Another scam via Craigslist: offering more than asking price

Here are the 2 emails sent to me about my furniture on craigs list. Didnt fall for it though, in fact I wrote back and told them they better step their game up b/c people were catching on and to F*#%* OFF!

larsendrew1@aol.com writes:
Hello,
Thanks for your prompt reply.Well,i must say you ve got a nice item and as a matter of fact,In a transaction like this, i will appreciate it if we can put trust first so that the transaction can go smoothly .I would have love to come by with cash and pick it up but at the moment am a kind of too busy to come over,so i think i can send you a cashier check via Fed ex Or UPS overnight and my shipping company could come pick it up once payment is cleared.The Check will be excess and all you what will need to do is to just send the remaining balance to my Shipper for pick up after deducting your money,if you are ok with this please do get back to me with your full name,address and phone number so i can proceed with the payment and please do keep this item for me and inform other interested party that its been sold..ok. thanks for your communication and co-operation.Hope you bear with me and get back to me soon.

Sincerely
Andrew

petecole01@gmail.com writes:
Hello
I appreciate your response to my inquiry. Am interested in buying it
from you. I would love to come and check it myself but I just got
married and am presently on an honeymoon trip to Hawaii with my wife.
Pls do withdraw ,with immediate effect, the advert from Web as i dont
mind adding $50 for you to do that, so i can be rest assured that the
item is held for me. I should believe it is in good condition as
stated. I will be making the payment via a Certified Check, which my
secretary will mail across to you. I'll be picking the item from you
with the aid of my mover. My Mover will be coming to pick it from you
once the Certified Check has been cashed.
Pls I will need both your full name and physical address to issue out
the payment. waiting to hear from you soon.

Best regards.

So I posted my kids bed on CL and got this response from hillarycooper86@yahoo.com:

That's 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 I'm currently away for a contracting Job but 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.

Regards,
Hillary.

It sounded kinda fishy, so I left the posting up and then responded for "her" to call me and we can set up a time for the courier and movers, etc. After I sent the response out, I noticed that the email that it actually went to was: roayalheartfun1616@gmail.com. That was also a big red flag...why else would the email come as one address and then go out to another if not a scam? After reading all your guys' stories, I'm pretty sure this is a scam and I'm glad I didn't give out any more info. Beware of these 2 addresses!

watch out for rick grantham. hes a scammer. trying to take my dirtbike

I know this was not cool because I specifically ask for Payment by Paypal or USPS money order and this person NEVER would comply. Here is their address:

muton jane (mrsmutonjane001@gmail.com)
chris johnson (chrsjohnson142@gmail.com)

Hello,

How are you and be informed that, I have called usps(us mail) to know why the money order was a bit delay and they have gauranted me that you will receive it on monday or tuesday.I would have done that before but my husband condition has not been given me such chance. I hope you will forgive me and keep look into your mail box as from monday to enable you get it once it is delivered.

Like you already known, you will cash it at your bank and you will deduct your own money for the purchase and send the remaining balance to us via western union money transfer, by making use of the below information:

Name: Sylvester Truitt
City: Atlanta,
State:Georgia
Zip code: 30316

Please note that you are to deduct the western union transfer charges from the remaing balance you are to send to us. I shall be looking forward to receive the western union transfer details (such as: sender's name, sender's address, the MTCN # which is ten digit numbers and the amount sent) from you, so that my mover can contact you for the pick-up arrangement.

I wait your prompt reply immediately you receive the money order.

Thanks for your understanding.

Regards.
Mrs. Muton Jane
-----Hello,All you need to do is to receive the payment,cash the payment at yourbank,deduct the cost of the item and send the rest balance via westernunion to my shipper's information that i will provide for you lateron. So kindly let me know if you can handle this properly,because myshipper will be picking up the item as soon as possible.....Thank you keep in touchCHRISJOHNSON....---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

I should've known that this was too good to be true! I am glad that I went in and googled this international phone number!! Thank you all for posting this info for me to look at!!

Thank you for showing interest in our house.

I Mr. Louis and my wife Mrs Gloria Depaco own the 3 bedroom's /House.It was due to our transfer that made me and my wife to leave the house and we decided to give it out for rent. We are looking for a responsible person that can take good care of our house as we are not after the money for the rent but want our house kept clean at all times and the person that will rent it to take it as if it were its own.

So for now, We are here in West Africa in our new house and also with the keys of the house in Mesa. We tried looking for an agent that we would over the documents before we left but could not see which is why we took it along with us.

I and my wife came over to West Africa for missionary work, so i hope you will promise to take good care of our house. kindly get back to me on how you could take care of our house or perhaps experience you have in renting home. Hope you are okay with the price of US $800 which includes all utilities.

RENT APPLICATION FORM

Your Full Name :

Your Full Address & Phone Number :

Age:

Marital status:

How many people will be living in the house:

Do you have a pet:

Do you have a car:

Occupation:

Religion (if necessary):

References:

Looking forward to hearing from you with all this details so that I can have it in my file in case of issuing the receipt for you and contacting you.

