Craigslist Scam: Cheque and Western Union For More Than Amount

This is what they sent me, I didn't even reply.

Sorry for the late response. Please I don't have time to come have a look cause of my Job transfer, I'll take care of that by engaging the services of a mover hence I'll be sending a check to cover the cost and it'll be delivered via United Parcel Service, so I'll need you to provide me with the following information below to facilitate the mailing of the check, be aware that UPS does not deliver to P.O box addresses..

1.Your full name
2.Your mailing address be it residential or office
3.Your cellphone number.
4.Final Price

I'll have my mover come over for the pick up as soon as you have cashed the check. I'll appreciate it if you take down the ad from CL so as to be rest assured that I'm in hold of the item, I hope to read from you shortly.

Best Regards

This is an E-Mail I recieved this morning. It has gotten to the point when ever I get a responce from any one @gmail.com I automaticaly assume it's a SCAM

Hi there,

I'm going to need your service in cleaning my house .I've been out of Palmsprings since last weekend am now on a business trip with my family and i wont be back till the end of October and i don't want everything to look like a dusty and rough place upon my return so I've decided to contact you to see if you would be interested in taking care of the house. MAINLY GENERAL CLEANING FOR just twice for each month for the next 2 MONTHS... I am presently in Los angeles right now but i need your service at Palmsprings...

Thanks and do get back to me letting me know your charges and if you would be able to work continuous for 2 months.I would need some work reference from you and also where are you located.Its important you let me know where you are located so that i can figure out the distance.

please respond via my personal email mrkanthny0@gmail.com

NB:I won't give you the address of my place yet not until we've concluded on the
cleaning arrangements and the time your work will commence.This is my own security reasons and please bear with me.I can only tell you the area location and send you some pics.

Hope to hear from you soonest.

NOTE: No one lives there at the moment and not even a pet.

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Tomy Jones

3255 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90010-1404

206-666-5349

Someone using the name Kelly Rachael Daniel with the email address timiakeem01@gmail.com is posting a ad on Craigs List under the wanted section titled *$500 PAID WEEKLY for personal care for her sister that is moving to the area and wants to send the first weeks pay up front but also said in panic got the check wrong and included the Rental Agents fee so could I please just deduct that and wire transfer the money to them once recieved, pretty sure no one in there right mind would ask someone to.care for a family member without meeting them and paying up from I had the email address checked and it is on the scam list for severl different Craigs Lists Ads, using several different names. I told them to shove the check and dont bother with threats, I have already turned the info over to the authorities. Dont get screwed!

I answerd a Craigs List ad that was titled $500 Weekly Pay. It was sent from the email address timiakeem01@gmail.com using the name Kelly Rachael Daniel wanting to hire a home aide for her sister who was supposedly moving from PA to TX and would pay $500 a week, asked for my name, address, phone number, to sent my first weeks pay up front, then sent another.email saying she had by mistake added the Rental Agents fee in with mine and I should just cash the check and wire transfer the money to the rental agent. Hello who in the heck would blindly hire a stranger to care for a family member and send them money up front? Note: when something in life sounds too good to be true, it usually is! Dont get sucked in by this person! When I googled the email address it came up on this site with several different names used and several differnt kinds of scams for Craigs List, so beware!

hi, i am also a victim of this and i have a bit of a problem. I seem to have just recived the cash from another person other than they guy i have been talking to from the original email. i have the money in my hand as i type this and he wants me to send it to two different ppl in nigeria. i have come to find out obviously that this is a scam. whas wondering what i should do? was thinking of just keeping the money sense the transaction from western union already has my name as it being sent to me, so im screwed either way. Any advice anyone plz?

guy be careful of people wanting to rent your house if you are renting places. my mom almost got scammed but she realized something was wrong. i looked at the situation and could tell instantly it was a scam. emails were wierd and the way the person talked too. thank god we didnt send $2500 to some random "girl" claiming her mom died.

From: "mikerogers655@gmail.com" and Timothy Olson

Hello,

My names is Timothy Olson from UK,i have being in US for over 7years before i
relocated to United Kingdom..Kindly check if we can use 5 nights (OCTOBER 4
-8) at your place. I want you to email me the availability date and the cost.We
are 2, My Wife and I we got married resently and we like to visit US for our
honeymoon. we dont smoke and we dont drink neither do we have pets...

Timothy Olson.

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Hi Timothy,
I am the person in charge of renting the house.

The rent for a short term lease is $2500 for just a week rental ( long term is
$2700).

Are you still interested? Let me know.

We take a $500 cleaning depo that is completely refundable if the place is
cleaned by you or we use it to clean the place and send you the balance.

Since it is so close to Oct 4th I would have to have send the payment in full to
the address Below:
OMITTED

Check made payable to OMITED

Regards,

Bob

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Timothy Olson

Thanks for your prompt response,I am sorry for not responding sooner,
i have discussed with my wife about this and we have agreed to use
your place for the available date and as for the cost, we are alright
with it. As i told you ealiear that i worked for a company in {US}
and the company said they wanna be responsible for all our travelling
expenses on our Honeymoon as a wedding gift and
they have promised to send you a certified check for the reservation,
as soon as you have penned these dates down for us.

