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)
watch out for these suckers
Sun, 2010/11/14 - 10:51from jimstoress00@divinestores.or
and his "assistant" ranksonly@gmail.com
Why nobody catch these sorry ass spending their time doing nothing but cheating around at craigslist?
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 by CHECK 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 ($80) dollars so you can keep it in my favor,you should get your payment in 4-5 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
Mike D (not verified)
Here's what Simone Guy aka simoneguy01@divinestores.org did
Sun, 2010/11/14 - 18:18Obviously the same jerk that thinks he is getting away with some kind of a scam. Unbelievable! Sounds like a Nigerian scam of some sort.
-----Original Message-----
From: Simone Guy
To:**********@mail.com
Sent: Sun, Nov 14, 2010 1:49 pm
Hello
My assistant told me that you still have the item 4 sale, I will pay your asking price. I will likely make payment by check as its the only way I can pay you at the moment (I am actually out of the States on a business trip). I will make arrangement for pick-up after payment have been received by you. I dont mind adding a little extra fifty ($50) dollars so you can keep it in my favour.you should get your payment in 4-6 working days, Please keep it in my favor. Kindly reply with your full name,cell phone number,and address where payment should be sent,i will appreciate if you can get the ad off craigslist so i can be sure you are keeping it in my favor .
Awaiting your reply.
Best Regards
Anonymous (not verified)
Don't these people have a
Mon, 2010/11/15 - 07:31Don't these people have a life or any morals what so ever? I was looking to sell hockey tickets on craigslist...
Thanks for your reply concerning my inquiry. I am quite comfortable .I will add $30 to the purchase price... for you to hold it for me,Please provide your full name, Address and your Phone number so that I can send your payment.I will be paying you by a Money Order. It will take 2 -3 days for the payment to get to you,As for delivery, I will make arrangements for the pick-up after you have received payment,If this meets your approval, kindly get back to me, as soon as possible, with your name, phone # and mailing address where payment will be sent, that I can have my assistant get the Money Order ready, No P O Box please because fedex will not deliver in thereso Note: As soon as you have your money in hand, we can talk about the picking up of the item. I would like you to take the posting off craigslist.org today and consider is sold to me.
Rudy...
Anonymous (not verified)
I was trying to buy hockey
Mon, 2010/11/15 - 07:33I was trying to buy hockey tickets and this is one scam I came across. Ebay does not do this sort of transaction.
If you are interested to buy these tickets i will do this deal only trough eBay.In order to start the transaction i will need your full name, address and your eBay id.They will send you an invoice how to purchase the tickets from me.(You will be sending the money to an eBay agent.After the payment is sent i will send the tickets to you.eBay will release the funds to me ONLY AFTER you will send them the confirmation that you received the tickets and they are real).
I will ship them via UPS overnight.I will pay shipping.
I will wait your reply.
Thank You !
Anonymous (not verified)
same craiglist scam just sent to me
Mon, 2010/11/15 - 09:13I'm glad you still have it 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 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.ThanksMartin
The scary thing is I gave my address and name what can they use it for? Could they be trying to do identity theft? I am so freaked out right now
Anonymous (not verified)
craigslist scam
Mon, 2010/11/15 - 13:13I put out an ad about my guitar for sale and this is what I got from a man named "Adam Wilson" too sketchy for me.
I'm glad you still have it 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 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
Wilson
Anonymous (not verified)
Wasn't sure what to do so I
Mon, 2010/11/15 - 23:57Wasn't sure what to do so I just told him "Sorry, I only accept cash"
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
His name was:
James Bielema
His email was:
jamesb@divinestores.org
Anonymous (not verified)
Craigslist scam
Wed, 2010/11/17 - 14:23Here is another scammer's email address: wilsonstores@divinestores.org
Anonymous (not verified)
VERY WORRIED
Tue, 2010/11/16 - 22:49I got the same message from James Bielema and I didn't want to send back a message, however my husband thought it was legit and I responded. What should I look out for?
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.
I subsequently responded that I knew this was a scame and if he sent anything - the police would be waiting.
Anonymous (not verified)
Because I was bored I wrote
Thu, 2010/11/25 - 09:07Because I was bored I wrote this to my "Kevin". I generally save stupid stuff like this in my "stupid stuff" folder so I can cut and paste to respond to idiots like "Kevin". That's if I don't just delete the emails first. Craigs List is so full of BS it's best to be wary of anything other than cash transactions. So I wrote:
Mr. Kevin,
I will have my assistant contact your assistant. But first I have to find my assistant's assistant to assist him in the contact arrangement. Due to your generous offer I will subtract the "extra" twenty dollars from the asking price and sell the items to you for what the original ad says, after you have come here and paid for them of course, by cash only!
I do not accept personal checks, Money Orders, or cashiers checks. Please send contact info so our "assistants" can setup this most important transaction. I need to vacation to Nigeria to find a barrister so please hurry.
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