Swift Current RCMP are reporting cases of mass marketing fraud on online classified sites, including the Swift Current Online classifieds.

The fraud is an overpayment online selling scam, where the fraudster contacts a person selling an item online, and sends a cheque or money order for an amout greater than the selling price.

The seller is then asked to deposit the money, and return the excess money back to the fraudster, but the cheque is usually fake or stolen. By the time the cheque is cashed, the fraudster disappears with the money and the item.

Anyone with information on this fraud is asked to contact City RCMP, or Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers.