| Author | Message | ||
     Gunut75 |
I recently put an autographed football on craigslist. This is the second communication I have gotten from this woman. Sounds like they are fishin for info....... Whaddaya think? This is the response email. I really appreciate your response to my email. I want you to consider it sold, Pls do withdraw the advert from CL to avoid disturbance,anyway I don't have time to come over to take a look because of my Business but you don't need to bother yourself with the shipment, I'll take care of that by engaging the services of a shipper, hence I'll be sending a Certified check and it will be delivered to you via United Parcel Service (UPS), so I'll need you to provide me with the following information to facilitate the mailing of the check. Full name on the check. Full Physical address to post the check City, State and Zip Code Home & Cell Phone to contact you. Note that the payment will be shipped to your address via UPS NEXT DAY AIR SERVICE and I will like you to know that you will not be responsible for shipping i will have my shipper to come over as soon as you have cashed the check* N.B UPS does not deliver to a P.O box addresses.Thanks | ||
| Aeholton |
Yes, scam. Tell her you will do it if she send cash. | ||
| Froggy |
Yes its a scam, the certified check is a fake, you ship the item, by time it clears they have your item and you get the shaft. | ||
| Gunut75 |
Thanx. | ||
| Gentleman_jon |
Or, if you are really unlucky, like my nephew was, the bank will have seen this particular crook's bad checks before, call the police, and throw you in jail for a while until your lawyer gets it all straightened out. | ||
| Strokizator |
If the written english sounds funny,you can be sure that it's a scam. Not the only clue here but that should get your hackles up. | ||
| Slaughter |
You can reasonably offer to hold until funds are securely in your account. Get THEIR contact info, physical address, etc. If they refuse, you're done. | ||
| Prowler |
I would have them send you the (completely bogus) check so you can keep it and maybe frame it on the wall with other bogus checks you're sure to get over the years. When it arrives, e-mail the scammer and inform them that you'll release the item once the check clears the issuing bank and yours, but don't even bother trying to cash it. This way, your forcing the scumbags to spend some money on the postage ($10 or so) that they'll never get back and if enough people do this, eventually they'll end up spending more than they're taking in (although that'll be a while since there are so many folks that still don't know about these scams). It's only a small dent in the problem, but I've been doing this whenever I can. Oh, by the way, these bogus checks look amazingly authentic to almost everyone who sees them. (Message edited by prowler on July 18, 2012) | ||
| Froggy |
If you really want to get them, make them spend a boatload of cash on import taxes on a 3 ring binder that looks like a laptop http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/ I remember watching the original thread unfold | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
YES! the ppp powerbook! One of my ultimate favorite scambaits! | ||
| Boogiman1981 |
that's hysterical froggy. i missed that. so has anyone ever heard back from Jeff? | ||
| Johnnylunchbox |
Froggy, if you're ever bored. http://www.thescambaiter.com/forum/showthread.php? t=109/ The infamous anus laptops scambait. | ||
| Gunut75 |
I just ignored the emails. No point in wasting my time on those d-bags. One person offered cash, but less than half price.  We're haggling. I think I'll just toss it on fleabay....... | ||
| Davegess |
You have to be very careful. The fakes are good enough that the bank will take them and then in 48 hours release your funds, they have to by law. Because the check is bogus but well done it will not clear BUT it will not bounce because it keep trying to clear. Often these are on what appear to be international banks so that slow down the process. the bank has release your money so you think you are good, two weeks later the thing finally bounces as every possible way to clear it has been tried and BINGO the bank wants their money back. You have no way to know how long it will take to bounce. Your bank probably won't either. | ||
| Swampy |
Usually the bogus check will be made out for about 2 or 3 times what the price you are asking. The scammer asks that you send a check or money order for the difference. They use UPS because if they used USPS it would be mail fraud and the government would get involved. | ||
| Whatever |
I do not deal with eBay or CL sales myself. When I thought I had to sell Piglet, I put it up on here, and then started to ask around. As a last resort I was going to get my friend to sell it for me... who has done such things. It is especially dicey as a woman, since the serial killers like to hang out on the internet and get unsuspecting "customers" this way as well. Also, of note, any who try to meet for a "date" get the standard response, give me your full name, address and DOB so I can check your ID and criminal record. 99.9% of the time they dissapear fairly quickly. (Message edited by Whatever on July 23, 2012) |
