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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GRR (not verified)
It's not the email address so
Sun, 2011/11/20 - 20:52It's not the email address so much as the content. I got a response from these 'PJ Scott'
jokers and was reassured to find others who have posted the text used. Keep up the good work.
Anonymous (not verified)
Nigeria scam
Sun, 2009/05/31 - 09:28Lindsay Schulz
Anonymous (not verified)
Recent craig's list scam
Tue, 2009/06/02 - 13:09Re: Competent Driver needed (palm springs,CA)
From Jeremy Clerk Tue Jun 2 07:36:05 2009
Hi XXXX,
Glad to hear from you regarding the post of a driver on www.craigslist.org. Your service as a driver is being requested for by one of our numerous clients who is coming for a vacation.
You shall be driving her from her hotel room to a place or outlet where she will enjoy herself. Your service will only be needed for a period of 12-15 hours weekly with a salary of $500 per week. You will be needed for a period of 3-4 weeks depending on how she enjoys herself. She will be coming this month and i will inform you about her arrival date and location do let me know if you will be available
by next week.
You will be getting the payment for the first week of her stay which will be in form of a Money Order, but the amount will be higher as it will include our commission as an agent and some other charges which we charge and remit the balance to our Regional Office.
She will arrive in the state before the end of ths month and i will inform you about her arrival date and location
Kindly get back to us if you are interested and with your details;
Full Name :
Age :
Full Contact Address :
City/State:
Zip Code:
Telephone # :
Have it in mind as well that an Honda Accord car will be provided for used,if there is an over time this also attract a bill of $50 which will be paid in cash at the end of the day.
Jeremy
Followup:
Hi XXXX,
I am glad to inform you that my client has made out an upfront payment to you inform of money order out to you which is meant for your service (First Week Pay) and initial deposit of the Car you will use in driving our client around. I was made known the payment was mailed out to you via UPS with tracking. Here is the tracking number of the package (Payment) J215 800 7875. You can get it tracked on www.ups.com/us to know when the package (Payment) will deliver to you.
Once you get the payment, all you have to do is to have the money order deposited through your bank ATM machine. By doing so, the money order will be verified/processed within 24 hours and the funds will be made available in your account or get it cash at point of delivery.
Once the funds are made available, You will have to deduct to yourself $500 and have the rest wired via Western Union to the accountant of the company who will provide us with car which you will be driving our client in . Below is the information you need in sending the funds to them via Western Union:
NAME: GINA FORD
CITY: BRADENTON
STATE: FLORIDA
ZIPCODE: 34209
Note that you will have to deduct the wire transfer charges from the funds you are to wire to the company's accountant and not from your own pay.
All you'll have to email me with below information as soon as you get the transfer made.
Sender's Name
Sender's Address
MTCN number (10digits number)
Amount sent
Will be looking forward to read from you.
Jeremy
Anonymous (not verified)
scammed
Sun, 2009/07/19 - 13:59I recently put books on CL and i had a buyer. He wanted me to send the difference to his shipper Gina Ford. The difference was 1,600.00 for books that would only cost 100.00 to ship.
Anonymous (not verified)
cashiers check scamers
Sat, 2009/08/08 - 11:08I had the same idiot try that with me under the name David Pass . but the recipiant was the same that Gina Ford what a joke these clowns are . I just wish I could get a home address on the crooks ! This Guy Is from sandiego Ca i traced his IP numbers . My check came from Lula ga , But the check came from St Louis Mo ,
Yet his contat person is in Bradenton
Lets getem !
Anonymous (not verified)
GINA FORD SCAM
Wed, 2009/08/26 - 13:48THIS CLOWN TRIED THIS WITH ME TOO , I HAD THIS HAPPEN before and saw through his shi* , I just played along with him and waisted his time like he did mine . I did turn him into thr FBI but thry could care less , wee need a way tyo track and locate these idiots and get a little justice for them scamming tyhe people
heres a few of his emails
Hello ,
My name is David Pass. Am from Florida Lakeland,how are you doing there
today hope all is well with you..well i just want to ask you if you still
have the Item on Craigslist for sale because i am interested in purchasing
your (Item) from you with no delay,but first What is the final price of the
Item? Is the price firm? Will you be accepting a Cashier Check Contact me
with the present state of the Item and your contact information to mail out
the payment to you as soon as possible.
Full Name ........
Home Address..........
City..............
State..........
Country............
Items Price..........
