Another scam via Craigslist: offering more than asking price

THEM::
I am intrested in buying your item. What is the working condition like? what is your firm price?

Sent from my iPhone 4

ME::Every thing is brand new, i used the kinect 3 times. and its been sitting in the box. the games are the same no damage and the head set is also new, got it in march.

ill take the head set off and that will make it 200. :)

THEM::Hello,

I am very grateful to hear back from you. I am a University Senior
lecturer residing in Texas.The (item) is for my son's
birthday gift,due to his brilliant performance,he was currently
transfered from Us to West Africa with his team on a research on Human
development under world Health Organization. I'll be paying you
through paypal. I will forward my son's residential address to you for
shipping as soon as the payment reaches you. Send me your paypal email
so that i will send the payment today.

NB: I will be paying you $275 for both the cost price and shipping
fee.Please get back to me so that i will proceed with the payment.

Best Regard.

Sent from my iPhone 4

ME::hi, i send you a paypal request. :)

THEM::Hello,

Thank you for your email. I want to let you know that i have sent the payment and i hope paypal have confirmed it.The money have already been deducted from my paypal account.Check your paypal email now, as soon as paypal contacts you with the confirmation of my payment, kindly go and send my son the package today via United States Postal Service (USPS) post office, make it prority mail and insure the package.
Below is my son's shipping address.

Name:Bethrand Chime
Address: 12 Ugwuaji Rd. MaryLand.,
City:Enugu
State:Enugu State
Zip Code:400001
Country:Nigeria.

Remain Bless!

ME::Hey,
im sorry that the transaction hasnt went through. i just recently made may paypal. and they still have to confirm my bank. it should take one more day. so plrese bear with us. :)

sincerely,
Brittany

THEM::The money have been deducted from my paypal account, Kindly go and ship the package while paypal credit you account. Please I am running out of patience, as I told you earlier, I want it to get there on time.

Please kindly write me that you have sent it.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

ME::Ive talk to paypal, my account wouldnt confirm im sure that ive gotten it all straightened out. what is the transaction number so we can move forward and i can send it today!.
hope to hear form you soon.

( there was no reply for the whole day soooo i typed in the address that she gave to me. and sure enough the first one caame up and its a scam, i was soooo pissed. because i dont like others to handle my money and i allowed paypal to have my account info.

this was my last email to them.)

ME::You fucking ass! this was a scam. i set up a whole paypal just for you to get something to your "son" when in reality i wont of gotten a payment anyways.
Is this you too>>>>>>>>>>>

Hello ,
Thank you for your email. I want to let you know that I have sent the payment and I hope pay pal have confirmed it. The money have already been Deducted from my pay pal account. Check your pay pal email now, as soon as pay pal contacts you with the confirmation of my payment, go and Send my boy the package today via United States Postal Service (USPS) post office, make it First class Express mail and insure the package. Below is my Boy’s
Shipping Address.
Name: Bob Emmanuel Davs
Address:12 Ugwuaji Rd. Maryland.
Country: Nigeria
State Enugu 400001
Thanks
Bob Edwards
____this is wahat i got from "paypal"
Dear ,
We hereby inform you that Bob Edwards has successfully made the payment using PayPal.This payment of $300.00USD has been CONFIRMED. We are here to inform you that you can now ship out the item he paid for and you should also send us the Shipping Tracking Number and the estimated number of days of arrival of the shipment for verification purpose. After this, your account will be processed within 48 - 72 hours of shipment and the fund will reflect in ( ) PayPal Account.

How many people have you scamed you fucking ass whole! i hate ppl like you.

maybe you should get a really job and stop fucking scaming people. you know i actually worked for this stuff and I dont respect you as a person if you can do that to someone. i have reported you. :) thank you have a fucking joyfilled day. cunt.

John Deere strike twice tonight!! be careful

Here it is July 9,2011 and "Scott Meads" is still out there. I received the same crap about leaving for London and assistant making a terrible mistake and sent me the funds intended for another purchase. He was sure that I would do the "HONEST" thing and send back the difference minus an amount to cover my inconvenience in this situation. Beware...beware...beware!! Interestingly enough he continues to E-Mail me asking where HIS funds are even though the mysterious sum he supposedly sent never arrived!!!!!

