I recently listed a car for sale on craigslist and other local classified ad services.This is one reply I got, which is clearly an attempt at scamming:
From: Dave Smith <goldenwum12@yahoo.com>Subject: [The title of the classified ad for the car]Hello,I just viewed your car posting on craigslist and i have interest on it i will like to know the present condition and two more pictures of the car before i proceed with the transaction.Thanks
Problem is, the scammer is not very smart. I did not posted pictures to begin with, so there are no more pictures. So, I sent this reply:
From: meTo: Dave Smith <goldenwum12@yahoo.com>Pictures attached.
I intentionally did not attach any pictures. A genuine buyer would have noticed this of course. Instead, the scammer proceeded with the next step, revealing his true intent:
From Dave Smith <goldenwum12@yahoo.com>To: meHello,Thanks for your reply i got all your information about the car and am ok with it, i will be making your payment today i need your full name and address to make your payment today through electronic check i will handle the shipment myself.All what you need about the mode of payment is to get a Blank check paper and magnetic versa ink to print the check, the check will be sent to your email and you get it printed from it. You can get this materials from the following stores.1. Office Depot2. Office Max3. Staples Store 4. Stationery Store5. Compusa.When you get this materials you can print the check out and immediately after the printing you can then get the check cashed at your Bank or any bank of america branch around you I will wait for you to confirm and clear the check.The payment will be in excess as i will want you to contact my shipper with the excess fund for shipping the car after you must have confirmed and cashed the check.i will wait for your bank to clear the check so you can deduct your own money and send the excess fund to the shipper via Western Union Money Transfer so as to cover the cost of shipping the car from your place to it's destination. I will add extra 100$ for the purchasing of check paper and magnetic versa ink.For more information about the mode of payment you can check the website www.qchex.com and know more about it .Dont worry i will handle the shipping myself with my shipper. you can IM on this ID goldenwum10@yahoo.com or call me on 9145954296 for more information.Thanks and God Bless
This is a classic scam where a fake cheque is sent to the victim for more than the amount owed, and the difference is to be wired to the scammer.
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Anonymous (not verified)
BEWARE OF BARRY!!! ....Denrico01@aol.com
Thu, 2011/10/06 - 18:41I am glad that I decided to search his email address before doing anything. It was really funny to me that he spoke broken english and was so persistant. It immediately threw up a red flag. This is what he sent to me. from the bottom up....havent heard back from him.
Hi Barry, where are located? Is this email the one that your PayPal account is attached to? I will send an invoice.
Thanks
On Thu Oct 6th, 2011 12:56 PM CDT Denrico01@aol.com wrote:
>Okay,
>I am willing to purchase the jewelry as a present gift,for my friend
>wedding coming very soon ,i will pay you via paypal the faster and secure
>payment,you can attach me the picture and log to (_https://www.paypal.com/cy_
>(https://www.paypal.com/cy) ) to read on how paypal work and how to sign up
>personal account,I will probably need your Paypal email address or send
>invoice payment so i can proceed with payment,i am going to add $50 to your
>asking price to cover shipping cost via REGISTER MAIL SERVICE OF USPS POST
>OFFICE AND INSURE.Await to hear from you with the paypal info,.
>
>Thank you very much
FROM ME:Message body
Hi Barry. Yes, I still have it for sale
FROM BARRY: Did you still have this item for sales?Please get back to me at denrico01@aol.com
Thanks
Barry Wood
Anonymous (not verified)
thanks for the info...he just
Fri, 2011/12/09 - 18:27thanks for the info...he just contacted me and I know not to even bother with him now.
Anonymous (not verified)
Craigslist scam
Thu, 2011/12/29 - 03:49Thank you all so much for posting! This is months later and he's still using denrico01@aol.com. I was advertising something for sale in jewelry on craigslist. He sent me an email and wanted to pay me through alert pay. First I went to alertpay.com and read their policies. They say they are not responsible for charge backs and if you don't give the money back, they will take you to collections. Then I decided to google the email address and all this came up. Thanks everyone!
J-Dub (not verified)
New name -- Same E-mail
Wed, 2012/01/11 - 06:42Now calls himself Anthony Denies (aren't any "Denies" in the local phone book) and filters his e-mail through Gmail (manymen004@gmail.com; on behalf of; Anthony Denies ). Probably so he won't get so much spam!!! Muuahhahaha!
Russ (not verified)
Still at it: Hope this item
Sun, 2011/07/24 - 20:32Still at it:
Hope this item is for sales?Get back to me
Thanks
Reply to: denrico02@aol.com
Barry Wood
Deputy Welfare Officer.
35631.110 West College Street
Then later replies with
Denrico02@aol.com
show details 3:17 PM (4 hours ago)
Okay,
I am still willing to purchase the Jewelry from you cause i need a present gift to my Colleague for their forthcoming wedding ceremony which is around the corner,i will get you pay via paypal faster and secure payment for not to delaying the transaction,log to www.paypal.com and sign up with personal account,you can send me paypal invoice payment request or your paypal Name and email address to send the money.Please include your last asking price, I will add $50 to cover EMS EXPRESS MAIL SERVICE OF USPS POST OFFICE.Await to hear from you with the paypal info.
Thank you very much
Kasey (not verified)
Barry Wood
Thu, 2011/07/28 - 12:28Barry wood is still at it and used the email denrico02@aol.com he wanted to buy two wedding bands that i have listed on craigslist and pay via paypal plus 50 for shipping I did not fall for his scam and then i googled him and came accross this website thank you so much for posting this for i have never used paypal before and thats y i told him no! This is what he said.
Barry Wood: Hope this item is for sales?Get back to me
Me: Yes both rings are still for sale.
Barry Wood: Okay, I am still willing to purchase the Jewlry from you cause I need a present gift to my colleague for their forthcoming wedding ceremony which is around the corner, i will get you pay via paypal faster and secure payment for not to delaying the transaction, log to www.paypal.com ans sign up with personal account, you can send me paypal invoice playment request or your paypal Name and email address to send the money. Please include your last asking price, I will add $50to cover REGISTER MAIL SERVICE OF USPS POST OFFICE OR EMS MAIL SERVICE. Await to hear from you with the paypal info. Thank you very much
Me: Sorry I only do cash locally
and he never replyed back!
now that i have read all that i have on this website I am going back to my email and reporting him!!!
Claudia (not verified)
Craigslist spam!
Wed, 2013/12/18 - 16:41This guy Barry Wood emailed me about a diamond ring I was selling. He said his uncle would like to buy it and to email him at denrico02@aol.com!!! This guy said he wanted the ring. I realized then, I accidentally never posted pics of the ring. I knew then something was up. Who would want to buy an expensive ring never seeing it? I asked him if he wanted a pic, he responded about something totally different. Each email he kept asking for my paypal. Never answered any of my questions just wanted me to get on paypal right away.
Anonymous (not verified)
scam
Sun, 2011/06/05 - 21:40I had the same thing today.. He wanted me to dopay pal and send him My wedding ring I had for sale on craigslist. Good try buddy
Anonymous (not verified)
This just happened to me
Fri, 2011/06/10 - 11:06This just happened to me today, too! Very sad! I don't understand why CraigsList does not put him on a black list! Thanks for your postings, it saved me a lot of money!
Anonymous (not verified)
Haha wow i just got an email
Mon, 2011/06/27 - 12:35Haha wow i just got an email from him as well, seriously lol i just typed his name in google and i found this how far does he think he is going to get.
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