I recently listed a car for sale on craigslist and other local classified ad services.This is one reply I got, which is clearly an attempt at scamming:
From: Dave Smith <goldenwum12@yahoo.com>Subject: [The title of the classified ad for the car]Hello,I just viewed your car posting on craigslist and i have interest on it i will like to know the present condition and two more pictures of the car before i proceed with the transaction.Thanks
Problem is, the scammer is not very smart. I did not posted pictures to begin with, so there are no more pictures. So, I sent this reply:
From: meTo: Dave Smith <goldenwum12@yahoo.com>Pictures attached.
I intentionally did not attach any pictures. A genuine buyer would have noticed this of course. Instead, the scammer proceeded with the next step, revealing his true intent:
From Dave Smith <goldenwum12@yahoo.com>To: meHello,Thanks for your reply i got all your information about the car and am ok with it, i will be making your payment today i need your full name and address to make your payment today through electronic check i will handle the shipment myself.All what you need about the mode of payment is to get a Blank check paper and magnetic versa ink to print the check, the check will be sent to your email and you get it printed from it. You can get this materials from the following stores.1. Office Depot2. Office Max3. Staples Store 4. Stationery Store5. Compusa.When you get this materials you can print the check out and immediately after the printing you can then get the check cashed at your Bank or any bank of america branch around you I will wait for you to confirm and clear the check.The payment will be in excess as i will want you to contact my shipper with the excess fund for shipping the car after you must have confirmed and cashed the check.i will wait for your bank to clear the check so you can deduct your own money and send the excess fund to the shipper via Western Union Money Transfer so as to cover the cost of shipping the car from your place to it's destination. I will add extra 100$ for the purchasing of check paper and magnetic versa ink.For more information about the mode of payment you can check the website www.qchex.com and know more about it .Dont worry i will handle the shipping myself with my shipper. you can IM on this ID goldenwum10@yahoo.com or call me on 9145954296 for more information.Thanks and God Bless
This is a classic scam where a fake cheque is sent to the victim for more than the amount owed, and the difference is to be wired to the scammer.
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Anonymous (not verified)
Had the same "guy" reply to
Mon, 2008/02/11 - 15:50Had the same "guy" reply to our ad. Similar text yet grammar was way off.
Anonymous (not verified)
James Anderson and Alicia Musa
Tue, 2010/01/12 - 05:50I had some items on craigslist. James said he was interested. I just did not have a good feeling about it. After I rec'd his check which he gave me another $3000 or so with it, he asked me to send it via Western Union to Alicia Musa in FL which makes no sense. I have been emailing him explaining that my uncle is in the FBI and that this better not be fraud. He kept telling me it is ligit. So I just got the check and hae been asking him a bunch of questions which he has not come back to answer. I'm now stuck with this check and will be brining it to my local police station along with his emails and what I have found about him...Just beware of this as this is currently going on!!! Both their names came up on different websites regarding fraud! DO NOT fall for his manipulation. He even threatened to call the FBI on me to try to use scare tactics. HA! BE CAREFULL!!!
Anonymous (not verified)
Christopher Cogswell
Tue, 2008/01/29 - 18:51I sure am glad I did a Google search on this person. Something about his reply to my add just struck me wrong. I didn't feel comfortable about it and before I did any dealings, I did the Google search. This was MY lucky day.
Anonymous (not verified)
CHRISTOPHER COGSWELL-THAT LITTLE BASTARD!!!!
Wed, 2008/01/30 - 21:27That little bastard tried to scam me too!! I just had the wierdest craigslist reply to that ad and i googled his name and i find this site. Thank you guys for puttin the word out. I wouldnt have been dumb enough to fall for his scam but i am sure there are those out there who match him in intelligence. You are the lowest of the low Cogswell and dont let anyone tell you otherwise
Anonymous (not verified)
do you know the email
Mon, 2008/02/18 - 10:10do you know the email address this guy is using? We are trying to do a transaction right now with someone named Christopher Cogswell
VA (not verified)
Edward Whelton= Scam
Thu, 2008/01/31 - 10:49I had posted an ad on Craigslist for a home based office assistant job, and this is what I got from him....
Edward Whelton wrote:
Great to hear from you,
The job Offering you is an easy Job and part time job which you will have to do within 2 to 3 hours per day and three times per week which is 9 hours Per week.
we need you for Financial Manage in which you will be helping us to make payment to our Clients Within the States. The Payment will be made to our Clients through Check. And you will be the One to Print the checks and then you mail them out through UPS.
Our Service will Provide the UPS Account to get the Labels that you will have to put on each Envelopes.
All you have to do is to get the Versal Check paper and the check Printing software at any stationary Store, or Office Depot.
We have Good Pay and your Payment will be made through Western union Money Transfer Every two Weeks. Any Of the Materials you Bought to get the Job start will be refund to you at the first 2 weeks.
we will handle this Job to you with full heart and Honest, and hope you will have handle it as we want. And hope is will be great for you working with us.
