Classified response

[Dave Wermuth]

I just got a response to my classified from a Dr. ____ _____ who asked about my 'Item" Anyone have a suspicious contact from a Dr. ___ ____? Send a pm for the real name. I do not wish to slander anyone, I'm just overly cautious.

 

[Dave Osborn]

Just had the same thing on Craigslist ad. Strange english and bad grammar were prevalent in their offer to purchase. Below is a copy of the correspondance. I replied with: "NO SALE".
Should have sent them an ES & D form!!

Hi
How re you doing ? i got your posted on
craigslist please get back to me with the
folowing
1. When you have been using it
2. ARe you the original owner
3. The present condition.
4. what your price for sell
Please get back to me asap

Hello,


Thanks a lot for your prompt mail, i really appreciate it a lot I would have loved to give you a call or come over to view it up but am very busy i have alot of consignment this time, The easiest way for me to pay is probably Cashier Check from my Bank. i will ask my client to send you a Check so that you can have the payment before the end of the week please get back with your contact address,phone number the Payment will be mail out to you this week .So in view of the above, Here are some of the details I will need for final assurance of the
payment to you below:
(1) Full Name
(2) Mailing address, no p.o.box please
(3) Your Cell and home telephone number
Regarding the shipping, I have a shipping company that would take care of the pick up of my consignment for me and ship to my destination and all arrangement about the Sales Documen tation and the pick up(pickup and shipping to the final destination).as well as the money to be paid to the company that will take care of the pickup and the documentation with you.Once you get back to me with all the above, The payment will be issued out immediately and it will be sent to you . Hope to hear from you immediately. You can IM on this ID [ .Thanks and God Bless,you can get the posting deleted from craiglist
Thansk

 

[Andre Cloutier]

Dave O, at least they were polite. I like to be Thansked.

 

[crosscuts]

Classified scams

One does have to be careful. I got a little suspicious when I was selling a canoe some time ago when the potential buyer asked for the make and model of the engine, serial number and last inspection. I sent him a made up number for my Toyota engine. I am still waiting for the check.

Take care, R.C.

 

[pat chapman]

I get these attempted scams fairly often for canoes I have listed. I require prospective buyers to provide me with a real phone number and mailing address. The last one I got did provide an address and phone number, but a little checking on Google Maps revealed the address to be a vacant lot next to a shopping center in a commercial district, and the phone number was not in service. When I challenged the buyer to provide accurate information I did not hear back.

 

[Dan Lindberg]

I had a few scam responses to c-list adds I posted.

The most interesting was one that asked for the same info I had provided in the add.

Usually I just say "cash at pickup" and I never hear from them again.

Dan

 

[Dave Wermuth]

I wonder

Isn't there a way to report this to someone? I had an experience on fb and was able to report to them and they took care of it. Unrelated but still a way to stop an unwanted event/person.

 

[Benson Gray]

Isn't there a way to report this to someone?

Yes, the information at http://www.419eater.com/ offers a broad variety of ways to annoy scammers but most of them require a significant investment of your time.

Benson