Craigslist scammer?

trekkor · 11-10-2010, 08:12 AM

Just smells like scam.

'buyer' is "Schwiesse Scandoval"

My add ( last night ) was for two sets of old 911 heads, with no pictures in the ad.
He replies~

Quote:

I WANT TO BUY,please email me some more pictures.
Thanks

I sent some pictures and he comes back immediately with~

Quote:

Sorry for the late response,
I'm glad you still have it for sale,i would have love to come and see
it,but my schedule is very tight.I will mail out your payment once you
provide your full name.phone number and address.I can only pay via
certified Corporate/Cashier check as am on a business trip now,pls let
me know where to send your payment to because i wouldn't want to loose
it to some else.I don't mind adding fifty dollars so you can keep it
in my favour,you should get your payment in 2-3working days i will
appreciate if you can get the ad off craigslist so i can be sure you
are keeping it in my favour.Please let me know as soon as you receive
this message so i can start making arrangement for the pick-up.
Expecting to hear from you soon.

Regards.......
Thanks as i await for your sincere response

I replied with~

I don't think you know what you are wanting to buy.
You asked for more pictures. I didn't post any to begin with.
You had no comment on the pictures I sent and you have not specifically
mentioned what I'm selling, just a poorly written form letter.

'He' didn't reply...

KT

audiman08 · 11-10-2010, 08:49 AM

I received a lot of these generic responses when I had a car for sale on Craigslist. In fact, they were very similar to what you got. I even got a phone call from one of them trying to convince me they had "buyers" waiting to pay more than my asking price for my car...Craigslist is plagued with these types of scams.