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Hi guys I just wanted to let you guys in on a something that happened to me recently. I had an item on here for sale and a woman offered me a fair price. she asked to send a cashier's check. I got the check and instantly knew it was fraud... I got legal advice and she is being investigated. her goal was to get me to fall for stealing $1000, but she would end up with the money and my item!i just wanted to post this so you guys are aware, stay safe my fellow bees!😞(DO NOT DEPOSIT DO NOT DO NOT)

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nicole_pop If I would have deposited that's when I would have gotten in trouble! Thank goodness I am smarter to see that her check and her shipping address were different. she actually ended up "accidentally" sending me too much money to wire back to her. that info was different than the shipping address, and the check as well. how stupid does she think i am!

Oct 26Reply

cyanidepuppet Cashier's check? On here, for payment? Lol. When she offered the cashier's check, that would have been the first sign that something smelt fishy. That's good that you caught that, though! To be honest, I find that to be sad. I pity her. The desperateness of some people that end up doing this sh.it to other people who need the money. God, that irks me.

Oct 26Reply

nicole_pop @cyanidepuppet I know my mom instantly smelled fraud when she said check. but i was so happy because i really wanted to upgrade my tortoise's tank size but my dad is giving me a researching job in payment for one

Oct 26Reply

cyanidepuppet Ah, yeah, I hope there are repercussions for that woman. If not, Karma. Research job? That's pretty cool. I'm studying Psychology, and I would like to go into research.

Oct 26Reply

cyanidepuppet Thanks for making this post, by the way!

Oct 26Reply

nicole_pop @cyanidepuppet yeah karma or the police will get her eventually so i'm not to worried. and ya he owns a rennaisance festival and wants me to do research on fairies! and wants me to report back what i found🦄 im so excited to get started

Oct 26Reply

nicole_pop @cyanidepuppet i would love nothing more than to help the community whether posh, local to my house or just helping people in general and putting this out there for maybe girlys who don't really know about it know how dangerous it can be!

Oct 26Reply

cyanidepuppet Oh, that's so freak'n awesome! Good luck on your research, by the way. Researching fairies sounds fun, lol. 😆 What she was trying to do is serious stuff, and I'm glad your spreading awareness to other people, especially to girls that are less experienced with dealing with this sort of stuff or are just gullible. Again, thank you! 💕

Oct 26Reply

lisssaluvya Who was it? I think we should post these ppl's names so we all know... that is so messed up:(. I hope you get your item back!

Oct 26Reply

nicole_pop @lisssaluvya when i went back to the item her comments were gone... idk how but it's very weird. i never sent her anything. i never deposited the check, i was skeptical from the moment she contacted me, thank goodness!

Oct 26Reply

bluedreamer1551 was it a person that asked you to "email them with the last asking price"? I've had a a lot of people comment on my listings with this lately and I emailed the first one. they asked me to do a cashier check also or send someone over.

Oct 26Reply

bluedreamer1551 and all of the people accounts don't have listings or reviews. after I reply and tell them to stop commenting, they delete their account. it's really sketchy so be careful of people that don't have reviews or anything 😷🙇

Oct 26Reply

nicole_pop @bluedreamer1551 it was! but honestly i was just not thinking at the time because i was killing the sales for the week and was in a such a selling mindset i didn't think to be more skeptical:(

Oct 26Reply

bluedreamer1551 @nicole_pop yeah I was the same, that's why I replied the first time. I hope everything turns out okay, so sorry this happened to you >~< ♡

Oct 26Reply

nicole_pop @bluedreamer1551 honestly it's not like im really upset more than just worried for the posh community and the people she might be stealig from

Oct 26Reply

lisssaluvya Was it a 1000$ item?! Why would they send a cashiers check? Lol what was her reason for even asking? I'm curious to know exactly what they are doing!! Yeah, if you had cashed that and got money from the bank they would make you pay them back or you would be on this list and wouldn't be able to open any new accounts anywhere in the country because you would be on the bank fraud list if you didn't pay the bank back in full.

Oct 26Reply

lisssaluvya Someone did this to a friend of mine.The check fooled the bank.They gave her 800$ then called days later saying she had a week to pay it back or they would file a case and put her on that national fraud list so she could not open any bank accounts anywhere! Most ppl don't even know that this exists, but there is a national database! sadly even victims like you are on it because the bank can't tell if you are really a victim or a part of the scam! Out of curiosity what was she trying to buy?

Oct 26Reply

nicole_pop @lisssaluvya she sent me $1100 extra snd wanted me to send the rest back. but ya the same thing happened to my roommate and she is still in the same exact position as your friend. I think she wanted to get the item as well but i'm in a personal finance class and my dad and mom are very good business people so we had no problem figuring out right away what her plan was so there was no way i wasn't going to be able to catch her bs. i was literally taught about people like her😂

Oct 26Reply

ninjastank @bluedreamer1551 i dont think that they delete their accounts... im pretty sure poshmark does. I noticed on my higher price items that i always instantly get "users" asking to buy such items off poshmark. Those are the ONLY comments that get deleted on poshmark...and they usually get deleted quickly. theyre "career criminals" and some are craftier than others

Oct 27Reply

ninjastank Also... we live in freaking 2016! The only people who offer to pay via check are scammers (asides from paying rent, who else pays via check!?) Lmao

Oct 27Reply

nicole_pop @ninjastank wow that's an awesome conspiracy. but you're a 100% right when you think about it. i honestly thought it was an old grandma buying it for her granddaughter or something lol

Oct 27Reply

bluedreamer1551 @ninjastank yeah I noticed that too. it was always on my most expensive items

Oct 27Reply

ninjastank @nicole_pop oh yeah... amd grandmas too... asides from that when people ask if i accept checks my eyebrow raises and i say nope lol. I know there are a couple legit money wiring apps too, like ven-mo... so checks are a dead giveaway of scammers. I feel like companies and freelancers use services like ven-mo to help reduce check scammers too(i cant even type the v-word without a hyphen... thats how protective poshmark is! U go poshmark! Lol

Oct 27Reply

nicole_pop @ninjastank yeah idk why i thought to go along with it. 😂😅

Oct 27Reply

ninjastank @bluedreamer1551 yeah.. scammers man! I work at a high-paced clothing boutique in soho, nyc (prime target for scammers & con artists) ive gotten real good at spotting fake credit cards (especially now that we have chip cards) and shady behavior. I also have my bachelors in psychology amd 15 years experience working with troubled kids heading down the path of career criminals lol.

Oct 27Reply

ninjastank @bluedreamer1551 if u or nicole ever have suspicions feel free to ask me for my opinion :) ill directly call a scammer out for you too if i suspect it! Im moxy like that lol

Oct 27Reply

ninjastank @nicole_pop girl! Sometimes we get excited for those big sales our mind doesnt think straight! But its always best to play it safe. If someone REALLY wants your item, they just buy it here or ask list it on Ebayyy or another platform with less fees. Outside of those options.. its a scam in my eyes

Oct 27Reply

bluedreamer1551 @ninjastank woah 😃 I'm taking psychology right now and it's pretty hard so good job 😅 and thank you so much! 🙆💕

Oct 27Reply

nicole_pop @ninjastank you're 100% right! 🙈

Oct 27Reply

machineislove People are so scummy.

Oct 29Reply

tessiebea shared.

Dec 11Reply

sergeantspark Happened to me too.

Jan 03Reply

mandyhoedel I just got fooled twice with this once I realized they both had the same email response. I gave them my information and they are sending the checks.... what do I do now since I know this is a fraud. Just stop responding and obviously not deposit the money. Is there anyway they can come after me if I don’t answer or deposit it?! I’m freaked out

Jun 11Reply

kitty52ny Happened to me too. I received the same message from 2 people offering to pay more and they will send certified checks. I was stupid to give address. Ladies names are Sandy Hook sandyhook39 and waltonlinde on gmail.

Jun 25Reply

cayden_r @ninjastank hi so I have this lady that wants to purchase a dress from me she sent me a cashier check that was $950 and told me her husband accidentally sent me more money she told me that the rest was for her daughter that was in a hospital she also sent me a paper that told me to send my full name and the total amount of the check to another number on the check it sayed the name of I guess her daughters hospital should I deposit the check

Jul 08Reply

ninjastank @cayden_r no! That's a scam! Never take checks!

Jul 08Reply

ninjastank @cayden_r hospitals dont even take cashier checks... they only take cash, credit or insurance cards

Jul 08Reply

cayden_r @ninjastank ok thank you

Jul 08Reply

_leilaniiiii @nicole_pop so as long as I don’t cash the check and don’t send my dress than I’m good bc know she has all my info address number email ???

Jul 18Reply

sa_rahh Ugh I had someone emailing me about a cashier check Too!!! Cynthia_oba915g was their user name. Email was Traciecellahan@gmail.com on gmail they changed their name to “Sarah Carey” which was odd bc I’m a Sarah... I’m thinking of deleting this app. If anyone wants any of my items feel free to purchase but I’m jsut gonna end up donating stuff after today. I HATE people who ruin fun by being ginormous POS!!!! Like Tracie/Cynthia/Sarah... hope she falls off a cliff lol

Jul 26Reply

fishih Hey can I get your advice on something? sooo this person just sent me a $1100 and she’s saying she mixed it up with a different check. The $1100 was her daughter’s medical bill???? I returned it to the address it was sent from. Even though she kept saying to deposit it and just return her the rest of it. Should I report this? The name who bought the check isn’t the name of the person emailing me... now she’s not even replying to my emails.