Let us know if you have Interest so that we send an attachment form for the Employment Agreement.
You will recieve your payment throught Money Gram or Western Union Money Transfer,a sum of $400 per 2 week.
Thanks.
Anonymous (not verified)
Erik Ramon Scam
Thu, 2008/01/31 - 22:51I just got an email with this check scam. This is how it went. Thanks for having this because it sounded like a good deal at first. I can't believe people have nothing better to do than try to screw people out of money!
Sounds Good.
I want to purchase the item today and pay you via Electronic Bank Check drawn from my Bank account . The check will be sent to you immediately via email, all you need to do is to purchase a Versa Business check paper at any Office depot or stationary store to print the check on and immediately when you print the check proceed to your Bank to deposit or Cash it,the Versa Business check paper cost $20 only but i will offer you $50 to purchase the Business check paper to print the check.The item will be picked up from you by my Company shipper so you don't have to worry about shipment of the item also I will wait for you to confirm and clear the check before the shipper come to pickup the item from you actually I should have handled this myself but i am not available to do that now i am currently away for my Company seminar that is why i want you to do this and i will pay you $50 to purchase the Versa Business check paper to print the check.This is the fastest and best method of payment because it is instant once you purchase Business check paper all this process of printing and cashing of the E-check can be done within 2 hours.
Anonymous (not verified)
His email is
Thu, 2008/01/31 - 23:48His email is erik_ramon01@hotmail.com. What a scammer
danxxx (not verified)
look at that scammer!!!
Wed, 2008/02/06 - 17:25from< gabrieljoseph01@yahoo.co.uk
Hello,
How are you doing today? I am ineed of the car you put up for sale and am willing to purchase it from you.kindly get back to me with the present condition and your last asking price?
do get back to me if still available for sale and i need more photos as well.
Thanks and God bless.
Gabriel
danxxx@onet.eu wrote:
I?m sorry but my car is going to be sold for 2270 pounds, because someone increased the price to preserve Toyota before others buyers.
gabrieljoseph01@yahoo.co.uk wrote.
Hello ,
Thanks for the reply,the price of the car is ok by me which is Ł2270 and am willing to purchase it from you. I have a protocol officer that will come to your location to inspect and pick up the car and delivered it to my destination once payment has been made to you. moreso, i have decided to offer you extra Ł50 to consider it sold to me and remove the advert from the site posted. A bank draft of Ł4000 will be sent out to you by my associate,when you recieved it have it deposite at your bank for clearance which i belived it takes 3-4days to clear the bank, and after it clear you will deduct your funds for the car and send the remainder Ł2,680 to the shipping agent to enable him too come to your location for the collection.Well if this is ok by you i'll want you to forward me your details for the payment to be sent out to you this week ok.
Name on Cheque:
Address:
State:
Zipcode::
Phone Numbers:
Regards,
Gabriel
danxxx@onet.eu wrote:
Hi
I understand your letter and, I'm ready to seal my car for you, but if I send you Ł2,680 of 4000 will get 1320 pounds, so do not understand yours calculations, and I'm sorry but cannot remove advert from the website, because it has been send on the server where I haven,t got access.
I hope hearing from you: dan
gabrieljoseph01@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
Hello,
I am very sorry for the mistake..The balance will be Ł1,680 that will be sent to the shipper once payment get clear ok.Therefore,I will need your exact name and your full postal address so that payment can be mail out to you this week ok.
Hoping to hear back from you.
Thanks and God bless.
Gabriel
gabrieljoseph01@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
hello mate,
how are you doing? payment will soon get to your place.please,let me know as soon as you recieved the cheque ok.hoping to hear back from you.
thanks and God bless.
HAHAHA HUHUHU HEHEHEHEHE!!!!
WITH THIS SCAMMER HAD A GOOD LAUGH!!!
Anonymous (not verified)
Craig's List Scam
Sun, 2008/02/10 - 21:20Here's the email I got, with his new email asddress. I wrote back and told him "Sorry, cash only."
From: "james bright" Add Mobile Alert
To: xxxxxx@yahoo.com
Subject: ok - $1500
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:10:18 -0500
Good Day,
How are you today?i am happy to read your email concerning the sale of your item,i am intrested in it and willing to purchase it as soon as possible.I will handle the shipment myself via my company shippers,They will come for pick up when you must have gotten your cash at hand from the bank.They will prepare all shipment papers and also bill of sales.The item will also be insured by my company shippers.
This is due to the fact that my mode of payment will be Via Bank Certified Check As there are too many scams on internet with bogus account.Once you are satisfy with my mode of payment you can proceed to delete the advert of the item,So email me your name and address and also phone number with valid email address to recieved the check.As soon as the check is recieved to your address proceed to cash the check,I will wait for your bank to clear the check and verify it before we proceed with shipment.I will await your email today if this is Okay by you.
Thanks
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