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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Jim & Irene (not verified)
money laundering scheme
Mon, 2008/06/09 - 01:57Our scammer has used nearly the identical message about sending the extra funds via Western Union on to another (out of state) person.
We unwittingly put the scammer's cashier check in our bank FOR COLLECTION and are waiting to see if the funds are good. We will most likely keep the amount the scammer is willing to pay for our item and send the rest back to the scammer (not the person he wants us to send it to) - if they can be found. If the scammer cannot be found or refuses to respond to us, we will turn it over to the law.
will have to wait to see what happens with his money and his next move.........
jim
Jim (not verified)
scammer is finished
Sat, 2008/06/14 - 01:40....to continue our story.
The scammer's $3200 cashier check BOUNCED! and is being returned. Meanwhile, we played around with the scammer pretending we had the money. He apparently believed this even though he must have known the check was bad. His mover even contacted us with a very fancy, professional looking email page to ask about the money we were to send. We told him we would send it Paypal instead of MoneyGram and asked for his business license!
The scammer finally became really threatening with: if you do not send my balance out to the mover, i will take legal action. i know you understand what i mean..... i will have to involve the police and the FBI if possible
(lol....notice how good his usually bad English is here!)
We were finally tired of playing with this idiot, so we wrote back:
my bank has just sent me this notice:
We have been notified that an item deposited to your account will be returned to Bank of America unpaid.
Item amount: $3,200
written by: DOMAIN SYSTEMS, INC.
....Explain that to the FBI and the police!
in good faith, & praise Allah....
Irene
So far, this moron has not written to us......what can he say? There is no money and never was so I do not expect the police will bother with this crime.
Notgonna Fallforit (not verified)
Craigslist Scam
Wed, 2007/09/12 - 00:36Look at this email. Does he or she think "we" in the US are this stupid!!!
Hello micheal
Thanks very much for your email and letting me know its available, I Would like to let you know that I have a Problems With my Ears.The reason I am sending you this email is to make final reconfirmation of the KX Light 51cm and also to let you know that payment will be by certified USPS (United States Postal Service) Money Order or Certified US Check cos i have promise to get my son a KX Light 51cm for his birthday.. In view of this I need you to email me any information that may be required to send the Money Order or Certified US Check, as I do not want to send the Money Order to a wrong location lest they gets into the wrong hands.
Regarding the shipping, I have a company that takes care of the pick up of my consignments for me and ship to my destination anywhere in the U.S.A., you do not worry about shipping, the company will send down a representative to arrange the sales documentation and the pick up from your end for onward transfer to my destination.
I also want to alert you on the fact that you will be receiving an overdraft money Order, which will cover the money for the pickup (pickup and shipping to the final destination) as well as the money to be paid to the company that will take care of the pickup and the documentation with you. So please, as soon as you receive the payment , go and cash them immediately, deduct the money that accrues to you cost of this item and take a compensation of $100 for stress making you go thru, and you will send the rest balance to the Head Office of the company that handles the shipment via the nearest Western Union agent in your area.Deduct the Western Union charges from the balance and send the remaining immediately .
The Money Order will be in your name to make it easier for you to receive payment, deduct your money and send the balance via Western Union as regards my earlier direction, please reconfirm your details one more time. I will give you the details of the company that you will send the balance of the money to once I get a reply and agreement that you will send the money via Western Union money transfer immediately you cash the Money Order.
Once the money is received by the agent, the shipping agent will contact you immediately to arrange the documentation as well as the pick up immediately.
So in view of the above, here are some of the details I will need for final assurance of the USPS Money Order or Certified US Check to you.
(1) Full Name
(2) Mailing address, no p.o.box please
(3) your direct telephone number
(4) acceptance of my offer
Once you get back to me with all the above, the Money Order will be issued out immediately and it will be sent to you . Hope to hear from you immediately.
Regards,
Walter Smith
Anonymous (not verified)
kate beasley scam 9/23/2007
Wed, 2007/09/26 - 14:06Thanks for your reply concerning my enquiry,am base in New York. Am quite comfortable with the condition of the item since i won't be making any repairs on it,i will like to offer you $550 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 which will be sent to you directly from (USPS)office here in New York . I wanna buy this (Xbox 360, 2 Games, 3 Controllers)for my step son to fulfill the promise his dad made before he died,i lost my lovely husband to an auto accident on 10th of September 2007 and since then i and his step son Toba have been living seperately and i want to buy the item for him because his dad promised him before death took him away from us and i think with this i and his son can live as a fmily .Kindly get back to me immediately you receive my E-mail with your full name and mailling address in which the money order will be sent to and get back to me with the exact type of money order you prefered to be paid for this item ok.
