Craigslist posting - Is this a scam?
 

I am currently trying to sell my old Volvo. I have an ad up on craigslist, and got this email yesterday:

"Kindly get back to me if the item is still available for sale..."

I replied to the party,

"The item is still for sale. Would you like to come take a look at it?"

His reply to this was,

"Thanks for the quick response... Am satisfied with the price and condition of the item. I will like to make an outright purchase of the item. I am out of town on a business trip, so i will like to proceedin issuing out a Cashier check to you and upon the confirmation and clearance of payment my shipper will come for the pick-up at your location. So get back to me with your full name, address, zip code and phone number so that payment can be mail out asap. hope to read from you soon. I will be waiting to read from you soon."

I'm not really seeing how someone COULD scam me with the information he is asking for, but there are a few warning flags here: the repeated reference to my Volvo as "the item," (making me think that this is a template/automated/mass message), his wanting to buy "the item" sight unseen, his being away on a business trip, the weird mis-spellings, etc.

How should I proceed, O Pelican Brain Trust?

Scam.

You already got the the feeling or you would not have asked.

No question its a scam. Do not waste anymore time on this jerk, they will try to pay you with a bogus cashiers check and have you send the "excess" to them.

Tell them to stop by with cash, you will wait, and bet you never hear from them again.

the writing style says scam all over it.

Yep....scam....I received about 20 of these when I was selling my fish tank.
It'll be a bogus cashiers check for the total amount or over......tell the cash in person or no deal.

Thanks, guys. I sent him a message saying that I will only accept cash or a bank money order.

Would you like to earn gobs of cash at home?








I always reply that I already have too much cash.

P.S., How you doin? Last time I was in your driveway there wasn't an old Volvo.

If you have them send you a cashier's check, they usually Fedex it. I had this happen. I kept the guy going for awhile - you spelled my name wrong, I never received the check, you sent the wrong amount...

That way they're out the cost of the Fedex.

I still have one of those checks. It wasn't a very good fake.

Batting 1000 this week for "Yes" to the question "Is this a scam?"!

The streak stays alive.