Awaiting your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the key to you. We may not see, yet we are only putting everything into Gods hand, kindly do not let us down in your taking care of our property and God bless you more as you do this Amen.

You can reach me on this number in case you have any questions 011 then 234-803-372-2592 or +234-803-372-2592.

The house is available now and you can move in whenever you are ready, we look forward to hearing from you soon. Here is the location of the house ( E Kiva Ave Mesa, AZ 85209)

Kind Regards
Mr. Louis and wife Mrs Gloria Depacoa

anyone see anything on Charles King in Tipton, IN??? offering a deal but scared and leary of anyone for scammers.

frommicheal gegelinkin

dateMon, Aug 17, 2009 at 5:24 AM
subjectRe:
hide details 5:24 AM (10 hours ago) Reply

Hello,
Saw your advert on craigslist and would want to make an immediate purchase . I will like you to withdraw the advert from craigslist i dont mind adding an extra $20 for you to take the advert down from craigslist so that i can be rest assured that am in hand of the item.I dont have time to come take a look. I will be paying via cashier's check,and it will be over night payment .You don't need to bother your self with the shippment 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.
i will have my mover come over as soon as you have the check
Have a great day .

I'm selling a desk on craiglist and just recieved this from a "James Matthews" first he asked if it was still available from this email mr.matt.006@gmail.com, when i replied and said the desk was still avaiable he replied below but from a different email aaddress mr.matt.002@gmail.com

Hi...I'm very glad that the item is still available, thanks for the prompt response and i will love to make an instant purchase, so please and please do withdraw the posting from Craigslist, i dont mind adding an extra $50.00 for you to take the posting 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 over night payment due to the distance. You dont need to bother yourself with the shipment ok, i will do 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
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. Thanks
Thanks,

James.

SCAMMERS:

jackbobby999@yahoo.com
kazzmutiu101@gmail.com
stessyw@gmail.com
jide.oloye@gmail.com

Hello,
Glad to read from you and i really appreciate your response to my inquiry,I'm really interested in buying from you, but I'm so sorry as i won't be able to come for a look as I'm busy due to the nature of my job and several other family issues i am dealing with at the moment.I will have a shipping agent to come for the pick up.

As stated earlier in the first mail, my mode of payment will be via Paypal.

I want you to know that an additional fee of $200 will be sent to you also via paypal which would cover the shipment of the item and the money for the item. Once you receive the payment (via payapal), you are to deduct your own money and have the remaining $200 balance sent to my shipper via Western Union.My shipper is also picking some of my other items up for me in the same city of yours so that is why i need to give him that amount.

If this arrangement is acceptable, Kindly send a Paypal money request of $380 to my email (Jackbobby999@yahoo.com) and also send the following details:

FULL NAME:
Address:
PHONE NUMBERS:

Get back as soon as possible. I would like to make an immediate purchase of the item,So i will advice that you withdraw the ad from craigslist.

I look forward for your honesty and anticipated response.
Jack.

Next:

Hi ,
How are you doing?Hope everything is going on fine?As a matter of fact the deal is on and the check has been sent out to you ,
4396 canal 9 road west palm beach,fl 33406
It will arrive by mail in the next couple of days). The payment should arrive in a short while from now. Don't bother about any other buyer for the SONY REAR PROJECTION - $900,I have sent you two thousand five hundred dollars ($2500),I have included the pick up agents fee and the agent is also helping me get some things for my wife and my new baby from the payment,making it $2500,I'm traveling today because of my wife who is about to deliver a baby fainted, please i need to see her,i will be back very soon. When you have the check take it to your bank or any cashing outlets and have it cashed,I included the pickup agent fee because he is not in town now and he said he shall be back in the next few days,so when you've the check deduct your own fee and have the remaining money send to him through Money Gram International Transfer after cashing it,so that he can come for the pick up so as to fasten the transaction,deduct $100 for yourself for the delay and stress ok and for helping me keep the item. Please mail me ASAP so as to let me know you can handle this with care and to confirm if the information on the check is correct. PLEASE I NEED YOUR TRUST. And also please send me the map quest to your location. Please get back to me asap. God bless you.
My regards to your family.

PLEASE NOTE:
The remainder money you're sending to the delivery agent is not for pickup alone,he's also helping me to get some item for my wife and my new born baby from the payment. Please get back to me asap

Next:

Thank for the prompt response my secretary will process and mail a
certified draft to cover the cost as am completely satisfied with
it.I will need the details of whom & where to mail the payment,
1.Name to be on the check
2.Home address
3.Mobile #
Please note 'United Parcel Service' do not deliver to P.O.Box
addresses and i will not be mailing a draft to one.My mover will
becoming over for the pick up right only after the payment as been
delivered.Kindly delete the posting as am totally committed to buying
from you to save cost,..Here is my relay phone # is (718)234-8097, am
deaf and will receive your phone messages via email, regards

Shaun LuYang