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Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:20 am

I am selling a truck on craigslist and this is the email i received

Quote: Hello... I really appreciate your response to my mail.I want you to consider it sold, pls do withdraw the advert from craigslist to avoid disturbance.I want you to know that i will be paying via bank certified check .I will need you to provide me with the following.information to facilitate the mailing of the check .
1.....Full name to write on the check
2.....Full Physical address to post the check
3.....Home & Cell Phone to contact you
**I will like you to know that you will not be responsible for shipping i will have my mover come over as soon as you have cashed the check** Thanks

Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:22 am

Reads like a scam. They seem to use the same wording.

Sarge

Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:24 am

and i just realized that he sent it from 2 different email accounts. with the spelling change a tad.. if i didn't pay attention i would have missed it. i will take it as a scam

Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:44 am

When you get a reply from your ad that contains the word "ADVERT" in it, it's usually a scam. Americans say ad, foreigners say ADVERT.

Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:50 am

not only that, but scammers almost never ask any questions about
the item that is being sold.

Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:07 am

Asking for too much personal information PLUS the mention of "a mover" who will come retrieve the vehicle.

Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:21 am

Totally legit. Give him your info. Be sure to give him your credit card numbers and bank accounts, too.

Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:26 am

Don't forget your Social and Mothers maiden name.

Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:51 am

it would be okay. I could give him all that then take him to jail when he decides to do soemthing stupid.. hehe I love my barney phife job. We jsut don't deal with alot of internet frauds here in ga, where i am at

Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:30 am

totally legit. don't hesitate to put that check in the bank. while you're at it ask him if he knows the royal family of swaziland. i've heard they need help facilitating some funds. you sound like a prime candidate...

Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:56 am

zipity wrote: it would be okay. I could give him all that then take him to jail when he decides to do soemthing stupid.. hehe I love my barney phife job. We jsut don't deal with alot of internet frauds here in ga, where i am at

I don't think your Georgia law enforcement credentials will mean a lot in Nigeria.

Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:49 am

some normal scam give aways.

1. wants you to consider the car sold without even talking to you, seeing the car or haggling on the price.

2. wants to pay with a check.

3. is sending a mover to pick up the car and not picking it up in person.

one time i almost got a scammer to send a truck to pick this up

he had already sent me the check but strangely never had anyone come to pick it up.

Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:02 am

Kinda surprised that someone would seriously ask that these days.

Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:15 am

Ruffturn wrote: Kinda surprised that someone would seriously ask that these days.

hah, I get scam emails all the time...selling stuff on craigslist is especially bad...

Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:02 pm

I've got four "Cashier's Checks" from four different scammers I strung along after accidently posting my email in a craigslist ad for a whopping two or three hours.

All of them way over asking price so that I could cash out the "shipper", too.

neal

Thu Jun 19, 2008 6:04 am

the 2nd Im suspicious of a buyer I tell them that I only take paypal
or western union from over seas buyers :wink: :twisted: :wink: