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)
I was sooo angry and there's
Thu, 2008/06/26 - 18:02I was sooo angry and there's nothing we can do about ppl like this. They really are criminals, but they won't be held liable because they are untraceable.
That is the only way i can pay your money to make me feel confortable, due to the nature of my health. I-versacheck, it very reliable, secure and fast, You can read more on how i-versa check works at www.iversacheck.com and also to let you know more about its legitimacy. If you consider the offer you can get back to me as soon as you you get it. I am in no rush with you as i will await bank clearance before we proceed further .i will add to your asking price with additional offer for the stress and strain i might put you through.Please email me back today if you will be able to get time for this so that i can send the check to you immediately i think it will facilitate your payment. I will be able to send the check to your email for printing, get it today to make it faster, get
God bless you.
> To: garba_007@hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: ok Beautiful white embroidered sofa set - $1500 (Montrose/River Oaks)
> Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:43:11 -0400
>
>
> Dear Mr. Smith,
> I hope you realize that your "operation" here is a violation of the
> Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. If you are found liable, you can
> face civil penalties and may have to pay treble damages (basically in
> this case that would mean you would have to pay $1,500 times 3, or
> $4,500, plus any attorney's fees I might have).
> I am not reporting you to the attorney general, but
> I am certainly not stupid enough to do business with you. Please stay
> off of Craigslist, and refrain from trying to cheat people less
> intelligent than I am.
> Thank you,
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Micheal Smith
> Sent: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 3:01 am
> Subject: ok Beautiful white embroidered sofa set - $1500
> (Montrose/River Oaks)
>
> I got all information i needed about it, since you can
> assure me the goodness of it, i will be purchasing it Like i said
> earlier, with additional $200 of your asking price. I wish i could
> visit you to take a look at it but due to doctor prescription about
> the nature of my health, i will be making your payment today through i
> will not be able to come over there to look at it or offer you cash in
> person, but i have a private shipper who will handle that, i will be
> making your payment today through electronic cashier check. Echeck is
> simple, secured, legal, fast and it is setup to eliminate the stress
> of putting check in mail for days. You can read more on how i-versa
> check works at www.iversacheck.com and also to let you know more about
> its legitimacy. You must received cash from your bank before the
> shipping company will come to pick it up. All what you just need to do
> is to get a business versacheck paper and versaink, cost of $21.37.
> Once you have this, i will send the electronic check to your email for
> printing. You can then print and proceed to clear and cash the check at
> your bank. The cost of procuring the check paper and ink will be added
> to the bottom price. you can get business versa check paper and versa
> ink, at office depot, officemax, staples or any stationary store
> wal-mart shopping moll around. I will be waiting to read from you
> soon. get back to me as soon as you get the check paper and ink. you
> are not the only one i asked from, and first come first serve, buy the
> material today, to make it faster. This involves a lot of trust and
> sincerity so if you are not trustworthy please do not bother to email
> me. You can also call me 206-338-3031.
>
> Thanks God bless you.
> Micheal Smith
>
> 6523 Sleek crane,
> Reston, Virginia, 2019
Rick in Colorad... (not verified)
One from "D Lebados"
Sat, 2008/03/29 - 09:46I'm selling a Shopsmith (large power tool). Here's a reply to my ad. Same game, different words. This was a local sale, and too heavy for me to ship. Someone truly interested would know that. Seller beware:
Hello once again.
Nice to hear that you still have it for sale, I will have love to send cash payment immediately, but i can't due to lots of internet scams on craigs web. My mode of payment will be via Electronic Check which is fast and secure. I am willing to add additional offers to your asking price to cover the stress and strain i might put you through. I am in no rush with you as i will await bank clearance before we proceed further on shipment.You will need a Business Check paper sold at any stationery store,staples or office depot.The Business Check Paper will cost $20 which i will add to your asking price. Please get back to me with your name, address and phone number with valid email address for the Electronic Check Payment when you must have purchase the Businness Check Paper
so that i can send your payment today.
I will await your email asap.
Thnx
Lebados
Da (not verified)
From: "collins smiths" "I
Sun, 2008/03/30 - 14:53From:
"collins smiths"
"I am willing to pay your asking price.I will pay by money order as its the only way i can pay you at the moment.I will make arrangement for the pick-up after payment have been received by you. I dont mind adding an extra twenty dollars so you can keep it in my favor.Reply with your full name,cell phone number,and address where payment should be sent.Please take the posting off craigslist today and consider it sold to me.
Expecting to hear from you soon.
Regards
collins"
Anonymous (not verified)
SAME THING!
