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)
Williams Gulder also tried to
Sat, 2011/05/14 - 17:57Williams Gulder also tried to scam me this week, saying all he needed was my paypal email address.
Anonymous (not verified)
Yet another low-life. "On
Tue, 2011/05/17 - 01:12Yet another low-life.
"On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 1:00 AM, willson bishop wrote:
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
"
Other names/emails used:
Willson Bishop
yuiopredsa@gmail.com
There has to be a way to nail these guys, but I suppose educating potential victims is pretty valuable.
Anonymous (not verified)
i posted an ad for a bike
Fri, 2011/08/26 - 16:11i posted an ad for a bike sale. I went and google their address and found it was little fishy
Anonymous (not verified)
LOL the same guy e-mail me
Thu, 2011/09/01 - 17:29LOL the same guy e-mail me but I was able to string him along and get is real number, give him a call at (858) 427-6421
Anonymous (not verified)
And this Wilson Bishop dude is still going.
Fri, 2011/09/02 - 14:44Same email was sent to me, I have never been scammed before, so I had no idea what his or her deal was. This went as far as him/her sending me the money order to a PO Box, but when I saw the huge amount on the MO & the fact that this person was "trusting" me to return the overpaid amount, it was clear it was a scam. This happened today, and I'm so glad I looked up information about scams and suddenly came across this posting about "Wilson Bishop" and his London trip story. The other email he/ she is using is:
Name: Nicole bishop
Email: fmjohnson90@gmail.com
Address: 24 Shelton Street
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Zip Code: WC2H 9UB
Hope no one else falls for this shit.
Anonymous (not verified)
Wilson Bishop is on a roll...
Thu, 2011/09/08 - 13:59Same dude tried to scam me today!!!:
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)
5 more scammers to look out for
Tue, 2011/05/17 - 17:30I posted an item on Craigslist and have had 5 e-mail responses even though the add very clearly states e-mails will be ignored!
James Burrow: sent me 2 different emails with different addresses promising to give me more money than I was asking (the common scam) and even sent a phone number!
kidvagu@gmail
nicksenko@gmail
214-838-1908
Paul Redford: same scam as above!
lonelyhome03@gmail
rebj332@gmail
Faulkner Prestoni: Gave me a phone number whose area code isn't even located in North America. I received a "warning e-mail about people sending you numbers with this area code and if you
call it, you could be stuck with a phone bill of THOUSANDS of dollars that you must pay because you called the number! (verified) it is the 390 area code DO NOT CALL!
The number he gave me was 390-345-9310
Leslie (not verified)
Paul Redford
Sun, 2011/05/29 - 13:47This guy ever pay you? He sent me an email offering $50 more then I was asking. Said he was out of town and would send me a check. Thought I'd look him up. Guess it's a good thing I did.
Anonymous (not verified)
Paul Redford
Wed, 2011/06/08 - 00:16I followed through with his requests thinking he was a real buyer
he sent me 1250 dollars when i only asked for 300 and when I cashed his check it went through
should i be worried?
Anonymous (not verified)
Did anything happen after you
Tue, 2012/06/12 - 21:57Did anything happen after you cashed the check?
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