Craigslist Scam: Cheque and Western Union For More Than Amount

Hey folks,
Some creeps tried to scam me via a job opportunity on Craigslist. The scary part was, that the person they claimed to be, a Mr. John A. Hall, from University College of London does exist, so when you think you are being diligent and following up on your contacts w/ potential employers, etc., it is tricky. What these Nigerian terrorists ( and they are terrorists, BTW. They despise Americans in particular, but they are equal opportunity thieves in general, however they are an organized faction that prey upon the vulnerability and security of everyday citizens, especially the elderly, disabled & desperate). Anyway, what these pigs do is "cut & paste" old postings, so as to mask their poor command of English. I'm also told by an FBI fraud agent that these guys are prone to recruit willing Americans to assist them w/ the proper diction, spelling, etc. in their posts, when they believe they've "hooked a Phish". In my case, a woman from Redondo Beach, Ca., named Susan Savino was sending out the fake checks for these guys. Things to look for: NEVER SEND THIRD PARTY MONIES!...ever.
Watch out for ignorant grammar & poor spelling.
Watch out for the repitation of the phrase "God Bless You";they have no "God".
Watch out for a sudden urgency for you to complete Their transaction.
Never allow Your bank account to be involved in anything other than your own personal banking matters....EVER.
Pay attention to the continued posts; you will notice the grammar & tone of the replies decrease in intelligence & any manner of exchange beyond the request of MONEY!!!!
Always check the UPI/ISP, etc. from any posting. If it doesn't match up...Guess what! It's not real, call the Feds & play along. It's hard to get these DEVILS, but it's fun to try.
And remember...as Judge Judy says; "IF IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, IT'S NOT TRUE"!
BTW; these rejects did not take me for a dime, instead I cost them $$$; Sadly, it was probably coin ripped from the hand of an elderly woman.

Dear Sheila and Dexter,

            We've been out of Whistler all day yesterday after welcoming our guests.  We have traveled on a plane today again and won't be able to receive call in Whistler until late at night on the 22nd. So, you card won't be charged. However, have arrange with my niece to travel down to whistler to meet you so that you have a well stayed holiday. But before we can proceed, i would prefer if you can transfer the money to her in Ontario today so that she can make her way and be there to welcome you.
Easily sign up western union online and make the transfer of $610 to her name so that we can proceed immediately.
I have blocked out your dates in my book so you are already confirmed for the dates.

Please send the payment to :

kelly shackleton
168 overbank drive,
oshawa, ontario, canada, L1J 7Y5

Please reply asap.

Tom Hepner

I answered an ad from craigs list concerning repair of seven Dell laptops. the scam is they would send me a check for the amount that I asked for the repair of these laptops. the cashiers check which was sent to me via USPS was twice what I asked for and the other half was to be forwarded to a shipper of the laptops in bronx ny. I found out the check was a fraud and the person who whose address was on the check shipping package was a foreclosed property. I caLLED THE BANK ON WHICH THE CASHIERS CHECK WAS DRAWN AND THEY VERIFIED IT WAS TOTALLY BOGUS. THE EMAIL CAME FROM A ANTHPERTERCOM231@GMAIL.COM

I WAS ALMOST DUPED INTO THIS SCENARIO: I answered a computer repair request on craigslist and the customer said that they wanted my shipping address and cellphone no. for contact purposes which seemed ok at the time. they said they would ship out the payment as a cashiers check which was twice the amount I asked for repairing 7 laptops. the balance was to be sent or forwarded to the person shipping the laptops to be repaired. upon receiving the cashiers check it looked too flimsy like it was a decent color laser copy of the original. I called the bank and they verified it was a bogus check. the shipping address from which the cashiers check came from was a foreclosed property in fla.the person who was to receive the funds for the shipment of the laptops was in Bronx Ny.
hope this helps someone else not to get duped as well.

I recently put an ad for a high price item on CL. Of course I was contacted by numerous scam artist's. Just thought I would post their e-mails and names.