Jul 26Reply

vanesaaaale @fishih i received a check as well, but i just tore it up rather then send it back to them just because its a fake.

Jul 29Reply

fishih @vanesaaaale how do people get their hands on fake cashier’s checks?!

Jul 29Reply

vanesaaaale @fishih i have no idea, but i have another one coming in the mail so i’m just going to do the same and throw it away. idk why people do things like this..

Jul 29Reply

knicoleconnell Thanks so much for this info!! I’m new to poshmark as of yesterday and have gotten two of these. Thought it was odd, but your post confirms it! Thanks again!

Aug 19Reply

knicoleconnell Thanks so much for this info!! I’m new to poshmark as of yesterday and have gotten two of these. Thought it was odd, but your post confirms it! Thanks again!

Aug 19Reply

jennghetler legit just happened to me!

Aug 22Reply

kicks123414 @nicole_pop i girl is doing the same thing to me she said wait for a package and she sent too much. Money by mistake to send it back with the item n keep 50$ when the item was 10!

Aug 27Reply

raacchhxo this just happened to me with an $800 check and i deposited it but i called my bank IMMEDIATELY. so now i have to go file a police report and all this crap.

Sep 04Reply

mariselaa_3522 @eazyem yes ! Me too asking about cashier check or certified check

Sep 08Reply

mariselaa_3522 @kitty52ny me too ! I’m worried they have my info now !

Sep 08Reply

p3closet I just posted for the 1st time today and I had someone comment to her text and final price and she wil send a cashier's check and give me $30 extra to hold item until her check clears, she is on business trip but I was skeptical and am not answering her back- I made the mistake to say I was new at this but I think this scammer knows this as it was my 1st listing and then I had someone else reach out to text or call cause she "isn't online" I researched and reached out to Poshmark support

Sep 14Reply

palomachapa @nielsenp3 hi! Same thing is happening to me today. A lady told me to email her and said she would add an extra 50 for me to hold the dress for her but would send me a check because her husband “issuer secretary” idk seems too fishy for me.

Sep 16Reply

emilyg60 Hey guys I just got an email asking to hold item with $50 on top of asking price. She asked for my name, address and cellphone number. It already raised red flags when she offered to pay more for asking price. Her email address is gracekristen4@gmail.com

Sep 24Reply

emilyg60 dorseydt11@gmail.com and another one! Almost the same verbiage. Hold the item, $50 on top of asking price and they want to mail a cashier’s check

Sep 24Reply

bellastar2326 Beware of clarajohnson1167@gmail.com!!!

Sep 26Reply

moonthreads yes this is a very common scam.that's y they say don't do off app transactions

Nov 03Reply

jessanicole0210 @nicole_pop I just got the same kind of check in the mail. Luckily I knew something was wrong when the bank stated they needed to hold the check for ten days so I said no. I went to a check cashing place and they told me the check was not associated with any bank whatsoever! Thank god I didn’t ask them to hold it for ten days! That’s just sorry glad I kept my Pokémon card lol

Nov 05Reply

tiffanysentosa @jessanicole0210 did anything happen after you didn’t cash the check?

Nov 23Reply

smadaelile @knicoleconnell I just got one today! This is sad! Sucked the joy out of this app in an instant!

Dec 19Reply

trugirlegirl thanks for your post I'm new to poshmark and i too just got in inquiry on my item n she emailed me n wanted to send me money by cashiers check. I thought it was fishy n tired looking up more on recieving payments but not what I was looking for so I went on Google n found ur post thanks I now kno how to handle that tricky trickster smh

Jan 08Reply

veronuggetz @nicole_pop did anything happen to you due to the scammer knowing ur address? I want to know because I am currently going through the same situation

Jan 28Reply

misfitmermaid thank you !

Jan 28Reply

misfitmermaid Thank you I just had my first encounter of this and I instantly didn’t feel OK about it

Jan 28Reply

cloutgod1017 @nicole_pop THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME HOW DO I TAKE LEGAL ACTION TO GET TJIS PERSON INVESTIGATED

Feb 11Reply

amyroderick982 @trugirlegirl this just happened to me twice! The woman offered 70.00 to hold the dress and said her dad had to get a cashiers check. The other said 50.00 and the same. I’m so glad I googled!!

Mar 08Reply

maddiekaee Had 2 people request to send certified checks- names are Steven Adams and Sharon Hemric- they can be persistent please be careful!!!

Mar 15Reply

maddiekaee One offered $50 and one offered $80 to hold the dresses- luckily I googled this. Something didn’t feel right!

Mar 15Reply

zarcoka13 @nicole_pop thank you for this post. a lady tried to do that to me. Her closet doesn't even have her name up!! wow!!!

Mar 18Reply

zarcoka13 @lisssaluvya the lady I had said she needed the item for her daughter

Mar 18Reply

jennybotto almost had this done to me😂 i felt it was fishy so i did my research before sending my information out like that

Mar 18Reply

ahaoum @cyanidepuppet this happened to me twice within the course of 2 days. I would not give them any of my information and said that I only go through PoshMark, i never heard from them again.

Mar 21Reply

k_vanwagoner yesterday Thank, I'm interested .The payment will be processed to you overnight ASAP I'll be paying with a Cashier's Check from my Dad Bank.

Mar 25Reply

sdrakecosign Was the email Burke Charles

Mar 28Reply

sdrakecosign @nicole_pop you know a guy name Burkecharles12

Mar 28Reply

mirandalime that's exactly what happened to me. luckily I didnt send the item first. she made lies about her son dying from a car crash and she kept telling me shell have her shipping agent. I'm supposed to take it to a post office. I'm new here but pretty sure the $1000if fake. she at first offered 50$to get asap.i didnt know not to make transactions off the app till after. luckily I didnt send the item. shes gone silent and ghost. like she has my address and everything. sorry for the long messages guys.

Apr 01Reply

anysapetersonn customers ask me for my address to send in a check I did for the first two customers but then thought about if you want to buy something I need my money first and then I send you the item.

Apr 09Reply

anysapetersonn @k_vanwagoner annoying

Apr 09Reply

anysapetersonn @mirandalime please show me how to do that

Apr 09Reply

fashion101cm @anysapetersonn omg I’ve had 3 people do this to me today. Today is my first day posting items, so I very new to this but I was unsure of the process. Thanks for this!

Apr 09Reply

k_vanwagoner @anysapetersonn. I'm annoying?

Apr 09Reply

k_vanwagoner I don't know how to repost it. I tried but it says Ive used too many words. I am new on here so just figuring out how to answer people

Apr 09Reply

mirandalime @anysapetersonn how to do what

Apr 11Reply

doanapril8 I just sent the shoes I sold today, but didn’t get the check yet. Suppose to come in the mail. But it sounded fishy. Luckily I looked it up because another person did this to me again. I sent my address and everything. Now I know don’t deposit the check!

Apr 22Reply

topherxmatias Someone just offered me a certified check yesterday. She wants me to email her so I emailed and she started saying some bs. I just laughed on it lol

May 07Reply

capettengill the same thing happened to me, 3 times! thankfully I noticed it before I actually sent back the money. always be safe when it comes to these mysterious people!!

May 09Reply

tbeaudoin @capettengill same for me, except i knew something was off so i said i only send money through this app

May 10Reply

autumntomao Who did you contact about this? One contacted me.

May 14Reply

autumntomao @cayden_r I have a woman speaking to me right now who says the same thing. LOL

May 14Reply

devonalysse_ @autumntomao I’m pretty sure this is happening to me right now! She deleted her comment. I already sent my information but I just responded saying I didn’t want anything 😭 wow so happy I seen this !

May 17Reply

caitie507 Thank you so much I almost fell for someone who said to email them and comes to find out they want to do the check and offer 50$ to the listed price. I’m new to poshmark and almost got fooled more people should see this 😩

May 17Reply

blackarabqueen Same thing happened to me but I instantly knew it was a scam because I heard of similar stories happening on Craig’s list. I’m new on here and this has already happened to me on each of my only two posts. Thanks for sharing !!!

May 20Reply

ninjastank @_dre_dre_ sure, you can DM me on IG.. my handle is n1n.ja

May 21Reply

ctaft1028 Yesterday i received a check from an Escrow company in Burbank, CA. for $1,880.00. I was trying to sell a pair of boots for $80.00. she told me through email her dad messed up have the check made out and $1,800.00 was supposed to go to a hospital for her daughters hospital bill. I so wish i had more info on this scammer so i could turn her into police.

May 27Reply

gabmaia Same thing just happened to my boyfriend on here. I knew something felt sketchy and did what I do best and googled if this was a scam. Your comment was the first to pop up. Thank you for sharing this information. Beware of scammers 🙅🏻‍♀️

May 28Reply

jellybeanjody2 This just happened to me. I thought she would send me a picture exact amount for item. But she sent me over a thousand-the item is $150. She wanted me to deposit it and send rest to her daughter. If it wasn’t for my mom finding this post I would have been screwed. Thank you for this post

May 29Reply

elisamcgowan I JUST had a buyer offer me more money to hold the item for her and to give her my address to give me a cashier’s check. I was so happy that I might get to sell something but i guess it’s fraud :(

Jun 02Reply

ctaft1028 Had this happen to me also . Reported to my local police dept.