Do email me your** Full Name, Physical Address, Home and cell phone
number so that the payment can be mailed out to you
first thing tomorrow morning.

Below is our details for our reservation

TIMOTHY OLSON
ADDRESS.18 KING WILLIAM STREET,
LONDON, EC4N 7BP
UNITED KINGDOM

Waiting to read from you asap .have a wonderful day.

Timothy Olson

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Hi Tim,

Send the check to: Robert XXXXXXXXX, 64-894 VVVVVV XXXXXXXX Ave, GGGGGGGG, CA
92270 (Data OMITED)

Phone: 1 310.735.0099

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Timothy Olson

Thanks for the info you provided for the payment.. I just want to get
you inform that the payment will be send to you today in which the
tracking number that cover the payment will also be forward to you
here for the confirmation that the payment is on the way and you can
also know when and time to expect it...I will be very happy if you
could tell me little things about the unit.

I will be looking forward to read from you about the question i ask you

Warm Regards

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HERE IS THE SCAM!! LMFAO

Timothy Olson

Hello,

How are you doing today? it's been due to my tight schedule, I am
pleased to inform you that the funds for our reservstion has been
delivered to you..Here is the fedex tracking number for the payment
for the confirmation (504493748424 ) the check is sum of $4500.

However,there is a mistake on the check,our feeding and traveling
expenses was included in the check for our booking. This was suppose
to come in a different check and not in the one for our booking.

But since it has been sent to you, i want you to get it cashed or
deposited it to your bank and deduct the full cost of our booking and
also deduct $100 for your runnings around i'm cause you to do this
for me and send the rest to our travelling agent via Western Union
money transfer so that we can make all necessary things we need to do
with it pending the time of our arrival.

I hope you understand this and we can be able to depend on you..We
can't wait to meet you.

Deduct Western Union Charges from the rest money and wire the
remaining to our travel agent in Michigan.

Here is our travel agent info to wire the rest of the money to after
you deduct your money and make sure you send it by Western Union Money
in Minutes;

Receiver's Name........Alicia Dillion
Address............................24041 Huron river drive,
City......................................New boston
State..................................Michigan
Zip Code...........................48164

As soon as you wire the funds to him at western union, kindly make
sure you get back to me with all the WU following info so that i can
forward it to our travel agent to start working on our fligth document
immediately...

..........Sender's name and address
..........Total amount sent after deduction of western union charges
..........The Western Union Mtcn #.

I will be looking forward to read back from you asap.

Thanks and have a wonderful day.

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Hi Tim,

My Manager said he got it just in time. Things are very busy out here and since
you will be out here in a few days,
I will just have the extra money in an envelope when you get into town.
Bob will give it to you upon your arrival.
That way we can save your WU fees and the hassle etc.

Regards,

Bob

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Timothy Olson

Thanks for your honest with me...But i want you to deduct your full
cost for our reservation and also deduct $100 for your runings around
am going to cost doing this to me and get the left funds wire to our
travel agent via western union...Also i want you to deduct western
union charges from the money you are sending to our travel
agen..Travel agent need the money to start working on our flight
document.

Again below is travel agent info to send money

Receiver's Name........Alicia Dillion
Address............................24041 Huron river drive,
City......................................New boston
State..................................Michigan
Zip Code...........................48164

As soon as you wire the funds to him at western union, kindly make
sure you get back to me with all the WU following info so that i can
forward it to our travel agent to start working on our fligth document
immediately...

..........Sender's name and address
..........Total amount sent after deduction of western union charges
..........The Western Union Mtcn #.

I will be looking forward to read back from you asap.

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I just called the manager... he will need to call the travel agent's telephone
number to call directly to take care of the situation.

Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android

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Tim,

I just spoke with Mike, since we haven't got the tel number of the Travel agent,
he said just have
them re-issues a new check for the correct amount.

Please send It asap because we are short on time.

Regards,

Bob

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Timothy Olson

Why do you need travel agent number? More so you dont have anything to
do with travel agent..I want you to get the check deposit to your
account and get back to me.

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Tim

If we are sending money to the travel agent we have something to do with them.
In that case please send us a check for the correct amount. That way we can keep
our rental account straight as the taxes with not balence at the end of the year
anyway.

Bob

Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android

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Timothy Olson

I want you to send the payment back ..get back to me asap.

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Hi Tim,

What is the problem, did you change your plans?

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Timothy Olson

No,am not change my plans...But you dont have any thing to do with our
travel agent number...All you need to do is deduct your money for our
reservattion and deduct $100 for your urunings arround and wire the
left money to our trave agent via westrrn union ..i want you to get
back to me so that i can know when you will send the left money...

Thanks

!!!!!!!!!!!!! And fun never ends for these greedy bastards. Im still fucking
with them...

So, If you ever get hit up by some scumbags, fuck with them and play them. It
loads of fun! and they deserve it... Plus he had to pay to Fedex to over-night
a fake check... haha