Classified ads on craigslist attract scammers from Nigeria and elsewhere.Here is a recent example when I was trying to sell something.Not that I asked for $375, and was offered more for it.Here is the first message I got:
pls can you tell me if this item is still for sale ?and the price
When I replied it was available, this was the reply:
I will have to inform you that i am okay with the price of the [item name] ($375)condition terms are also okay with me,For the Shippment from your location,i have my SHIPPER as soon as we seal this Transaction from your end. I have a CLIENT of my that is owning me some Fund in United Kingdom that will issue you the cheque of ($2000) soon as you receive the cheque and when cleared you will deduct the cost of the [item name] and the remaining balance will be send to the Shipper through western union money transfer for the pick up from your location. If this is okay by you, do e-mail me the following detail FULL NAME ON CHEQUE:CONTACTED ADDRESS:MOBILE&LANDLINE PHONE NUMBER:AND ZIP CODEI will compensate you $50 to remove the advert from the site and will wait until the cheque clear before the pick up commence.hope to read from you today.
This is a classic scam that involves you wiring them money via Western Union, and they sending you a fake cashier cheque.
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Tuan Hoang (not verified)
Nigeria Craiglist Scam
Fri, 2011/11/11 - 11:14How was the outcome of the investigation? Did FBI or the police caught the scammer? I was so stupid and sent the money twice. It just happened 2 weeks ago.
Thank you,
Tuan
Tracy (not verified)
My check is on the way
Thu, 2011/12/22 - 18:16I've been texted from new York . A family from Canada is moving to SC and answered my babysitting ad on craigslist. The emails are scary. I've said no. Their 'financier ' can only cut one check for 2,500 and I'm to take 450 for my weeks pay and wire their 'furniture' people the rest. They have my info. Should I go to the police or FBI ???
Anonymous (not verified)
Scams
Thu, 2010/05/20 - 02:16I just rteceived the cashier's check in the mail and knew it was fishy. I did deposit it but I just found out that I had been scammed. I do not want to get into any trouble. I have not sent anything via fedex yet. Should I go to the bank and tell them it was a scam? I know the check will bounce so do I retract it? Am I in any danger? Should I contact the FTC?\
Thank You
Anonymous (not verified)
nanny scam
Mon, 2011/10/31 - 12:33Please let me know what you had to do. I did the same thing as you and started researching it and came upon a bunch of stiff that proved I was being scammed
Mrs Mary Don (not verified)
FUND COMPENSATION FOR APPROVED SCAMMED VICTIMS
Sun, 2008/11/30 - 15:37FUND COMPENSATION FOR APPROVED SCAMMED VICTIMS
SCAMMED VICTIM/ $4.2million COMPENSATION-REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 06654
We are approved committee delegated from the United Nations and World Bank to
pay 100 Nigerian/World 419 scam victims $4.2million each for the loss suffered
financially. Fortunately, you are listed among the beneficiaries of this gesture
and approved for this payments as one of the scammed victims in the last ten years.
As a compensation therefore the UNITED NATIONS With the support of WORLD BANK
and IMF approved paying 100 victims of the internet, telephone and postage scams.
The payment of the fund are to be paid by Barclays Bank Plc under funding
assistance by the WORLD BANK AND IMF. According to the number of applicants at
hand, 80 beneficiaries have been paid, half of the victims are from the United
States and Asia. We still have more 20 left to be paid the compensations of
$4.2million each only and this is the reason for this notification.
You will receive your compensations payments via a DRAFT PAYMENT/CHEQUE
OR BANK TRANSFER depending on your choice of fund claim. I shall furnish you
with further modalities as soon as I hear from you.
Contact the Secretary of the committee on his email address:
globalfinancialhelpers@yahoo.co.uk with your full name, address, tel# and choice
of fund claim
Congratulations
Yours faithfully,
MRS MARY DON
De-facto Chief Compensation Officer,
United Nations Compensation Committee
Khalid
Scam on a scam
Sun, 2008/11/30 - 16:01This comment is a scam in itself, claiming to be a compensation fund for scam victims, and scamming more people in the process.
Do not respond to those scammers.
Anonymous (not verified)
Duh! Did you stay up all
Wed, 2009/05/27 - 23:13Duh! Did you stay up all night trying to still not get that one?
irina (not verified)
Scammed victim
Tue, 2009/01/13 - 21:29Hello,
I just become a Graigs list scammed victim today. My husband is about to loose his job. Please help me where I can find fund compensetion.
I was selling dinning room table for $420. I deposited check for the amount of $2700, and sent $2200 troug Western Union to my "customer". Here is one of my "customer's" emails:
How are you doing today?
I got the confirmation now from the UPS COURIER that the check sent through there courier will deliver to you today and here is the tracking number ( 1Z 699 355 22 1005 6450 ) of the payment to see the status and the estimate delivery time to your destination address...
And as you were aware that the check would be sent in an excess amount to cover the shipping fee of this item and other item i have with the shipping company to be picked up for me and make the delivery.
Here is what to do once you have the check recieved today...
Get the check deposit and cashed, Calculate the item fee, Extra $70 for hassle around it might cost you to make the money transfer to the shipping company. And then withdrawn the left balance on the check after calculating how much to deduct for your self and withdrawn the left balance from your account and move down to the nearest Western Union Money Transfer Outlet and make the shipping funds sent to the shipping company information below..And you are to deduct the transfer charges from the shipping funds with you.
Here is the Shipper Information Below..
Name:............................Adnan Baig
Street Address:............. 5424 BELL FORGE LN E
City:...............................Antioch
State:..............................TN
Zip code:.......................37013
And get back to me with this information to pass across to the shipping company to claim the money and operate for the pick up...
Sender's full name
Sender's full address
Mtcn number 10 digit ......
Amount sent
Best time to come for the Pick-Up.
I will be waiting to hear back from you today once you recive the check and the pick up arrangement..
Thanks
I will be looking forward for your answer.
Thank you very much.
Irina
Anonymous (not verified)
fake check scam
Thu, 2009/04/02 - 09:47Thanks for this site. My bank just notified me that the check I received was a fake
Anonymous (not verified)
fake check scam
Sat, 2009/06/13 - 19:09I have gone through this and it was not a good situation. The check came via ups and I deposited it into my account and in about 1 week my bank contacted me and told me that the check was a fraud and that there were gonna send the check back and close down my account ! They even went so far as to asking me questions about were the check came from and if i was gonna get any more? and in reference to the compensation from my knowledge there is no such unit in any place. These people are just gonna continue to do this to people and they will come up with more ways to do it. These are unsafe and desparate times and there are a lot of people who will do what ever they have to do to put food on there tables and feed there children. I promise you this it will only take a visit from CHRIST himself to stop this . Its like the poor is getting poorer and the rich is getting poorer.
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