Jun 04Reply

ytsteph some one just offered me a certified check and since im new on here i didnt know what that ment but so glad i did my research before even accepting cuz it didnt sound right thanks for your story i will not be accepting it at all or any other one

Jun 04Reply

lindsey_107 @jellybeanjody2 some lady just did the same thing to me! I’m new on the app and figured a cashiers check would be legit but she just texted me some elaborate story and is asking me to deposit the check once I get it and send money to her daughter. Thank you so much for sharing because I would have been screwed.

Jun 08Reply

jellybeanjody2 @lindsey_107 sounds like the same lady. My boyfriend sister went through something similar outside of Poshmark. Some person emailed her that he needed help around the house and that he would pay her $800 before she started. She got a cashiers check for $3000 and he included in the envelope instructions on how to deposit it and to give him the rest back it was super shady because it said deposit in YOUR bank account.

Jun 08Reply

jeanne_nichols Thanks for all the info. I'm a new seller and had two of these "cashiers check/extra $ to hold" offers yesterday!

Jun 08Reply

lanawinston @jeanne_nichols this is happening to me on like almost every listing I put up this week. I report it on Poshmark then I go to the users page and report them. One person was txting me and I told “her” I was a detective and she just ignored me and send me a tracking number on a cashiers check. I work at a police station for the Judge. I’m going to talk with them as soon as I receive it. This is unreal. No transactions off Poshmark ! That’s not the point of the app ! Scammers ruin everything.

Jun 09Reply

lanawinston I wonder if we take it to a check cashing place if they could spot a fake. Cashiers checks are as good as cash.

Jun 09Reply

shineproject wow thank you so much for this information! I just got in the same situation, and it sounded so weird i decided to check and found you

Jun 13Reply

haley_courtney Wow thanks! I just had a lady ask me if a cashiers check is fine!

Jun 17Reply

maxikae I’ve been offered a chck twice. They’re comments are so scripted and specific too. I would usually tell them I accept paypa or zhll. They never reply back after that.

Jun 18Reply

parkershep6 This just happened to me today!! Woman commented asking me to email her more photos, and after I emailed she said she would send me a certified cashier’s check, that she needed my name/address/cell phone number, and that after the check cleared I should send her the boots. I read it to my dad and he told me immediately to stop replying, so then I googled the situation and this thread came up! Thank you for posting and helping us be more aware on here!

Jun 20Reply

tiffanywhipple @parkershep6 this same person just tried this with me!!!!

Jun 21Reply

phoebehulls Same thing happened to me- I wish I would’ve realized it was sketch from the beginning. Don’t know if I should tear it up or give it to the police??

Jun 24Reply

phoebehulls @vanesaaaale did they ever reach back out to you? i just had one delivered today and was just going to rip it up but i don’t want them to try and contact me... i tried blocking their email but for some reason they keep coming through

Jun 24Reply

vanesaaaale @phoebehulls they never said anything afterwards!

Jun 24Reply

februaryevans same thing is CURRENTLY happening to me and when I realized it was a scam my stomach fell. it always felt weird but idk why I didnt think to stop this lady. now she knows my address😭 since shes sending the check. who did you ask legal action from? because im not going to cash in the check, I was just planning on mailing it back.

Jul 01Reply

fashion_by_c Omg thank you so much for this!!! Someone offered today to pay via check outside of the Poshmark system and give me an extra $50 to get it in 24 hours 😭😭😭 the worst thing is this is the closest I have been to a sale since I started posting a few days ago haha

Jul 13Reply

txchili Thanks so much for the warning! I just got an offer to do the same thing. Said thanks but no thanks!

Jul 15Reply

alexhartxoxo This happened to me as well. She said her name was Festos Maria and she "accidentally sent" her daughters medical bill money 😒😒 SO FAKE

Jul 17Reply

alexhartxoxo @ ghjklkjhghjklkj is the user that has been trying to scam me

Jul 17Reply

alexhartxoxo @lizzaa1 Same!!

Jul 17Reply

heathereberger @nicole_pop what did you do with the check? I gave my Address and immediately realized it was a fraud. Blocked her Email too. Just curious what to do.

Jul 19Reply

arielhurleyy This just happened to me as well, should I just rip up the check when it comes?

Jul 19Reply

azizawathab1 Omg I fell for it !! And she sent me the check ! She said it will be here in about two days . She also made up some dumb story about her husband accidentally sending me extra money . And then she asked me to take the amount of the dress and return the rest of the funds to her . Can you please tell me what I should do with the check if it does arrive?

Jul 20Reply

azizawathab1 @cyanidepuppet so being the naive person that I am I fell for that 🤦🏻‍♀️. And I just got the cashier check today and it’s $855 . I have no clue what to do with the check !! Can you pls help me out??

Jul 21Reply

azizawathab1 @nicole_pop I fell for it and the check arrived do you have any idea on what I should do with it ??

Jul 21Reply

katieliseclarke guys this was attempted on me TWICE. if anyone EVER requests to pay for an item outside of poshmark, NEVER ever accept it. simply block and report.

Jul 21Reply

starbabydoll282 @nicole_pop Did she tell her name or anything

Jul 24Reply

amberh7466 This just happened to me be careful everyone ! They told me to email them with additional pictures and when I did they asked me to remove the item from poshmark and offered to give me an additional $50 in a certified check! Blocked them

Jul 26Reply

kinzas15 This literally just happened to me!

Jul 28Reply

doreenheckman My dumb ass sent them the info. so I guess I’ll wait for it and figure it out from there😂😂 if anyone gets a message from Sarah Jette, beware she has multiple accounts. I’m gonna go to bed now and think about how dumb I am🤣😅

Jul 30Reply

deliabridget Thank you so much for your posting. This just happened to me! Thankfully I was very suspicious of someone insisting on paying with a cashier's check this day in age, and especially through a website/app. It was odd that they wanted to continue communication through email and wanted me to send them a bunch of information about myself. A head's up, my suspicious buyer's name was Gift Parks.

Aug 01Reply

deliabridget @katieliseclarke I'm new to Poshmark. How do I report and block the buyer that tried to pull this scam on me?

Aug 01Reply

deliabridget @parkershep6 That's exactly what just happened to me too.

Aug 01Reply

deliabridget @katieliseclarke That's ok, I figured out how to report and block. No need to respond.

Aug 01Reply

katieliseclarke @doreenheckman girl I also almost got scammed by a SARAH JETTE LMAO why are people like this 🥴

Aug 01Reply

katieliseclarke @doreenheckman did she say she has a daughter that you could send remaining $ to? 😂 like nah. I will pass. quit trying to scam people go apply for a job LOL

Aug 01Reply

doreenheckman @katieliseclarke yes!!! I sent her a picture of my dog eating the $1200 check😂😂😂

Aug 02Reply

hmb24611 Can I ask who that was? Somebody is trying to do that right now to me? lol but they emailed me and said can I send you a cashiers check. I said you can buy it through poshmark and then she says no just check! 🤣

Aug 05Reply

doreenheckman @hmb24611 Sarah Jette?

Aug 07Reply

lyndakeen I think someone tried to scam me this morning. I just listed a few items, just now getting started on Poshmark and she was the first to show interest in my items. She asked me to send a couple of pics of the dress to her email which I did. Then she said she wanted to buy it and would I take a cashier's check and offered me an additional $50 to take it off Poshmark. That's more than three times what I was asking for it. I'm starting to rethink if I want to continue on Poshmark if this is what I'm

Aug 07Reply

elizabethrosed2 I just had this happen to me, i have not received the check, nor have i sent any products out, can someone tell me what i meed to do and how i need to handle this?

Aug 08Reply

doreenheckman @syristore yeah I ripped it up. A couple days later they told me they opened a case against me with the “FBI” for fraudulence and taking their money lol. Never heard anything after I sent a pic of the check ripped up

Aug 11Reply

doreenheckman They’ll stop responding once they realize you won’t fall for it.

Aug 11Reply

doreenheckman @elizabethrosed2 just don’t use the check because you’ll cash a fake check and owe money back. Tear it up when it arrives, cops can’t do anything really unless you cash it. They will stop bugging you if you tell them you won’t cash it.

Aug 11Reply

amanda_99 Omg I’m so glad I found this I was so confused what the person meant. I knew it was sketchy at first. I almost accepted that payment.

Aug 12Reply

carirapunzel251 @jeanetteh02 ahh same something to me I though it was normal. I feel so dumb!!!!! Three women send me a over priced check!!!!!! except one was rejected from my bank! The one actually went it but the other didn’t and one hasn’t processed yet. Can y’all help me!!! Should I go to the bank??

Aug 17Reply

holly_feld I just had the same exact message so I googled it and thank you for posting cause Im not falling for it because of this!!

Aug 18Reply

lessaryk @nicole_pop hi, so I’m new on here and already I had four people ask me to email them and that they would send me a cashiers check..are these people trolls, Like fake people? I have a feeling they are because they have nothing posted on their page.

Aug 21Reply

lessaryk @nicole_pop damn I feel dumb! I email three of them back with my name and address, thinking it was legit because this is my first time. Should I just rip up the check when I receive it?

Aug 21Reply

doreenheckman @lessaryk yes if you cash it it will bounce and you’ll owe the money back.

