Another scam via Craigslist: offering more than asking price

From: Marvin Clinton
Also from his alleged assistant: conelly sean

First email:
I was told by my assistant that your item is still for sale ,i would have
love to come and see it,but my scheduled is very tight.I will mail out your
payment once you provide your full name.phone number and address.I can only
pay via money order as am on a business trip now,pls let me know where to
send your payment to because i wouldn't want to lose it to some else.I don't
mind adding ($20) dollars so you can keep it in my favor,you should get your
payment in 7-9 working days i will appreciate if you can get the ad off
craigslist so i can be sure you are keeping it in my favor.Pleasethe let me
know as soon as you receive it so i can start making arrangement for the
pick-up.
Thanks

Second email:
Hi ,
Your payment has been sent but there is something i think i must bring to your notice immediately. I just discovered there is an error in the payment sent to you. My assistant sent the payment meant for another item thats more expensive than yours. I have called the post office to see if they could retrieve it but nothing positive. I really dont know what to do now. Please and Please, you can go ahead and cash out the Money Order at your Bank when you receive it, deduct your payment and send the balance via western union to the details i will provide you with. Can i trust you to do that for me?

I received the same scam proposal as above. I tried to put the text here but it has been rejected because of questioning it for spam (ha - lots of people posting the same scam!). Anyway, the e-mails came from:

First e-mail:
From: Lineback Judy linebackjude00@gmail.com

Text: Still available?

Second e-mail:
From: Alberto Turner albertress8899@divinestores.org
Text: (the usual follow-up e-mail here)

Hello,
Thanks for the prompt response to my inquiry. I hope it is in a perfect condition as I'm highly interested in it . I will have love to come and take a look myself but i am a very busy man i hope you understand ? due to the distance i will like to make an instant purchase but if there is anything wrong, you can kindly let me know and we can fix things up. I don't mind paying additional $50 for it in order for you to take the ad from craigslist and also to be assured that it is already mine. I will be paying you with a certified check and it is going to be sent to you via courier service which is going to be mail to you overnight.For the payment, I'm going to need your details (Full name, address and phone number) in order to facilitate the payment asap. My mover will be coming for the pick up as soon as you have the check cashed so you don't need to bother about the shipping as everything on that is well arranged.
Thanks and I'm waiting to hear from you

kelvindude01@gmail.com

Since Im now a recipient of the craigslist scam to over pay I mcurious what face to face experiences anyone has had with these people? Unfortunately my boyfriend gave my name and address. Has anyone has direct contact with these people?
Why do they want a name, address and phone number?
Looking forward to hearing from somebody!!

Such a scam! This is the what divinestores.org just emailed me:

Great! My assistant mailed you earlier.I'd love to pay your asking
> price. On the contrary,I would make payment by money order as its the
> only way I can pay you at the moment(I am actually out of the States
> on a business trip). I will
> make arrangement for pick-up after payment have been received by you.
> I dont mind adding a little extra 20 dollars for inconveniences.
> Please keep it in my favor.
> Kindly reply with your full name,cell phone number,and address where
> payment should be sent.You can stop other offers and consider it sold
> to me.
> You should receive payment within the coming week.
> Expecting to hear from you soon.
> Regards
> Daniel
> P.S Advise if there is any defect

Thanks for this positng -
mine was identical
Have a good one and thanks agian for saving me from
tiresome ordeal!

so i got these two in the same day, like wtf? scam.

Hi,
Thanks for the mail...i was introduced to this site by a friend at
work and i will like immediate purchase of this item for my Niece who
is away of the state to oversea been requesting for this item...i will
offer you $550 including the shipping charges for the to
her.. there because she is in need of it as a matter of urgent and due
to schedule of my work i don't have time to handle the shipping..i
will want you to help me handle the shipping very well to her..Get
back to me with your confirmed PayPal email address so that i can send
the payment.. But if you dont have one you can get one now
www.paypal.com
Get back to me asap...

AND

I actually need this shipped to my niece "Olamide" who is an international student abroad ..I would have picked it up but i do normally have a mad shift at work because i am seriously busy at work during the season. I will pay $540 CAD including the shipping charges to the Destination.... Kindly get back with your PayPal Email address for the payment so i can pay you via my PayPal account and you do the shipping on my behalf....to make the whole transaction easier for us if you don't have Paypal account you can log onto www.paypal.com and get your account in less than few minutes as this is the best option for me.......
Kindly get back ASAP,,

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so i basically told em to go f*ck themselves.

I thought it smelled funny, so I checked... this is the response I received to the private party ad I placed on craigslist. It came from these two email address

belingal77@gmail.com
daniella202047@divinestores.org

Great! My assistant mailed you earlier.I'd love to pay your asking price.
On the contrary,I would make payment by money order as its the only way I can pay you at the
moment(I am actually out of the States on a business trip). I will
make arrangement for pick-up after payment have been received by you.
I dont mind adding a little extra 20 dollars for inconveniences.
Please keep it in my favor.
Kindly reply with your full name,cell phone number,and address where
payment should be sent.You can stop other offers and consider it sold
to me.
You should receive payment within the coming week.
Expecting to hear from you soon.
Regards
Daniel
P.S Advise if there is any defect

***** BEWARE *****

same story as the rest her name Brittany Roberson offering more money than the asking price. Here is her email:
Saturday, October 2, 2010 8:49 AMFrom: This sender is DomainKeys verified"Brittany Roberson"
Thank you for getting back to me. am satisfied with the price and
condition of the item..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 Cashier 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. Not po Box address

Thanks and i hope we handle this in good faith while waiting to hear
from you. i will add an additional $20 so that you can hold it for me
till the check reach you.Hope the item is in great condition?

I am dealing in good faith and Hope the item is in good condition? I
will be waiting to read from you soon.

Thanks you,

I am soooooooooooooooo glad I googled this email address before I completed a transaction. Here is what I received today:

EMAIL# 1
Hi,
Thanks for your response. I'm going on a
vacation to London but I will instruct my
assistant to prepare and mail your payment
which I'm sure you will get in about 4 - 6
business days. I'll add $20 extra for the
delay. I'll pay by M O or cashier check so
send me your info (i.e full name, mailing
address and your phone number) so payment can
be mailed out immediately. I will also make
arrangement for pick-up which will be after
you must have received and cashed the payment.
Awaiting your info.
Thanks

EMAIL#2
Your payment will be sent ASAP please consider
it sold. I will appreciate if the ad is taken
off craigslist so i can be sure you are
keeping it in my favor

EMAIL#3
I urgently have to bring something to your
notice. I just found out that my Assistant
overpaid you. The payment meant for another
transaction was made out in your name and sent
to you. However I want to believe I wont have
a problem with you on this. Once you receive
the payment, Please proceed to the bank and
cash the payment, deduct your money and send
back the balance to me via western union. So I
can proceed with arrangement for pick-up. Once
more, I hope I can fully trust you with this?
I will await your response on this so my mind
can be at rest.
Thanks

BEWARE, BEWARE, BEWARE!!!