Another scam via Craigslist: offering more than asking price

I have another scammer to report. from klinth jeff

Here was the email I received:

Hello,
Thanks for the prompt response and i will love to make an
instant purchase. My Office will be mailing (overnight) a certified
check from my account to cover the cost, while you hold on my behalf.
Once you have this, my mover will come for the pick up at your place.
I will be needing the following information to issue out the payment . . .

1.Name to be on the check
2.Home address
3.Telephone
4.zip code
Please note that the payment will be overnight by my Office to
your address and its bound to be delivered within 2 days. I have taken
a close look at the advert and am completely satisfied, i really need
this and would appreciates that you help save this till the payment
arrives. Furthermore do remove the posting as am definitely buying it
from you and it would be sad for me to have the payment in the mail
only to be alerted it as been sold when the check does arrives. Am A
Respectful Buyer On CL,
Regards.

ya, i just got an email from him today, sayin the exact thing about him being out at sea, and wantin to pay through paypal, an about gettin the item for his son, an offered to pay $2500 when im asking for $2300

Got a response from him as well. i will try and report it! offered 30 bucks for me to hold the item.

I thought it was a bit odd that i would receive a request for 2 seperate items that I posted. The items were not even posted near each other in the posting list. Perhaps the scammers smelled new blood.

Fortunately, I did not respond.

From: Lisa Coulbary
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:28:30 -0700 (PDT)
To: <
Subject: Re:

I'm glad you still have it for sale,i would have love to come and see it,but my schedule is very tight.I will mail out your payment once you provide your full name.phone number and address.I can only pay via money order as am on a business trip now,pls let me know where to send your payment to because i wouldn't want to lose it to someone else.I don't mind adding thirty ($30) dollars so you can keep it in my favor,you should get your payment in 4-6 working days i will appreciate if you can get the ad off craigslist so i can be sure you are keeping it in my favor.Please let me know as soon as you receive it so i can start making arrangement for the pick-up.
Thanks
lisa

HERES THE SECOND ONE - IDENTICAL

From: steven carl
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:09:54 -0700
To: <>
Subject: Re:

Hello,
I am glad it is still available for sale.I am very much interested in buying your item and i am ok with the price. I am only able to make payment by money order at this time b/c i am away on assignment. Please provide me with your name , address and phone number for payment. It will take about 7days for payment to get to you. As per pick-up, I will make arrangement for the pick-up after payment has been received by you. I don't mind adding thirty dollars so you can keep it in my favor.Please take the posting off craigslist today and consider it sold to me. Thanks
Expecting to hear from you soon.
Regards

I won't go into detail because this is virtually the same scam, I'm just wondering what would happen if I tried to cash the 3 money orders I received instead of depositing them. Am I putting myself at risk and how?

I just got this one today! Could you believe it/

IThanks for the fast reply i am presently in United Kingdom on a contract and i will be coming to the USA immediately after the payment for the room had been made....feel free to E-mail me anytime and i would like to know if you accept cheques as a payment method if you do please let me have the name and address and also phone number and your personal e mail address where the cheque can be sent to immediately. you seems to be a nice person i would love to make the deposit please let me have the name and address wherethe cheque can be sent to so that i can contact my client and ask him to send the cheque to you immediately ok... But do note that you will be receiving a overpayment cos my travelling ticket money will be included, when you get the payment with you there, you will deduct your rent fee and help me send the remaining money via western union to my travellng agent here in UK so that he will help me and use the money to book my flight ticket back to the state.Pls do help me cos i really need the room. Hope to hear from you soon.please provide me with the following informations
FULL NAME.....................
FULL ADDRESS....................
CELL PHONE .............
E-MAIL ADDRESS..............
hoping to hear from you soon..

Hello,
Thanks for your prompt responds, However, i will need your name and address for payment,As am only able to make payment by money order at this time b/c i am away on assignment. It will be nice if you can send
me more pictures. It will take about 7days for payment to get to you. As per pick-up, I will make arrangement for the pick-up after payment has been received by you. I don't mind adding thirty dollars so you
can keep it in my favor.Please take the posting off Craigslist today and consider it sold to me, Include your phone number.
Expecting to hear from you soon.
Regards
William Steeves