Another scam via Craigslist: offering more than asking price

He writes the following in regards to an online craigslist ad:

Good day and hope you are doing great?.My assistant told me that you still have the item for sale. I am willing to pay your asking price,You will receive your payment in 4-6 working days,i would have loved to come and see it in person but due to the busy nature of my job that wont permit me,i will be making payment by money order or check and i will be needing your phone number, full name, address or p.o box address to make the payment to as i do not want to lose this sales to other potential buyers,if you will keep it in my favor,i dont mind adding thirty ($30) dollar for the delay.pick-up wont be a problem as i already have made an arrangement for that once you receive payment.
Awaiting your reply

DON'T fall for it. He is a scammer.
Thanks.

The scam is that they claim to have sent you a money order for too much money and want you to cash it and refund them the extra money. The Money Order is no good and by the time the bank processes it, most people have already sent them the refund. I got the same thing from a Frank Thornton

I replied to him and told him that I do not accept money orders or cashiers checks and if he wants my rocking chair he can bring cash when he picks it up. I told him I would meet him at my bank with the item and if he needed a cashiers check for his records he could purchase it there and give it to me. I told him I would not give him my address or phone number, that if he wanted it, he would have to meet me at my bank. That way it would be legitimate. What do you want to bet he never gets back to me.

I got the same thing from Saveth Wise [realwise1900@divinestores.org].

I got the fake money order for more than the asking price of my item on craigslist.com

As soon as the money order came I was asked for the difference in 3 or 4 emails a day because "I am in london for a short business trip and i will be needing my balance to board a flight to the state thats why i want you to send my balance via western union to the details i provide you with.Pls endeavor to do that right now and get back to me ASAP."

and "I will appreciate if you can send part of my balance today cause i need to pay my hotel bills which will expire today.Jack you can deduct an $50 to gas your car to any western union outlet closer to you and send the balance ASAP today.
Thanks"

emails were coming from an IP in Nigeria. Wow.. shocker!

"Hi am interested in your sale, let me know if you still have it available....Thanks"
"Hello I know this is worth the price, Cos my cousin uses same kind of laptop and is worth the price..
I will be offering you the $980 for it, i will pay the price.
I will want you to get back to me and let me know if you agree with the price... so that i can arrange through the next email on the payment and delivery charges to the amount transferred..
I will wait to hear from you soonest, cos i am really willing to buy this and i am sure will be a nice new year gift.
Thanks"
-Katherine Coady

"Hello, I will like to know the last asking price of your item. Do you have any resent pics of it, also let me know if its still available. Hope to hear back from you today"
-Christina Martinez

"Is this post still available?If yes then how much is your last price? I would also appreciate some pictures if available"
"Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and the condition,am
buying it for my Son,cos i'll coming soon from our rig as am a
petroleum engineer and am on a rig offshore,i won't be able to come
for the inspection due to the nature of my work.i will be paying you
through PayPal,pls get back to me with your PayPal money request so i
can proceed with payment and I am okay with the item and the
condition I will be glad paying you $240 for the item and l will also
include $170 for the ship cost of the item to the International,i want
this item to ship with the Canada Post international Parcel
Air/Surface . Await your reply"
-Juliet Loveth

"Hello good morning to you.Just want to know if the following ad is still available for buying?"
"Good to have your reply.My name is Jeff Williams from State, I would have loved to come and inspect this at your place myself, but I am a marine engineer and presently here at the marine boot camp. I am buying this for my Father as a surprise gift and understand i want you assure me it's in condition described. I will appreciate more pictures if available and will be sending your money asap. My shipper will be available to pick this up as soon as payment is made. Do you have PayPal account? because, I have a PayPal account that I can easily send money through because, its good for business payments. Get back to me with your PayPal email address and name in order for me to have your money sent on time. Confirm sale to me and remove the add from posting.
regards"
-Jeff Williams

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It's probably one person or a few people working in a shop copy/pasting sample responses. They all have at least one line in common.
If they were smart, they would compensate for their terrible english abilities by creating fake sales and using the responses they get from those posts instead of using google translate.
Location: Vancouver BC

I posted a baby car seat for sale, after a few hours I get a first mail from this address: rolpeet@gmail.com
asking: Still up for sale?

so I responded : yes it is.

after a few hours I get this mail from: haynich@divinestores.org

"Hello. Hope you are doing great?.My assistant just informed me that you still have the item for sale. I am willing to pay your asking price,You will receive your payment in 4-5 working days,i would have loved to come and see it in person but i am currently on a business trip in the UK ,and that wont permit me to. I will be making payment by Money order or Cashier check and i will be needing your phone number, full name, address or p.o box address to make the payment to. As i do not want to lose this sales to other potential buyers,if you will keep it in my favor,i don't mind adding thirty ($30) dollar for the delay. Pick-up wont be a problem as i already have an arrangement for that once you receive payment.

Awaiting your reply

Thanks"

So I searched his email address on Google and got to this forum , and i saw the exact mail! from a different scam.

Thanks and Be aware...

Respondent offered $200.00 more than the asking price and asked that I deal with third party shipper, who would collect the goods "unseen" for shipment to UK. Requested photos of product, stating that he had just moved to UK and would not be viewing goods himself.

Scam email: jerry2mailbox-80@yahoo.com

Scam tel no: (UK) 447024029336

Posted on Craigslist Scam Page.

richanderson091@hotmail.com
jessanderson091@gmail.com

a person pretending to be a husband and wife team, all the photos of flats are the same and wanting paid by western union, no other choice, pay 3 months and the bond and get 4th month free.

http://www.google.com/search?client=gmail&rls=gm&q=richanderson091%40hotmail.com

cheers

I had already given him my address before I got his email raising the red flags. At this point I hope to get his phoney money order as a souvenir.
(Here's some of our correspondence):

I'm glad you still have it 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 someone else.I don't mind adding Thirty ($30) dollars so you can keep it in my favor,you should get your payment in 4-6 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..Please let me know as soon as you receive it so i can start making arrangement for the pick-up.Thanks
Wilson

Hi Howard,
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?
Wilson