The Blog Herald is advising its readers to keep an eye out for a blogging version of the infamous “Nigerian” 419 scam. Being hoodwinked by blog advertising deals that sound too good to be true might cost you a hefty $1000:

If you fall for the bait and sell something for $2000, you’ll receive a check for $3000. The perpetrator of the scam will then claim that a mistake was made and ask that you refund $1000 via money transfer.

So you send $1000 via money transfer, which cannot be stopped… and in the end when it finally clears, the $3000 check ends up being a fake.