posted on June 23, 2005 07:04:16 PM new
I can't BELIEVE how many scammers in ONE day you get from that site......if they SOUND like an IDIOT they most likely are.......
posted on June 23, 2005 07:09:28 PM new
Sorry, but I just cannot repeat here the replies I give to them.......
Example,,,,,,I am in south Africa and would like to buy your 71 Pinto.....the price of $150.00 seems fair, i will send you a check for $5000.00 and you can give the balance BACK to my associate in America..hahahahahaha. yeah right! FU!
posted on June 23, 2005 07:13:16 PM new
Good heavens, Jack. They're coming out of the woodwork. I've also been getting spam that is basically full of the same crap. "You don't know me, but you can trust me". Now, send me all your money. LOL! Like I'm that stupid.
posted on June 23, 2005 11:51:16 PM new
That has happened to me lately too. What I've been doing is to forward their emails, along with full headers to [email protected] Believe it or not, you actually get a personal reply from them. They can actually block the abusers IP address from accessing the site.
posted on June 24, 2005 08:33:06 AM new
EXCELLENT! I just went down the list of deleted e mails and forwarded them ALL to Craigslist....looks like 5 came in yesterday,,,,,All in some foriegn Country. UK alot.
A 500 pound air conditioner?
A 4 ton truck?
A casket?
A Vanagon, and old thing. like the shipping would be MORE than the van.
posted on June 24, 2005 10:05:06 AM new
Jack, do you use craigslist annonymizser when you list ads there? Or do you list your own email address for buyers to contact you?
posted on June 24, 2005 10:27:59 AM new
eBay took 25% ownership in Craigslist about the summer of 2004.
This same scam Jack talks about has happened to friends of mine with high end antiques they had listed on eBay. The scammers offer to pay more than you have the item for sale and request the difference sent back to them via a cashier's check or similar liquid payment.
Yes, this scam has worked for the scammers when it first started but I believe a lot of sellers have been informed or have followed through with their gut feelings that something was up.
[ edited by toybuyer on Jun 24, 2005 10:28 AM ]
posted on June 24, 2005 10:35:10 AM new
I had to laugh when the bozos offered to send $5,000 to pay for a $12.95 item and wanted the change back. Could that fool anyone?
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posted on June 24, 2005 02:18:42 PM new
Don't use my Verizon netmail anymore, I get up to 100 spams & scams per day. I really don't know how many lotteries I have won. I must be worth millions!!!LOL Just went to Verizon net,ail, 130 today!!
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