of the check so I can recognize fake check

[@infinityplus1846]

I got a 6,000.00 check one saying i had won some lottery. I was psyched for a moment's. As I read more I knew it wad a scam... for a few moments I was rich. (Rich for me.)