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)
craigslist --Gmail scammer
Wed, 2011/12/14 - 18:28this person offered to send someone to look at the car we had for sale..he or she used this email after first emailing through the Craiglist-private email- sierabrown.cash@gmail.com.
First they wanted us to set up a Paypal Account so they could pay for it after they saw it..their grammar was off too..sounded foreign.. we didn't reply .
Anonymous (not verified)
Beware - Seira Brown is in town.
Sun, 2012/01/15 - 07:32I was trying to sell my car on craiglist and here is the email from sierabrown.cash@gmail.com:
Hi There,
Thanks for mailing back,i am an oceanographer and i am buying this for
Dad,And i can only pay through paypal at the moment as i do not have
access to my bank account online,but i have it attached to my paypal
account, and this is why i insisted on using paypal to pay,all i will
need is your paypal email address to make the payments,as you do not
have a paypal account yet,its pretty easy to set one up at
www.paypal.com,The contract is strictly no call due to the lack of
reception on the sea area. i will be expecting your email.I have a
pick up agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been
sorted,and ill like to see more pics of it.
Your paypal email id
Your zip code for pickup
Firm Price
Cheers
--
Do you still have this item for sale?
Siera Brown
Anonymous (not verified)
Craigslist Scammer
Fri, 2011/12/16 - 16:45Ricky Garcia - femoracool@googlemail.com
Craigslist scammer - offered to pay more than my daughter was asking for her item in California. Send a check by Fedex for $2950 for the item costing $150. We were to return the remainder by money order to his moving company (in Colorado). Checked out the mailing address which did not fit (residential address). The bank flagged the check as fraudulent and shut the thing down. Beware...
Anonymous (not verified)
Ricky Garcia is a Scammer
Mon, 2012/04/30 - 15:20I got a reply from this asshole this past weekend. I was selling my bike on Craigslist and he not only offered my asking price but an extra $50 for removing the ad off of Craigslist. said he was out of the country and would have someone pickup the item for him once the cashier check cleared. After emailing him back to call or text me he kept insisting on sending him my home address and phone number. I looked up his name and email [Ricky Garcia (femoracool@googlemail.com)]on Google and the first thing that came up was this site and fraudulent claims based on this info. Replied "Ricky" back by telling him to either to pay up in person with cash or fuck off.
Anyone posting items on Craigslist getting a reply from a "Ricky Garcia" beware. This guy is a Fraud. I Almost fell for it.
Thanks goes out to this BBS and The Baheyeldin Dynasty for the heads up.
Diwakar Methil (not verified)
Writing scam
Sat, 2012/01/07 - 07:28I am a content writer. I saw an ad in Craiglist from one Adam Britt. He asked me to write 12 articles on gambling at $0.025 a word. At first I wrote one article and submitted to him and he said it is OK and asked me to complete the set. I sent those articles and he okayed it and sent another 12 to write. He said payment will be made on every 30th. He okayed the second set too and asked me for payment details. That's the last mail I received from. He scammed me for over $400. Now he is blocking all my mail. I have only his e-mail address to go by and it is adam.britt@universalgambling.net
Being scammed i... (not verified)
Being scammed in Portland by those who want to by my iphone
Thu, 2012/01/12 - 17:53Here's the list of scammers. Watch out. Seller beware.
Wang Wuyin wangwuyin@gmail.com
reply-to wangwuyin@gmail.com
to seller
date Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 11:55 AM
subject Re: iPhone 3GS 16gb ATT Outstanding Condition Like New - $225 (NW Portland)
mailed-by gmail.com
signed-by gmail.com
Important mainly because of your interaction with messages in the conversation.
hide details 11:55 AM (2 hours ago)
Thanks for your mail,i am buying the item for my cousin who school in
United State (USA).i will add $60 for shipping,i would have done it
local transaction
but i am out of town presently... you can get back to me with your PayPal
email account so i can pay now. Hope to hear from you.
Best Regard
Anonymous (not verified)
WANG
Sun, 2012/04/08 - 19:15he is trying to buy from me. but now that i see this im scared whats gonna happen
Anonymous (not verified)
same scam...
Mon, 2012/01/23 - 14:20two email addresses to ad to the beware list....
lxrmnd45@gmail.com (James Brown)
RollandMoore200@googlemail.com (Barry McNish)
Daniele (not verified)
Siera brown scam
Mon, 2012/01/23 - 20:12Hi there, Thank you for getting back to me.Can you assure me that the
vehicle is in good state and that i will not be disappointed with
it.I'm ready to pay your asking price and to be honest, i wanted to
buy this for my Dad and he is a mechanic, but the issue is I'm a
marine biologist and i do have a contract to go for which starts
tomorrow and am leaving any moment from now.The contract is strictly
no call due to the lack of reception on the sea area. But I'm able to
access email anytime as we will make use of laptop so my only quickest
payment option is PayPal as i can send money via PayPal anytime.Since
I'm requesting this transaction to be done via PayPal, i will be
responsible for all the pay pal fee/charges on this transaction and if
you don't have an account with paypal,its pretty easy, safe and
secured to open one. Just log on to www.paypal.com. I hope we can make
the purchase as fast as possible? I have a mover that will come for it
once payment clears and they will be handling the title for me. So i
look forward to hear from you.
Your PayPal e-Mail Address :
Full name:
Firm Price:
Anonymous (not verified)
More scammers
Tue, 2012/01/24 - 15:19I just got this email today:
chun.lee chun.lee38@gmail.com
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Hello
I really appreciate your response to my email.I want you to consider
it sold, pls do withdraw the advert from craigslist to avoid
disturbance.I want you to know that i will be paying via bank
certified check .I will like you to provide me with the following.
information to facilitate the mailing of the check to you .
1.....Full name to write on the check
2.....Full Physical address to post the check
3.....City, State and Zip Code
4.....Home & Cell Phone to contact you
*** Note that the payment will be shipped to your address via UPS NEXT
DAY SERVICE and I will like you to know that you will not be
responsible for shipping i will have my mover come over as soon as you
have cashed the check** Thanks
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Really....really....? I wrote back and said, "Absolutely! Would you like my social security number and bank account information, as well?" I'm so snarky. I hate these types. What do these people DO with their lives???!!!
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