The bogus-check scam that won’t go away

Kya sells ceramic masks online. A buyer recently instructed her to cash his check and then allow him to pick up his mask later.

Kya asks: Is this some kind of scam?

Answer: Probably.

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It sounds like a variation of a relatively common scam involving bogus checks -- a racket that the Federal Trade Commission says has become a fact of life online.

For details of the scam and my advice for not getting duped, check out today’s Ask Laz video.

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