Scam: I think, Won't Bite : Craigslist Ad I have

Bruce SEKs · Feb 1, 2015

Thanks for the prompt response to my mail... I am currently on a tight
working schedule so the picture of the item will suffice as I may not
be able to come see it now..I will be buying from you so please kindly
withdraw the advert from C.LIST due to disturbance and i will be
giving you an additional $50 for keeping the item for me... Please be
informed that i will be paying with a certified check from my Bank ..I
will need the following details to mail the payment as soon as
possible...

Name to be on the payment...
Home address___
City____
State____
Zip Code_____
Cell phone #______
final price____

I will make arrangements for the pick up as soon as you have your
money.. I am completely satisfied with the advert and the payment will
be delivered within 2-3 working days.** I use a hearing impaired
phone# and will receive your calls via email ** N.B UPS does not
deliver to P.O box addresses.
Thanks

Janicholson · Feb 1, 2015

Meet me at your bank. Jim

bobs old iron · Feb 1, 2015

had the same thing once,, gave them the address of the postal inspector, address, etc.. always woundered what happened when the p/o inspector got it.

VaTom · Feb 1, 2015

That doesn't sound good.

However, I had an Alfa Romeo that had been parked for 20 years here, advertised it on craigslist. Within an hour a local guy showed up with cash. An hour later the ad was deleted.

In that time I also got an email from California saying much the same thing as you got. I always request the buyer's phone number. Searched it and discovered my guy had been buying a lot of Ferrari and Porsche parts and cars. Apparently was legitimate.

Turned out 3 guys all had registered their Alfa interest with craigslist and were hot to go. My Alfa was a rust bucket, but the right model.

BTW, UPS delivers to my PO Box. They stop daily at the PO for a lot of deliveries to boxes.

Zachary Hoyt · Feb 1, 2015

I have been getting a lot of spam messages in the last few weeks.
Zach

J.Wondergem · Feb 1, 2015

Must not be getting enough free from the Gov.

Billy Shafer · Feb 1, 2015

Total scam. They will by mistake send you more than you asking for.They will then ask you for a refund. You return the overage cash the check. The check plays rubber ball. You get stuck with a bad check. Of course they are in a hurry and don't have time to wait for their check to clear. But you can trust them.

Bruce SEKs · Feb 1, 2015

sent email back Deal in Cash only, so far no response

Anonymous-0 · Feb 1, 2015

Whenever I get one of those I give them the phone # and address of the county jail.

paul · Feb 1, 2015

'Picture of the item'

You could be selling a boat, a car, a football, anything. There is nothing at all personal, or descriptive in that whole message.

They can send that same message to 10,000 people in 15 minutes and could apply to any item at all.

That means it is a scam.

If they at least mention your item, then it has to be a special message written to you, and work looking at.

As written, it is 100% scam! because they don't say a thing about your 'item'.

One of the clues to spam.

Paul

Dachshund · Feb 1, 2015

I sent back to one guy that he can "pay cash when you pick the item up".....never heard back...

JOCCO · Feb 1, 2015

some how that word advert seems to give it away.

Robert Major · Feb 1, 2015

Hi How do you get that to work with U.P.S and boxes . Here in Manitoba your lucky if you can get them to deliver 50 ft off a main provincial highway. If there is any municipal gravel road between that road and your place forget it!
They loose tons of business round here due to that and crazy brokerage fees, for importing stuff.
Anything from the U.S.A gets drop shipped at the border and I private import for my business.
Regards Robert

CKain(MI) · Feb 1, 2015

that is correct, who doesn't ask about condition of an item you may wish to purchase ? ? (scammers)

I had a response like that once, when I 'advert" a horse ! not one question, just "I will purchase your item" ! ya right ! replied CASH on pick up, no replies then.

VaTom · Feb 2, 2015

Robert, I don't know. There are some US places where UPS hires delivery of parcels out to the USPS, but this PO is not one of those locations. I suppose it's a local thing where the rural PO got permission to take parcels from UPS as a service to their boxholders, solving a lot of long driveway problems for UPS drivers.

Here, UPS drivers are required to deliver to the house, no exceptions. Except that doesn't always happen. My driveway's 1/2 mile long and rises 400 ft in elevation. Some drivers don't mind. Others are scared witless. Several times the parcel was left at the entrance to our driveway, where we might not find it for a few days, if it was still there. Our solution is to avoid them delivering here.

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