Scam? Offer to buy my GHL from Craigslist
#1
Scam? Offer to buy my GHL from Craigslist
I put up an ad on Craigslist to sell my GHL Loud plus oval tips. This guy replied back and gave me asking price. But the response seems fishy. What do you think?
Hello ,
Thanks for your respose,am ok with the price and the conditions.i will
be paying through a certified cashier check or a money order and i will be
responsible for the shippment ok and the pickup.As soon as you receive the
payment and it clears in your bank you will be deducting your actual fund
and send the remaining amount to my shipping agent via western union money
transfer.They will be the one to do the pick-up at your place ok..In the
meantime i will like to have your
........full name
.........contact address and
......... phone number
in other for the payment to be sent to you in time.Also i will want u to
remove the item from the site so that no one will contact u for it
again.Kindly get back to me as soon as possible.
Thanks for your respose,am ok with the price and the conditions.i will
be paying through a certified cashier check or a money order and i will be
responsible for the shippment ok and the pickup.As soon as you receive the
payment and it clears in your bank you will be deducting your actual fund
and send the remaining amount to my shipping agent via western union money
transfer.They will be the one to do the pick-up at your place ok..In the
meantime i will like to have your
........full name
.........contact address and
......... phone number
in other for the payment to be sent to you in time.Also i will want u to
remove the item from the site so that no one will contact u for it
again.Kindly get back to me as soon as possible.
#2
Found here:
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/about/scams.html
Avoiding scams and fraud
You can sidestep would-be scammers by following these common-sense rules:
DEAL LOCALLY WITH FOLKS YOU CAN MEET IN PERSON - follow this one simple rule and you will avoid 99% of the scam attempts on craigslist.
NEVER WIRE FUNDS VIA WESTERN UNION, MONEYGRAM or any other wire service - anyone who asks you to do so is a scammer.
FAKE CASHIER CHECKS & MONEY ORDERS ARE COMMON, and BANKS WILL CASH THEM AND THEN HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE when the fake is discovered weeks later.
CRAIGSLIST IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY TRANSACTION, and does not handle payments, guarantee transactions, provide escrow services, or offer "buyer protection" or "seller certification"
NEVER GIVE OUT FINANCIAL INFORMATION (bank account number, social security number, eBay/PayPal info, etc.)
AVOID DEALS INVOLVING SHIPPING OR ESCROW SERVICES and know that ONLY A SCAMMER WILL "GUARANTEE" YOUR TRANSACTION.
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/about/scams.html
Avoiding scams and fraud
You can sidestep would-be scammers by following these common-sense rules:
DEAL LOCALLY WITH FOLKS YOU CAN MEET IN PERSON - follow this one simple rule and you will avoid 99% of the scam attempts on craigslist.
NEVER WIRE FUNDS VIA WESTERN UNION, MONEYGRAM or any other wire service - anyone who asks you to do so is a scammer.
FAKE CASHIER CHECKS & MONEY ORDERS ARE COMMON, and BANKS WILL CASH THEM AND THEN HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE when the fake is discovered weeks later.
CRAIGSLIST IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY TRANSACTION, and does not handle payments, guarantee transactions, provide escrow services, or offer "buyer protection" or "seller certification"
NEVER GIVE OUT FINANCIAL INFORMATION (bank account number, social security number, eBay/PayPal info, etc.)
AVOID DEALS INVOLVING SHIPPING OR ESCROW SERVICES and know that ONLY A SCAMMER WILL "GUARANTEE" YOUR TRANSACTION.
#6
So, the email said he will let me wait till I clear the check and then wire him back the change. I am interested in what the scheme is. I know bank will clear check but still reverse fund if they find out later it's a false check. But by this time, the victim would have wired the "change money" already. So, the change money would have to be a decent amount in order for it to worth the scammer's efforts...
#7
cashier's check or money order will be a fraud
your money via Western Union will be gone with no recourse
Randy covered it well.
That said, I think toying with the guy would be funny. Ask for their address, name etc. and see what you get. Ask why you need to send HIM money for something HE is buying!? I know he will have a story but the best you can do is waste some of this crook's time.
In my experience, all communication will eventually stop if you keep asking questions.
your money via Western Union will be gone with no recourse
Randy covered it well.
That said, I think toying with the guy would be funny. Ask for their address, name etc. and see what you get. Ask why you need to send HIM money for something HE is buying!? I know he will have a story but the best you can do is waste some of this crook's time.
In my experience, all communication will eventually stop if you keep asking questions.
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#9
There is absolutely no reason why you should be sending money via Western Union to his "shipping" agent. Tell him you'll happily use his money to take care of arranging the shipping through your agent and I'll bet he either comes up with some goofy reason he has to use his agent or else just flakes. IMHO this has scam written all over it.
#10
Delete the email and be done with it. Its nothing but a waste of time and there is absoltely no recourse if you fall victum of the scam and the US will do nothing about it. I have seen it on 20/20 a few times over the years and people get suckered all the time.
[edit] 419 Fraud
These scams have come to be associated by the western media with Nigeria due to the massive proliferation of such confidence tricks from that country since the early 1990s, as well as the reputation of the country for corruption.
Originally the schemers contacted mainly heads of companies and church officials. However, the use of e-mail spam and instant messaging for the initial contacts has led to many private citizens also being targeted, as the cost to the scammers to make contact is much lower.
Another recent variation involves the use of fake cashier's checks to pay for high-value items in Internet auctions. The scammer sends a check for more than the purchase price asking that part of the money be forwarded to a 'shipper' or 'freight forwarder' after the funds have cleared. This will usually happen quickly as banking practice assumes that banks are liquid at all times and that there is no credit risk. The vendor will only discover that the check was fraudulent and the transaction has been voided a few days later, by which time the intermediary will in most cases have been paid.
[edit] 419 Fraud
These scams have come to be associated by the western media with Nigeria due to the massive proliferation of such confidence tricks from that country since the early 1990s, as well as the reputation of the country for corruption.
Originally the schemers contacted mainly heads of companies and church officials. However, the use of e-mail spam and instant messaging for the initial contacts has led to many private citizens also being targeted, as the cost to the scammers to make contact is much lower.
Another recent variation involves the use of fake cashier's checks to pay for high-value items in Internet auctions. The scammer sends a check for more than the purchase price asking that part of the money be forwarded to a 'shipper' or 'freight forwarder' after the funds have cleared. This will usually happen quickly as banking practice assumes that banks are liquid at all times and that there is no credit risk. The vendor will only discover that the check was fraudulent and the transaction has been voided a few days later, by which time the intermediary will in most cases have been paid.
#13
Originally Posted by Paulsha911
So, the email said he will let me wait till I clear the check and then wire him back the change. I am interested in what the scheme is. I know bank will clear check but still reverse fund if they find out later it's a false check. But by this time, the victim would have wired the "change money" already. So, the change money would have to be a decent amount in order for it to worth the scammer's efforts...
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