Another scam via Craigslist: offering more than asking price

Here's what I got when trying to sell a ring on Craigslist! Thank God I had the sense to check further into this.

Kindly let me know if it is delivered to you and get back to mewhen you've got it cashed. However, I want this transaction donewithout further delays. This is what I want you to do now. I want youto take out the money for the Diamon Ring - $699 and additional $60for your running cost for getting the check cashed and send theremaining money to my shipper through Western Union Money Transferoffice in your area. Please note that my shipper would need that moneyurgently for picking up other items I have bought and currentlywaiting to be shipped by him. Once you've sent him the money, I want you to get back to me with thefollowing Western Union details on the receipt you'll be given at theWestern Union Office for my confirmation: - MTCN (10 digit code) on the receiptSender's First Name and Last Name as you stated on the receiptSender's Address you stated on the receipt for sending the fund to my shipperAnd the total amount you sent to my shipper after deducting theWestern Union Charges. Once I receive all these information, I'll instruct my shipper to comefor the pick-up at your location. Please also email me the best timeyou want the mover to come for the pick-up. If you have a scanner you can email me a scanned copy of the WesternUnion Receipt but if you don't, just email me all the information onthe receipt as I stated above. Thanks for your patience all the while. Sincerely yoursJenny
email address for this scammer is jennybay1@gmail.com

Heres what I got, I am so greatful I thought about this before doing anything! These people need to be stopped!

Kindly let me know if it is delivered to you and get back to mewhen you've got it cashed. However, I want this transaction donewithout further delays. This is what I want you to do now. I want youto take out the money for the Diamon Ring - $699 and additional $60for your running cost for getting the check cashed and send theremaining money to my shipper through Western Union Money Transferoffice in your area. Please note that my shipper would need that moneyurgently for picking up other items I have bought and currentlywaiting to be shipped by him. Stated below is my shipper'sinformation: - Name........................Eden Moreno Address....................102 SAMSONDALE AVECity.............................ElmhurstState...........................NYZipcode......................11373 Once you've sent him the money, I want you to get back to me with thefollowing Western Union details on the receipt you'll be given at theWestern Union Office for my confirmation: - MTCN (10 digit code) on the receiptSender's First Name and Last Name as you stated on the receiptSender's Address you stated on the receipt for sending the fund to my shipperAnd the total amount you sent to my shipper after deducting theWestern Union Charges. Once I receive all these information, I'll instruct my shipper to comefor the pick-up at your location. Please also email me the best timeyou want the mover to come for the pick-up. If you have a scanner you can email me a scanned copy of the WesternUnion Receipt but if you don't, just email me all the information onthe receipt as I stated above. Thanks for your patience all the while. Sincerely yoursJenny
email address for this scammer is jennbay1@gmail.com

I hope you are fine and alright. I have been busy myself but doing great. There is something i think i must bring to your notice. After a reconciliation of my account, i discovered that somehow my assistant must have over paid you. The payment that was meant for another transaction was sent to you and the one meant for you was sent to another; however i want to believe i won’t have a problem with you.
Please once you receive your payment, i will like you to deduct your money and send the remaining via western union to the manager of the shipping company that will help me with the pick-up. I will ask them to contact you as soon as possible, Let me know if this is ok with you. Please contact me as soon as you get your payment.
Warm regards.
Debbie

thomas don is trying this on me. good thing it seemed weird and i found this

This scammer switched emails with every response. Went by the name Tara cole : juicysaucy07@googlemail.com and taracole05@live.com
Here is what they wrote:

I'll be happy if you can rent out the place to me for 6-12 months term lease, as i'll love to get a place before my arrival.More about me,I am half Brit from dad and half Asian from mum,a science laboratory worker,mostly spend my time in the laboratory experimenting,divorced female of 31yrs,i am educated
(undergraduate and post graduate degree), am very active in sport (ski, surf,swimming),a good Christian,very low key and relaxed to live with. I DON'T smoke nor drink and i DON'T mind if flat mates do, I DON'T have a pet also. I like honest,responsible,trustworthy and hardworking people while I dislike lazy,messy,uncaring people and I love pets so much,am quiet and easy going person to live with. I'm 5'7' straight. I always love to go on date but seldom party. I swim for fun and sometimes play tennis. I must confess am comfortable..I also will want you to know that i have my car that i will be coming over with,and little of my furniture,please let me know if there will be room for them?I don't have a job lined up for me there yet but will look for upon my arrival plus i have sent CV to a lot of places already.My Uncle will be responsible for my rent until i get a good Job,Please understand.Moreover,Let me also know how i can go about securing the place down before my arrival as i will also be busy from next week preparing to come over as i plan to arrive by DEC 30TH,2009/My Arrival date is flexible.Please,feel free to ask me any more question as i am very happy to join you and more so, i will love to always get email from you on how the event unfold till my arrival Thanks,I will appreciate every of your effort to assist me in this traveling plans as i will be very happy to know you more than just roommates when i get there.Am very friendly and generous.Again,Thanks and best regards

Yep, he tried to catch me with the same scam... thanks everyone for reporting it above, saved my day!!

Cheers,
Hi thanks for mailing back,i am an oceanographer, i am at sea right now,i am buying this for my son as a surprise gift and I am glad you accepted my offer.I can only pay through paypal at the moment as i dont have access to my bank account online(i dont have internet banking with it),but i have it attached to my paypal account, and this is why i insisted on using paypal to pay,all i will need is your paypal email address to make the payments,and if you dont have a paypal account yet,its pretty easy to set one up at www.paypal.com.au,i will be expecting your email.I have a pick up agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been sorted.

i got a email from lovelovejennever@gmail.com saying she would give me 400 to ship to nigeria a G1 i am selling on craigs list but i was only asking 200 for it

hi i need for you all to watch out fo a guy named kyle hunt he wrll use yahoo chat to threaten you he is a joke i was selling my car for 2100 dollars and he sent me a check for 10900 dollars bewae

they change names all the time, they are all phony, that is why they can't be tracked. it even happens in the social networks. i get stuff from guys all the time with american photos on a profile page that are from the "states" that can't type in english, all who have one kid and a dead wife.. lol. and they are all instantly in love with me but just happen to be in another country at the moment, making millions of dollars but not sure they can get back to the states... hahahaha. it's so ridiculous but sad as well for those people that do fall for it and too bad these idiots aren't being arrested.

anytime, lately that i post anything in craigslist, i get about 20 of these scam types. it makes me mad because i'm trying to sell things and i have to filter through all the bs. i just send back.. "in person, with cash or forget it". then i flag them as phishing scam. not much else we can do that i know of. these people should be in jail though because i'm sure millions of people do fall for this garbage and then are stuck. makes me sick that we allow this to go on. i can picture them just laughing and how desperate and naive some people are. just another example of what this world is becoming. it's too too bad.