Craigslist Job Scams

October 8, 2008  
Filed under Email Scams, People

Craigslist is being swamped with tons of fake employment ads offering unusually high pay. Most of these ads are posted by someone with a gmail, gmx, live, in or even yahoo addresses, but now they get smarter by just using craigslist auto response addresses. The jobs sound very generic, usually Receptionist, Administrative Assistants. By responding you will notice you get almost an instant response where they prompt you to fill out an application – DO NOT DO THIS – IT IS BOGUS. I am unsure of what the scam is and how they profit, I can only imagine they fish for information, hence you email gets clogged with spam. Legit job ads follow general pay scales and tend to elaborate about the company, with company website info, phone number, etc.

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95 Responses to “Craigslist Job Scams”

  1. Thomas Fvare on October 22nd, 2008 12:06 pm

    Still in the middle of being scammed what should I do. Answer a ad for a Family driver for 2 yrs. send my info which incluced a pic of my drivers licence. What should I do. This person is sending a check and iam to cash it and take my part and send the rest to someone else. Can you help. Tom

  2. Thomas Favre on October 22nd, 2008 12:09 pm

    Who should I report this too.

  3. ScamRadar on October 22nd, 2008 12:22 pm

    Tom,

    That follows the typical outline of a scam: they send you a check, you’re supposed to deposit it and then immediately send the rest of the funds (after taking out your percentage) to someone else. By the time it’s discovered that it’s a fake check, you would have already sent them “REAL” cash. You end up with the fake one, and could possibly get in trouble with the bank.

    DO NOT deposit or cash the check. It’s a scam!!! It’s tempting to cash that check, but it’s not worth it. Keep a copy of all your correspondence, for proof if you need it later on.

    Bottom line: DON’T CASH THE CHECK!

  4. GG on November 12th, 2008 12:36 pm

    Publishing names/email addresses of recent Craig’s List jewelry scammers in case someone (smartly) Googles their names before commencing business with them:

    Barry Wood – cdulf1234@bestmail.us
    Heather Freret – newslady68@gmail.com
    Teresa Perez – healmax003@gmail.com
    service@paypal.com – this is a bogus address: shipment_status@accountant.com.

    Most of these are part of the Nigerian Craig’s List jewelry scam. Don’t fall for the fake payment/shipment authorization emails “from PayPal”.

    Hope this all helps!

  5. Penny on November 19th, 2008 4:11 am

    Craigs list is definitely a scam. I applied for a job and got a quick “auto response” from human resources, telling me that because of bad experience in the past, by being required to use a company credit card, they first would need me to get a credit report and send them my credit score. I DID NOT. I have not received any calls from any jobs that I’ve applied for using craigs list, nor has anyone else that I know for that matter. BEWARE! This needs to be shut down ASAP!

  6. Eddie on November 27th, 2008 11:39 pm

    My wife responded to an ad from a person looking for someone to do some light housecleaning and run errands for a few hours week at $20 an hour. The reply she got was that this person is moving to the States from Scotland on a business assignment and he has a wife that is 5 months pregnant . He wants to send her a check and have her deposit and take her salary for 2 weeks out of it then buy groceries and other household items with it.

    nooneknowsbutme85@hotmail.com./Mike Reynolds is the name being associated with this scam. A Google search of the email shows that this person has posted the same on on Craigslist in several different US States.

    My wife was naive to think that this was a legitimate job offer and responded . I explained to her that no legitimate employer,especially someone looking for a person to work inside of their home would just hire you over the internet without any type of interview or screening process.

    Should we receive any checks from this person I will make sure to turn them over to the local authorities or even the FBI.

  7. Ashley on January 18th, 2009 9:39 am

    Beware of Jeff Lavallee, craigslistking@comcast.net, Jacksonville, FL, he sells ipods, chis etc. He says he is local and then when you got to buy he has to ship and so you paypal. I checked to see if I was covered with paypal. From what I read it seemed like I was. Nope, only if he doesn’t ship it. Well he did and it was the wrong thing. So I sent it back and waited for an agreed upon refund. Never got it.

    Stay away from paypal on craigslist. You are only fully covered if you use it via ebay.

  8. SR on January 27th, 2009 11:36 am

    Yes, I agree with GG, I got an email from this person:
    HEATHER FRERET asking if I still had my expensive watch for sale on craiglist.

