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)
I NEED YOUR HELP
Sat, 2008/12/20 - 18:22hey i am asking 4 your help the same exact story is happening to me i mean it is exact the only thing is i gave him my adress and is worrying the hell out of me. they send me a check via UPS and i guess they couldn't spell so they got my adress wrong i refused the package and told him i was not interested anymore but he keep e-mialing me i don't wannna tell F*** of because he has my adress and i asked UPS where was the package coming form they said it was form the same state i'm in. He claims he deaf and he called me blocked and says where's my money and hangs up what shoul i do?
Anonymous (not verified)
craigslist scam
Tue, 2008/12/30 - 13:58I am trying to sell an item on craigslist and had basically the same response you did. I'm always leary when I sell something through there but it seemed like it might be ok. I checked w/ my bank and they said a certified check is fraud proof. what would make this a "bad deal"?
Anonymous (not verified)
Fraud Proof
Thu, 2009/02/19 - 19:49Because the check is counterfiet just like fake money. You can produce money at home and you can produce checks. All you need is a valid routing number so the bank's computer can identify what bank it is through, then you can generate any account number you like because the bank won't get that far till they process it.
Anonymous (not verified)
scam buyer on Craigslist
Tue, 2009/01/20 - 18:37My scammer offered to add $50.00 to the price of my item if I took it off Craigslist so they would be sure and get it. Here is the email they sent me:
Thanks for the prompt response.I'm currently out of town but would
love to make an instant
purchase,so please do withdraw the advert from Craigslist.I dont mind
adding an extra $50 dollars for you to take the advert down from
craigslist so that i can be rest assured that am in hand of the item.
I will also like you to know that i will be paying via check,and it
will be an over night payment due to the distance .You dont need to
bother your self with the shipment ok,I will take care of that.So I
will need you to provide me with the following information to
facilitate the mailing of the check.
1.Your full name.
2.Your mailing address,be it residential or postal address.
3..Your phone number.
**Once again ,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**
Do Have a nice day,
My Warmest Regards
Beka
BE CAREFUL.....I emailed them back that it would be cash only and I never heard back...if it sounds too good to be true...it isn't true!
Anonymous (not verified)
same thing happend to me I
Thu, 2009/01/29 - 23:56same thing happend to me I realized as soon as I got the email about the extra 50 dollars it was bull shit
Anonymous (not verified)
Craigslist Potential Scam Alert - Same thing happened to me
Mon, 2009/09/21 - 09:02I received a very similar email from "Ave Robbet (AVE.Robbet1@gmail.com)". Email thread was as follows:
From potential scammer:
Hello,
I am interested in buying the item
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My reply:
What would you like to know about it? Do you want to see additional pictures, or larger format? Or, if you live in the area, I'd be happy to show it to you.
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Reply from potential scammer:
Hello
I thank you for your nice and quick reply.I'm cool and ok with the
price and the description you gave in the AD.Now i would want you to kindly get back to me with the following details so as for me to go ahead with the issuing of the check payment:
1.Your full name to be on the check.
2.Your postal address.
3.Your postal code
4.Your mobile phone number (For easier comunications).
Regarding the shippment,it is my regular shipper that will come for the pickup as soon as you notifies the clearance of my check into your hands.Your fast and favourable reply will be appreciated.Moreso,i would want you to kindly withdraw the advert from the craigslist i will add $50 to your money if you can remove the advert, so as to avoid further mails from buyers and i would want you to kindly considered it sold to me
Neal barnes (not verified)
I got the EXACT! same message
Thu, 2009/01/29 - 17:32I got the EXACT! same message for a building that i am selling.
did you ever hear back from the person.
did you learn if anything bad happened?
all of the information that they asked for is on my email tag anyway so i am not sure what they can do not me.
hope you did not get scammed!
Anonymous (not verified)
Selling a Hummer and hear are two scammers that treid to get me
Sat, 2009/05/23 - 00:48Watch out for the following email addresses johncopper10@gmail and frank444lorisijebu3@gmail.com.
They are both scammers waiting to take your money. I received and email from both asking to send my perxonal information so their client could send me a check.
Anonymous (not verified)
My husband and I were also
Wed, 2008/09/03 - 16:21My husband and I were also involved in a similar scam. We were selling a boat for 700.00 and" Ben Cheadle" emailed us with interest. He sent a check (that we later found out was no good) for 3,000.00. He instructed us to cash and sent the remander of money to a lady by the name of Michelle Gomer. He called our house from a private number. He has a very deep accent. He of course did not fall for this. We spoke to a local police station and they told us to destroy the check. They said that if we were to deposit the check, they could track our banking information from this. They can request a reciept of deposit and get all of your bank info. THAT IS SCARY.
Anonymous (not verified)
Trying to understand this more
Mon, 2008/10/06 - 21:01I just posted a reply on this page before I actually scrolled down and read some more and saw your story. I didn't quite understand how it could end up a scam with only asking your address and stuff like that. I wouldn't give my address to a stranger any way, that scares me so it threw up a red flag. However, I didn't know they could get all that information like our bank account info!!! Thanks for posting that. I have another question though, in my scammer email he offered to pay by Money Order, so how would that have hurt me? Would I have to take that to my bank as well, and then he could track my account info??
Thanks
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