Craigslist classified for used car: Cheque fraud scam

There are many hucksters out there slimy enough to pose as soldiers or the family members of fallen soldiers in order to hustle you out of a buck. I recently contacted someone about a car on craigslist, and the fraudster responded via email saying "she" was the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq and needed to sell his car ASAP. Google this and you'll find that it's very common. Here's the text of the email we received. I'm sure if we had followed up, we would have been given instructions about where and how to wire the money.

Hello ,

My name is Amy Ryan I am emailing you regarding the 2006 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T that I have for sale.My car is in perfect condition , with no need for additional repairs, no scratches, dings, special marks whatsoever, never been involved in any accidents. The interior looks great (NO SMOKING). It has 49,601 miles , automatic transmission , 2.0L L4 FI TURBO Engine, gasoline , Gray exterior and Tan interior . I have a clear and clean title for it , no liens or loans ready to be signed and notarized on your name.I'm selling my son's car, who died in Iraq four months ago and I want to get rid of it asap because the sight of it makes me think of him often and often and the pain is too great .Put yourself in my shoes and you'll do the same (selling the car of your dead son, no offence)As you probably noticed , the final price that i want for this SUV is $4,200.00 if you will buy it today or tomorrow .

Let me know where are you located and any other details you need about it.
My best wishes,

Amy

These thieves need to take all this extra time they have and use it to find a job!
I received an email about my bedroom set that made me feel uneasy. I followed my gut instinct and and found this thread. I hope others do the same when they get a suspicous email offering an e-check for payment.I hate to think that honest sellers are getting scammed by these disturbing individuals. If something doesn't feel right....check it out. Below is the email I received offering payment via echeck:
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FROM: "LAURA RICE"

Bedroom set still available..Sounds Good. I'm very busy with work and other important obligations, I would have loved to meet you in person but presently I am out of town for business. I will like to proceed with payment via E-check.
E-check is a means of sending bank check to your e-mail instead of mailing it to you as I can't get around to mail a check at the moment. You will only need a business check paper to print the check from your e-mail and have it cashed or deposited at your bank for clearance. You will be able to purchase the business check paper at staples, walmart, office max or any stationery store for $20. I will reimburse you with for cost of supplies to your asking price. I'm in no rush with you till funds clears before pick up by the freight company .I will await your email with the following information so I can send the check to you once you have the supplies.

1) Full Name(2) Address and(3) Phone Number.

Get back to me asap.

Best Regards
Laura.

((**Yeah Laura.....Mark..Stewie..whoever you are...GET A FREAKING LIFE**))

i just got a scam email from this person too. apparently after 2 years of doing this they still werent smart enough to change their email address, haha. just took a quick google search to find this page :-) thanks for posting!

I had the same response to my craigslist add.
Beware of this low life scammer.

It seems he’s still up to his old tricks again with a new twist. The nerve of this guy, not even bothering to chance his email address. I listed an item on Craig’s List for sale, and this Nigerian send me the following emails wanting me to set up a PayPal account and to click on the link that he sent me. I sent him my email address for PayPal because I already had an account, and he sent the fake PayPal email showing that he had put the money in my account. I logged on to my PayPal account, and there were no funds there. I don’t know who this email belongs to: kdaousarmy@yahoo.com, and I don’t know who Mike Lamberton is. This, itself, is a dead giveaway. I’m glad I didn’t click on the PayPal link that he provided. Someone needs to do something about this scammer. Who knows how many American people he has already taken advantage of and they are too embarrassed to say anything.

From: “Smilesinme4@aol.com”

Alrigh,
I am willing to purchase the item from you,to present my friend as a present gift for there wedding ceremony.I will like to proceed with payment as soon as possible.My form of payment would be via a (PAYPAL).You can read on how to signup account with paypal at www.paypal.com,I will probably need your paypal email address to send the money via your paypal account and i will add additional $50 to cover shipping cost via EXPRESS MAIL SERVICE OF USPS POST OFFICE.Get back to me immediately you have the account setup so that i will able to proceed and send the payment to you.

From: “Smilesinme4@aol.com

I receive your paypal email account.I just made your payment and the money was finally deducted from my credit card account.you are going to receive confirmation payment from paypal via your email immediately cause the money has been approved by there customer care department.Here is my friend information to ship the item for the wedding via Express Mail Service of USPS post office.Because they want the item to be bless by there pastor before engagement day.Please i want you to remove the paper work on the Box and you dont need to write the item actual price on the package is to reduce custom charges when package is arrive to my friend place,Because my friend inform me that if the paper work is not included on the item Box custom would not put big amount to receive the package in there country.And its would also reduce the shipping cost when you get to post office.I have added $50 to your asking price to cover the shipment cost.

Below is shipping info :

SHIPPING INFORMATION

NAME :TUNDE FALADE
ADDRESS:3O TEN TEN STREET,IKOLA ROAD OSI OTA
CITY :OTA
STATE :OGUN STATE
COUNTRY:NIGERIA
ZIPCODE:23439