I posted something to sell on craigslist

[Horse with no Name]

Yesterday the person emailed me and asked me if I still had it, etc.
I emailed them back and today I got this email :eyes:
And no, I am not stupid enough to fall for it.:D

Thanks for you prompt reply .i love the item and am
okay with the condition. I will have love to come to
see the item but am not around..But i will like to
tell you that i will pay you with a certified check in
us dollars and as for the shippiment
my shipper will come for the pick up at your location
upon your confirmation of receiving the payment and
after you have cash it.Kindly bear this with because
this is the only convinient means for me to pay you
and i will not want to loose this item. I also need to
tell you that the shipper money will be added to the
payment to enable him come over to your
place for the pick up,because am not around to pay him
directly.My shipper is
([e-mail].) you can contact him
any time.I i will like you to give me the following so
that your payment can be made and send to you by my
secretary.................
1....your full name to be on the check
2..your full contact address to send the payment to
3..your zip code
4.your mobile land number to reach you.
i will be very much glad if you can sell the item to
me.Waiting for your mail back today.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

1. Have you reported it yet?

If not, you need to.

Edit: Due to my dyslexic fingers.

[Horse with no Name]

6. No, I didn't realize that I should

:blush:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

11. It's best if you do.

There's a lot of people out there that could fall for something even this transparent.

[EFerrari]

14. Craig appreciates it if you bust these guys to him.

He helped my son a long time ago before this scam was very well known.

[SoCalDem]

2. So what ARE you selling?

Now I am curious :)

[Lone_Star_Dem]

4. Duh! It clearly says it's an ITEM.

:P

[lumberjack_jeff]

9. I'm told it's a buyers market for items, these days. n/t

[SoCalDem]

10. Oh, Okay.. I already have lots of ITEMS

[lpbk2713]

13. Yup

The scammer doesn't say anything specific about 'the item' or your location. They probably send out that same email dozens of times every day and all they ever change is the recipient's address.

[Sal Minella]

19. Yes. I frequently get angry e-mails from a "buyer" on e-Bay who hasn't received the "item"

he paid me for, and he will report me to e-bay and have my accounts frozen if I don't CLICK ON THIS LINK to contact him immediately right now.

Apparently items are in high demand lately.

And apparently I have failed to ship this item several times, mostly to persons of semi-literate status. More than a little odd, since it's been more than three years since I sold anything on e-bay.

[gorekerrydreamticket]

21. Yes, I get those too and I usually respond

telling them to stick a garden hoe up their behind and I don't mean the handle end.

[Sal Minella]

22. Mine get forwarded directly to spoof.at.ebay.com, as do the fake PayPal account-freezing

threats always coming in. ("You must update your informations immediately")

E-bay and PayPal always send nice little thank-you notes.

[Horse with no Name]

7. See that is the thing

It is a couch, wingback chair, and two coffee tables.
I would have tried shipping it, but didn't have enough bubble wrap!:D

[Warpy]

3. I imagine your reply was short and rude.

I also imagine you posted this to Craig's list and informed the local police.

[Horse with no Name]

8. I didn't do that

just received it.
Where at craigslist do you report it?

[Lone_Star_Dem]

16. Here go

http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams.html

Who should I notify about fraud or scam attempts?

* FTC toll free hotline: 877-FTC-HELP (877-382-4357)
* FTC online complaint form (www.ftc.gov)
* Canadian PhoneBusters hotline: [phone]
* Internet Fraud Complaint Center (www.ic3.gov/)
* Non-emergency number for your local police department.

If you suspect that an item posted for sale on craigslist may be part of a scam, please email the details to "[e-mail]". Be sure to include the post ID number in your message.

[Contrary1]

17. Here you go...right side at bottom

http://www.craigslist.org/about/help/

[Warpy]

20. I'd suggest something like [e-mail]

because that's usually the complaint address. There is also a "contact us" on the page.

[MNDemNY]

5. Jump on it...sounds legit to me.

:eyes: :eyes: :eyes:

[Vickers]

12. Give them the address to the local police department.

:P

[SoCalDem]

15. oooh sneaky

:)

That reminds me of a girl I knew in college. Guys always hit on her, and the ones she didn't want calling her got the fire department's phone number :)

[DCKit]

18. CLASSIC scam. I think it's even called the "shipping scam".

They money orders are fake and they get both your "item" and the cost of shipping. You get screwn.

[Javaman]

23. I can't believe there are people out there that will fall for this...

this happened to me to.

I wrote the tool back and stated that their email was forwarded to the FBI.