Aug 22Reply

doreenheckman @lessaryk just don’t cash the checks, they will be way over the price for the item they want to buy. They’ll tell you a story of sending you the wrong amount and ask if you could cash it and send them the difference back. It will eventually bounce and you’ll owe the bank they money while they run with your real money😅

Aug 22Reply

lessaryk @doreenheckman thank u, sad how people are doing that!!

Aug 23Reply

lessaryk @rhondarhodes99 I did the same!! And thought the same

Aug 25Reply

stephmante @rhondarhodes99 I did the same thing! woman sent me a check for 1383 and said that her husband mixed up her daughters medical bills and that I must deposit the check and mail the rest back to her with the item. I tore the check up knowing it was a scam but they have all of my information ,... can they do anything with it?

Aug 25Reply

cyntiaa04 same thing happened to me yesterday and sadly i fell for it but if i do receive a check i will be ripping it up and not using it. shpukd i contact the police bc they have my address and number or does nothing really happen with scammers?

Aug 26Reply

eicummings @katieliseclarke I had the same thing from her she just sent me a tracking number from Texas and I just got a FedEx pkg with a $1500 cashiers check from PA. This was my first sale on PM I should have realized it was too good to be true

Aug 27Reply

eicummings @jeanetteh02 me too! I just got a check FedEx Today

Aug 27Reply

eicummings @rhondarhodes99 I did the same

Aug 27Reply

eicummings @rhondarhodes99 I have reported them to the bank fraud division and police

Aug 28Reply

eicummings I don’t know why poshmark blocks me listing the scammers email

Aug 28Reply

eicummings cid:B7F61480-3C76-4A8B-BF59-9F3091866DA3

Aug 28Reply

rnmollym @zarcoka13 that is literally what this lady is trying to do to me right now.... I am SO freaking happy that I found this post!!!!

Sep 07Reply

rnmollym @doreenheckman omg this is the woman who just tried to scam me!!!!

Sep 07Reply

vickie2017 @oanhd2014

Sep 08Reply

patubelacrumb Today a person asked for more photos. sent them. They offered to pay with cashiers check and asked me to give them my info. I responded no for security reasons. User reported. Beware of scams. Never do transactions outside Poshmark.

Sep 08Reply

willbandy I have an item posted for about $110 and was sent a postal money order for $870 and the customer Asking me to subtract 110 from the 870 and asking me to wire it back to her for her daughter’s hospital bills Along with the dress this is got to be a scam right if I deposit this money order I’m going to get in trouble?

Sep 10Reply

patubelacrumb @willbandy Please don't cash anything and don't send anything.

Sep 11Reply

stephanie0227 @nicole_pop OMG! I just had this happen to me. I had a Michael Kors purse that I just listed and not 20 mins later I was offered the money by cashiers check. Same stuff too much money wanting me to send it to her "daughter" I told her to stick it that I knew I was being scammed and never heard from that person again. Person goes by Grace Kally. My security team said it's a scam, deposit the check and there's no money and you are on the hook for all of it.

Sep 17Reply

isabellafp Ugh seriously it was so fishy!!! STILL happening. She just did this for a dress and talked about how she was a "God fearing woman with a family to protect" *eyeroll*. Seriously- thanks for making this post!

Sep 20Reply

willbandy @patubelacrumb again as soon as I posted the dress again two people literally within seconds both commented the same thing about measurements and about how their daughter likes it and could possibly have it altered they both literally said the same thing I reported them for trying to do transactions off of Poshmark and I reported them for spam

Sep 21Reply

ccjeanes Someone did the same thing to me! Same story about her daughter! PEOPLE BE SO SUS

Sep 25Reply

hanbphung @nicole_pop can I ask you something? I am also in the same situation. She told me: she send me a check but it over the money I sell. She told me she wants give that gift to her daughter. So I think the address on the check and the address I send the gift is different. So it’s fake right.

Sep 26Reply

htowwn I’m confused

Sep 28Reply

dentalfairygirl What if they offer a money order to be cashed before you mail the item?

Oct 03Reply

dentalfairygirl @ninjastank hey there! I just received an offer from a lady wanting to purchase a dress from me. She said she couldn’t get her internet to work properly to pay... she wants to send a money order for $50 more, and when I cash it, I will send her the item. She needs my address and phone number... something is up!!? Help!

Oct 03Reply

ninjastank @dentalfairygirl oh nah! she's totally a scammer! ignore her, better yet report her for off poshmark transaction

Oct 03Reply

ninjastank @dentalfairygirl she's phishing for your personal information!

Oct 03Reply

dentalfairygirl @ninjastank thanks!! I knew I smelled something. The money order threw me off!! I should give her our local police address!

Oct 03Reply

erei9288 @palomachapa Got the same thing today. SMH!!

Oct 15Reply

erei9288 I just got one of those. Email name is Proud Mary...told them to go scam somewhere else. They sent me an email back with a wink face saying "mostly" in Japanese. #douche

Oct 15Reply

mademoiselles1 omg.. I just started posting a couple of items on my posh account, I literally received a similar message, & i was a little confused on what to do? thank u for posting thi🙏

Oct 17Reply

daisydancing @mademoiselles1 same here

Oct 20Reply

suzannegayle hello a woman just messaged me and asked me if she could send me a cashier's check to then have me send the item to her daughter's address. I haven't responded to her. what should I do? This is the first thing I've ever sold on poshmark before.

Nov 01Reply

nicole_pop @suzannegayle just block her !!! Never do business outside of poshmark payments EVER🖤 that’s the #1 golden rule of staying safe from scammers for online resale sites!

Nov 02Reply

numeek9 I just got 2 offers for the same type of transaction. I instantly knew something was up.. They both offered to pay extra to hold merchandise as well... smh

Nov 03Reply

_coach_addict I am going through the same thing. I have the check and am doing some research. I knew it was a scam or money laundering. I am having so much fun with this. I have a name ALEXON JOCAY, sent me a check from southern glazers wine & spirits [which is a real company, we have branches in Nevada] the co. address on the check is Miramar fl, mailed from shenandoah ia conveniently had a glitch on the actual senders name/address. I am talking to the companies accounting department

Nov 04Reply

sunflowerr87 I think some girl tried to do that to me. Look at the comment below my item. I can’t post or screen shots the emails

Nov 06Reply

monikw28 @lisssaluvya Maria Thomas

Nov 09Reply

dameliafonseca @bluedreamer1551 Sadly, this has been happening a lot for me. I'm glad I'm not alone otherwise I would have fallen for it.

Nov 10Reply

dameliafonseca @sunflowerr87 Yeah, lately they've been asking to email about the item then it turns into 'Ill offer you more to hold it for me so I can send you a cashier's check/ money order' 'just send me address full name and phone number'. I keep getting these.

Nov 11Reply

sunflowerr87 @dameliafonseca same it’s a noying. It didn’t sound right when they offered money order. Who does money order now? If they are doing that that means they are in a different country

Nov 11Reply

sunflowerr87 @dameliafonseca trying to scam

Nov 11Reply

dameliafonseca @sunflowerr87 lol as I was typing it out I received another one. Luckily I reported them but idk how much that'll do.

Nov 11Reply

southernridge @nicole_pop that recently happened to me- can you elaborate on what would have happened if you had deposited the certified check? Bc she told me that I could deposit the check before I sent the item just to make sure it was in the up and up

Nov 11Reply

southernridge @palomachapa that’s the exact verbiage that this lady said to me via email - husband was issuing secretary - damn they got me - but it just started today but she does have my mailing address and email and phone number - can she sabotage me with that minimal info she has of mine ? Thank god y’all out there posting these scams - ty

Nov 11Reply

haley_duane1 @nicole_pop I’ve had 2 people ask me tonight if they could send a cashier check

Nov 12Reply

caseyrosen This exact same thing happened to me!!! The story with the daughter's hospital bills and everything. Thankful I saw this post or I would've tried to cash the check.

Nov 19Reply

jayy_bug Oh my goodness I actually sent someone my address gave them my real name & phone number wish I would’ve known sooner!

Nov 22Reply

jeaninebryce Just happened to me. And she told me her husband’s accountant accidentally wrote the check for extra, but not to worry. I told her to pay through Poshmark and she said I was stupid and insane ... haha!!

Nov 23Reply

analiacosta11 Omg this just happened to me. I am new to the app and got 2 comments about emailing them more info and I did and one said she’ll send a cashiers check and the other one a money order, I also got an offer via text and said her secretary made a mistake on the check and sent more than what it was supposed to be. I did send my info tho I didn’t know any better. Now if I get the checks should I just cut them and throw them away? And the money order?

Nov 24Reply

tiffxniee wait!! i just had someone say they were gonna over night a check for my dress?? is that fraud?? they also said theyd add an extra $60 for it 😭😂 SOS it sounds kinda unusual! never sold anything on here before

Nov 25Reply

wilamatos23 @tiffxniee all fraud! some “woman” did that to me too! but i googled before because it sounded fishy! And then I googled the email and saw that the email had been used on other comments with different usernames! Don’t trust it

Nov 27Reply

asimsmom thank you for this info. I just had the same thing happen to me. seeing an item and the buyer asked to send a Cashier's Check. she also asked for my home address, personal phone number. I told her that, I only conduct business directly through Poshmark!

Nov 27Reply

bond2637 @asimsmom I just received the same email!