    I have got many other emails from people asking me to ship things since theyre on vacation, and paying extra costs.. Want a good laugh?! Here goes:
    ———————————————————–
    Hello Soniya ,
    Thanks, am much interested in it.. I want it for my step
    son as gift for his upcoming graduation.. So am willing to offer you $1750 plus
    shipping via USPS (EMS) express mail to him because he schools in a missionary in Nigeria..
    Am out of town a the moment thats why i want you to help arrange for the shipping handling..
    Get back to me and also send me your paypal account address so i can
    send you the money there… I’ll wait your reply.
    Thanks .
    Judith
    ————————————————————–

    They think we’re dumb? lol…the extra spaces and punctuation gave it away before I came across this link.
    OH, and the watch mentioned above…is a womans watch…..so this person actually wants to send a womans watch to her son!

  9. ScamRadar on January 27th, 2009 11:48 am

    LOL (=

    Great observation there, Soniya!

  10. skamkilla on January 27th, 2009 8:08 pm

    Craigslist is a great resource, but ONLY for local, face to face transactions. Scammers abuse craigslist because it’s free.

    The red flags should fly if:
    -they offer more than you ask for and want you to wire the balance to them
    -they have NO local phone number or address
    -they have a gmail, hotmail, live.com email address
    -they inquire about “the item” or avoid being specific

    Flag the bad ads, and report the more egregious ones to abuse@craigslist.org .

  11. SR on January 29th, 2009 2:08 am

    To continue my story from the above post, I have been posting my ad for a high value jewelry piece, for a couple of weeks and I have been getting replies from various fake-sounding people (at that time I did not know about this scam), but the suspicious thing was that they never replied once I mentioned I preferred not to ship and was only interested in local buyers..any normal person wud reply n say..”aww too bad u could not sell it to me!…”

    one woman claimed to be from North Daktoa, one was traveling for work, and still had the time to check craigslist listings and make an offer! He immediately wanted my address etc n other details, and said he would have his assistant do the needful.

    The funny thing is that any normal person wud also want to try and negotiate a good price, and NOT pay more to assist with shipping charges! The next weird thing to look for is weird language, incorrect grammar and not being polite.

    Initially I thought these were genuine people, but every time similar “usps, money order, traveling, out of town, surprise gift for someone” email replies would show up and this is when I started googling these people names.

    One other person who I was unable to google was a strange email id: Judith skittyjuddy@gmail.com. I was very disturbed after these findings :(
    hope this pops up in peoples searches and they avoid being victims of these scams!

  12. david on February 17th, 2009 11:38 pm

    I have been an honest user of craigslist for over a year. I now find it to be so riddled with scam artists that I want to withdraw from this enviornment.

  13. Lawrence on February 18th, 2009 2:01 am

    Just got a message from “Judith Pope”. And thanks to this thread and SR, I’m not responding to the message, but I’m reporting it. Here it is:

    Message:
    ——————————————————–
    from: skittyjuddy3@gmail.com

    Hi,
    Is your item listed still up for sale?
    Let me know.
    Thanks
    ——————————————————–

    Riiight. I just posted up my “item” today, so why would a normal person need to ask? And why item? Is that the only question you have, seriously? Thanks again, SR.

  14. SR on February 18th, 2009 11:23 am

    I’m glad you googled this, Lawrence.
    Wow skittyjuddy@gmail.com has progressed to skittyjuddy3@gmail.com !!

    If they were any smarter, they would use a newer, less suspicious sounding normal name! Yes, the phrase “still up for sale?” on the first day/withing hours of posting makes them sound like a novice and they probably feel it makes us feel good about the high demand for our items…yeah right…

  15. marvin on February 18th, 2009 2:12 pm

    I got a response for a driver position a few weeks ago but somethings seems very awkward. I’m a student so i thought this would come in handy but I got a response that really wasn’t right, I have copied it. If you guys can help me out, it would be much appreciated. she already emailed me 2 times after this, here it is:

    Hello

    How are you doing? I’m sorry for not getting in touch with you for a while. Been very busy with my business and travels.

    I just want to inform you that my Business Associate has sent out the payment to you as discussed. And you should receive it today. Here is the UPS tracking number for the payment–j208 716 608 9

    I’m currently in Malaysia now, im through with business here and i should arrive in the State as soon as possible, I will email you my flight intinery as soon as my agent books my flight.

    So when you receive the payment today, please go ahead and cash the check at your bank and take out your first week pay which is $600. And afterwards send out the rest payment to my travel agent here in Malaysia through western union money transfer, so she can book my flight and i can email you my flight details.

