C'List...think this is spam?

Mike in Chicago · #1 11-26-2011, 07:39 AM

I'm selling a amp, put in on there and get all these warnings about spam...sure as guano I get this back from "Mary Beth"...

First one...

Do you have it available for sell?

second one...

Thanks for the reply.. Can you assure me that it's in good state and
that i will not be disappointed with it. I'm ready to add $100 to the
asking price in order to outbid other buyers..i wanted to buy this to
my office, but the issue is i am an oceanographer and i do have a
contract to go for which starts tomorrow and am on my way now. The
contract is strictly no call due to the lack of reception on the sea
area. But I'm able to access email anytime as we will make use of
laptop so my only quickest payment option is PayPal as i can send
money via PayPal anytime. Since I'm requesting this transaction to be
done via PayPal, i will be responsible for all the paypal fee/charges
on this transaction and if you don't have an account with paypal, its
pretty easy, safe and secured to open one. Just log on to
www.paypal.com. I hope we can make the purchase as fast as possible? I
have a mover that will come for it once payment clears and they will
get it down to my location safely... So i look forward to hear from
you soon

and then...

Hello im waiting to hear back from u as ur payment is fully ready here
so kindly get back to me with ur paypal acct email so i may make the
payment without any further delay.await your reply .thanks and God
bless

So I wrote back..."I just put it up...I'm gonna let it ride awhile...thank you and God bless. Remember, Jesus loves you".

Watch it out there guys...

but she said she was a oceanographer!

IbanezBass69 · #2 11-26-2011, 08:51 AM

Bad grammar always leads me to believe it is some kind of scam. And how does she have no phone availability but internet access? I have to believe that an oceanographer would have access to a phone, and would have to have gone through enough schooling to use proper grammar. Or something close to it at least! Happy you were smart enough to dodge that bullet man.

Pilgrim · #3 11-26-2011, 08:56 AM

More evidence that most (not all) scammers are stupid.

hrodbert696 · #4 11-26-2011, 11:37 AM

Spam o Rama.

Most likely if you click the link rather than go to paypal directly, it sends you to a lookalike site. You set up your "account," enter your bank information, and the spammer empties your bank account.

Seriously, who decides they need to buy an amp the evening of their departure to an out-to-sea research location? Plus the emails never actually indicate that the sender is aware that what you're selling is an amp and doesn't ask any of the common-sense questions anyone would ask about an amp.

brendanbassist · #5 11-26-2011, 11:40 AM

Fake meat in a can.

fraublugher · #6 11-26-2011, 04:22 PM

lol @ oceanographer deep sea bass phisher

/monty burns voice on

" Aha! I'm not wavy gravy!"

Stinsok · #7 11-26-2011, 04:31 PM

It's more than Spam...it's Treet!

floridagatorfan · #8 11-26-2011, 11:48 PM

sounds like spam to me, be careful man, wouldnt wanna see you get ripped off

96tbird · #9 11-27-2011, 12:05 AM

Apparently oceanographers haven't heard of satellite internet, funny cause you just know they use gps in their research, sidescan sonar, and on and on. But no satellite phone or internet. Poor oceanographers! Scientists with no internet for research. Too bad McGiver wasn't aboard, betcha he could rig a satellite receiver with the empty TIN CAN.

Grateful · #10 11-27-2011, 10:10 AM

As a rule, I ignore all responses to craigslist ads that are not product specific.

Things like "Is the item still available?" or "please mark it as sold" or the new one "is it (insert a copy of the first sentence from the ad)" all go in the spam folder.

fourstringdrums · #11 11-27-2011, 10:33 AM

Is there a sticky for this sort of thing? This question is asked so much that there should be one. The signs are so simple that there should never be any doubt.

1) Bad Grammar

2) Not being specific to your item for sale (especially if they use the word "item")

3) Offering more money than what it's listed for especially if it is so..they can

3a) Send someone to pick up the item and the extra money is for your trouble.

SOB H.R.MC · #12 11-27-2011, 10:42 AM

I always insist that all replies have the name of what I'm selling in the subject and delete ALL that don't

easyvision · #13 11-27-2011, 10:51 AM

I had almost that exact message when I was selling my motorbike a few months ago. Only difference was this person was going to the army. Sent a couple e-mails back just for my own entertainment, was curious to see what response I got.

Turns out it's pretty easy to annoy the hell out of a spammer

1958Bassman · #14 11-27-2011, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IbanezBass69

Bad grammar always leads me to believe it is some kind of scam. And how does she have no phone availability but internet access? I have to believe that an oceanographer would have access to a phone, and would have to have gone through enough schooling to use proper grammar. Or something close to it at least! Happy you were smart enough to dodge that bullet man.

A scam just because of bad grammar? That means most of the posts on this, and every other forum, are scams.

One thing about people with advanced math/engineering education is that many can't spell to save their lives.

basscooker · #15 11-27-2011, 09:01 PM

i love those replies. i always string them along for a while usually ending the communication with a huge page of borderline inflamatory speech including every profane and insulting phrase i can come up with. last one i got sent a reply asking me for my bank account so they could just deposit the payment-- wow is there anyone who falls for this? i hope not, but i guess they wouldn't be there if it didn't work sometimes. i also noticed that spelling my phone number has stopped the "ping" calls they use to confirm the number is good b4 selling it to telemarketers. example (one23)4five678nine1. just a tip sort of on topic.