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)
christabelnadwitch@gmail.com
Sun, 2009/10/11 - 20:59Yeah, I've got a collection of baseball cards up for $5000 (it's actually worth eight times that) and he ("christabelnadwitch@gmail.com") wants to buy it sight unseen(!!), and pay by check or MO... in this case, he says nothing about wiring him the difference, and even says he's got people who can come pick it up... sounds like a great opportunity for a sting operation, if I didn't want to risk my kids' safety around people like this :-) I had emailed him my phone number n a prior email -- beware when someone on CL doesn't want to call you! It means they're not "from around here!" Here's his letter, in case anyone wants to match syntax and word choice and style: "Hi, You will receive the payment in a weeks time,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 full name and address or po box address to make the payment to as i do not want to lose this sales to other buyers,if you will keep it in my favor,i dont mind adding twenty dollar for the delay.pick-up wont be a problem as i already have an arrangement for that.please include the last 4 number after your zip code to speed up the delivery of your payment
Thanks."
Anonymous (not verified)
Scammers
Sat, 2009/11/21 - 22:51Yeah thanks to this i didnt fall for it.. someone sent me this in regards to my item ...
Hi, You will receive the payment in a weeks time,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 full name and address or po box address to make the payment to as i do not want to lose this sales to other buyers,if you will keep it in my favor,i dont mind adding twenty dollar for the delay.pick-up wont be a problem as i already have an arrangement for that.please include the last 4 number after your zip code to speed up the delivery of your payment
Thanks."
Anonymous (not verified)
Scam from april 2010 craigslist orange county california
Tue, 2010/04/20 - 22:50I got this one today and almost feel for it but thats what led me here. Thank guys for posting.
really appreciate your response to my email. I want you to consider it sold, Pls do withdraw the advert from CL to avoid disturbance,anyway I don't have time to come over to take a look because of my Business but you don't need to bother yourself with the shipment, I'll take care of that by engaging the services of a shipper, hence I'll be sending a Certified check and it will be delivered to you via United Parcel Service (UPS), so I'll need you to provide me with the following information to facilitate the mailing of the check.
Full name on the check.
Full Physical address to post the check
City, State and Zip Code
Home & Cell Phone to contact you.
Note that the payment will be shipped to your address via UPS NEXT DAY AIR SERVICE and I will like you to know that you will not be responsible for shipping i will have my shipper to come over as soon as you have cashed the check*
N.B UPS does not deliver to a P.O box addresses.Thanks
CECE JONES
Anonymous (not verified)
I have a Steven Johnson "Hi
Sun, 2009/11/15 - 02:31I have a Steven Johnson
"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.how much is your last price...
Anonymous (not verified)
Craigslist Scams
Thu, 2010/10/07 - 10:36I agree. There should be somewhere on Craigslist to list the email addresses of the scammers as well as the scam ads. I have located many House For Rent ads that have been fake., They reply with an email asking all kind of personal information and claiming that they have moved to Africa, etc. with their family.
Jess (not verified)
Scammer had me excited to sell...be careful!!!!
Mon, 2008/10/06 - 20:51I have a notebook for sale on Craigslist and I had gotten a few emails from this "guy" that seemed to be very interested and nice. But..here's the last email and it sent up so many red flags...BE AWARE!! I was sad I didn't go through making a sale, but SO GLAD I was aware of what to watch out for so I didn't get scammed, and here it is;
(first email)
Hello,
I am inquiring on your LAPTOP advert. Let me know if it still on hand
You can reach me via email or on phone as soon as you can because
I will love to purchase it as a present to my loved one.
Teddy.
(I replied, btw there was no phone # left for me to call and then got this last email before the warning lights went off!)
Hi,
I am in Texas. I intend to acquire your LAPTOP for my son.
he works for the World Health Organization(W.H.O) in Africa,i want to get it for him as a
surprise present I'll be paying you with postal money order and i'm willing to pay
$560 for it and it's shipping to him. Also ascertain the condition of the LAPTOP.
I'll be waiting to hear from you asap.
Teddy
Anonymous (not verified)
Here is another one I got hit
Sat, 2009/03/28 - 05:45Here is another one I got hit with to look out for! I cant believe they think I would actually fall for this crap!
hjames148@gmail.com
Anonymous (not verified)
hjames
Tue, 2009/05/05 - 02:24How do they get the money this guy did the same thing to us today but just sadi he was sending a check and needed the diffrennce back. How does th scam work if they ares ending the check
Anonymous (not verified)
I have experienced something
Mon, 2009/05/25 - 17:17I have experienced something similar. They asked for my address and phone numbers, which I have provided now before reading this site. Now they said they will send me a check and I should send the difference by Western Union to their "mover" I have given them my contact info, but I am not sure how that helps them "scam" me out of something. Any thoughts? Thanks.
Dennis (not verified)
Craigslist Check Scam
Wed, 2009/06/03 - 08:10The check is NO GOOD.If you cash it and take the cash, send the money Western Union he now gets that money you sent. Now in a few days your bank will get ahold of you saying the check was NO GOOD and you owe them the money back.Now you are out all that money and the SCAMMER is way ahead of the deal.
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