Originally Posted by
RANDLOVER
Watch out for something similar to this known as an Overpayment Scam....The scammer:
contacts you about buying your goods or services
pays you by cheque, money order or credit card for far more than the agreed price
then asks you to refund the overpayment. They may ask you to return the money to a different bank account or credit card, or to their shipping company.
The scammer hopes you will transfer the money before noticing that their cheque has bounced or that their money order or credit card is phoney