The OFFICIAL Craigslist funny email scam thread.

I have a feeling it's from someone who doesn't speak English as their primary language, and they used the wrong word...

 

I have a few...

I listed an Peavey 1810 and 115 cab along with a Century 200 head recently. This is what I received...

-----
Hi,
How are you today,i will like to to buy your item, i am really much intrested in it.
Pls let me know the final price and the present condition so i can make payments.
Thanks
-----
Hello Seller,
I wish to inform you that am really interested to buy the above
item.Please get back to me the below information asap:
Current Condition of the item
Last price of the item
Then the reason you decided to sell the item...

Please get back to me as soon as possible so that we can make
arrangement for payment
----
Hello
i saw you advert place on craigslist and i am interested in buying it. i will be paying by check in US$, concerning the shipping of the item my mover will be coming for the pickup as soon as the payment check clears in your bank. upon your confirmation of receiving the payment and i dont want you to look for another buyer and i want you to remove the advert from craigslist and consider the item sold to me. i would have come to view the item but i am not around for now. i will send you the tracking number of the payment. I will be needing the following for the payment to be done as soon as possible
Your full name
Address
City
Zip Code
Phone Number Including land Line

I will be waiting to read back from you
Regards Justin
----

I actually replied to the last one since he listed an actual name... Justin. I asked if he was a scammer and this was his reply... "no am not.."

Then nothing.... what a waste of time. Every time I list on Craigslist I get the same crap.

 

Typical "remit overpayment to Nigeria" scam recently and I played dumb until he sent this:

I WANT YOU TO SEND THE MONEY VIA WESTERN UNION TO
> THE NAME AND ADDRESS GIVEN TO YOU,
>
> OR ALSE I WILL REPORT TO THE POLICE. AND MY UNCLE
> IS A FBI NEAR TO YOU AND I WILL FORWARD ALL YOUR
> INFO TO HIM
>
> SO I WANT U TO GET BACK TO ME AND DO SOMETHING

I fowarded his emails to yahoo and they closed his account.

 

Got this today...

Hello friend
We are the biggest wholesale
dealers in shoes in Hong Kong and
shirt!
We sell all famous brand products
in world!
The arrival time is 4--5 days!
The method of the payment: paypal
Deliver: css, ems TNT
My address:
《 www.topfine888.com 》
My.msn:
<[email protected]>

&#8220;&#19971;&#20214;&#27494;&#22120;&#65292;&#19971;&#31181;&#23436;&#32654;&#8221; &#31435;&#21051;&#20307;&#39564;&#65281;

 

Pardon my ignorance but what exactly was wrong with those first two emails?

 

Bad English, and talking about shipping. Craigslist is a locally geared site, so shipping is usually rare. Those are usually red flags. ANd if they don't ask specifically about the item you're selling, at least mentioning is specifically in the message, that's another red flag.

 

When the supposed "buyer" describes what is for sale by the word "item" and "current condition" and "last price" and will not reply to your email you can pretty much bet it's a scam.

 

Warning, scammers are everywhere!