Something doesn't sit right with this email.

ArcadEd

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OK, so I put my super off road on CL. I got an email from someone that was interested, and replied back it was still available and I got this email. It just seems off to me.

Plus his name is completely different than his email address. (Glenn versus michael in his email).

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Sounds Good,

I am ready to purchase it asap. I anticipate that I'll have a
Certified Check issued out to you from my bank.I'm in no rush with you
till fund's are cleared in your bank. You do not have to bother
yourself about the pick up. I'll instruct a Shipping Co. Agent to
come for pickup at your door when you must have gotten your cash at
hand. Kindly e-mail me back with your physical address such as
Name,Address, City, State, Zip-code, Phone Number. I will be sending
the payment via FedEx Mail Service 2nd day delivery. You can proceed
to take off the advert on craigslist because I don't want any other
interruption by another buyer, so get back to me with your full name
and address with your phone number to mail out the check to you
tomorrow.
 
i think its crazy people still scam like that thinking it will work. I actully did this and let somebody send me a check from his bank. He told we it was sent and that his secretary sent me the wrong check. $3000 instead to $300. Asked to to cash it and sent the extra money back but to keep $200 for the hassle. I got the checks took an to the bank and right away talked with the manager. Yup 100% fake checks. Which I knew going into it I just wanted to see what all would happen. It was funny the guy got arrested cause the bank traced em. Had to go to court and stuff.
 
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OK, so I put my super off road on CL. I got an email from someone that was interested, and replied back it was still available and I got this email. It just seems off to me.

Plus his name is completely different than his email address. (Glenn versus michael in his email).

-----------
Sounds Good,

I am ready to purchase it asap. I anticipate that I'll have a
Certified Check issued out to you from my bank.I'm in no rush with you
till fund's are cleared in your bank. You do not have to bother
yourself about the pick up. I'll instruct a Shipping Co. Agent to
come for pickup at your door when you must have gotten your cash at
hand. Kindly e-mail me back with your physical address such as
Name,Address, City, State, Zip-code, Phone Number. I will be sending
the payment via FedEx Mail Service 2nd day delivery. You can proceed
to take off the advert on craigslist because I don't want any other
interruption by another buyer, so get back to me with your full name
and address with your phone number to mail out the check to you
tomorrow.

9 time out of 10 its a scam if they never mention the item you are selling, fuck this check shit, its a scam, beware
 
Haha, yeah it's not fine.

The Name Glenn Riddle. His email is [email protected]

Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider
(michealj014[at]gmail.com)


I'm not sure what possible information they could gather out of you by your address and phone number, unless this is a scam that goes on for a while and keep probing more information as time goes on.

Part of me wants to lead the guy on for a while and see where it goes. lol
 
i think its crazy people still scam like that thinking it will work.

Apparently it does as you can see here. Sorry if this comes off as offensive, but I can't believe that even the most naive person in the world, completely oblivious to CL, would even have to question the legitimacy of this. In the words of Elaine Bennis "FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE"

If you go by CL's own rules: Face to face, cash in hand transactions only -- you can't lose.

By the way, the scams here can go one of several ways:
1.) They send you a fake check, which bounces, causing you to pay a penalty to your financial institution
2.) They pay by credit card through PayPal, and then file a fraud claim against you for never shipping the item
3.) They tell you the money is on hold, unless you pay a small fee to release it
4.) They gradually phish more personal information out of you until some point where your identity can be stolen. Honestly, with your name and address alone, they're already 90% of the way there.
 
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Apparently it does as you can see here. Sorry if this comes off as offensive, but I can't believe that even the most naive person in the world, completely oblivious to CL, would even have to question the legitimacy of this. In the words of Elaine Bennis "FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE"

If you go by CL's own rules: Face to face, cash in hand transactions only -- you can't lose.

By the way, the scams here can go one of several ways:
1.) They send you a fake check, which bounces, causing you to pay a penalty to your financial institution
2.) They pay by credit card through PayPal, and then file a fraud claim against you for never shipping the item
3.) They tell you the money is on hold, unless you pay a small fee to release it
4.) They gradually phish more personal information out of you until some point where your identity can be stolen. Honestly, with your name and address alone, they're already 90% of the way there.

NO offense taken. I was the one that actual replied to the guy, of course just asking questions because it seemed off. Thanks for the quick and dirty answer :). I course all of it would go through my business not my personal information, but I guess that could be bad too.

Ed
 
NO offense taken. I was the one that actual replied to the guy, of course just asking questions because it seemed off. Thanks for the quick and dirty answer :). I course all of it would go through my business not my personal information, but I guess that could be bad too.

Ed

I think for your own good you need to re-evaluate your participation in the internet...
 
ah, the classic Nigerian 419 scam. there's a huge forum dedicated to messing with these guys called scambaiter...funny stuff. here's a great example :)
 
Scam-

You can plug some of the text from the response into a search engine and you will find verbatim responses elsewhere.

Maybe everybody who sees this thread should respond to him.
 
Money scam aside, names with addresses and/or other information are potentially worth $$. That's why, even when people send me a legit email forward, I warn them.
 
CL is all about one thing: Caveat Emptor.

Just because you're face to face with someone doesn't mean that they're not a douche ready to screw you over. Have most of my transactions been amicable? Yes. Was I asked to meet people in some odd locations late at night in places not very well lit...yes.

Did I get screwed right out in the open, plain, bright, day by someone who was likely a shoplifter or burglar? Yes. And whose fault is it? Mine. I went and bought a DSi XL from this guy, did not inspect it thorougly enough, and after I left, I noticed the serial number sticker was pulled off the back, and the screw to the battery door had been raped by some kind of blunt tool to the point where it wasn't useable. Clearly, it was stolen, and that was their attempt to cover their tracks.

What they didn't know was that it was very easy to pry off the battery door, get the serial number from inside the battery compartment, and deal with it. It registered on Ninty's site, so you know it hadn't been stolen from some poor kid, but still....what an asshole, and I'm a dumbass. :|
 
Easy solution. Delete the email, don't waste your time writing this scammer back.

Lower your price for the item and request that all buyers leave their phone number. You will not replay to emails.

As for scammers getting your address and phone....well, now they know where you live, I'm sure that information might be useful if they can sell the list or give it to another lowlife who likes to break into homes. Don't trust anyone, it's simple.
 
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