Nov 29Reply

asimsmom Please be careful. I will not be doing any transactions with ppl asking me to email them or wanting to send a check for payment.

Nov 29Reply

keepitkhris It may be because I am new here- but I had someone ask me to email them about something I am selling ( because they were so busy). She told me she would send a cashiers check and asked for my address and phone number. I thought it sounded very odd so I just did a quick search and found this thread... I am so glad too.

Nov 29Reply

raquelbateman some lady just offered me a cashiers check for an item but it felt off so I did my research and ended up here. thank you for posting this. we need to stick together when it comes to these scammers!

Dec 01Reply

kp8677 I think I was victim to this. I deposited the money but since the transaction took forever I sent the money back to them

Dec 18Reply

gporcek oh my god I just did this what do I do???

Dec 19Reply

gporcek @shimacruel I just got the same message

Dec 19Reply

aleksandra_p_ yaelw23456yuhgf and marham356455534 - these two accounts This is my first time here. Ask me to send additional photos on my ad. I sent the photo to them and they offered me a check. I tensed and went to look for information. Be careful.

Dec 24Reply

daffodilla_15 Thank you for this post. I was naive at the cashiers check mention so gave my info, and when the woman mentioned extra money accidentally being sent on the same check and this whole story about her daughter just seemed fake. Glad I saw this, now waiting for the check to turn in to the police.

Dec 24Reply

morrisamber6488 this happened to me today the person told me to take my posting off the site they were going to buy it needed it ASAP but needed to pay with a check their accountant was going to write me a check they needed all my personal information and we're going to add $50 to my asking price they needed ASAP why wouldn't they pay with debit or credit card why would they wait a week or two weeks for the check to clear before we would send out product

Dec 24Reply

maya2298 @morrisamber6488 that’s the exact same thing someone just said to me that’s what lead me here right now I had to look it up because this is my first time and I didn’t want to get scammed it just didn’t sound right to me y send a check when u can pay with card so I looked up do ppl use cashier checks on Poshmark and I seen all these comments

Dec 26Reply

rwnyc1 omg, im so glad I looked it up and saw your post. I uploaded a pair of Fendi sunglasses earlier and someone commented and asked me to email them with more details, and so I did. then she replied telling me she's going to buy the sunglasses, but her husband will send me a cashier check because poshmark isn't accepting her form of payments. she also asked me to mark the item sold and she'll pay an additional $85.

Dec 26Reply

heidi_kristine @rwnyc1 same thing just happened to me! lady commented on my listing to email her more pictures, the email name wasn’t even the same as her profile! she wanted to send me a cashiers check and I was like huh? so I googled, found this, and emailed her back calling her out on her scam!

Dec 27Reply

anna_sidney This is happening to me right now! Unfortunately I was stupid enough to give her my address so she can send the check. But my item was 50$ and she sent me 1,380$. And she had this huge complicated story, and her bank couldn’t make two separate checks? And her email name and name on here didn’t even match up. Watch out for a girl named Hannah Clark

Dec 27Reply

rwnyc1 @heidi_kristine happened twice to me today... smh reported them lol

Dec 27Reply

ymarin7 @rwnyc1 I’m in this situation now! I emailed them and she offered a cashiers check. How do I report her??

Dec 28Reply

rwnyc1 @ymarin7 I blocked them from my email. On poshmark, go to their account and on the top right, there’s like 2 or 3 dots. Tap that and you can report them.

Dec 28Reply

ymarin7 @rwnyc1 thank you!!

Dec 28Reply

rwnyc1 @ymarin7 no problem!! :)

Dec 28Reply

marinaa88 I recently posted a few items and got two comments with the exact same wording on two different items. One of them wanted to send me a cashiers check...then I saw the second message with the same wording and I knew it was fishy.

Dec 28Reply

gxxxxx I posted an item and in under 5 mins received a comment requesting I send an email. I did, then buyer asked if I could take a certified cashiers check. A bit concerned by the request and random letter combination for their name on here. Glad I’m not alone. Be careful, folks.

Dec 29Reply

nicvanlemus @lisssaluvya same thing happened to me with 3 persons. you can look up their user names on my closet, asking to email privately.

Dec 29Reply

carbur402 @coloradocloset2 @nicvanlemus @gxxxxx never do shipping or payment off the app! 🚩HUGE red flag if they request your personal info or give you theirs. real people buy and sell thru the app with security and protection. report them any time you see personal info being given! I do it all the time. PM needs to get better at removing these sellers before they cause as much damage as they do 😒

Jan 04Reply

nicvanlemus @carbur402 yup, agreed

Jan 04Reply

mrn0703 Thank you so much for sharing this. I almost got scammed by the lady idk if that’s a same person.

Jan 05Reply

zarifas @gxxxxx please help I deposit it and now I don’t know what to do. I am trying to cancel it through my bank

Jan 06Reply

rozie8899 @sa_rahh hey I’m just reading this today I posted a purse and a lady wants it but wants to send me a cashier check. This lady even said to hold the item until the check cleared wow I’m new so how do you get paid

Jan 09Reply

theglammam I just had emailed someone with more photos of a dress I’m selling then she offered to pay with a cashiers check plus pay 50 dollars more 🤔

Jan 13Reply

gabbymcneal @mandyhoedel what ever happened. Same thing happened to me my very first listing!

Jan 14Reply

gabbymcneal @rozie8899 anything happen?

Jan 14Reply

gabbymcneal Is poshmark even gonna do anything?

Jan 14Reply

gxxxxx @zarifas ..What did you deposit? Someone’s cashier check?

Jan 14Reply

zarifas @gxxxxx I did but my in my heart it felt something was wrong so I searched about this on Poshmark and I found out it was a fraud. So I contacted my banks fraud department and our local police. They told me to don’t spend it or transfer it.so few days later the check was bounced back

Jan 14Reply

zarifas I even got a email from Tm Hem threading me saying that I stole their hard earned money, they have family members in FBIi. So send them a reply back saying not to worry that I already contacted the police.

Jan 14Reply

zarifas Them* threatening me *

Jan 14Reply

cal9062 Thank you Nicole for sharing this, and everyone else for commenting. I am new to Poshmark, and am so grateful to be warned. Someone by the name of "R****** T*****" just commented on a listing and offered to send a Cashier's Check + $70 to hold a dress. It seems like she goes by different Poshmark usernames, I am hesitant to report the user because I have no evidence that this is a scam.

Jan 17Reply

cal9062 @nicole_pop thank you so much for sharing this!!

Jan 17Reply

julieta98 I found it fishy once I deposited , I hasn’t thought that it might be scam . The lady told me it’s for her daughter in the hospital . And now I came to realize it could be a scam . What do I do now since I have already deposited

Jan 23Reply

alisha_mauro Omg thank you for this. I just got an offer for one and knew it was sketchy from the start. What was the name of the seller??

Jan 25Reply

monicap86 @katieliseclarke wowww i just rec a msg from this person asking for me to email her when i did she offer to send payment via cashier check i told her to make the purchase via poshmark smh

Jan 25Reply

katieliseclarke @monicap86 yep it’s so terrible the extents these scammers will go to LOL like a cashiers check is already sketchy in general. just be careful and I would honestly never trust any transactions off of poshmark. there’s just no validated reason to do so ever. it’s so simply to make the purchase through poshmark so that’s a major red flag if someone says to email their sketchy email address and to send them a check lmao!

Jan 25Reply

sandyiii_ Thank you! I have been getting a lot of cashier checks offers

Jan 27Reply

alim01 Just had the same thing happen twice.

Jan 27Reply

alim01 @cayden_r I had the same thing twice this week.

Jan 27Reply

sed99 Beware kylee4578345678 and diannawhi69. Also offering to pay with cashiers check. I did not give them my address. Thanks for this post. I’m just not going to reply to ppl that give me their emails.

Jan 28Reply

marsch101 this is so good to know. I've had 2 people reach out to me today about my items asking to send a check and a cashiers check. I just joined and this all seems a little fishy. thanks for sharing!

Jan 29Reply

blinkgreen Thank you for posting this. I’m having a really fishy experience with someone right now who is sending me a cashiers check for an item. I will not cash it.

Feb 02Reply

imaginglyn I just had this happen to me the women wanted to person to pick it up from my home

Feb 04Reply

nnicoleisabel i just had a Sarah Collins and also a guy asking me to email them about my listing... She offered a cashiers check and i said no. She then asked if i had zelle.. what should i do! please help!!

Feb 05Reply

amyeller This literally just happened to me. I gave my work address and not my home address but then I decided that this was probably a scam so then I wrote back and told her only through Poshmark. But I'm really glad you made this post because I'm dumb and was like well it's a cashier's check It's guaranteed. I'm glad I thought better of it and I'm glad I found this post. Damn I'm gullible. Times are tough right now. What a jerk she is.

Feb 08Reply

shinsuke_kita Omg, this just happened to me. I just started with online selling, so I didn't know what a cashiers check is. Gave them my info, (name, address, number) Then, I got an email, saying she accidentally sent the payment and her daughter's allowance together in one check, then asking me to take my part, deposit it then ship the rest of the money to her daughter. Asked people about it, told me it was a scam. Thank god for this post. Their username -> (@sdrgsrgdfvzs) Hope they don't scam anyone else.

