Another scam via Craigslist: offering more than asking price

Same comments as all the above. New name to add the the lists: John Anthony or patricia Perez

On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 3:27 PM, John Anthony wrote:

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
John

same sketchy story from scott@divinestores.org..
(mailed out extra payment by mistake by his/her assistant and wanted the extra payment returned via Western Union)

Found this website in time!! Thank you all...

This time for a trash compactor listing:

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

After falling for this and taking the appliance off Craigslist the following reply came:
Your payment will be sent ASAP please consider it sold. I will appreciate if the ad is taken off craigslist so i can be sure you are keeping it in my favor.

Then:
I urgently have to bring something to your notice. I just found out that my Assistant overpaid you. The payment meant for another transaction was made out in your name and sent to you. However I want to believe I wont have a problem with you on this. Once you receive the payment, Please proceed to the bank and cash the payment, deduct your money and send back the balance to me via western union. So I can proceed with arrangement for pick-up. Once more, I hope I can fully trust you with this? I will await your response on this so my mind can be at rest.
Thanks

He doesn't even attempt a name change after all this effort. Dishonest and LAZY!

Are these money orders legitimate? No one has really answered what happens when they try to cash these.

This was the name they used & what was in the email. I knew right off that it was fake because of the reply I got back to see if it was a real person or not.

Scott Nicole"

I to was also selling something..I replied to see if it was a real person & they emailed back & I got this

Scott Nicole"

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