I almost got scammed *****!%Y(@Y%#Y@(Y%@%@&_%&!#!!!!!!****
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Bloody hell.
The buyer I found on Craigslist turned out to be a bloody scammer. You know what the bugger did?
Initial message:
Hello,
I came across ur advert and i saw ur items and i would want to know if
the items it still avialable forsale.
Regards
Message #2
kenny wise231 wrote:
Hello ,
Thank you for the response.I am okay with the price and the
condition.My mode of payment will be by check in US dollars,because
that is the only convenient methods for me .Concerning the shipment,my
shipper will be at your place for the pick up after you receive the
payment and when it clears .I really wish to be there to check out the
item but i dont have chance.Please let me have the following so that
the payment can be made to you .
Your Full Name
Address
City
State
Zipr code
Your Mobile Number and Land Number
So make sure that as soon as possible you receive the check and you
confirm that your check as cleared you can contact the shipper to come
and pick the items up in your place and you have to forward shipper
your map quest.
Thanks
MESSAGE #3
the payment has been mail out by my client in the state,i believe you get it soon..
regards
MESSAGE #4 (I've blacked out the tracking #)
Hello,
I just received the ups traking number(1Z5xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) from my secretary tonight and the tracking show that the check is going to deliver to you today.There was a little mistake which i guess we can handle with understanding.While i was away on business trip informed my secretary issue and send the payment to you,i got to know that there was a misinterpretation while sending the check.The problem occur because i am paying with my salary and i told them to issue out a check in your name for the amount and the rest will be written in my name for the rest of my salary but all the money as i think was sent to you.According to the instruction i gave them,she was suppose to have send you a check for your money but in the process he made a mistake by sending all my salary and am sure we would both handle this.You should get the check cashed immediately and deduct the amount for the item and extra $100 for your runnings and send the remaining balance to my shipper by Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram International Money Transfer and my shipper will come for pickup asap. Below is the shipper's information that you will send the rest fund to.
Send the remaining money to...
Asal ilkhani
Anaheim CA 92807
United States
As soon as you send the either moneygram or western union you should kindly
get back to me with the below information needed
Sender's Name........
Sender's Address......
Amount sent............
MTCN(10 Digit Money Transfer Control Number) or (8 Digit Refrence Number if
by Money Gram)I will be waiting for the above Western Union/Money Gram details and you remember to contact my shipper so that they can come over for the pickup.
I will be looking forward to hear from you soonest.
Thanks
MESSAGE #5
HELLO,
WHAT GOING ON WITH MY PAYMENT WITH YOU,I NEED TO KNOW COS I BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN DELIEVERED TO YOU YESTERDAY,HOPE TO READ FROM YOU ASAP
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!
Can you believe this bugger?
I have his bloody real looking cashier's check in my hand for $3700 with a very pixellated signature. Together with his check was a note, asking me to cash the money and give him the difference with an extra $100 for my "runnings". What kind of fool does this guy think I am? The only silly thing I did was give him my mailing address. Now I'm worried that he may use my name and address to steal my ID. I'm sooo angry!!!!
I've filed reports with the local sheriff, UPS, yahoo, gmail and the Fraud Commission. Now I'm going to call the local internet fraud number and get their advice. -
luckily you realized what he was trying to do before any money was exchanged.
My sister got ripped off by a guy 'selling' a computer on eBay...don't think she recovered her money. -
never trust criaglist it is junk.
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I've had lots of success with Craigslist. This is my first brush with a scam.Originally posted by Arapahoe:never trust criaglist it is junk. -
Sorry to hear.
Set up a PO Box instead. It's much safer for receiving mails. Also, next time, be firm on cash or paypal. -
say goodbye to your email too ....
those bastards will sell your email to spammers and phishers for US$0.50 too .....
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Grrr.... I was sooo lucky until now.Originally posted by Fatum:say goodbye to your email too ....
those bastards will sell your email to spammers and phishers for US$0.50 too .....
(yeps, that's the going rate now ... )
Had the local sheriff's deputy stop by and a report has been filed. I know it's just a drop in the great big ocean but at least I feel a little better. While no money exchanged hands, I know that this won't be the last I'll hear of this. I'm bracing myself for all sorts of nonsense but what I'm worried about the most is ID theft. The bugger has my address. Grrrrr! -
Forgot to post this
MESSAGE #6
hey i would want you to go get the money wired to my shipper first
thing these morning cos my shipper is waiting for the money so that he
can be able to come down for the pick up,and i will like to put FBI
into notice cos you are making me to feel un comfortable with your
attitude,so i will want to hear back from you before i get all your
detail sent to the FBI...
regards
Grrrr! The stupid fool. -
just tell him you already made a police report ...Originally posted by jetta:Forgot to post this
MESSAGE #6
hey i would want you to go get the money wired to my shipper first
thing these morning cos my shipper is waiting for the money so that he
can be able to come down for the pick up,and i will like to put FBI
into notice cos you are making me to feel un comfortable with your
attitude,so i will want to hear back from you before i get all your
detail sent to the FBI...
regards
Grrrr! The stupid fool.
FBI ..... kekekekekkekekeke ..... -
In all reality, it's probably some 13-year-old punk kid perpetrating this scam from the basement of his parents' house. The poor spelling and grammar are dead giveaways.