Feb 10Reply

talisa1108 @lisssaluvya @melissa762972 my cousin was exactly right when i read her the email bc i thought it sounded fishy but luckily i knew better to ask her about it she said exactly that sounds like money laundering to me

Feb 14Reply

sassytas I know this is an old conversation but I want to let you know that it is still happening! I am new on Poshmark and I just had this happen to me! I have screen shot of an email sent to me wanting to send me a cashier check and also a screen shot of her poshmark page. The email name is Maria but the poshmark page is under Rebecca. not a good sign.

Feb 14Reply

olivka11 this just happened to me. the EXACT same scenario. the same amount (1000). i didnt deposit it and i am furious.

Feb 16Reply

olivka11 @nnicoleisabel THATS HER SHE SAID IT ON MINE

Feb 16Reply

kennedyhandy @veronuggetz me too! I knew I should have looked into it more it sounded fishy. Now I am "waiting on a check" and im not sure what to do with It when it arrives.

Feb 17Reply

natulle1 @nicole_pop i need your help, i need to know what you did because i think the same happend to me and i gave he my adress and my phone number and i dont know what to do, and im freaking out and i need to know what you did, please contact me!

Feb 19Reply

nicole_pop @natulle1 they will try and send you a check just do not cash it!!!

Feb 19Reply

migdalovich It just happened to me too! I’m new to the posh and didn’t know if it is normal or not for someone wanting to take bidding off posh and ask for you to email them. Now I know it is not! I was offered a cashiers check for one of my items and I said that I would not be comfortable with that. A minute later the account and comment was deleted!

Feb 21Reply

dulrank @nicole_pop where did you get the legal advice because I also got a big check.

Mar 04Reply

babybabyblush Someone just asked me to send my info so they can send me a cashiers check as well. I immediately googled and ended up on your post.

Mar 06Reply

nathanperrin02 just had this happen right now @felixx4806 is the name of the scammer

Mar 10Reply

nicolereydel1 I sent you a discounted offer and discounted shipping on my gargoyle wind chime I sent it to six other people also and it expires in 6 hours thank you for your interest I hope you get it I hope you have a great evening

Mar 12Reply

shapstick1011 @mandyhoedel no not at all just rip it up. they are scammers

Mar 13Reply

rorelus325 @nicole_pop thank you for this post!

Mar 18Reply

jessicafash101 This literally happened to me last night. Ugh, I wish I would have seen this post before sending my info and listened to my husband when he said it was a SCAM. Y’all be careful!

Mar 23Reply

jessicafash101 @darcy_gates26 don’t deposit the check.....maybe keep it for proof and/or shred it, looks like that’s what everyone else have been doing

Mar 24Reply

vdubu05 Thank you so much for posting this! I listed something thinking I got a buyer, but it's the same situation.

Mar 24Reply

woodsharley88 I just got an offered and the lady said "let me know if a certified cashiers check is ok " what do i say ?

Mar 26Reply

karlawheary Ong thank you for sharing this it just happened to me today if I get the check in the mail I just don’t cash it correct I just got this app a day ago and already think I got a scammer who even said she gave me too much money and how she offered to give me a certified cashier check to give the dress I was selling to her daughter

Mar 27Reply

mtnatalello omg thank you for this! i just uploaded a bunch of stuff to my closet and i was bombarded by people wanting to buy my clothes and send me extra money to put it on hold. now i'm realizing this kind of seems weird bc one of the girls has two different usernames but the same email. But i gave one of them my home address and now i'm scared. I just might tell her nevermind

Apr 04Reply

putsywoo @mtnatalello I just had it happen to me

Apr 05Reply

tizzylys This literally just happened to me! IF SOMEONE ASKES THIS— screen shot their username! My person deleted their comment before I realized what was happening so I could report her. I emailed her and it’s clearly a foreign scam.

Apr 07Reply

marivigrimes @bluedreamer1551 that just happened to me 2x! It sounded fishy!

Apr 16Reply

lailaabugg okay thank you for posting this i almost just fell for it but it so glad i looked it up, y’all be safe

Apr 24Reply

arshiasharma0 I literally got 2 of them today. I’m new to poshmark but I knew something was up because they were talking about holdings and pickups and it was formatted very poorly. Before I even realized that it was a scam I told them I only take offers through poshmark and I just never got a response. Happy ab that tho

Apr 28Reply

dorothyhicks554 @arshiasharma0 I just did my first listing and she emailed me , And am going to pay you with a (CHECK),because i'm having issue paying online, The Payment will deliver in 3 to 4 days, I'll arrange for the shipping as soon as you get the payment cashed and have your money in hand, i don't mind adding extra $50 for you to secure the item for me. kindly get back to me with your (Full name,Address,last asking,phone number for better communication). Please advise??

May 01Reply

arshiasharma0 @dorothyhicks554 do not accept! it’s a scam.

May 01Reply

dorothyhicks554 @arshiasharma0 I was getting a real weird feeling!! So I was looking for some kind of info I and found this feed!! I emailed back and told her I only except payment through posh mark. Looks like they target newbies!!! Thank you so very much!!!

May 01Reply

sarahhutch21 I have fallen victim to this. I have been scammed and a check is coming in tomororw. I contacted fedex and requested to cancel the delivery just now. In case it doesn’t get accepted, I don’t want to have to deal with the police or be accused of anything I didn’t do that somebody else did, what should I do when the check arrives to avoid this?

May 05Reply

miss_olalaa @sarahhutch21 Hello! I just fell victim to this scam as well. The scammer was “Mary Joss” & she offered me $50 more than the listing price. I am new to Poshmark & fell for it. Instead of saying “No thank you, I only do deals on Poshmark” I emailed her. She ended the email with God Bless so I felt safe. I sent her my address. I cannot sleep at night. Thinking someone is going to break into my house. Today, a FedEx delivery came with the check for $2,000.

May 05Reply

miss_olalaa I already contacted Poshmark but what should I do with the check? Tear it up? Shred it & show them proof that I ruined the check? I don’t want problems.

May 05Reply

miss_olalaa @mtnatalello Hello same thing happened to me with a “Mary Joss”. I fell victim & gave my address. I can’t sleep at night now. I received a check today for $2,000.

May 05Reply

caesonia This just happened to me today. I'm a brand new seller. Is there a way to report?

May 07Reply

caesonia annnnd twice today I'm being offered cashier's checks.

May 07Reply

permaul99 This is happening to me right now! I have 2 buyers on two separate items. One is sending $1,000 because her daughters allowance got mixed up in my payment. I am to deposit the check & send the remaining back. Second buyer is sending me $850 & claims her daughters in the hospital, the remaining money will be sent back for her hospital bills. She sent me pictures of her daughter in the hospital. The pictures are fake! It’s just images off of google chrome! As soon as I saw that it was a red flag!

May 17Reply

aliross1242 @lisssaluvya someone was paying me for 25 and they are giving me 1250 it’s sketchy

May 19Reply

northchattpetz @lisssaluvya just today had this happen. to make worse its my first order. I dont think I will be accepting payment after reading this.

May 25Reply

lisssaluvya @northchattpetz omg no never take a check from anyone!!! Just go thru this app only and you can direct ppl to your d e p o p too for discounts, that check thing is always a scam period like these ppl do this professionally, just rip it up and don’t ship anything to her... lord I can’t believe people are still doing this ugg :( so shady

May 25Reply

sarrita22 Omg!! Thank you thank you! It is my first time selling and instantly someone with the name of Helen Morgan wrote me to ask if she can give me extra $50 and pay me with cashier check instead and insisted the app does not load well on her phone, that is why she cannot pay online here. God!! I almost fell for it and sent my address. Thank god I googled the check scam on poshmark and your post came up ♥️♥️♥️

May 27Reply

ssunshinee__ THIS HAPPENED TO ME! Thank you so much for posting this. It wasn’t until after googling and reading this that I realized I was also part of a scam and the cashiers check I received bounced..... I started a go fund me to try to recover my lost funds after exhausting all resources with the Bank and Zelle.. if anyone can relate or is interested I would appreciate it so much. I also include phone number and names of my scammer to help everyone else avoid in my page: https://gofund.me/69f87cd0

Jun 04Reply

js72877 @maddiekaee this is crazy I had two people . One person said they give me my asking price $250 plus $100. I send my address . Then today which I am now not stupid I put up a kid dress for $200 she offers me $250 for the kid dress! Anyway I told her she can pay me normal way or no dress! Loser!

Jun 07Reply

anafig9746 This comment just helped me out so much, someone just offered it to me but I didnt feel too sure about trusting that, if it wasnt for this I wouldve probably fell for it since I havent sold anything and I was really excited about it. So thankyou!

Jun 09Reply

ivyg_race This just happened to me!! She asked for me to email her more pictures and then asked for my address and phone number. Luckily i saw right through that and asked if we could do it all through Poshmark. She said cashiers check was the only convenient way for her to pay me. Thank you for this post!!

Jun 18Reply

acrylicmiss @ivyg_race I just had this happen to me like minutes ago. As soon as she told me to email her I was like ehhh okay. So I did and she wanted to give me $70 to hold an item? that was 30 bucks. ehhh no, She wanted my info and I told her no plus her poshmark account had nothing on it. She made some excuse about her being out of town for her daughter wedding. I should probably block her in my email huh?

Jun 22Reply

acrylicmiss Thank you!

Jun 22Reply

jhimeira @dorothyhicks554 same here wat was the name?

Jul 02Reply

faithretta @nicole_pop how do I report someone for doing this, because I had the same thing happen to me.