Email(s): demolaola1@gmail.com/ dyvettedarren1@gmail.com/ everythingispossible61@yahoo.com/ lindawilliams10@rocketmail.com/ wesleyscott111@gmail.com/ lewismore789@gmail.com/

Each e-mail was so similar to all the others I have seen on this thread. Offered to pay more then asking price, poor English/sentence structure, all had private shippers/clients (they wanted me to pay, of course), wanted to overnight a check, etc. Just wanted to post their e-mails to potentially help someone else from getting scammed.

Some of their e-mails.

Hello,
Thanks for your immediate and quick response, i am happy and satisfy
with the price of this post and i think the item is in good condition
cos an offer will be made,if that should be the case i will like more
details on it ok..And i will be picking up the items at your residence
as soon as you receive my check which will be bank certified. so i
will call my husband, he is among the courier service that delivered
package he will make sure that you receive my payment as soon as
possible.Please kindly get back to me with this following information
below on where to send the check too so that it can be endorsed.. Full
Name to put on the check..Address to mail check to(Not P.o.box)..your
cell # that can be called or receive text immediately. I will Update
you after the information is been supplied with the tracking number of
the payment as soon as my husband email me the tracking number to know
the Actual/real date for you to receive the check, I will be more
happy if you can withdraw the ad from AD at this moment and consider
it sold to me. And also i don't mind adding a little money on it for
you to hold it for me before the check arrive ok.
Thanks stay blessed !!!!!!!
________________________________________________________________________________________
Thanks you for the response according to the description, am okay with
the price and the condition pasted on cl. I am ready to make instant
purchase. My mode of payment would be in CERTIFIED CHECK and i will
arrange for a local pick up as soon as you get the check, because that
is the only convenient means for me and due to my work frame i can not
be able to get there and i promise everything will go smoothly. I
really wish to be there to check out the item but i don't have chance
cause am very busy man (Dr Demolaola.Concerning the pick up, i will
arrange for it after you receive the payment and it clears... Pls get
back to me with below info so that i can proceed with the payment
immediately if you are selling to me.

Name:
Address: Not P.O. BOX..
City:
State:
Postal Code:
Total amount for the item :
Phone Number: That i can send text message

And as soon as this is provided, the payment will be overnight to you
and i will let you know when its mailed out.Thanks and i hope we
handle this in good faith while waiting to hear from you. i will add
an additional $50 so that you can hold it for me till the check reach
you.

Best Regard
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Thanks for the response. and as for the price is okay by me to keep any buyer from buying it I am more than willing to purchase it. I will be paying you by check. You don't need to bother yourself pertaining to the shipment. I will arrange with my company shipping agent to handle it for me.The amount on the check will include the shipper money,You will need to deduct your own money from it and keep the rest for the shipper when they come for the pick up after the check must have cleared your bank. Lastly, you can send me the

FULL CONTACT NAME:
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:
CITY,STATE & ZIPCODE:
PHONE NUMBER #
MOBILE #
PERMANENT EMAIL ADDRESS

so as to get the check send out to you via the courier services.
Await your reply.
Regards

Hope this helps!

I received an offer from craigslist for a rolltop desk. The exact same thing happened; I was sent a check for $2000 when the purchase price was only $250. I told the so called buyer that I could not do it and if they wanted to pay cash and pick it up that would be fine. I knew it was weird; I mean what kind of person trusts a stranger to deposit a check and sent back excess money. I was offered an additional $100 for fixing the "mistake." Luckily, I thought about this before trying to deposit the check. The scammer never returned an email after I told him that this was not going to work. Previously, he had replied very quickly.

I have the check, emails, and fedex envelope it came in. I want to try to turn this information in to see if it will help in finding these people who are trying to scam others. I could go to the police, but I am unsure of how to handle this situation. Does anyone have any info on how to help get these scammers caught?

I acutally got scammed today I replied to a nanny job over 2 months ago I get a check via fed ex that I was supposed to take 550 out and send the rest to someone in south carolina I called the bank it was issued from and when I described the check they immediately told me it was a scam one thing thatreally gives these scams away is the way that they talk in the email they usually use uncommon words and never use your name is usually dear sir or ma'am please do not fall for this scam if I would have cashed this check it would have cost me like 4000 dollars

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