So it's happened to me, now, too. Maybe not from so far away (as Nigeria), but same cr@p, nonetheless. I listed a car on craigslist. Today, I got an email using the same old "cashiers check for far more than the thing is worth" bit.
Hello There,
I am interested in the piece you placed on craigslist....i am
presently out of town....but i want to purchase this piece as soon as
possible..it is up at a great price which i would like to take
advantage of....but the only means of payment which is available to me
now is through a certified check....i am going to send you a certified
check of...$6200...and all you would do is cash the check deduct your
money for the item and you would have to send the rest of the money to
my mover who will pick it up as soon as the balance is sent by you.If
you are interested please send me a full name and address where i can
have the check issued out to immediately.i really hope you are serious
seller
Jennifer
So now I'm wondering, what should I do with this? Just politely dismiss her? Tell her to F off? Or actually string this along? How creative can the OT braintrust get?
BTW, if anyone's interested, I'm trying to sell my daily driver '95 Nissan 200SX SE-R. Very clean. 94K miles. Asking $3100. Listed
here .