Jul 03Reply

hayleypierce21 Someone ask me to send an email then this person want to send me a check to buy the blendjet on me but I think she don’t need too cause the person might never send me the money what should I do to tell the person

Jul 09Reply

raisinbrannew I had JUST gotten an email about this, and I was about to say yes, but my gut instinct told me to look around first. Now I see that it might not have been a good sign.

Jul 10Reply

smartcookieagw I’m new on Poshmark and honestly this listing saved me! A woman asked me to email her and send her some more photos of a Michael Kors backpack I am selling. Then she asked through email for my personal information like my full name and address so that she can mail me a Cashiers check. After reading this post I declined and in the next 20 minutes she had deleted her comment but I ss her account before that. It was Kylee W. Stay safe guys! ♡︎

Jul 11Reply

toniacuna I’m having the exact same situation happen to me now, I’m so glad I found this post! I have a lady reaching out to me asking for more photos through email and saying she will issue me a check with an addition $70 for holding the item for her.

Jul 24Reply

toniacuna I had informed her that the purchase needs to made through Poshmark and she insisted that check is the only convenient way for her to make the purchase once I sent her my information. So I just told her unfortunately I cannot process the the transaction outside of the app.

Jul 24Reply

stephsaracho @toniacuna this just happened to me yesterday and she is still insisting on me returning the extra funds to her “daughter”.

Jul 28Reply

haley_hornsby @nicole_pop I just got screwed up. it was a wedding dress only she told me not to ship the item. and I deposited the check. so now what

Sep 04Reply

beescloset202 @mandyhoedel same thing happened to me but I didn’t receive the check. Post office wanted me to pick it up but my friend told me it was scam

Sep 05Reply

juliacantulia Happened to me today! Luckily, I'm both a law student familiar with scammer techniques and had seen before on Care.com a similar scamming arrangement. The "buyer" offered to pay me $50 over the asking price just for the option to send a check, which makes absolutely zero sense. Enticing, but illogical.

Sep 24Reply

cutiekittie1976 I just had someone ask me about a certified cashiers check for payment. And they asked what bank I use

Oct 03Reply

curatedcloths This happened to me but she got my name and address and said she would send a check. I never got the check so no harm there, right? The goal was of the scam is cashing the fraudulent check, correct? Any other other things I should worry about now that I’ve communicated with her via text?

Oct 08Reply

ssterling3 @curatedcloths this is happening to me currently!!! Be aware everyone.

Oct 21Reply

bbbbrianna @kitty52ny hey a saw ur comment about the scammers did they go to ur address or they let u alone

Oct 21Reply

sm5432 @vanesaaaale hi I had the same situation happen to me and I tore up the check as-well. I am very fearful they have my address and name now. If you don’t mind me asking, what did you do??

Oct 22Reply

sm5432 @mirandalime hi! Literally the same thing happend to me and I’m so so scared because they have my name and address. Did you report it?? Did they get do anything with your name and address?? Sorry for all the question. Just so concerned

Oct 22Reply

nicole_pop @sarai_malk hey there! Can't see your full comment but i never had anybody come to my house. I think that's the whole part about being online scammers, they're cowards and just want our money, nothing that would get them easily caught like coming to a house.

Oct 22Reply

sm5432 @nicole_pop hi thank you so much! That really makes me feel better. Also thank you for making this post. It’s so important for people to know this kinda stuff. Have an amazing day!

Oct 22Reply

nicole_pop @sm5432 of course! I get a ton of comments all the time and had to keep my closet running even though i wasn't using it for the longest time just so people could have this post! 😅

Oct 22Reply

kittywillcutyou I just had an experience with this today. I thought it was weird that they were asking me to email them info about the item instead of just commenting on the page itself, but when they got back to me about a cashiers check and stuff it was instant red flag. Like bruh, wtf? Absolutely not. I reported their page and blocked them and also blocked their email address. I have screenshots of their messages too. Got me twisted.

Oct 23Reply

smcali001 10/28/21 here's another one. PM @ dertyu67, email carlihannah242 @ g_mail $15 dress, sending a money order with additional $70. Asked for my home address, cell and last asking price.

Oct 28Reply

brittney_doerr Was this lady’s name rose?? Because the exact same thing happened to me

Oct 29Reply

lisettemarti721 This was actually very helpful. thank you so much for posting. I am currently talking to a women that is offering to pay with check as well and was pretty suspicious out it. Thank you so much for posting

Nov 15Reply

lisettemarti721 @bluedreamer1551 the women I'm talking to said the same thing! do you know her email or @. i looked uo this women's @ but couldn't find anything after her comment.

Nov 15Reply

samanthaemmo825 I’ve just been asked to get paid with a cashiers check should I just deny this offer? It seems off to me

Nov 16Reply

samanthaemmo825 I’m so glad I read these comments before selling thank you for the PSA!

Nov 16Reply

aletaf OK I have a north face jacket for sale .. posted yesterday and very quickly I had a lady say she definitely wanted it for her daughter…but she wants my address, cell phone number so she can send me a check … she said she’d send $50 extra so I could wait for it to clear. I’ve never had anybody pay me for a check.. and why does she need my cell phone number ? smells super scammy… Thoughts?

Nov 23Reply

nicole_pop @aletaf i would recommend not sharing any personal information, people can sell your personal information to companies and so they can send you advertisements... etc. It all sounds like a scam to me for sure! I would respond and say I am uncomfortable with that, and strictly sell through poshmark's purchasing process only. If they are authentic they will buy through here!

Nov 23Reply

lmorris101009 @_leilaniiiii did anything else happen after you received check for payment but didn’t deposited or send dress to buyer?

Nov 27Reply

annab957 @bluedreamer1551 Thank you! I had a suspicious request like that ‘last asking price..’ Just today a woman, Sabrina Kate, wants to buy one of my dresses. Says her husband’s secretary will issue check and to send my address and phone. The user is kakakakkky. I said there’s too much fraud around and they’ll have to go through the site. I don’t know if it’s fraud but why risk it?

Nov 30Reply

nicole_pop @haleyalexand321 oh no! I truly believe the best option would be to contact your local non-emergency authorities to see if they have a way of helping you and know what to do. So sorry you're in this predicament!

Dec 03Reply

ninjastank @soonam559 don't take the check and don't send your item! its a scam!

Dec 05Reply

kirthyraavic1 @fishih same thing happened to me but I dint know all this and got scammed for 1150

Dec 12Reply

kirthyraavic1 @raacchhxo did u get the amount?

Dec 12Reply

kirthyraavic1 @cloutgod1017 me too

Dec 12Reply

lizcolby So glad you posted this! A lady just asked me to do it this way and I was really confused and didn’t think it made sense! I definitely will not go through with it now. Thank you!

Dec 13Reply

natalievazqu674 @cyanidepuppet this just happened to me. Two people offer me cashier checks for a dress. I said no to both. I just don’t trust that.

Dec 14Reply

afiato This happened to me today! I will post what she said to me just in case this can help someone else. “I'll proceed in issuing a check to you with extra $50 and when you receive the payment and it clears, I will make arrangement for pickup. So get back to me with below details asap.Full Name:Address:Phone Number:Final Asking Price:And as soon as this is provided, the payment will be overnight to youand i will let you know when its mailed out.” I let her know that was not going to happen.

Dec 15Reply

afiato Scammers username is sttrrrrrewmyy67

Dec 15Reply

cortez72421 Thank you so much for this post. I just created a Poshmark account to sell some bags to make a little extra money. I got so excited when two different individuals commented on two different bags, but both wanting to communicate through email. I emailed them both extra pictures of the bags they wanted. Then both of them wanted to send me cashier checks to pay for the bags, and their wording in their emails was very similar. This kind of made feel a little skeptical about both transactions.

Dec 15Reply

alaisiajones Someone just offered me the same thing she asked me to send additional pictures through email and said she’ll pay with a cashiers check. I didn’t know what that was so I googled it and came across your post right now. I’m not sure what to say to this woman now… I was literally just about to agree with her.

Dec 16Reply

leimat23 Helloo! Just happened to me! Same story exact story.

Dec 18Reply

nvbeautyblogger I got someone trying this tonight. I figured it was some sort of scam. =(

Dec 22Reply

katelynreasor Same thing happened to me yesterday. Figured it was a scam, BEWARE — no one should need to contact you off of the Poshmark platform!

Dec 28Reply

jwall32412 @analiacosta11 same thing just happened to me!!! So scary. Did you just rip up the check? I want to go to the police ugh I hear this happens on craigslist all of the time too. So sad

Jan 17Reply

annelousmith Same thing just happened to me from dnff7544. She said she was interested in the item but images didnt load well on her phone and gave her email lindatracy8417 @gmailcom for me to send the pictures. She replied saying it was for her sick daughter in the hospital and she forgot all her stuff therefore she wanted to pay by check. Her husband secretary would send it to me with additional 50$ to secure it. Asked for phone no, address and full name. Thank to this post as I doubted it was a scam.

Jan 27Reply

se77an0 Ugh. Thank you so much for this post.. I was a bit confused on why someone would pay with a check.

Feb 07Reply

nyimabrwn Thank you! This post just saved me from a fraudulent account!

