First of all, I've listed a beautiful formal dining table/chairs for my fiance' on Craigslist: I immediately received an e-mail response from someone who said they wanted to buy it sight-unseen (other than the picture I had included in the ad.) I responded back indicating that I was handling the sale, but if he provided his phone number, I would call him back to arrange a viewing. I received this response from him this morning (PS: He did leave a phone number, but I'm still a bit leery to call it. I was thinking that I might have him send a cashier's check to my office, then provide the location once the check cleared. I dunno. )
YES, its a scam! That is one of the most common scam attempts on Craigslist. CASH only on anything you sell on Craigslist. I get those type of emails all the time. Dont respond, DELETE.
Total scam deary... he wants to make a "cashier's check" out to more than the amount of the table and wants the "movers" to collect the rest of the money in cash (i.e. your money) and the check will turn out to be fake.
Sounds like a pretty typical Nigerian scammer to me. http://www.fraudguides.com/nigerian_email_scam2.asp
Very possibly a CL scam. Write back, tell them you will hold it for them, skip the extra $25 but all sales are cash and cash only. No exceptions. However, if they want to pay via such a way, you will hold the property until the check is deemed to be good by the banks.
That is horrible advice. Don't give out any information like they asked for. It's either cash and they pick up or fuck off.
THANKS!! I just received the same type of message on the refrigerator she's selling. Yeesh!!! :MARIS61:
I wasn't suggesting giving out any of the information. However, if they don't give the address, how does the buyer know where to pick it up?
Sounds legit to me. Plus he's willing to pay you an extra $25?!? That's pure profit! The other people on here telling you it's a scam are just jealous of how good of an Craigslist ad you write. Don't listen to them. Haters always hate.
1. Full Name to be on the check 2. Address where payment will be sent to not p.o.box ( because my courier service does not deliver to p.o box ) 3. City 4. State 5. Zip Code 1. Charles Manson 2. B-33920 4A4R51 900 Quebec Ave. 3. Corcoran 4. California 5. 93212-3476
or... Send back an e-mail stating that you are ABM esq, Atty for the estate of X name, and you need to get a large sum of money out of the country to avoid taxes. As the ATTY for said estate, you would be willing to give 20 percent of that sum for services rendered. That ammount would be in the neighborhood of 12 million dollars US. All you require is their Name, Address, Phone number, bank account number anda deposit of five hundred dollars to be sent by Western Union to X location. doubt you hear from him again..
ABM, I've always thought you were part of a Craigslist scam. All these blazer get-togethers you advertise are ways to capture unsuspecting posters and sell them to white-slavery rings, right? barfo
You might have a point there. It was kind of suspicious when he planned the "get together with Wheels" thing and didn't attend. Plus the people who allegedly attended won't talk about what happened.
