Another scam via Craigslist: offering more than asking price

petercole01@gmail.com

This guy is a scammer. Do not give him any personal info! I got an email very similar to the what the above poster received.

Hello,

Scammers are getting my sophisticated; never accept a paypal payment where you will mail their product to them. It is a scam.
Please read this article:
http://www.report-online-scams.com/how-do-craigslist-scams-work.html

here are a couple more names and emails used by scammers.
I recieved replies from all three almost imediatly after I posted my add. BTW, I have a nice XS 650 for sale. LOL

Lizar Mcgregor"
carlina sandals"
comm kotabb

Plz don't blame us thatz what we use to put food on the table for our families. I'm a Nigerian nd I do scam too.

I had this dumbass trying to buy my german schrunk..said he was on his honeymoon in hawaii..This was my first time selling on craigslist..so I figured it was legit..then I started thinking..who in their right mind would buy anything that they have not seen in person??
So I told him to forget to it and hope he goes to hell for trying to scam on poor innocent people..

Thank God I searched his name..confirmed what I was thinking..

Beware of the guy on his honeymoon in Hawaii. He wanted to have his secretary mail me a check that was for more than asking. He then wanted to send a mover here to pick it up. I googled his name and this web site was first on the list. Come on when I got married going to craigs list was the last thing on my mind......come to think of it it wasn't even that high.

Sad that every ad I have placed on Craigslist in the last few months have ONLY been answered by scammers. I only heard from two "real" people from 8 or 9 ads. One scammer I finally answered "are you the SHARK?" No response. Then getting really fed up, I answered 'Tom Williams':

"Tom, how very sad that you would put people through this kind of hell, when life is already hard enough right now.
I suggest you turn yourself in to the authorities and try to make amends somehow to those you have bilked in the past.
You only have one life to live, and it is your choice – when you steal from others, you ultimately steal from yourself.
Thanks."

I know I can't change anything here, but I feel better somehow.

So, what is the scam??? Is it money laundering?

Said he wanted to purchase item, he was on honeymoon, and wanted to surprise wife. Said check was mailed by secretary. Then said check was accidently sent for to much money, and I needed to take my amount, but be trusted to wire his money. He gave me a name to wire to florida

Here is the last email from terry lonn
Good Morning and how you doing ? I just received the confirmation from
the Bank that the payment has been issued out and was mailed by the
Fedex....... ..It will be delivered to your address this morning according
to the courier, but to my greatest surprise the draft was issued out for my
monthly pay check $3450 instead of the actual cost of my purchase .
The bank claimed that i requested for my monthly pay check to be issued out
to you but am very sure i only made a request for the cost of the goods to
be made out to your name .This is a terrible mistake,and i was just informed
about this so please once the check is delivered please take it to your Bank
and have it deposit then cashed as advised by the accounting officer at the
Bank.You will then deduct the cost of my purchase plus an extra $30 to offset
the cost of your run around expenses.
The rest of the fund should be sent to my mover via Western union the same
day you do receive the payment so that my mover can make the trip over for the
pick at once. **I will need your immediate response via email assuring me that
i can trust you to handle this with care and have the remaining fund returned
appropriately.I hope that your intentions remains noble through out the duration
of this transaction*