Feb 16Reply

secretsisterxo @fishih hey, same thing happened to me recently. Different name of person but same exact story. “daughter is in hospital and money is needed to pay medical bill” 🙄 SMH

Mar 18Reply

vemar29 Thanks for the alert , I just got an email from someone which just create an account, offering an extra money on top of the price , saying to provide my name and addresses, I mean pretty sketchy!!! Thanks 😊

Mar 22Reply

lucyj1997 This just happened to me too! So glad I found this post!

Mar 29Reply

pjgposh @nicole_pop I just posted a pair of boots and within a few min someone commented on them for Me to send them an email (you can see it right now) and after I emailed, they started talking about cashiers checks. Thanks for posting this! I knew it seemed weird!she said she wanted me to send them to her daughter and asked for my personal info!

Jun 15Reply

lggreene1 Ok this posting is from a while ago but I think this just happened to me- user commented on my listing indicating interest for her daughter and provided me her email to send more photos. I emailed her requested pics/info and she responded immediately that she wanted to purchase- but wanted to send me a certified cashier’s check so she needed my address….scam right??

Jun 23Reply

katrine25 Oh my gosh..same thing is happening to me right now!! I knew something was up, her messages are so fishy! Beware of buyers offering to pay with Cashier's check!! Pretending she added an extra $50 for a $25 item!

Jun 25Reply

katrine25 @lggreene1 yes!

Jun 25Reply

katrine25 She is using the name Marry Daniel

Jun 25Reply

rocco112305 @bluedreamer1551 Same! I just got an offer today (the same day I posted the item) and someone asked to do a check and wanted my info. I immediately knew something was sketchy and I’m like not today ma’am, not today!

Jul 20Reply

boutiquerebirth Thank you for posting this! I have a lady right now trying to get me to do the same!

Jul 20Reply

boutiquerebirth the person that tried to pull the scam on me called herself Linda Victoria I have her email address and phone number if you want to confirm it's her

Jul 20Reply

msimser75 @cayden_r I was just scammed by the same person. Same story.

Jul 23Reply

shoprgyrl aidanthomas590@g ai l.com add to list of scammers

Jul 25Reply

shoprgyrl and @aletuchica92125

Jul 25Reply

shoprgyrl @rdfr4356etdgd

Jul 25Reply

shoprgyrl @rdfr4356etdgd

Jul 25Reply

kaylaanderso646 i just started doing poshmark and this lady asked me if she could send me a “certified cashier check” as well. idk how to respond, but ik i’m not gonna accept it now lmao. any recommendations?

Jul 27Reply

kristaleigh601 This just happened to me today. Two different “buyers”. With all of the cash apps available, who uses cashier’s checks??

Aug 06Reply

purpledewdesign Thank you for posting this. It just happened to me today. This lady said that the item was for her daughter and she didn't mind paying an extra $30. She wanted to pay with a cashier's check and also pay for shipping. (I am offering free shipping).

Aug 26Reply

dionnetab @purpledewdesign same thing happened to me! How do we report this to Poshmark to have her account flagged?

Sep 02Reply

cpcsux Yes, I was contacted first to email the pictures (my first suspicion) then if she could send a cashiers check (my second suspicion) I figured if you had the cash then why not just pay through Poshmark? So silly but her adding and insisting it would make a great present for her daughter repeatedly through email. I gave her an email that I never use. Incredible

Sep 27Reply

plgonzalez38 this is happening to me right now for a 40 dollar item like really!! i can always tell by how they use grammar and a cashiers check i dont think anyone uses those anymore. thats y i came on here to check if anyone else is going thru this. my God cant we just sell something online without all this thievery!!

Oct 24Reply

cjburrrr I feel for everyone :( I fell for it too and I'm intercepting a package that I sent out yesterday. My conscience was nagging me at the beginning but I ignored the red flags because I was too excited to make a sale. Beware of this scammer email: nancyscot772@g a l.com. They said that they were sending $950 and to deposit remainder to "daughter".

Oct 26Reply

cjburrrr Also, they'll ask you to delete your listing post so that you can't track the original comment. If you already sent info through email I suggest you screenshot the email correspondence and make sure to delete the message where they can get to your contact info. It's not going to cancel out what info they already have but at least it's not longer accessible. I'm pretty sure the scammers are doing multiple scams and most likely might even forget your case (hopefully)

Oct 26Reply

anjalichamp @nicole_pop Oh my gosh thank you so much for posting this; this lady contacted me about my item and I figured it was an issue after she said she sent MORE money than was needed. blocked her immediately and reported the account

Nov 07Reply

anjalichamp @jayy_bug same! I just blocked them on everything!

Nov 07Reply

linapishkin @kitty52ny I have the same issue this one Woman said that she would tack on an extra 50 dollars

Nov 12Reply

karendinan @februaryevans same happened to me just now!!

Nov 27Reply

amyfinigian @lisssaluvya naming them unfortunately won't help. it was probably a fake name and they can always set up a different account under a different name.

Dec 03Reply

eicummings @sk471 don’t cash anything she may send you. The check will bounce and you will be responsible for the amount.

Dec 06Reply

mrswagen This just happened to me too! Thanks for raising the alarm!

Dec 17Reply

valeriaorteg686 Who did you contact for legal advice? I almost just got scammed

Dec 29Reply

gisellenm12 Same thing happened to me recently I refied the check and the offer! Only do business using the app!!

Jan 11Reply

darrellt007 I’m new to Poshmark and someone asked me to email the price of my item which was listed clearly on my ad. When I emailed she explained she could only pay by check but would add $15 and to give her my phone and address. Uh no thank you!

Jan 18Reply

anoonan20 @cayden_r she just did that to me do not!!!!

Jan 21Reply

anoonan20 @fishih SAME SHES IN CONTACF WITH ME RIGHT NOW

Jan 21Reply

bellissim00 Thank God! I searched on google “poshmark buyers cashier check” then i found ur post. Thank u for the awareness not to deposit it to the bank/mobile deposit. Coz that is my first going to do mobile deposit it if legit & not a bounce check.

Jan 24Reply

bellissim00 Hes askin me for my address to mail the cashiers check & his “mover” will pick up the shoes ones the checks clear. Eventhough my item is listed as Free Shipping!!. Now im not going to reply to him. Thank you!!. The buyer commented on my listing for White Nike shoes askin me to email him

Jan 24Reply

beachdog10 Thanks for posting this. I had someone try to do this last year and again today. I figured it was in violation of posh rules to have someone buy outside of the posh method so I just said no both times. But I didn't think of how they might send too much money, want some back etc. The one today also wanted my personal phone number. And yes she had no items listed to sell on her page. Just looking for gullible people.

Jan 25Reply

mollface85 That “woman” just wasted my time having me email her 1000 pics of a pair of Jordans for her “daughter” for her birthday and I’m new to selling on here you can tell by my closet. She immediately accepted the price and said how nice and helpful I was and she’ll pay by Cashier’s Check. Once I told her no checks she became insistent to the point that it was bizarre. Don’t get scammed by her.

Feb 06Reply

praznhim4ever I literally was just approached about something similar where someone wanted to buy my item with a check for extra money, but after working in the banking world I don't dare risk check fraud

Feb 23Reply

jocelynpannell @mollface85 omg! I just got scammed and it’s the same story. I don’t know if she already sent the check out or not. I don’t know why I didn’t think it was a scam. What should I do?

Mar 13Reply

nicole_pop @jocelynpannell hey there, no worries i got the check as well! Just rip it up. You can report the account too.

Mar 14Reply

amaguileraa A new scammer! same script and everything! The user is @sqisandra

Mar 19Reply

amaguileraa Goes by Sandra Jack!

Mar 19Reply

allthebest4 I just got the same email and knew for sure it was a scam because i had another person send me the same exact email word for word and thought that was fishy. I am new to Poshmark, what type of payment do you use.

Apr 02Reply

cece05948 What did you do with the check then?

Jun 09Reply

hcatr99 Yes this is happening to me currently. I caught on to the scam but they are still sending me the check. What do I do after it comes in the mail? I know not to deposit but do I just return to the sender?

Jul 12Reply

alessij20 Same here this just happened to me.

Aug 02Reply

alessij20 I am not gonna deposit and report the account.

Aug 02Reply

autumnmckc Hello everyone. I am experiencing this now. I have a Lululemon item on my page and they messaged me through email stating they will send a cashier's check and once it clears, ship the item. It seems very sketchy to me so I just stated I only do transactions through the Poshmark app. Have to be so careful nowadays!

Aug 24Reply

mandy985 @lisssaluvya thank you so much for posting this. I am experiencing this as we speak. A woman was trying to purchase a $60 pair of shoes from me and said she wanted to send a cashiers check which I thought was strange the next thing I know she said she was sending me $1500 on accident and needed me to send the cash back! That was the red flag! Thank you so much for this post!

Aug 31Reply

robynesweet Hi Everyone, I joined the community yesterday and have already been contacted twice by two different people asking me for my address and phone number to send me a cashier check and then I could send them the item. I suspected something was fishy/wrong right away because why would someone send me more money than I asked for and then have me ship the item. I told both people that I won't do any transactions off the app.

Sep 11Reply

littlecaritas I recently just had the exact thing happen to me today with my item

Oct 08Reply

spassons This just happened to me today!! Thank God I saw this post!! I knew it smelt fishy! People are so desperate today and honestly I think some of them are from other countries! I’ve read a lot about this stuff happening overseas! Whew!

Oct 15Reply