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Title says it all, Ima Craigslist noob. Im selling an old truck I have on Craigslist. I cant decide wtf is going on here. I live in Arkansas and the phone number she included has an area code from Seattle. It would pretty much cost as much as the truck is worth just to transport it accross the country. Is there any way I could get scammed If I give her this info or she sends me some kinda bunk check? Something just seems wayyyaaaay fishy about this whole deal. Below is the email she sent me.
Edited By: acecatcher26 Aug 1st, 2011 at 11:26 PM
Hello,
Thanks you for the response, am okay with condition on the craiglist.
I am ready to make instant purchase. My mode of payment would be in
Certified Check and i will arrange for a local pick up as soon as you
get the payment, . I really wish to be there to check out the item but
due to my work frame i can not be able to get there , am very busy
woman (Nurse) and 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 it. More so my husband will overnight the
payment and i promise everything will go smoothly, Concerning the
pick up, i will arrange for it after you receive the payment and it
clears... Pls get back to me with below info so that i can proceed
with the payment immediately if you are selling to me.
Name:
Physical Address:
City:
State:
Postal Code:
Phone Number:
And as soon as this is provided, the payment will be overnight
tomorrow and i will let you know when its mailed out. Thanks and i
hope we handle this in good faith.Additional $50 will be added so
remove the item from the list. -
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Arkansas. I'm not the least bit surprised.
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id make her WU you the money, that email sounds fishy tho
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def fishy... have you spoken to this bish over the phone? If not, do so before making any progress.
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Guys, this is 100% a scam. There are people that respond to every single message with this exact same thing. Just delete the emails.
Edited By: BigEarn7 Aug 1st, 2011 at 11:36 PM
I have been listing on there over the past few months and within listing I get 1-2 of these each time.
The adding $50 to remove the item from the list is the tipper, who actually offers to do that on craigslist? And EVERY time I have posted that is always in the bottom of the email. -
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Im just trying to figure out how Ima get scammed, if I remain in possession of the truck and title to said truck? By giving her my name and address shes gona haxor my life or wha?
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I would imagine they try to do something with that info or somehow say that it doesn't work with that way of payment and then they will a bank account number, who knows, I just know there is no way this is an actual person wanting to buy your truck, go ahead and go with it though if you are bored.Originally Posted by acecatcher26
Im just trying to figure out how Ima get scammed, if I remain in possession of the truck and title to said truck? By giving her my name and address shes gona haxor my life or wha?
Who the fuck buys a truck without even seeing the thing or taking a test drive? -
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def 100% scam, run away, run far away
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Yes agreed with all of that. I should note that I was emailed earlier by this person for more pictures of the vehicle. I mean even if they didnt want to drive it, you would want to verify it at least runs. I assumed it was some kinda scam, I just didnt know how since they only wanted my name and address.
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my friend listed a computer for $300, they shipped him a $3000 check. he was like wtf you guys sent too much. they said sorry, go cash it and keep $50 for your troubles and ship the rest of the cash back with the computer. few days after that the bank told friend it was a bad check, he was fully responsible for paying back the whole $3000
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They can attempt to use your info to seek a replacement title or create a salvage title. Or, given your car's make and model, they can go phishing for the license plate to put on a similar car they have. A tip is to delete anything that comes in such a formal form. Normal people(real) don't do that shit.
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Scam.
Edited By: Willywoo Aug 1st, 2011 at 11:43 PM
I did just buy a truck on Craigslist though. Everything went very smoothly. Nobody got killed or anything. -
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Your friend is an idiot.Originally Posted by jolvlomma
my friend listed a computer for $300, they shipped him a $3000 check. he was like wtf you guys sent too much. they said sorry, go cash it and keep $50 for your troubles and ship the rest of the cash back with the computer. few days after that the bank told friend it was a bad check, he was fully responsible for paying back the whole $3000
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lol, seriously. Tear that check up and ask for a new one or tell them to gtfo.Originally Posted by Niceguy
Your friend is an idiot.
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Coulda told you scam before opening thread
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i just put my arcade machine up on craigslist last week and received the same response... it conveniently went directly to my spam mail.
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holy shit you have stupid friendsOriginally Posted by jolvlomma
my friend listed a computer for $300, they shipped him a $3000 check. he was like wtf you guys sent too much. they said sorry, go cash it and keep $50 for your troubles and ship the rest of the cash back with the computer. few days after that the bank told friend it was a bad check, he was fully responsible for paying back the whole $3000
I happened to open that thread in its infancy, and I laughed so hard at that part. I knew it would stick on there (2p2 for anyone wondering)Originally Posted by Moonlight Graham
it's problem
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hahahaha. nice to know the nigerian economy is still booming.
OP, you gonna get raped tho. but good luck. im sure its just a really enthusiastic craiglist buyer that cant wait to get their hands on your rare truck, and willing to pay a high premium for it. sounds legit
also, who the fuck talks like this? how can you not realize this is fakeOriginally Posted by acecatcher26
Hello,
Thanks you for the response, am okay with condition on the craiglist.
I am ready to make instant purchase. My mode of payment would be in
Certified Check and i will arrange for a local pick up as soon as you
get the payment, . -
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Zero chance that isn't a scam
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If this thread isn't level op is one dumb fucker
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no doubt. to make matters worse, he was a poor college kid. he also shipped the full $2700 instead of keeping $50 because he thought it was the right thing to do. since he couldn't pay, the bank had to put him on a 2 or 3 year payment plan lol. complete ownageOriginally Posted by Niceguy
Your friend is an idiot.
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wow. stupid and honorable. not a good combo to get ahead in this worldOriginally Posted by jolvlomma
no doubt. to make matters worse, he was a poor college kid. he also shipped the full $2700 instead of keeping $50 because he thought it was the right thing to do. since he couldn't pay, the bank had to put him on a 2 or 3 year payment plan lol. complete ownage
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loooooooool the check scam is like the oldest thing in the book how the faack did he fall for it
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You should be embarrassed he's even your friend.Originally Posted by jolvlomma
no doubt. to make matters worse, he was a poor college kid. he also shipped the full $2700 instead of keeping $50 because he thought it was the right thing to do. since he couldn't pay, the bank had to put him on a 2 or 3 year payment plan lol. complete ownage
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please have your friend sign up for OT so we can make fun of himOriginally Posted by jolvlomma
no doubt. to make matters worse, he was a poor college kid. he also shipped the full $2700 instead of keeping $50 because he thought it was the right thing to do. since he couldn't pay, the bank had to put him on a 2 or 3 year payment plan lol. complete ownage
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