    Heres the details of the agent to send money through western union–

    LARRY AMARTHILA
    45 KLCC BUILDING
    AMPANG, KUALA LUMPUR
    MALAYSIA 55700

    Dont send the whole amount at a time, send half of it

    Email me the details of the transfer as soon as you get the money sent.

    Thank you very much.

    Looking forward to seeing you soon. And i hope we have some great time when i arrive.

    John Lane.

  16. SR on February 18th, 2009 9:08 pm

    Hi Marvin
    So this a guy or girl..its signed as John Lane…
    This is deinfitely a scam!! The most obvious keywords are: busines travels, business associate, saying “out of State” instead of ‘The States) and the bad grammar: And i hope we have some great time when i arrive.

    if a person is busy traveling they may not have the time to write such a huge email..and in italics! agent booking flight? I thought people already confirm return flights much in advance as they’re cheaper (more in the US than other countries)

    So money and UPS tracking number?? These terms or whatever seem very fishy and complicated! “Dont send the whole amount”…

  17. Thomas Favre on February 19th, 2009 12:09 am

    This is a SCAM, don’t cash the check. Tom

  18. JD on February 20th, 2009 1:58 am

    Yeah, skittyjuddy@gmail.com is still using both lol, she/he sent me two e-mails for the same items from skittyjuddy@gmail.com and skittyjuddy3@gmail.com It was weird how it was 2 different e-mails saying the same thing. I LMAO when i got this. anyway thanks for posting this for all of us morons that would have normally fell for this scammer. I am glad there are smart enough people to watch out for this kinda stuff. I had posted it like 5 minutes before this to and it was the exact same message that SR got. But yeah thanks guys and gals for posting.

  19. el diablo on February 22nd, 2009 1:19 am

    skittyjuddy@gmail.com pulled the same thing on me, SR. Shes out of town at the moment, and wants to send my item to Nigeria to her step son graduating from school there. She bid $60 over the asking price, then wanted to use paypal and have me ship it. told her to send a money order, still waiting for a response.

  20. el diablo on February 22nd, 2009 1:27 am

    P.S. they dont want you to send the whole amount Western Union because any transfer over $500 is taxed 2% plus the fee. I think this is a scam to get you to cash and transfer fraudulent checks.

  21. VC on February 22nd, 2009 2:59 am

    I was so mad for a few hours and waw….just figured out that I’m just adding another story to stepmom Judith Pope. It was yesterday night when it all started.
    “Is this item still available,” “I want it for my stepson as a graduation gift”… she was sending out regular routine copied emails showing interest in a WOMEN’s watch. duh~~ Even though she got sooo lazy, should have at least change STEPSON to STEPDAUGHTER..or read that it was a WOMEN’s watch. Even though it was a little suspicious, I was willing to sell the watch since I got ‘Pope’s
    special handmade PAYPAL payment confirmation’ email really fast following our conversation. She asked me to ship via EXPRESS USPS to NIGERIA, as soon as the post office opened. So, I went to the post office today at 9AM just to find out that Nigeria doesn’t allow watch and jewelry shipping via express and priority with insurance covered only to max $67 in case of item lost. Came home sent Pope a polite letter explaining that I did not want to send the watch since it was too much of a risk and canceled the pending money request from paypal. These last two letters I got from Pope and ‘Pope’s handmade Paypal’ were what really pissed me off. THEN REFUND THE MONEY TO MY STEPSON IN NIGERIA VIA WESTERN UNION. “You have an Instant Payment of US $$$ from Judith Pope so you have to refund back the total sum of $$$ USD before your account can totaly be credited. ” Waw~~ I couldn’t believe that I got scammed so easily, gave out my paypal account without a doubt, and allowed myself wasting hours including going to the post office. JUDITH POPE… lol~ yeah~ I should have given it a second thought. What a name….

  22. Ralph on February 23rd, 2009 12:29 pm

    I still think craigslist is great, just BE CAREFUL. Especially now that there are people holding others up at gunpoint, …
    I have two stories to relate from the last week: #1 is from the “Judith Pope” skittyjuddy3@gmail.com, asking if “my item” (Canon 1D Mark II cameras and lenses) was still available, which I immediately recognized as a scam. Later she offered to PayPal some weird amount of money :)
    I am toying with the notion of asking them to send a cashier’s check just to make them put forth the effort and expense. And then telling them I never got it and to send another…

    #2 is somebody who was trying to scam me locally.

