Scam alert?

Santraginus · #1 06-28-2009, 04:39 AM

Did anybody else receive an obviously obscure message from a guy named "Craig Chad"? He mailed me a rather typical text regarding a bass that I am offering for sale:

"Hello Seller,
I saw your advert regarding the item you have for sale. I would like to know if you still have it for sale, you can send me more details of price and pictures too. I will be looking forward to hear from you.

Greetings
Craig Chad"

Did that happen to you, too?

fdeck · #2 06-28-2009, 06:39 AM

When it seems like they don't even know what you are selling, it's got the smell of the Nigerian scam.

Ziltoid · #3 06-28-2009, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by fdeck

When it seems like they don't even know what you are selling, it's got the smell of the Nigerian scam.

Or it's the |instert foreign country here| scam

Spector_Ray · #4 06-28-2009, 08:43 AM

Geeze, they're just phoning this one in. I'm giving an "F" for the effort.

Kenbuntu · #5 06-28-2009, 08:47 AM

The guy said advert! He's bound to be from the UK.

bongomania · #6 06-28-2009, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Spector_Ray

Geeze, they're just phoning this one in. I'm giving an "F" for the effort.

Seriously, there's not even any mention of the private courier they will have come collect your item, and they don't ask for "your final price". It's like they forgot how to copy-paste.

ubado · #7 06-28-2009, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by bongomania

Seriously, there's not even any mention of the private courier they will have come collect your item, and they don't ask for "your final price". It's like they forgot how to copy-paste.

I got two of those the other day (selling a bathroom vanity cabinet on Craigslist). Both messages were almost the same ... each asking for "your final price". I guess they knew how to copy/paste.

Kenbuntu · #8 06-28-2009, 09:03 AM

Or even their eagerness to put in more money than asked.

OlafR · #9 06-28-2009, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Santraginus

Did anybody else receive an obviously obscure message from a guy named "Craig Chad"? He mailed me a rather typical text regarding a bass that I am offering for sale:

"Hello Seller,
I saw your advert regarding the item you have for sale. I would like to know if you still have it for sale, you can send me more details of price and pictures too. I will be looking forward to hear from you.

Greetings
Craig Chad"

Did that happen to you, too?

Same text, same name.

Got the mail of this person today. Are you a lefty? I ask this because the item that I want to sell is a lefty.