Craigs List Scammer
March 12, 2009
Filed under Email Scams
Never trust this e-mail address.
It is a scammer…
jonh1224@yahoo.com
There ya go.
He decided to tell me he was interested in my car, but asked questions that were already answered in the ad, and he wanted pictures, which were already in the ad.
Be careful when selling items online…even communicating.
Here was his e-mail to me:
Good Day ,
Thanks very much for your response, the reason I am sending you this email is to
make final reconfirmation of the car which goes for $4000.00 and it’s ok by
me,also to let you know that payment will be by certified cashier’s check In
view of this I need you to email me any information that may be required to send
the payment as I do not want to send the check or money order to a wrong
location lest they get into the wrong hands.Regarding the shipping, I have a
freight company that takes care of the pickup of my consignments for me and ship
to my destination , you should’nt get worried about shipping, the company will
send down a representative to arrange the sales documentation and the pick up
from your end for onward transfer to my destination. I also want to alert you on
the fact that you will be receiving my cashier’s check, which will cover the
money for the pickup (pickup and shipping to the final destination) as
well as the money to be paid to the company that will take care of the pickup
and the documentation with you. So please, as soon as you receive the payment,
go and cash it immediately, deduct the money that accrues to you, and send the
balance to the Head Office of the company that handles the shipment .I will give
you the details of the company that will be shipping the car as soon as we seal
this deal.Once the money is received by the agent ,the shipping agent will
contact you immediately to arrange the documentation as well as the pick up
immediately.So in view of the above, here are some of the details I will need
for final issuance of the cashier’s check to you.
(1) Full Name
(2) Mailing address, no p.o.box please
(3) your direct telephone number both home and cell.?
{4} accept my offer
{5}Final asking price
Once you get back to me with all the above, the check will be issued out
immediately by my business associate and it will
be sent to you .Hope to hear from you immediately.Looking forward to your swift
response.
Regards,
Davis.
I’m guessing this was a scamming template he/she sends out to all victims, especially since he/she never refers to me by my frist name or mentions the car;s specifis specifications or even model in his emails.
He’s a creeper.
This post was submitted by Kyle.
My first contact was Sunday. Here are some emails. We saw too many red flags with “Ross” and I looked him up on google. THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO POSTED HERE! I too called the FBI and local authorities and a local news station to broadcast over much of Kansas. He found me on puppyfinder.com.
email #1
Hi..
Thanks very much for your response. I would be buying puppy you have for sale so kindly reserve it for me. You have to bear with me that I called with relay service, its because am hearing impaired. I am sending you this email to make final reconfirmation of the puppy which am willing to buy for my son as his birthday present and I also want to let you know that payment will be by certified Check or Money Order. However, I want to alert you on the fact that you will be receiving the Check or Money Order this week or next week and payment will cover your cost and as well as the shipping cost to be paid to the person that will take care of the pickup in your puppy. So please as soon as you receive the payment, get it cashed immediately, deduct the money that accrues to you and send the remaining balance to the Head Office of the company that handles the shipment via Western union. Moreso, I will pay you an extra $100 if you can reserve this for me. So in view of the above, Here are some of the details I will need for final issuance of the Check or Money Order to you.
(1) Full Name
(2) Mailing address, no p.o.box please
(3) your direct telephone number both home and cell.?
{4} Acceptance of my offer
(5} Final asking price
Once you get back to me with all the above informations, the check or money order will be issued out immediately and it will be sent to you.
Ross
email #2
THANKS TO HEAR FROM YOU ONCE AGAIN.I WOULD HAVE TELL YOU MORE ABOUT MY SELF BUT I AM HAVING DOCTOR`S APPOINTMENT WITHIN THE NEXT MINUTE.I WILL WANT YOU TO BEAR WITH ME ON THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE PUPPY PICKED.I HAVE A PRIVATE SHIPPER THAT WILL BE COMING TO YOUR LOCATION FOR THE PICKUP OF THE PUPPY.I LIVE AT DAYTON, OH.I LIVE IN A FENCE YARD AND MY SON IS 12YRS.I WILL WANT YOU TO GET BACK TO ME NOW WITH THE INFORMATION THAT WILL BE NEEDED TO MAIL OUT THE PAYMENT SO THAT WE CAN BE ON THE SAME PAGE.I WILL ALSO EMAIL YOU WITH THE SHIPPERS INFORMATION ONCE THE PAYMENT IS MAILED OUT AND I WILL ALSO EMAIL YOU WITH THE NECCESSARY INSTRUCTION TO FOLLOW THROUGH AFTER WHICH YOU HAVE RECEIVE THE PAYMENT.I WILL ALSO EMAIL YOU WITH PICTURE OF THE PUPPY ONCE I HAVE THE PUPPY RECEIVED HERE AND I PROMISE YOU THAT THE PUPPY WILL HAVE A SAFE JOURNEY HERE AND LOVELY STAY WITH ME.I WILL WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU ASAP.I WILL LIKE TO HAVE THE FEMALE RESERVE FOR ME.
THANKS
email #3
Thanks to hear from you and with the fact that the puppy is also reserved for me. The shipper dont allow me to release there address to you now only when you already have the payment and my address is 8023 Liberty Ave.
Parma Oh. 44129 so that you can use that for the registration and i dont have a phone due to my hearing impaired hence with the use of email so just bear with me.