    Same listing, Canon 1D Mark II digital SLR cameras, some L lenses and stuff, and the person asked how much for all of it. So, I added it all up, showed him the total and then gave him a nice discounted price. He replied that he would pay full price and would pay $500 more than the full price if I could do it within an hour or the next morning. This, of course, set off LOTS of alarm bells :) . He later said that he was having car problems and wanted to see if I could meet him in Mountain View. I ended up telling him that I would meet him at the police station so we could do the deal there :)

    I figured he was trying to scam me either by holding me up at gunpoint/killing me, or by trying to pay with counterfeit cash or cashier’s check (even though I always insist on cash).

    I still believe that craigslist is a great resource and I have had many excellent, easy and safe transactions.
    Just use your brain and be careful. Ask friends for help and advice.
    If it sounds too good to be true, it is a scam.
    NEVER deal with somebody that isn’t local off of craigslist.
    ALWAYS meet in a public place with lots of people around.
    ALWAYS use your brain.
    It is ALWAYS a scam if it isn’t local.
    It is ALWAYS a scam if it involves Western Union, Africa, European travel, …

  23. SR on February 24th, 2009 3:58 pm

    I’m happy to see that more people are suspecting somethign and googling their names/email ids.
    So my high value item is posted for sale on craigslist every week, and here are some more scammers who have emailed me (inspite of mentioning only local buyers-no shipoping/etransfer of any sort!)
    —————————
    Roberts Williams
    —————————
    tenderdavid1
    —————————
    tenderdavid c’mon..tender david?!??!! sheesh…lol
    heres tender davids emails after initial inquiry:
    ME:
    yes it is, but local buyers/cash only. no shipping/e-transfer
    HE REPLIES:

    Thanks a lot for the kind response,also am so sorry for getting back
    so late,i just get over a sligh accident on my right ankle,in fact i
    really love and would like to purchase this item for my fiancee for
    the Valentine’s day as a gift.but it has to be shipped to her
    internationally.i suppose to pick it up from you and pay you in
    cash,but unfortunately for me,i just secure a job which requires me
    out of the state,so i won’t be able to do the pick up so i will be
    paying you through my pay pal account the sum of $1700usd and shipping
    fee of $150usd as well.all i need from you is just your pay pal email
    to be able to make the payment now asap.also i will prefer the
    shipment through USPS[EXPRESS MAIL INTERNATIONAL][EMS][3-5 DAYS
    DELIVERY.I AWAIT YOUR PROMPT MAIL ASAP.THANKS A LOT.

    —————————
    the bad grammar and pre-planning of sale gave him away! woops!!
    —————————
    cinterocole1@aol.com
    no name and just the email id, thats such a give-away! anyway s/he didnt reply after i reitereated: yes its available for hand-to-hand sale to local buyers only.
    no moneygram, cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping

    heres the email from this person (notice how they always say ‘item’ instead of the actual name of what is for sale, like camera, watch, jewelry…), and again its pre-planned and typical of scammer behavior:

    Hello,

    Thanks concerning your respond to me…i am still interested to purchase the item from you urgently …while my mode of payment will be via (Paypal)…You can also read more about paypal at (https://www.paypal.com/FAQ.aspx) .because is the safer and secure way of paying and it is not delaying transaction at all.To proceed with the payment you will need to register with them and get back to me..as a member with your paypal email address with your full name for me to proceed to order for your payment via paypal immedaitely when i receive your massage i will proceed with the payment so that the payment can be made immediately and once the payment been approved,you will receive a confirmation notification email from paypal for you to be sure that i have paid for the item, The item will ship Via Express Mail Service (EMS) additonal $100 will add to your asking price to cover the shipping cost. please proceed to delete the postage from craigslist web.And email me your paypal payment ID so that i can proceed to made your payment today.
    I look forward to read your response.
    Thank you.

    —————————
    Benjamin Rowland
    This is a new one, I could not find any scam entries for him!

    Hi, is this still avail for sale? and i will offer you the
    listed price for the item.

    Too bad, his grammar gave it away.
    —————————

    Hope these new names help more people safeguard their stuff!

  24. SR on February 24th, 2009 4:01 pm

    oops, their email ids got hidden when i copy pasted, to be available for google search hits, im adding them seperately here:

    robertswilliams10@yahoo.com
    tenderdavid1@gmail.com
    tenderdavid@gmail.com
    benyjr0ll67@gmail.com

  25. Lisa on March 3rd, 2009 8:47 am

    Okay WHY IS CRAIGSLIST NOT STOPPING THIS???? It makes me soooooooo mad and irritated that there is a problem but nothing to prevent it. I need a higher paying job and yes- will look on there. I have gotten those ridiculous replies of getting higher education and entering your information. I am soooo frustrated – its like I might as well give up since the only higher paying jobs out there are commission only and that means no financial security and taking a huge paycut in the first year if you did that. I want craigslist to validate these ads- its their responsibility!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  26. Khamila on March 11th, 2009 10:35 am

    I will email you my flight intinery as soon as my agent books my flight.

