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Drewwyann
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Is this a scam? I suck with money stuff
#10919160 - 08/23/09 11:35 AM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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I am selling my guitar on craigslist for $200, and I get this email from some dude saying he is interested in it.
He says he is really busy and can't pick the guitar up himself, but is going to send me a check. Ah hell, here's the email he sent me about it:
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Thanks for the prompt response am quite satisfied with the condition .Am very much interested and i am really okay with the item and i will love to make an instant purchase,so please do withdraw the advert from Craigslist,i don't mind adding an extra $50 for you to take the advert down from craigslist so that i can be rest assured that am in hand of the item would have loved to come take a look myself but i am a very busy man i am sure you understand. I will also like you to know that i will be paying via company certified check,and it will be sent via courier service due to the distance .You don't need to bother your self with the shipment okay,i will take care of that..............................So i will need you to provide me with the following information to facilitate the mailing of the check.
1.Your full name and address 2.Your mailing address 3.Your phone number Once again ,I will like you to know that you will not be responsible for shipping i will have my mover come over as soon as you have cashed the check .
Have a nice day
Scam? Just a weird dude?
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Re: Is this a scam? I suck with money stuff [Re: Drewwyann]
#10919166 - 08/23/09 11:36 AM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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lol seriously ?
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Re: Is this a scam? I suck with money stuff [Re: Drewwyann]
#10919168 - 08/23/09 11:37 AM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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Yes it's a scam.
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Re: Is this a scam? I suck with money stuff [Re: Drewwyann]
#10919169 - 08/23/09 11:37 AM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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typical scam man
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kriminalelement
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Re: Is this a scam? I suck with money stuff [Re: Drewwyann]
#10919171 - 08/23/09 11:37 AM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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Are you 13? OF COURSE this is a scam. Don't you realize this guy isn't really speaking English? Or that he's from fucking Nigeria?????????????
www.419eater.com
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Re: Is this a scam? I suck with money stuff [Re: Drewwyann]
#10919172 - 08/23/09 11:37 AM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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I would only accept a postal money order, tell him.
Then, when you get it check for the shiny metallic strip.
That could be more difficult for him to forage.
Also, you could have the MO sent to another address, besides yours, if you're worried.
I would tell him you prefer to meet in person, and write down his license plate, if you're that tripped out. Sometimes or manytimes, intuition is dead on.
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Re: Is this a scam? I suck with money stuff [Re: fireshaman]
#10919175 - 08/23/09 11:38 AM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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mail him dried up shit
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Re: Is this a scam? I suck with money stuff [Re: Drewwyann]
#10919194 - 08/23/09 11:43 AM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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really?
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Re: Is this a scam? I suck with money stuff [Re: Taco Chef]
#10919206 - 08/23/09 11:45 AM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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DO NOT ACCEPT MONEY ORDERS! Only an idiot would accept a money order. It says not to on every page of craigslist.
Craigslist is cash only. People feed on dumbasses in America who will accept money orders and who don't even know what money orders are supposed to look like. Don't get scammed. Don't deal with this guy. Ignore it.
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Re: Is this a scam? I suck with money stuff [Re: kriminalelement]
#10919218 - 08/23/09 11:47 AM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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Quote:
would tell him you prefer to meet in person, and write down his license plate, if you're that tripped out. Sometimes or manytimes, intuition is dead on.
-M-
Were you born with a few missing chromosomes? This guy doesn't live in America, he lives in Nigeria, it's obvious from the pigdin Nigerian English he's speaking in. You can't meet him and write down his license plate - he doesn't have a car! He's in some fucking mud hut somewhere scamming americans out of mad cash!
People this stupid deserve to be scammed, seriously. You don't need "intuition" to know this is a scam - it's patently obvious.
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Edited by kriminalelement (08/23/09 11:47 AM)
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Re: Is this a scam? I suck with money stuff [Re: kriminalelement]
#10919227 - 08/23/09 11:48 AM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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Quote:
kriminalelement said: Are you 13?
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kriminalelement said: Were you born with a few missing chromosomes?
both times
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Drewwyann
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Re: Is this a scam? I suck with money stuff [Re: shadyy]
#10919239 - 08/23/09 11:51 AM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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Yeah, sorry, I juuuust woke up. Did a loooot partying last night so I'm pretty damn out of it.
Thats why I asked you guys. I'll tell him to meet me in person with cash or he can suck my balls.
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Re: Is this a scam? I suck with money stuff [Re: shadyy]
#10919241 - 08/23/09 11:52 AM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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oh god lol. i hate craigslist so fucking much, but I do love it.
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Re: Is this a scam? I suck with money stuff [Re: HopanDubMan]
#10919254 - 08/23/09 11:54 AM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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craigslist depresses me- there's way too much spam................
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Re: Is this a scam? I suck with money stuff [Re: skatealex2]
#10919262 - 08/23/09 11:55 AM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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you gotta filter through the spam every once in a while you find the diamond in the rough but yeah craigslist is a good 70-80% scammers and freaks so don't be a dummy
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Drewwyann
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Re: Is this a scam? I suck with money stuff [Re: HopanDubMan]
#10919265 - 08/23/09 11:56 AM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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Honestly, I've been using craigslist for over a year now, and no one has tried to pull any shit over my head. Everyone has been cool as hell.
Sorry I'm dumb with stuff, but I'm not going to NOT ask if this is legitimate. Cool, make fun of me or whatever you wanna do, but I've never encountered some one trying to scam me before. I usually don't meet people over the internet besides the typical 'I'll meet you here at this time, and I'll sell you a microphone'.
Sorry that I amuse you guys
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Re: Is this a scam? I suck with money stuff [Re: Drewwyann]
#10919292 - 08/23/09 12:00 PM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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You're good dude. It is better to ask and find out then to not ask at all and get scammed.
Craig list is cash only. If you take anything other than cash you're setting yourself up to get scammed.
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Re: Is this a scam? I suck with money stuff [Re: Drewwyann]
#10919299 - 08/23/09 12:01 PM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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Well honestly it depends what section of craigslist. Selling shit locally is pretty straightforward but when you are dealing with long distance transactions the dynamics shift. I don't think anyone is making fun of you, we're just saying to be aware dude. There are tons of scammers on craigslist, that will try to pull a fast one on you if you aren't paying attention. I've been using it for a good 5-6 years now and while I've found some amazing deals and things through it, there were a lot of scammers I had to avoid in the process.
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Re: Is this a scam? I suck with money stuff [Re: kriminalelement]
#10919359 - 08/23/09 12:09 PM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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kriminalelement said: Are you 13? OF COURSE this is a scam. Don't you realize this guy isn't really speaking English? Or that he's from fucking Nigeria?????????????
www.419eater.com
How is this a scam.
The guy is sending Drew a check for the guitar + $50 to take the add down
He isn't asking for any bank account numbers he isn't trying to offer him anything but payment for the guitar
I just don't see how this is a scam.
How else should one go about trying to make arrangements for payment?
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Re: Is this a scam? I suck with money stuff [Re: niteowl]
#10919388 - 08/23/09 12:14 PM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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The whole point of craiglist is for locals to meet up and trade (for cash.. anything else is basically a scam)
If the dude is too busy to buy a guitar, he probably doesn't have enough time to play it.
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