Another scam via Craigslist: offering more than asking price

Similar scams on craigslist involving these names/emails

alex conelly/conelly.alex7@gmail.com
Francis Conelly/francisconelly@divinestores.org

Both unisex names where one called the other his/her assistant. Same last name? What losers.

From: Simone Guy
Subject: Re: Casa Rustica Armoire - $500 (Hackensack, NJ)

Hello

Good day and hope you are doing great?.My assistant told me that you still have the item for sale. I am willing to pay your asking price,You will receive your payment in 4-6 working days,i would have loved to come and see it in person but due to the busy nature of my job that wont permit me,i will be making payment by money order or check and i will be needing your phone number, full name, address or p.o box address to make the payment to as i do not want to lose this sales to other potential buyers,if you will keep it in my favour,i dont mind adding thirty ($30) dollar for the delay.pick-up wont be a problem as i already have an arrangement for that once you receive payment.
Awaiting your reply
Thanks.

Here's another one to add to the growing list..

kevincares0070@divinestores.org
This is from Kevin John...

Hi,
Good to hear back from you. my assistant just told me that your items is still available for sale,i am willing to pay your asking price. I will be paying you by money order as its the only way I can pay you at the moment. I would have loved to come take a look but I am presently out of town on an assignment. I will not be back in town soon. I don't mind adding an extra fifty dollars so you can keep it in my favor, Please send me some pictures. I hope it is in good condition. Reply with your full name, cell phone number, and address where payment should be sent.I will let you know how I intend to go about the pick-up. Please take the posting off craigs list today and consider it sold to me.
Expecting to hear from you soon.
Thanks.

I wish someone would kill this little pecker!

His email from 10/20:

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Marvin Clinton
Date: Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: Beautiful wood queen-size bed frame (free nightstand) - $100 (Chelsea)
To:

I was told by my assistant that your item is still 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

This is the stuff I got from this guy:
Subject: Re: iMac G4 (Older) - $200 (Williamsburg)
From: "Marvin Clinton"
Date: Wed, October 20, 2010 10:53 am
To: "Scorpion"
Priority: Normal
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I was told by my assistant that your item is still 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

And the second e-mail:
Subject: Re: iMac G4 (Older) - $200 (Williamsburg)
From: "Marvin Clinton"
Date: Thu, October 21, 2010 7:37 am
To: scorpion@jadedscorpion.com
Priority: Normal
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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?
Marvin

Now that I know, I'm putting my item back up for sale, and telling this guy to go fuck himself.

This address is a known scammer: Antak471@gmail.com

This is a second address used by the same scammer: lindamark.mark4@gmail.com

Emailed me using the "lindamark" address, inquiring about my item. Told me would like to purchase. I replied "yes, it's still available". The second reply came from the "Antak471" address with some story about not being able to pay cash but only by mailed check. And could not come by because of work time frame.. yada yada.. Raised flags and did a little research.

I wrote them back a nice, harsh reply. I got a chuckle out of it so.. all is good. :)

Friends:
As of Oct. 22, 2010 this Scammer -- or others like him -- is still operating. Below is a reply to my ad on Craigslist. My item was listed for $375. I routinely get a scam reply to my more expensive items for sale. I will now forward this to a number of Consumer Fraud Organizations.
Beware!

From: Alberto Turner

I was told by my assistant that your item is still 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

I just got the same thing today 10-22-2010, received an e-mail 2 days ago asking me to consider item sold, and please take the ad off Craigs lists. Today`s e-mail says Whoops, over paid!, go ahead and cash the money order and send the balance Western Union to information that will be sent shortly, I`m guessing the payment will arrive in today/Saturday`s mail. (of course the banks & Post Office will be closed by then) Then, in order to "prove trust" I will be asked to do the WesternUnion refund

Immediately. My first e-mail came from: PAULJESSICA@gmail, 2nd came from: jonathoneric@ divinestores.org

This didn't sit right with me so I did some investigating on-line and found all of these comments. I reported the guy to Craigslist.

Beware - colejam@aol.com

Hello,
Thanks for the swift response, just to let you know that am okay
with the condition and price of the item, am ready for its purchase
and my form of payment will be by sending you Check via UPS next day
delivery................
I'll be responsible for the pick-up and the pick up money will be
included in your payment to avoid delay and to enable pick up company
to schedule an appropriate time for the pick-up at your location after
check has been cashed,as i have other
properties to be moved alongside
with yours.
I would have really love to come for the viewing but due to my work
frame that might not be possible,but if you have the pics,might want
to have a good look. Please do get back to me with your full name and
address including your cell and land number so i can make out payment............
Regards.
James....
206-337-3328