Beware of Colton Amos
 

I am trying to sell my 1948 Zephyr convertible and was contacted by a Colton Amos (probably not his real name). He sent me a check that was probably stolen for less than the full amount. The check was written on a Houston, TX firm but came from Dallas, PA and sent by a Gregg Hurst, again probably not a real name. Use caution when selling on the internet, if you suspect anything is wrong, it probably is.

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Did you specify how you want to get paid? If you put it down in black & white it usually lets folks out there know that you won't do business any other way and hopefully they won't bother you with the crazy stuff.

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If he is indeed a scammer, he picked a great name for himself. 'Colton Amos' conjures up images of Andy Griffith's brother in law, or maybe John Walton's part time helper at the saw mill......

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Or maybe Amos n Andy. The check was signed by the Kingfish. Contact their attorney Algonquin J. Calhoun and he'll straighten out this mess..

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They're currently holding a meeting at the Mystic Knights of the Sea lodge.

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Sapphire is waiting for the Kingfish to get home from the meetin'. Oh Andy there's gonna be trouble for the Kingfish.

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Payment was to be made by bank draft. I would have verified a bank draft before depositing it also.

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You are right, if it seems odd it probably is. You can't be too careful.

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With near 300 million folks in the USA it's a wonder their aren't more crazies out there than there are. A partial personal or company check is definitely no Bank draft. Now days most banks prefer a wire transfer since the electronic funds sort of obsoleted the paper drafts but cashiers checks are still issued utilizing the proper procedures between banks.

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Hey Bill,
Good info and thanks for sharing :) ! Reminds all to be cautious in a dangerous world.

Personally, I don't have anything worth stealing, but am always thinking about security/safety.

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I have a small checking acct with less than $100 in it. In the future I will deal with electronic transfers only. I might withdraw $90 from the acct to prevent a thief from getting the "big" bucks. I only used electronic transfer once, and was surprised that it took over 2 days to complete the transaction. I had always thought that it was instant, like pay pal.

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I didn't think you V-8 guys were old enough to remember Amos 'n' Andy.....

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I wonder what ever happened to that Prince in Nigeria? He was sending me 10 million dollars to hold and I could keep 10%. I only had to send him my bank account number and $3000 deposit! I guess it got held up in transit...haha!

Always get cash in hand! There's scammers everywhere.

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Holy Mackerel!

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Was it Amos or Andy that had a geiger counter to count geigers?

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It was Andy.

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And Andy's deputy was Barney Fife, Duh. Who is this Kingfish guy? Is he on 'The deadliest catch'? I love being a 'kid' at 62.......

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You guys just made me laugh out loud !

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At 62 you missed some of the best comedy of the 50's. the Amos and Andy show was a million laughs. They started out on radio which is way before your time.

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All their episodes appear to be on YouTube. Here's a good one. What is the car they painted with a vacuum cleaner? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvZulz_rlcg