Response from craigslist ad --off topic--

19 years ago

I posted a ad on craigslist today. This is a response that was received. Knowing it's a scam, you guys may get a kick out of it. It may help someone else out.

"Hello Seller,

I will like to make an offer to this item you posted here for sale

and am okay with your asking price,kindly get back to me if you still

have this item available and am paying you with a certified check in

US dollars if available and about the shipping my shipper will

becoming for the pick up after the confirmation of the payment sent to

you.Please get back to me with your full information which payment can

be mail to and this is going to be an over payment which you are to

send the remaining funds to the shippper for the pick up after the

confirmation of the payment sent to you.

Hope to read back from your mail with followings for the payment to be made.

Your full Name to be on the check.

Your full contact address.

Your Zipcode.

Your cell phone number to reach you.

I want you to get back to me asap.Thanks "

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Comments (5)

mikie_gw
19 years ago
Write him back and tell him you have a method of shipping that you prefer to use and you need his full address and phone number for the shipper to deliver it. Not to worry you will trust him for payment after he receives it and only after it meets with his full approval. But you do need to write an honest money contract and though embarassed to ask, the contract laws do require from him a single $100 us bill to initiate the transaction.

Another words, make him a hell of a deal and try to get a measly hundred from him.
montesa_vr Morton
19 years ago
Craigslist is a wonderful resource. I like being able to restrict responders to email so I don't have to be on the phone at all hours. The most frustrating scam I've seen so far is where the photo is not of the actual item. So don't assume and be prepared to ask.
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baymee
19 years ago
We laugh, but there are actually people who are swindled all the time by this stuff.
walt2002
19 years ago
I did the same thing and got an identical message. I was not going to respond at all but finally sent a message asking just where in the USA are you located for shipping? Got no more messages. I think when I traced the origin of the message, it was Singapore or some such place.

Walt Conner
louie427
19 years ago
That guy must have a big lawn.He wants my tractor also.