You've already reported it to the relevant authorities, but there's probably very little they can do. You're only worry now is that the bastard has your home address, phone number and e-mail, so just be on the lookout for any indications of identity theft. -
That stupid fool.Originally posted by Fatum:just tell him you already made a police report ...
FBI ..... kekekekekkekekeke .....
You know, I wrote the idiot a reply, telling him that I opened the UPS envelope while my neighbour, a police officer was in my house and the check's not with me anymore. -
-pat pat jettie-
At least u were smart not to fall for it
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Yah boy. I was like, ??!?!?!?!??!?!? WTH?!??!?!? Any stupid person would say, oh, sorry I mailed you the wrong amount, can I have it back so that I can send you the correct amount? That stupid fool. The police officer who came to my house said that a woman who lives down the road from me wasn't so lucky. She lost $2500.Originally posted by Ferret:
-pat pat jettie-
At least u were smart not to fall for it 
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FBI is for woman only -> Female Body Inspector lol
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he will come n kill u.
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Man, this kind of scam is so lame.
Well, greedy people usually fall for it. -
How does the old saying go? "If something seems too good to be true, it usually is."Originally posted by euc:Man, this kind of scam is so lame.
Well, greedy people usually fall for it.
Hardly a week goes by without my receiving some variation of the ubiquitous "Nigerian 419 Scam" proposal in one of my throwaway e-mail accounts. Strangely enough, I find these e-mails entertaining in their stupidity and actually look forward to receiving them. -
Western Union = Say bye bye.
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cheem..
dun understand.. -
If you are able to, cash the cheque, and keep the money...
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The bogus check is now in the hands of the local police.Originally posted by WinnieThePooh:If you are able to, cash the cheque, and keep the money...
Here's a story from the local rag about someone who wasn't so lucky:
Scam hits sellers on Craigslist, other sites
By Crystal Carreon
KNIGHT RIDDER NEWS SERVICE
March 21, 2005
It's an Internet scam with international intrigue, allegedly involving Nigerians, network servers in Israel and that 1984 Toyota you're trying to sell on Craigslist.
Its victims advertised vehicles and other items for sale online and were contacted by eager "buyers" who later bilked them out of thousands of dollars.
AdvertisementSan Jose police say they have fielded about 150 reports of the suspected "Nigerian scam on Craigslist" over the past six months and believe hundreds more could be victims.
"They are preying on the honesty of these people," said San Jose police Detective Mike Niehoff, whose phone rings daily with reports of Internet fraud. "This is the hot crime we're seeing right now."
Niehoff said the scam is simple but hard to crack. Suspects, conspirators and apparent syndicates are operating outside the country, clearly outside local police jurisdiction.
Here's how it works:
You advertise an item for sale online and are immediately approached by an eager "buyer," who happens to live in another country. The buyer offers to buy the item and pay for shipping and other related expenses. The buyer ends up sending a cashier's check for thousands more than the asking price. The buyer then asks you to cash the check and wire the difference back or to a "shipper."
Problem is, the check turns out to be bogus. But by the time you find that out, you've already sent real money abroad and your bank is looking to recover that amount from you because the check was bad.
San Jose police say most of the cases they've seen involve victims who advertised on Craigslist, but they also are investigating cases involving advertisements on cars.com, eBay and other sites.
Craigslist has posted an alert on "counterfeit cashier's check & money transfer scams" (http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams.html) after several advertisers reported they were duped.
The warning came too late for Charity Joyce of San Jose.
Joyce, 33, advertised a $500 antique bed and within three days was contacted by an interested "buyer" in England.
In February, the buyer sent her a cashier's check for $3,500. The buyer asked that she send $2,900 to a shipper in Lagos, Nigeria, leaving her with $500 for the bed and $100 for her time and trouble.
Joyce said she had her suspicions about the transaction but was assured when a local bank cashed the check. With $2,900 in hand, she promptly went to Western Union and wired the money to Nigeria.
The next day, she said, she received an e-mail from the "buyer" who had an elaborate story about a family emergency and asked her to wire an additional $500.
"At that point, I thought, 'Oh, my God, I just got ripped off,'" Joyce said.
She telephoned the bank, which confirmed her suspicions: The cashier's check was bogus. And because Joyce had received cash, she would have to cover the loss.
"I was totally devastated," she said.
She reported the fraud to police.
But San Jose police Sgt. John Savala, who supervises the high-technology crimes unit, said there is little local police can do. Internet crimes with suspects overseas are out of San Jose's jurisdiction.
Savala said he has collected the reports and sent several to the local office of the U.S. Secret Service. But, because the individual dollar losses from victims are relatively low, investigating the crime is not a high priority for federal agents.
"It's not on their radar," Niehoff said.
Chris Von Holt, the agent in charge of the Secret Service bureau in San Jose, said he was aware of the plethora of Internet scams, but the office "is not going to solve each case."
Von Holt said that because of staffing levels and post-Sept. 11, 2001, priorities, the agency will generally investigate an online scam if the losses are at least $50,000 or if the alleged crimes pose a threat to major industries or national security.
Basically, Von Holt said it is up to residents to protect themselves.
"Like the old saying, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is," he said.