Somebody is trying to scam me on Craigslist

[asndragonboii]

Somebody is trying to scam me on Craigslist. I want to have some fun.

I listed my steel rims and he replied by email. I replied back. Then he replied with this...:

On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 10:45 AM, dennis topzy <akinpapa@hotmail.com> wrote:

Hello,
Thanks for your mail and i will like to affirm
that i am really interested in your items and
will like to inform you that my only mode of
paying you is by mailing you certified bank
check and if you are ok with that... you can get
back to me with your home address.. Payee name
that will be on check and a valid phone number (
no voice mail number) ... and as soon as you
receive the check and i will now send
my shipper for the pickup of the item asap....
thanks

Any suggestions? I was gonna send my local Police department's address but i dont wanna get in trouble.

[mattsbobo]

Why would you get in trouble for trying to stop a scammer? It definitely sounds suspect to me.

[tsltd]

only deal locally w/ CL. Cash only also. It is known on every top page when you click on selling items to DEAL LOCALLY in RED. Too many scammers FTL.

[voodoophantom]

Yup.....Definitely a scam. Is that your email up there or the replier's? If it's the latter, maybe we can all have some fun. I'll offer "really good deal" on a kid or something, then send a picture of a goat.

[volvo9]

My friend has his F250 dump truck for sale and he is getting LOADS of spam emails. He started sending pictures of dicks to some of them and they are even responding saying thanks for the quick response, but you forgot to include your address, hahaha. The rest he just says f*ck off to.

You can always spot the scams because the english is really broken, they always seem to use item instead of typing what it is, and want to use some sort of BS check.

[Gr3y Goose]

100% scam

[habitat]

Ugh... a cert bank check is as good as cash. If he gives you the check in person, i would do it.

[Angelsi06]

Originally Posted by habitat

Ugh... a cert bank check is as good as cash. If he gives you the check in person, i would do it.

Cert. Bank Checks can have stop payments on them too. By the time he goes to cash it , its already been stopped hes out the money. Nothing is as good as Cash.

[eXTCspeed]

Not to mention, some scammers know how to make fraudulent checks. Either by altering the amount of a normal check, or by making their own. Definite scammer here though.

[Szwaboski]

Originally Posted by Angelsi06

Cert. Bank Checks can have stop payments on them too. By the time he goes to cash it , its already been stopped hes out the money. Nothing is as good as Cash.

Gold Bars is better!

[Angelsi06]

^^ LOL I would take one in a heart beat

[sdblurjdmsquad]

MAJOR SCAM!
i used to reply with fk off and all..
it is true they say well "thanks but you forgot your adress and acct info so i can deposit money into your acct..." and what is the final price you are asking for you ITEM?
Fu** that Puto

[airportguy770]

When he says "send my shipper" I'm Assuming he means like fedex,UPS? If thats the case, just scam him back, Take the check, and send him a picture of the rims.

[Nando(FG2)]

LOL i allways get these stupid e-mails when i post on Craiglist i just ignore them. Local cash only FTW!

[I Vtec, do you?]

Send him a box of anthrax, that'll teach him

[TurboBlue]

What does he mean by certified bank check? Is he talking about money order? Because a money order is cash man! So i dont see anything wrong with that. But if it's a personal check then yeah..screw him.

[voodoophantom]

These scammers basically forge a cashier's check, making you believe that it's legit. Your bank will process it, credit your account, then come back to you a month or so later telling you it was a fake. Basically, there's no protection from that, so they will take their money back. Since it's been a month already, and it came on a certified check which initially cleared the bank, you would have already shipped off the item and the excess funds since they almost always issue the check for more than what you were asking. The behaviors are pretty much the same with these scammers......

1. thayre engrish suks ballz.
2. They offer up a cashier's check and tell you that they'll wait for you to deposit it and clear the bank.
3. They talk about sending a "shipper" to pick up the item.
4. Sometimes they will issue the "check" for more than what you asked for and ask you to send back the difference. So now they get your items and your money.
5. You can reply with an email that threatens them, insults their parents, and tell them to go for a ride on a bull's horns, and they'll always respond with a "Thank you, but we haven't received your address and account number."

Do not get lulled into a false sense of security with the promise of a certified or cashier's check. If it ain't paid for with cash, it stays with me.

[I Vtec, do you?]

So what would happen if you cashed this check, it cleared and then you took out the money? The bank can't take back money that isn't there, right?

[tsltd]

if you cash the money order / cashier's check then your good. they are cleared funds already but like someone said before you could put a stop payment on it!

[KShirza1]

Originally Posted by asndragonboii

Somebody is trying to scam me on Craigslist. I want to have some fun.

I listed my steel rims and he replied by email. I replied back. Then he replied with this...:



Any suggestions? I was gonna send my local Police department's address but i dont wanna get in trouble.

mess with him cause its fun, but remember that these sort responses are fact finding trolls... just dont give out any info about you personally.