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Selling on Craigslist ; Have You Seen This Scam?

November 26, 2006 11:48:16 PM from JoeUser ForumsJoeUser Forums
I sell on Craigslist from time to time, but this is the first time I've been attempted to be scammed on as a seller.

Notice the info the scammer requests. What is so useful about this info.

What is the worst that could happen to a seller that gives out this info, yet does not sent the merchendise?
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Reply #1 November 27, 2006 12:06:46 AM
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What is the worst that could happen to a seller that gives out this info, yet does not sent the merchendise?


You mean besides being charged with running their own scam?
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Reply #2 November 27, 2006 11:27:59 AM
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All I can say is: Craigslist needs to jack itself up!
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Reply #3 November 27, 2006 8:31:29 PM
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Sorta reminds me of Whimpey from the Popeye show: "I'll gladly pay you tomorrow for a hamburger today.".....

As we all know, tomorrow never comes.
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Reply #4 November 27, 2006 9:04:46 PM
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Yeah, the old forged money order scam. You cash it, give the "over draft" to someone else and then the cops come after you for cashing a fake money order.

Or a simple information fishing scam.
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Reply #5 November 28, 2006 6:18:33 AM
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Yeah, the old forged money order scam. You cash it, give the "over draft" to someone else and then the cops come after you for cashing a fake money order.


That's if it ever arrived, forged or otherwise....the bit that makes me immediately sus is the 'immediate dispatch' payment later part - the $50 bonus as temptation/incentive to send the item post-haste.....

****"I'll gladly pay you tomorrow for a hamburger today.".****
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Reply #6 November 28, 2006 7:04:09 AM
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****"I'll gladly pay you tomorrow for a hamburger today.".****


Better yet:

The checks in the mail.
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Reply #7 December 9, 2006 3:51:04 AM
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Craigslist has Scam warnings marked all over their site.

If you have not read already:

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/about/scams.html
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Reply #8 December 9, 2006 8:47:49 PM
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Craigslist has Scam warnings marked all over their site.


Maybe so, but it don't stop scammers from trying, coming up with inventive new ways to cheat people out of their money/products.....

Also doesn't stop those who see an item of interest and go "Oh WoW, that's a must have" and subsequently forget/overlook the warnings.
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