Mon, 2008/03/31 - 16:10Hello I got 3 emails today from this "sylvanus jonhson" person and they all said the same thing :
Hello,
Am really interested to purchase your vehicle,i am ready to purchase it now.The easiest way for me to pay is probably Electronic cashier check www.iversacheck.com which is E-Check I have no problem with you waiting for the E-Check to go through at your bank or anything.here is a thing from the E-Check: You will probably need to purchase a versaCheck Paper, at the following stores:
Shopping Mall
Stationery Store
Office Depot
Office max.
And it cost $20.Once you purchase the versa check paper.I will email you the check and you will have it printed.then proceed to your bank and cash the check.The payment will be in excess as i will want you to contact my shipper with the excess fund for him to pickup the vehicle 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 including the $20 you used to purchase the check paper and send the excess fund to my shipper via Money Gram Money Transfer cos he needs the excess to pick up the vehicle .You can IM on this ID treasure4me001@yahoo.com for more information.Thanks and God Bless,you can get the posting deleted from craigslist
I tried to im the address and send reply emails asking if they could do paypal instead of this check thing and got no reply... damn scam artists cant let us live in peace...
Anonymous (not verified)
LOL fraud
Thu, 2008/04/03 - 11:16I put of my ad for A home gym that i m selling for 900
after like 6 hours this is what i got
Am interested in the item you advertised because i like the condition you stated about it and I would like to make an outright purchase immediately so i would want you withdraw the advert from the web.
Regarding the payment term,I can only for now transfer the money direct to your account if only you have an account in ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,so pls let me have the following informations so that the payment can be made to you instantly :
*Your account number of ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
*.Your full name
*.Your postal address.
*Your postal code
*Your mobile phone number
Kindly get me the above requested information as soon as possible.Concerning the shippment,it is my regular shipper that will come for the pick up as soon as you recieve your money in hands.
Thanks in Advance.
Regards
its fake right?
Anonymous (not verified)
Yet another Scammer
Mon, 2008/04/07 - 17:06Second reply for a Home Gym I was selling on CL. My first suspicion was that he quoted my selling price as $100 more than I was asking. And why exactly would this versa check process be any less time consuming than simply making a paypal transaction?
Sounds Good.
I will like to proceed with the transaction asap and my mode of payment will be via Electronic cashier check drawn on my bank (Bank Of America) as there are too many scams on internet with bogus Money Orders and personal checks,the electronic cashier check will be sent to your email so all you need to do is proceed to purchase Versacheck Paper-Business voucher at any Office depot or stationary store to print the check and immediately after you print the check proceed to your bank or a branch of Bank of America to cash or deposit the check,the versacheck Paper-Business voucher cost $20 only but i will offer you $50 to purchase the check paper,i should have handled this myself but i am not available to do this now i am currently away for my company seminar that is why i want you to do this to facilitate the transaction.The item will be picked up from you by my shipper so you don't have to worry about shipment of the item also i am in no rush to pickup the item till funds are cleared at the bank.
Electronic cashier checks is fast,secure and best method of payment because it is instant once you purchase the versacheck Paper-Business voucher all this process can be done within an hour.
Proceed to delete the advert of this item if my mode of payment is accepted and get back to me asap to complete this transaction.
Regards
Charles
Anonymous (not verified)
Sounds Good, I am happy to
Tue, 2008/04/08 - 11:25Sounds Good,
I am happy to read from you concerning the sales of your item.I want to purchase your item for my friend as surprise package as soon as possible before thier Engagment/Wedding ceremony which is fast approaching. Due to various scams on internet my mode of payment will be via Bank Certfied Check drawn in (Bank Of America)..I know there are a lot of scams so I have no problem with you waiting for the Check to go through at your bank or anything, Im in no rush.All I need for now is your name, address,city,state,country,zipcode and also phone number.So that i will be able to mail the check to your home address while you await the delievery.Please proceed to delete the postage on craigs web immediately..I will wait for your bank to verify and clear the Check before we proceed with Shipment to my friend home address inwhich i will include the shipment fund via Express Mail Service (EMS OF USPS) to your asking price with an offer $100 for selling it to me.I will await your email with your info today so that i can prepare and mail the check immediately as i wanted thier pastor to bless the item before Engagment/Wedding ceremony date
Here is my full information below
Thanks.
Randy Smith
1412 Clark St
Rock Springs, WY 82901
Fax (337) 680-4010
AND WHEN I TOLD HIM I WOULD ACCEPT A PAYPAL PAYMENT ONLY AND SENT A BILL TO HIM... I GOT THE SAME EMAIL AS ABOVE, WORD FOR WORD.