Regards
Anonymous (not verified)
ummmmm
Thu, 2007/11/08 - 16:49wut do you do if you just found out its a scam but sent only ur address and name? i replied to another messsage saying my father got on my email account and gave the spammer his address by accident, and then i gave her a fake one. but i dont know if that does anything, maybe im screwed.
Anonymous (not verified)
I have the same problem!
Wed, 2008/02/20 - 19:08I have the same problem! what do we do?
Anonymous (not verified)
This is what I got.
Fri, 2007/11/09 - 23:15Hello
Thanks for the mail , the price is okay by me and i am ready to purchase from you immediately, I anticipate that the cashier check will be sent via express mail or ups . and as for the moving my mover will come for the pick up at your location upon your confirmation of receiving the payment and i don't want you to look for any other buyer.i would have love to come down for the pickup.But am not chanced to do that now but am satisfy with your description of the item .Also am sorry for any inconveniences. I want you to know that you will be receiving a payment of $8,799 you will deduct your $5000 and the remaining money will forward to my shipper which meant for the shipment of other items from other sellers.I will like to read from you concerning this moving arrangement before processing and sending the payment out to you.payment will be sent to you to the address you gave me the other time ...thanks as i await your quick response.
But I gave him my actual name and home address, any possible bad things?
Anonymous (not verified)
I got this one from: "ortega
Thu, 2007/11/15 - 20:07I got this one from:
"ortega hanson (ortega_hanson02@yahoo.ca)"
Hello,
I am highly interested in your ad kindly tell me more about it and your last offering price and include the recent pix if available.thanks
I guess they're phishing for emails or account numbers..
Anonymous (not verified)
Craigslist Scam from "won dersetex" <setexj2007@gmail.com>
Tue, 2007/12/11 - 02:17Hello,
Am DR. Setex. I am from U.K my son is coming for an holiday in your area, He's name is micheal and is 15 years old so i want him to be
busy in the time of the day. i have decided to let him attend your
lesson , so he will be coming 2 hour in a day (10am to 12pm) in the
morning or time that you will be chance. so i want you to calculate
the cost of 2 hour per day for Monday, Wednesday & Friday for the
whole 1 Month and send me the total cost , i will bepaying you with
cashier check ,so get back to me with your cost for the November to
December I have someone that will always drive him down to your
house.
Kindly get back to me with......
1.YOUR CHARGE FOR AN HOUR....
2.TOTAL CHARGES FOR 1 MONTH THAT HE WILL BE
TAUGHT 3 TIMES PER WEEK..
3.FULL NAME AND ADDRESS WITH ZIP CODE....
4.YOUR PHONE NUMBER...
Don't hesitate to e-mail with your total
charges.
Thanks and looking to hearing from you soon.
With Best Regards
Hello,
Thanks for your mail, so i will pay you for the whole month and i will
like to let you know that i am pleased with
the price and time schedule the payment would be sent via UPS Courier
Service and my son will like to start the lesson as soon as you
receive the payment, and get payment cashed.Then I will alert the
driver that will be in charge of histransportation and forward your
address to him.I will like to tell you that i would be sending a
payment worth of $2300 to you to cover the lessons and the
transportation of my son to your area .As soon as you receive the
check have it cashed and remove your money for the lessons, and send
the remaining funds to the driver who will be in charge of my son
transportation via western union or moneygram money transfer. my son
will also need some money to take care of him self and arrange
somethings before coming to the lesson ,that is why you need to
transfer the remaining funds to the driver.you will have to deduct $70
for your running around I have caused you during the transaction
period.Please let me know if i can
trust you on this so we can move forward from here.
Hope to hear back from you soon.Regards
Anonymous (not verified)
Same scam
Fri, 2009/01/23 - 12:47I was totally unaware of this situation. I train horses and horseback riding lessons I got the same above e-mail only the person that sent it originally said his son was 18 years old, then when I asked him for details on when his son would arrive to begin his lessons he said that a driver would bring his 22 year od son by to drop off check or money order. That sent up red flags and I immediately emailed him and told him I didn't want to do business with him
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