Zip code..............
Phone Number/Office Number.........
So please if you are interested in selling your Item for me reply to my !
Email(dpass@ymail.com)
Regards,
David Pass.
notice the name im suposed to send the money too !
Hello Smith,
Thanks so much for holding the item down for me to purchased.This is to inform you and update you that the payment is on it way to your house.Here is the tracking number of the payment mail out to you(J223 296 9561).
The payment was issue and mail out by my Financial clerk in United state to the tune of amount of your cost sale price with shipping cost as you already know ($11,500),Immediately you received the payment in the mail.You will proceed by getting it cash at any nearest instant cashing store or your bank.
After you have cash it and you have the cash at your hand.You will deduct your cost price which is $7,500 plus extra $50 cash.All cash you are deduct from the cash at your hand should be ($7,550).You will proceed to any nearest western union transfer to have the left cash with you to Gina Ford which is $3950.Gina Ford is the shipping company representative that will handle the pick up of the item bought from you and rest items in Texas,California and Florida.Western union charges should be deduct from the rest cash left with you not from your cash.I so much count on you toward the transaction.May God Almighty reward you of your good.
I will be waiting for your immediate respond once you read this email.If you understand the transaction or not.
HERE IS THE SHIPPING COMPANY WESTERN UNION PAYMENT INFORMATION
Gina Ford
Bradenton,FL 34209
United States
I will be waiting for the copy of the western union information used such as MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER(MTCN),THE EXACT AMOUNT TRANSFER AND SENDER'S FULL NAME AND ADDRESS.
I await your immediate respond now Have a nice day.
Regards,
David Pass.
Anonymous (not verified)
I also got a few of these
Tue, 2009/06/02 - 15:12I also got a few of these scams, I was trying to get rid of a phone, and I recieved four emails from separate accounts in two days all starting out with some version of
"Hi is item still available?" - If they don't know what they're buying, don't bother.
I suspected it was fishy so I just replied with simple
"Yes" or "Yes it is"
To which was each and every time replied with a tale of how they were buying it for someone overseas, and they themselves were out of town so they couldn't mail it, but were willing to give $80-$150 for shipping.
The emails also had horrendous spelling and grammar.
Anonymous (not verified)
Craigslist scam
Wed, 2009/06/03 - 20:37The first email that I received was asking if the "item" (Thought it was odd that he didn't say "stroller" instead) was still available. I responded that it was still for sale.
The second email said:
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Hi,
I have instructed my assistant to send out your payment as soon you provide your full name,phone number and address. I can only pay via money order as am on business trip now,the money order is going to clear from your bank before the pick up. Please let me know where to send your payment to because i would'nt want to lose it to someone else. I dont mind adding fifty dollars so you can keep it in my favor. As for the pick-up, I already have an arrangement for that.Hope is in good condition?
Michael
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It sounded odd to me, I was only asking $100, and he wanted to add an extra $50 for a used stroller/carseat ??
After reading all of these posts. It sounds just like a scam. I did not provided any information. I did respond back saying that due to money order scams, I only accept cash, and I ONLY meet in the local police department parking lot (which is actually what I do) since I don't want people seeing where I live. And I said that I would be able to schedule a time to meet after he gets back from his trip, or a time for someone to come on his behalf. I have yet to hear back.
Katrina (not verified)
Another one to look out for
Wed, 2009/06/03 - 22:43Jack Smith.
Two email addresses:
jck.smt00@gmail.com and jcksmth@yahoo.com
Here are the obviously copied-and-pasted messages:
1)
Hello there i will like to know if the posted AD is not purchased yet i'm interested in buying,kindly get back to me asap.
...After confirming that my item was still available...
2)
That great,thank you for getting back to me.Though i'll be using the services of a mover who will come for the pick up of the item on my behalf all because of my nature of job and shortness of time i Will send a check through my bank to cover the cost of the items.The check will be delivered to you by a reliable courier company within 2-3 working days.
please do provide me with your full mailing address,and also indicate your final price,the Name that should be on check and finally a cell phone #.
kindly delete the posting because am serious in buying it,when the funds clears then we can arrange for the pick up asap.
Regard
Jack
The "asap" is always a red flag for me.
Chris (not verified)
I got one from Michael Moore
Tue, 2009/06/09 - 14:55I got one from Michael Moore at luckyemail05@gmail.com. Is this real or fake? I have gotten 2 fakes already and it is getting old.
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