Yes, this is indeed a scam...the plan being that the funds for $2800
will clear your account and you will forward the $1800 at that time....
however, the cheque takes upwards of 10-20 days to clear the issuing
account (which is nonexistant), so by the time the cheque bounces, you
have issued a cheque of your own for $1800 that will either bounce from
your account, or you will eventually be out. This is a fairly common
scam.
G. A. C
[Posted in FML issue 5285]