CLEVELAND -- If you're offering an item for sale and you get a taker who's giving more than the asking price, it could be a stroke of good luck.

But Troubleshooter Chris Caswell reported that it could be a scam making its way around Ohio.

Reggie Stuckey recently advertised an antique tractor in a magazine, and he was amazed at the quick offer.

"I jumped at the idea because I was getting the tractor at the asking price," he said.

The buyer, claiming to be an Italian on business in Nigeria, Africa, sent him a check.

"I received a check several days later (by) FedEx," Stuckey said. "It was a cashier's check for $10,000."

It was much more than the $2,000 for which Stuckey asked.

"He told me to go cash the check and send him the excess," he said.

But when Stuckey went to cash the check, a Western Union agent told him it was bogus.

The FBI said it is the latest version of a scam run out of Nigeria. The con artists target classified ads, pay more than the asking price, and then ask the seller to send a refund for the excess. The check will bounce.

Whether it's a classified ad like Stuckey's, a low-rate loan, or a sweepstakes, people should always be suspicious of any offer they receive from outside of the country because there are no laws to protect them.