what to do with a scammer

the1969fordguyinky April 13th 2010, 8:08 am

So I have these 10 hole mustang wheels for sale on Craislist. Then I get this:

Thanks for the prompt response and i will love to make an instant
purchase,i hope it is in good condition like it stated, i have taken
a close look at the advert,and am completely satisfied so please do
withdraw the advert from Craigslist.I don,t mind adding an extra $50
dollars for you to take the advert down from criagslist, so that i can
be rest assured that am in hand of the item.I will also like you to
know that i will be paying via USPS MONEY ORDER OR CERTIFIED CHECK and
it will be an over night payment............. You don,t need to bother
your self with the shippment ok,I will take care of that myself.... So
I will need you to provide me with the following information to
facilitate the mailing of the payment....

1.Your full name.............
2.Your physical mailing address.............
3.Your phone number...............
4.and the state ZIP code...............

**Once again ,I will like you to know that you will not be responsible
for shipping of this item . my shipper will move down to your place
for the pick up...as soon as the check clear. hope you assure me in
hand of the item... Have a wonderful day and God bless you

And I wonder, hmmm, what to do? Lots of options here, I could give'em the address of Yankee Stadium. The White House. A local police department. Or I could delete it and move on...

What would you guys do?

jasonf April 13th 2010, 8:21 am

I am surprised he didn't ask for your SS number too. Tell him to send $1000 cash to your work address attn you.

patfromjersey April 13th 2010, 8:43 am

Don't sell it to him Jim. Here's a little link to read which will help you out. When in doubt, leave them out!!!!

http://www.fraudguides.com/internet-craigslist-scams.asp

whatbumper April 13th 2010, 8:50 am

This crap is what makes people like us have a hard time selling stuff online. I was told that I had some stuff too cheap so it was reported as being a fraud. I had to defend myself. I jacked up the price and sold the same stuff the next day. wth

the1969fordguyinky April 13th 2010, 10:21 am

No worries Pat, I'm not going to actually do business with this guy. I was just thinking about how I could waste some of his time or get him caught.

the1969fordguyinky April 13th 2010, 10:27 am

The link had some good info. I'm pretty well read up on scams. I had one go on for a month with a guy on ebay, so I forwarded all these emails in a nice little package with all the guys info and user info. He had a great feedback rating! All I got was a form letter back... ...thanks for your interest in...
Just have remember buyer beware!

the Coug April 13th 2010, 1:00 pm

Give him the Local Police dept address and talk to one of the local cops and have his name for them to recieve the check..... then when they show up the are directly where they need to be...... But let the cops know what you are doing so they are ready....

Randy

johndickjr April 13th 2010, 1:59 pm

i get stuff like that from CL..ebay..racing junk and even from 460ford.com, i just delete them

DanH April 13th 2010, 7:00 pm

give him a wrong name , right address . get a big pallet , small box -- leave it up to you what to put it in. . come and get it . tell him you want a USPS mo . now the feds don't like counterfit gov.paper. oh i don't get that BS anymore, i strung a few off them out till they caught on what i was up to

bb429power April 14th 2010, 6:26 pm

Don't go through with the deal, I've had people offer the same bullshit to me. Send the dirtbag to an AA meeting. Give him this info:
Name- Jack Mehaugh
Location- 69 Bullshit Avenue
Business- Sofa King Obvious
Number- 1-800-upyours (and its the right amount of numbers too)

the1969fordguyinky April 19th 2010, 8:27 am

bb429power: Your avatar frightens me. Really.

Maddmattmustangs April 19th 2010, 9:07 am

the1969fordguyinky wrote:bb429power: Your avatar frightens me. Really.

I had an email once that had 100 pictures of her on it. subject line was "100 pictures of hell on earth" Laughing

511Fox April 19th 2010, 9:53 am

the1969fordguyinky wrote:bb429power: Your avatar frightens me. Really.

Scarry stuff that thar Exclamation

I hate scammers I say delete 'em

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