I am holding a check, looks pretty real, made out to me for $2850.00, for an item I wanted $500 for, all I have to do is send them the extra $2300.00. Well I knew it was a scam, when he said the person made the check our for the wrong amount. How would that happen I ask? Anyway I told them not to send the check as I was not interested in dealing with them, but they sent the check anyway, which I promptely put in an envelope and returned it to the address on the check, which is Rosemary & Ben Garza
Frank Webb
Capitol Theater
East Levee St
Brownsville, TX 78520
Well guess what the check was returned by the postoffice today as not deliverable, just as I thought and the person when I last emailed him said where did you send the check you don't even have my address, and he was mad at me, can you believe it. What a louse. The person whos email it was was something p smith I should have saved the address

To Continue with my scam story, the address of the person who tried to send me the $2850.00 for a $500.00 item is spttpppp@gmail.com
sounds like a real winner doesn't it.

Received offer from Justin Royle to purchase my camper shell sight unseen although he gives an address a thousand miles away. Seemed unrealistic, glad I saw this site before getting involved with this scammer.

I got one AGAIN. I give them my name and address, they send the check. The first thing I do is call the company on the check, ask them if they sent me a check for what ever the amount is on the check, they say no it is a scam we never sent that check and we closed our account because of more scams like this. Then they ask for a copy of the check. So I send it to them. Now I lead the scamer on, I tell them the address and name they told me to send the money to does not match. I go to search type in 411 and type in the information the scamer gave me, and no such person at that place. So I write the scam artist and he said do as your told send it follow instructions. Then I say No can do sorry. Oh boy do I get nasty emails, and I piss them off, then I tell them they are the scam artist and by sending me the check it cost them 14.00 and ha ha they just got scamed out of 14.00. I never hear from them again...

Cash and thats the only way to go. No money orders, No checks, cash. Period, cash and carry or forget it, move on to the next one.
If they send a check its a no sale, if they send you a money order it is a no sale.
If they come by to pick up the item with a money order, take them to the post office and let them cash it and give you cash, that is all there is to it. They do not get the item unless it is cash.
The police have to much to do and are not worried about people like that, you have to protect yourself. If they come by your home to pick something up get your camera, take a picture of their license plate, and of them, and of their car, then tell them cash only. Cash and carry. They will get scared the minute you have pictures of the plate/car and them, watch them run.
Good Luck.

Another Ad Scam Attempt

The Craiglist Ad

$550 / 1br - Affordable 1 bedroom apartments in Yonge & Finch - (Yonge & Finch)
hous-tbhzv-2489112008@craigslist.org
Close to Park, parks, shopping and restaurants. Minutes to public transportation and downtown toronto

The Autogenerated Imail Response

Regarding the apartment for rent in Yonge / Finch
From:
"Linda tobi"

Hello,
It is a great pleasure you are interested in my property.Thanks for your email and it is my gladness to hearing from you.I am the owner of the property you are making inquiry of.Actually I resided in the property with my family,such as my husband and my only daughter before and presently we had packed due to my missionary work transfer now situated at (WEST AFRICA,NIGERIA)and presently my house is still available for rent for $550 per month including the utilities like,washer dryer,and appliances,it is well furnished but you can also have it unfurnished if you like.Pls i want you to note that,i am a kind and honest man and also i spent a lot on my property that i want to give you for rent,so i will solicit for your absolute maintenance of this my property and want you to treat it as your own,is that taken,it is not the money that is the main problem that is why is very cheap but i want you to keep it tidy all the time so that i will be glad to see it neat when i come for a check up.I also want you to let me have trust in you as i always stand on my word.All i want you to do is to go ahead and view the property immediately. here is my number feel free to call me on this number 0112348084260502... or +2348084260502....let me know if you are intrested so that i can email you the rent application form so that you can fill them up then we can proceed further.the pictures are attached for you to see.

RENTAL AMOUNT...........$550

ADDRESS OF MY HOUSE.....7 Bishop Avenue,Ontario, M2M 4J4,Canada

STATUS OF MY HOUSE:AVAILABLE FOR MOVE IN.

LONG AND SHORT TERMS ARE BOTH ALLOWED..

ALL PETS ARE ALLOWED.(WELL BEHAVED).

Note:

When you respond to the ad, the reply you receive is fast & does not address the inquiries of your imail. It also is not sent by pressing the REPLY button in standard imail programs - there is no direct reference to your SUBJECT title - therefore is probably an autogenerated response

SCAM

If this person emails you, it is a scam. This is the email I recieved:

Thanks for the email.. well if you don't mind i will be sending you a certified money order for the item.. and for this to proceed. i will need your full name and address for immediate payment.. and as for the pickup of the item, as soon as the payment has been confirmed and you have been notified, i will send you a fedex shipping label and invoice which you will paste on the package and drop it off at any fedex location near you..
Thanks for getting back to me as soon as possible.
Hope to read from you soon.
Sent from my iPhone.