On Saturday I put a bunch of items up for sale on craiglist. This morning I received an email from someone interested in a desk I'm selling. He asked if it was still available and if it was in good condition. I responded that it was and if he wanted to see it we would make an appointment. He just replied with the following message which I'm finding really sketchy. As of right now he knows my name and email and I think I'd like to leave it at that.
Hi. Saw your advert on craigslist
and would want to make an immediate purchase . I will like you to
withdraw the advert from craigslist i dont mind adding an extra $20 for
you to take the advert down from craigslist so that i can be rest
assured that am in hand of the item.I dont have time to come take a
look. I will be paying via cashier's check,and it will be over night
payment .You don't need to bother your self with the shippment ok,i
will take care of that.So i will need you to provide me with the
following information to facilitate the mailing of the check.
1.Your full name
2.Your mailing address be it residential or postal address
3.Your phone number.
i will have my mover come over as soon as you have the check
Re: Craigslist - sketchy right?
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I've gotten the other scams before and they were super obvious. This one had me do a double take because the person actually emailed twice. And the first email wasn't at all sketchy.
This happened to me at my last job when we were selling some old office stuff. We actually got a check, the first email seemed legit and by the second one I told him to stop communications because I could tell it was a fraud. That same day a check for $1500 showed up from a lawyers office in TX.
I called the Lawyers office and they confirmed the fraud and that fake checks with their info were being sent to people all over the country. I felt horrible for them.
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this is late, but a total scam. I have gotten the same emails too.
But..i always feel the need to write something nasty back, i can't help myself. he he he