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)
addition to watch list
Sun, 2009/08/30 - 17:27Joe.Williams00@gmail.com
Anh (not verified)
scam
Thu, 2010/01/21 - 16:15This person is a scam. be aware of her.
kristinadams76@live.com
allanbarclay@gmail.com
linkr78@yahoo.com
Tel:+44-702-403-9255
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Anonymous (not verified)
hahah this is fake too
Mon, 2009/08/31 - 07:26i am okay with the price of $140....I
will like you to get back to me with your PayPal Email id so i can
transfer the money into your account and i will add $50 for the
shipping fee down to my step daughter as a gift because this is what she
requested for as her gift and i will prefer you ship the item to my
daughter Via 3-5 Days Global Express International Mail (EMS)because
am currently out of state..Do get
back to me now so i can make the transfer Via PayPal to your PayPal
account.Please note if you do not have a PayPal account.....Do set up
one using this link www.PayPal.com/us and get back to me
ASAP.....Thanks.
Anonymous (not verified)
Another craigslist fraud!
Mon, 2009/08/31 - 19:36Hello,
Thanks for the prompt response. I am satisfied with the information provided about it at the craigslist. I will love to make an instant purchase, so please do withdraw the advert from Craigslist, I don't mind adding an extra $50 dolls for you to do that so that i can be rest assured that the item is in hand. I will also like you to know that I will be paying via check due to the distance and it will be over night payment. My secretary in the state will issue the check for the payment. I am presently on a business trip and will be back soon. You don't need to bother your self with the shipment. Ok? My Mover will handle that .So I will need you to provide me with the following information to facilitate the mailing of the check. Name, Address and Phone number
Thanks,
mr.matt.002@gmail.com
**I responded that I was going to verify the check and that I wanted it from a well-known bank (ie. Wells Fargo...) Have not heard back, googled his email address and has been flagged.** BE CAREFUL!
Angie (not verified)
another craiglist scam this
Tue, 2009/09/01 - 11:56another craiglist scam
this guys make us waste time!
Hello
Thank you for the email, I want my son (James) for the tutorial. A
boy of 7yrs, James first language is French but his spoken English is
very poor and will be coming from France which will arrive first week
of September more so for accepting the offer and its okay by me, I
have made contacts with my son concerning the arrangement of the
tutoring which he told me is OK by him and i want you to know that i
am going to pay for 1 month, which should be $52/hr (which i have in
mind) And am planning that you will be teaching him 3 times a
week,which is 1hr per day so get back to me with the total fee for the
subject which is English and when you will be available to teach him
during the week. So my son will be coming down for a 4 months trip and
i want him to study more about what he need to know at his age
presently and more and so that he speaks a little bit English because
his spoken
English is very poor. I am a busy type i travel a lot so i want you to
know that i will be sending you the payment inform of check for the
tutorial while i will also pay the Nanny that will be taking care of
him and the nanny would bring him down to where ever you believe it
will be comfortable for you to have the tutorial I will make an
arrangement with the Nanny on how to contact you, so as soon as you
get the money cash you will deduct cost of tutoring of the lesson and
send the remaining balance to my nanny that will be taking care
of the kid which the information will be giving to you later.
Will be waiting to read your mail soon.
Regards
Bob
Anonymous (not verified)
Yang
Sun, 2009/09/06 - 00:04Here's the email I got:
Hello,I really appreciate your response to my mail.I want you to consider the item sold, pls do withdraw the advert from Craigslist to avoid disturbance and to be rest assured on my side that i have bought it.I want you to know that i will be paying via cashier's check .I will need you to provide me the following information to facilitate the mailing of the check...
1.Full name to write on the check
2.Full Physical address to post the check 3.Home & Cell Phone to contact you
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.
Leigh (not verified)
Tried to get me
Thu, 2009/09/10 - 20:22Another email that I have come to find is a scam is
tito.lolatoo@gmail.com
Anonymous (not verified)
Almost Scammed! I was so lucky I talked to people about this.
Fri, 2009/09/18 - 18:40Here are some of the replies I received. I was selling a guitar and amp on Craigslist. The email address this person was using is exandoz@gmail.com
1st Reply:
How are you doing? I want you to understand that the transaction is
near completion as my secretary has mailed the payment to you, but
she made a payment of $2030 instead of your actual amount as she
added yours to that of another seller. She thought both items were from
you, so she issued a single payment. I am truly sorry for this error.
Once you have the check, i will like you to cash it, deduct the money for
your item plus $50 for your gas and running around expenses and email
me as soon as you have the check, and let me know that i can trust you
regarding the excess funds being sent to the other seller via western union.
It has really been difficult organizing this transaction during vacation.
Please understand.
Have a nice day.
Ash
2nd Reply:
How are you doing today? Am aware you will receive the payment via
FedEx today. My mover will come over for the pickup as soon as this
transaction is completed. Let me know the best time for the pickup?
Please I want you to have the excess funds wired via Western Union
Money Transfer.
Here is the second seller's information to have the excess funds wired
to via Western Union.
Name......Nestor Botero
City......Sunrise
State.....Florida
Zip-Code...33326
You are to deduct the Western Union sending charges from the excess
funds and get back to me with the following details ASAP.
#Actual Amount Sent After All Deductions.
#MTCN (Usually 10 digits on the Western Union Receipt)
#Sender's Name and Address.
I await your response and I really appreciate your effort towards this.
Regards,
Ash.
Anonymous (not verified)
Scam for boat
Fri, 2009/09/18 - 19:36Was offered more than I asked for boat wants to send more than cash check & send remainder to shipping company & take an extra $50 for my time & trouble. Had a feeling it was a scam, so wrote & told him will not accept any money over the ammount of item & he could not take possession till check cleared the bank. Also got a sob story about going through a divorce.
His e-mail address is: Boxer Worthington (boxwort@syfy.com), which after looking for syfy.com found it to be a home page for India News.
Unfortunately, I had given him my address, so now I worry. But I refused to get money to his "shipper" via western union money transfer.
Anonymous (not verified)
Too Good to be true?
Wed, 2009/09/23 - 11:55The following is an email which I recieved. I didn't send him any of my info, because it sounded WAY too good to be true, Who buys something before even seeing a real picture of it, and doesn't even question the asking price? Ya right.
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 it due to my job
nature and several other family issues i am dealing with at the
moment.i am running through a divorce and this also is taking much of
my time as we go to court almost everyday,and i have my children to
take care of as well as trying to move into a new house and other
stuffs.
Well, I'll keep in touch with my financier to ask him to mail a check
to you and will have a shipping company to come for the pick up as
soon as you confirm to me that you receive the check and it clears
your bank. If this arrangement is acceptable, pls get back to me
with your:
1: FULL NAME
2: ADDRESS
3: CITY
4:STATE
5:ZIP CODE
6: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.
Boxer Worthington
O and I would like to thank whoever put the other note about this "Boxer Worthington", I googled him and this came up. It's good to keep others informed, So thanks again!
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