You may have been a target and not even known.

A Cheque Overpayment Scam has surfaced in the province where where sellers are approached over the Internet by potential buyers providing cheques which exceed the asking amount; the buyers then request that the excess funds are returned via wire transfer.

RCMP Corporal Eric Hendricks says if it sounds to good to be true it probably is. People don't just give you things for nothing.

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