Ok I can't call you now and i can pay you with cash but Am on the business trip right now that why i cant come to pay cash, thats why i cant come to you so pls mail me your full information so i can send you the check Asap And i will wait to hear from you with you Asap and here ids my full information so you can belive me
Thanks
Randy Smith
1412 Clark St
Rock Springs, WY 82901
Fax (337) 680-4010
Giorgia (not verified)
Alex Abel SCAM
Fri, 2008/04/11 - 06:52A friend of mine here in Italy has received the follwing e-mails about a car she is selling. Notice that, if you do a little search online, the telephone number appears also in other similar e-mail but associated to another name (e.g. Leon Schmdit)
******
Hello,
I am very much pleased with your above Car for sale,I will like to know the conditions,does it has Very Smooth/clean Engine...
The actaul price of the Item,hope you got all the document needed in hand and just wanna know if you are the first owner of the Item,and i also need a pic of the Item...I will want to know your BEST SELLING PRICE....
What are the main interior in the Item? Are they clean, just let me know the how its work or is there any faults in this Item...and the ;mot hope all is ok!!!
you could reach me on +447031834820 or email me:alexabel56@yahoo.co.uk
soonest...
Regards,
Alex Abel
alexabel56@yahoo.co.uk
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Hello,
Thanks for your email....am okay with your asking amount...About the present condition of the FIAT Panda as stated by you, I am really pleased with it, but i believe you will tell me the real fact about the FIAT Panda , i will offer you £100 for selling the FIAT Panda for me, thanks for the pictures of the FIAT Panda ...i will not be chanced to come for viewing due to the nature of my work...Concerning the payment and shipping arrangement, you will recieve a total amount of £4,800 in which you will deduct your own money from it and send the rest to the shipping firm that they will use for there flight and insurance fee so that they can come for the proper pick up from your location...I understand that the payment will clear first before arranging for the pick-up and shippment of the item. If you are ok with the arrangements, kindly get back to me if you understand and the cheque will be send to you.So that i will instruct my client to mailed the payment to you and i will also forward your address to the shipping firm. I will also want you to removed the item from advert so as to contact you for the shippment as soon as the payment clears from your bank..
Your Full Name ..............
Your Full Residential Address .......................
Your Contact Phone Number ................
Your Post code .....................
Your Country .....................
How Much Is It In Uk Pounds..........£2300
As soon as i recieve this details, i will ensure that you recieve payment in 3-4 working days. I will also contact the shipping company and their charges would be paid to them as soon as both of us agreed on terms...Any amount that is above your asking price on the payment would be transfer to the shipping company via western union Please, I want you to understand that any profit i make from this transaction is to make things go well on this transaction...So get back to me if you understand this and the cheque will be send to you..
Thanks
waiting to read from you
Best regards
******
Anonymous (not verified)
Craig's List Scammer now goes by Randy Smith
Mon, 2008/04/14 - 06:42Got the same message from a Randy Smith and here's what the message said:
Sounds Good,
I am happy to read from you concerning the sales of your item.I want to purchase your item for my friend as surprise package as soon as possible before thier Engagment/Wedding ceremony which is fast approaching. Due to various scams on internet my mode of payment will be via Electronic Certified Check drawn on US bank (Bank Of America) which is generally accepted on Ebay..I know there are a lot of scams so I have no problem with you waiting for the Check to go through at your bank or anything, Im in no rush.You will probarbly need Any Business Check Paper to print and cash or deposit the check today.The Business Check Paper is sold for $10 at any stationery store,Officemax, Fry's,Microcenter or at your local office supply outlet.I will add the cost of supplies to your asking price with an extra offer for accepting my mode of payment.I work with an auditing firm and will not have time to mail a check.Electronic Certified Check is fast,reliable and secure you can also read more about how it works on www.iversacheck.com.I will need your name and address with valid email address to send the Echeck to your email which you can print immediately when you must have purchase the supplies at staples or any stationery store.Kindly delete the advert of this item if my mode of payment is accepted.I will wait for your bank to verify and clear the Check before we proceed with Shipment to my friend home address in which i will include the shipment fund via Express Mail Service (EMS OF USPS) to your asking price with an offer $50 for selling it to me.I will await your email with your info today so that i can prepare and email the check immediately as i wanted thier pastor to bless the item before Engagment/Wedding ceremony date
Here is my Information below:
Anonymous (not verified)
These are all classic 419
Mon, 2008/04/14 - 17:06These are all classic 419 scammers from Nigeria. Look up "scambaiters" or www.419eater.com Its WAY more fun to string these people along and waste THEIR time.
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