Another scam via Craigslist: offering more than asking price

I asked for $400 and roberttadams@aim.com offered $580

"Thanks for getting back to me.The Demetrios 3133 Wedding dress is for my daughter wedding which is coming up in some days time.She works in the United states Consulate office in West africa.Am a very busy man and would like you to help me send this dress to my daughter in West Africa for her wedding.i will pay you the sum of $580.It will cover up for the cost of the dress and shipping of the Dress to my daughter in west africa.I will be paying you through PAYPAL,Its secure and reliable and it protects the two people involved in the transaction.I will need you send me a paypal request for payment so i can make the payment right away and hope you send the item to my daughter through the post office express mail Non Commercial Value..
Thanks for your help and understanding."

monica_shelpard@yahoo.com

Hello Seller
How are you doing?I am Miss Monica by name and am from Dallas TX .I am interested
in buying your JEWELRY to my home in TX and am paying you by a Bank certify check.I
will be the one to handle the shipment b'cos i have a shipping company that
will come for the pick-up of the item at your resident,let me know if you are
okay with this and get back to me with your final asking price and the present condtion and why are you selling it....Are you the first owner
and also get back to me with your full contact name and address also
with your phone number so as to issue the check out to you as soon as
possible........FOR FAST REST POND EMAIL ME AT MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL...monica_shelpard@yahoo.com

Here is my # you can call me anytime you can also live message i will get back to you 206-337-5602 Okay

Thanks

God Bless

Hello,

I really appreciate your response to my inquiry. Im interested in
buying the Item from you. I would like to come and check it myself but
I just got married and im presently on my honeymoon trip to Hawaii
with my wife.

I would love a surprise change of furniture in our home on our
return.Pls do withdraw the advert from Craigslist as I don't mind
adding $20 for you to do that, so i can be rest assured that the item
is held for me.

I should believe it is in good condition as stated. I will be making
the payment via a certified Check, which my secretary will mail to
you. I'll be picking the item from you with the aid of my mover. My
Mover will be coming to pick it from you once the Check has been
cashed.

Please I will need both your full name and physical address along with
your phone number to issue out the payment.

Thanks,
Terry

THANKS FOR THIS SITE AS HE IS STILL AT IT, AND WHY CANT CRAIGSLIST STOP HIM,

Just received this today for a car I put on craigslist...

Hello,Thanks for the quick response...I will like to make anoutright purchase of the item, so i will like to proceed ininstructing my bank to issue out a certified check to you and upon theconfirmation and clearance of payment my shipper will come for thepick-up at your location. So get back to me with your full name,address, zip code and phone number ... so that payment can be mailout asap. let me read from you today. Thanks

heres one that sounded to good to be true,but thanks to a little checking and this site
we were able to smell scam.

I really appreciate your response to my email. I want you to
considerit sold, pls do withdraw the advert from craisglist to
avoiddisturbance,anyways I don't have time to come over to take a
lookbecause of my Business schedule but you don't need to bother
yourselfwith the shipment,I'lltake care of that by engaging the
services of a mover, hence I'll besending a check and it will be
delivered to you via United ParcelService,so I'll need you to provide
me with the following information
to facilitate the mailing of the check....

1.Full name on the check.
2.Full Physical address to post the check
3.City, State and Zip Code
4.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 mover to come over as soon
as you have cashed the check.Thanks

After responding to this person I decided to look up on Google their name. I found this website that told me that this was a scam. I almost fell for it. I'm glad there is a site like this to keep people from getting scammed.
Here is the email I received:

Hello,

I really appreciate your response to my inquiry. Im interested in buying the Item from you. I would like to come and check it myself but I just got married and im presently on my honeymoon trip to Hawaii with my wife.

I would love a surprise change of furniture in our home on our return.Pls do withdraw the advert from Craigslist as I don't mind adding $20 for you to do that, so i can be rest assured that the item is held for me.

I should believe it is in good condition as stated. I will be making the payment via a certified Check, which my secretary will mail to you. I'll be picking the item from you with the aid of my mover. My Mover will be coming to pick it from you once the Check has been cashed.

Please I will need both your full name and physical address along with your phone number to issue out the payment.

Thanks,
Terry

I am so thankful for this website. This is either the best honeymoon ever or this guy is just a real piece of work.

My only fear is that i gave him my address and phone number. Has anyone had anything happen after they provided this guy thier information?

Hello,

I really appreciate your response to my inquiry. Im interested in
buying the Item from you. I would like to come and check it myself but
I just got married and im presently on my honeymoon trip to Hawaii
with my wife.

I would love a surprise change of furniture in our home on our
return.Pls do withdraw the advert from Craigslist as I don't mind
adding $20 for you to do that, so i can be rest assured that the item
is held for me.

I should believe it is in good condition as stated. I will be making
the payment via a certified Check, which my secretary will mail to
you. I'll be picking the item from you with the aid of my mover. My
Mover will be coming to pick it from you once the Check has been
cashed.

Please I will need both your full name and physical address along with
your phone number to issue out the payment.

Thanks,
Terry

Hello,

I really appreciate your response to my inquiry. Im interested in
buying the Item from you. I would like to come and check it myself but
I just got married and im presently on my honeymoon trip to Hawaii
with my wife.

I would love a surprise change of furniture in our home on our
return.Pls do withdraw the advert from Craigslist as I don't mind
adding $20 for you to do that, so i can be rest assured that the item
is held for me.

I should believe it is in good condition as stated. I will be making
the payment via a certified Check, which my secretary will mail to
you. I'll be picking the item from you with the aid of my mover. My
Mover will be coming to pick it from you once the Check has been
cashed.

Please I will need both your full name and physical address along with
your phone number to issue out the payment.

Thanks,
Terry

I'm glad I found this page because the same guy with the email jmsjohn10111@gmail.com tried to scam me but before I could give him any of my information I googled his email and found this page. The first time he emailed me he had his email as jmsjohn10111@gmail.com and he changed it to berry.williams11@gmail.com. Please beware this email address.

I HAVE HAD TWO EMAILS FROM BERRY WILLIAMS (BERRY.WILLIAMS11@GMAIL.COM). I SAW HIS NAME ON HERE ALREADY, SO BEWARE. HIS EMAIL WAS NEARLY WORD FOR WORD FROM WHAT CRAIGSLIST WARNS YOU ABOUT. BE CAREFUL.