CL Scam?

jpappy789

jpappy789

Plants need meat too
Feb 18, 2007
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Josh
I recently posted a CL ad selling my 55 gallon with the stand and a few extras for $150 to see if I would get a bite. Well, a few days ago I received a response from someone that was interested. The email was nothing more than that. I replied saying that I would be out of town until today and that it would then take me some time to empty it out and get it all cleaned up. I told him that it would not be ready for pickup until sometime next week but I would let them know if they were still interested.

Then I received this email today:

Hello,
Thanks for the prompt response. I am satisfied with the information provided about it at the craigslist. I will love to make an instant purchase, so please do withdraw the advert from Craigslist, I don't mind adding an extra $50 dolls for you to do that so that i can be rest assured that the item is in hand. I will also like you to know that I will be paying via check due to the distance and it will be over night payment. My secretary in the state will issue the check for the payment. I am presently on a business trip and will be back soon. You don't need to bother your self with the shipment. Ok? My Mover will handle that .So I will need you to provide me with the following information to facilitate the mailing of the check. Name, Address and Phone number
Have a nice day,
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1) Some odd grammar errors ie. using "will" instead of "would"

2) I understand asking for a lower price but adding $50 just for me to remove the ad? Its really odd that he wants to get this item for more than I am asking. I also never mentioned that anyone else was even interested.

3) Check? Overnight payment? Secretary? How about in person...

4) No way I am giving him my address or phone number

5) Never once mentions the aquarium specifically...just refers to it as the "item"

I'm 99% sure this is not a normal CL transaction but I am not sure how to handle it. Do I just ignore the person and hope they realize I know what is going on?
 
100% scam. Delete it and any other subsequent communications from this person.

Kristina
 
i'd say it looks like a scam but if i were you i'd do one of three things.
1- send a follow up email to have him further explain all of your questions. explicitly ask why he has his secretary do this, why a check, ask for cash or paypal, that you will not give him your address or phone number

2 - dont respond

3 - tell the person that it is sold <--thats what i would do.
 
is this tank coming with lights? not trying to derail the thread but i want to get a lighting fixture cheap!


and i do believe this is a scam, Kashta or someone else posted a CL ad and got this same type of responce.
 
It's definitely a scam. I had a friend who an identical response to an ad for something else. I'd just ignore it.
 
sorry, im looking for a t5 HO, good luck, did you post it in the classifieds here?
 
Delete the ad and accept payment from the buyer.

J/K

Definitely a scam. I use to get a lot of these when I sold Netbooks on CL (Dell Mini 9 with OS X FTW). I was bored one days and responded to one and gave them the name and address of a Police Captain at a local precinct. Don't know what happened when he tried sending the money order.
 
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