Here is a classic scam from Craigslist.They offer to buy your item you advertised via classified for more money than you ask for ($375 in my case, he offered $500).They even give you a bleeding heart story about wife dying in accident.
From: ike derico Alright,i live in North Georgia United State.Am quite comfortable with the condition of the item since i wont be making any repairs on it,i will like to offer you $500 including packing materials without you paying for any shipping charges b'cos i already have an account with FedEx,i would have loved to make the payment in cash and carry but we are not in the same state so i will like to go ahead with the payment by sending you a Money Order But i will need your contact infomation in which the money will be deliver ok.I wonna buy this [item name] for my step son to fulfill the promise his mum made before she died,i lost my lovely wife to an auto accident on 29th of June 2005 and since then i and her step son john have been living seperately and i want to buy this item for him because his mom promised him before death took her away from us and i think with this i and tobi can live as a family. Kindly get back to me immediately you receive my e-mail and i will like you to take it off craigslist for auction cos am serious in buying it.So let me have your full infomation ofr pyment to be made.... Best Regards. .I.Derico
Note how they can't pick up proper English names? I got another from 'ortega hanson'.
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Anonymous (not verified)
Im glad I googled this email
Tue, 2010/12/21 - 16:30Im glad I googled this email address too. Ive got the exact same email thread (word for word).Good thing I didnt try and cash this m/o. I probably would have gotten arrested for trying to cash counterfeit m/o.
Anonymous (not verified)
Scam
Wed, 2010/10/06 - 18:04OK I just got scammed by this same jerk with the same message and gave out my personal information. What do I do now?
Anonymous (not verified)
this might help
Fri, 2010/10/08 - 10:09this might help
http://www.google.com/search?q=what+to+do+if+you+get+scammed+on+craigslist
Anonymous (not verified)
another scam and their email addresses
Thu, 2010/10/07 - 13:57i just experienced the same thing. luckily I never would do business with someone that wanted to do it via money orders and then offered me more and wanted me to send them back a western union payment for the difference...
I was told by my assistant that your item is still for sale,i would have loved 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
francis
Hi ,
Your payment has been sent but there is something i think i must bring to your notice immediately. I just discovered there is an error in the payment sent to you. My assistant sent the payment meant for another item thats more expensive than yours. I have called the post office to see if they could retrieve it but nothing positive. I really dont know what to do now. Please and Please, you can go ahead and cash out the Money Order at your Bank when you receive it, deduct your payment and send the balance via western union to the details i will provide you with. Can i trust you to do that for me?
francis
francisconelly@divinestores.org
donovanconelly@gmail.com
Anonymous (not verified)
I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM MBBR1@MILLS-ST.COM
Thu, 2010/10/07 - 15:43Hi,
Thanks for your response. I'm going on a
vacation to London but I will instruct my
assistant to prepare and mail your payment
which I'm sure you will get in about 4 - 6
business days. I'll add $20 extra for the
delay. I'll pay by M O or cashier check so
send me your info (i.e full name, mailing
address and your phone number) so payment can
be mailed out immediately. I will also make
arrangement for pick-up which will be after
you must have received and cashed the payment.
Awaiting your info.
Thanks
D R S (not verified)
Mary Barrett - another Scam
Thu, 2010/10/07 - 18:03Me too -
Same scam - didn't even change the text much from one of the earlier examples.
Mary Barrett - The initial query just asked if "the item" was still available.
Is this what all the "work from home" jobs are??
Good luck to everyone trying to shut these jerks down.
after I confirmed the item was still available, I got this. I'm not going to bother to reply.
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Hi,
Thanks for your response. I'm going on a vacation to London but I will instruct my assistant to prepare and mail your payment which I'm sure you will get in about 4 - 6 business days. I'll add $20 extra for the delay. I'll pay by M O or cashier check so send me your info (i.e full name, mailing address and your phone number) so payment can be mailed out immediately. I will also make arrangement for pick-up which will be after you must have received and cashed the payment.
Awaiting your info.
Thanks
Anonymous (not verified)
craigslist scammer
Fri, 2010/10/08 - 10:04"I was told by my assistant that your item is still available for sale,i would have love to come and see it,but my scheduled 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 some else.I don't mind adding ($20) dollars so you can keep it in my favor,you should get your payment in 7-9 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"
from email
bradjames@divinestores.org
i told whomever this was that i'm not an idiot, what would your parents think?, and i will pray for you. :)
JER (not verified)
Craigslist scammer
Thu, 2010/10/14 - 23:36You were too kind to this idiot. I emailed him/her and told them what an asshole they are.
Anonymous (not verified)
wow
Fri, 2010/10/15 - 16:07I got this exact same email from "Stanley Carvin, email carvin000@divinestores.org". Word for word. Punctuation and everything exactly the same. They can't even change the wording up a little? I wish there was a way to deter these people, I really just need to sell this stuff. Ugh.
Anonymous (not verified)
Same type of scam
Sun, 2010/10/10 - 17:43I think it is more than a person who are using oceanographer scam. We were selling furniture and they only want paypal. If I didn't read this site, I would have almost provided my paypal info.
Don't sell anyone who is "in the sea", "out of town", "paypal only". I think it is international scam and it is not easy to trace them.
Please be careful!!!
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