    So when you receive the payment today, please go ahead and cash the check at your bank and take out your first week pay which is $600. And afterwards send out the rest payment to my travel agent here in Malaysia through western union money transfer, so she can book my flight and i can email you my flight details.

    Heres the details of the agent to send money through western union–

    LARRY AMARTHILA
    45 KLCC BUILDING
    AMPANG, KUALA LUMPUR
    MALAYSIA 55700

    I recieved the same information, except I was hired as a secret shopper. I had to send my money to the same place. She/he wants to throw you off by saying that she/he will e-mail her/his flight info. BOGUS!

  27. Bob on March 17th, 2009 11:26 pm

    I just posted a fairly expensive camera for sale on Craiglist. Within an hour I got an email from JUDITH POPE asking if the ‘ITEM’ was still available. I replied with YES, and this is what they responded with:

    1. Grammatical and spelling errors!
    2. Step-son in NIGERIA?
    3.

    ——————————————————
    Judith Pope”
    Add sender to Contacts
    To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    Hello Bob,

    Thanks, am much interested in it.. I want it for my step son as gift for his upcoming graduation cos he into photography and this will be good for him.. Am willing to offer you $1400 plus shipping via USPS (EMS) express mail to him because he schools in a missionary in Nigeria..

    Am out of town a the moment thats why i want you to help arrange for the shipping handling..Get back to me and also send me your paypal account address so i can send you the money there… I’ll wait your reply.

    Thanks .
    Judith

  28. Bob on March 17th, 2009 11:27 pm

    I just posted a fairly expensive camera for sale on Craiglist. Within an hour I got an email from JUDITH POPE asking if the ‘ITEM’ was still available. I replied with YES, and this is what they responded with:

    1. Grammatical and spelling errors!
    2. Step-son in NIGERIA?
    3. It’s $30 more than what I asked for through Craigslist!

    ——————————————————
    Judith Pope”
    Add sender to Contacts
    To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    Hello Bob,

    Thanks, am much interested in it.. I want it for my step son as gift for his upcoming graduation cos he into photography and this will be good for him.. Am willing to offer you $1400 plus shipping via USPS (EMS) express mail to him because he schools in a missionary in Nigeria..

    Am out of town a the moment thats why i want you to help arrange for the shipping handling..Get back to me and also send me your paypal account address so i can send you the money there… I’ll wait your reply.

    Thanks .
    Judith

  29. Bob on March 17th, 2009 11:56 pm

    I also got this information out of them! I toyed with the guy to send me his mailing address (for his ‘step-son in Nigeria’) and he presented this address:

    Here is the shipping info..
    Name: Mike Adebisi
    City : Ibadan
    State: Oyo State
    Country : Nigeria
    Post Code: 23402

    You can easily check the cost at http://www.usps.com check for Express Mail International (EMI). Get back to me asap so we can finalize the transaction.
    Looking forward to read from you.

    Judith
    —————————-
    SCAM!!!!!! SCAM!!!!!!

  30. Bob on March 19th, 2009 2:05 pm

    More SCAM email addresses to be aware of!!!

    boyce099@gmail.com
    davieswon01@gmail.com

    They had the same story as the first guy!

    They are currently OUT OF TOWN and they would like to buy the item for a relative in a foreign country.

  31. Bob on March 19th, 2009 2:07 pm

    More SCAM email addresses to be aware of!!!

    edwardpatrick1@gmail.com

    They had the same story also!

    They are currently OUT OF TOWN and they would like to buy the item for a relative in a foreign country. SCAM!

  32. Donna on March 25th, 2009 7:33 am

    in regards to boyce099@gmail.com they are wanting to purchase my camera using paypal, they say that they have a confirmed e-mail address with paypal, how do I know that this is a scam for sure? I know they say they are out of town, want it shipped Int. and it is a gift, is that the signs of a scam?
    Thanks

  33. Bob on March 25th, 2009 9:43 am

    ^DONNA that is a SCAM. Read the comments above regarding the exact same scenario. It’s always this same scenario.

    I’d also like to report another email address from a scammer:

    “micheal sunday”

    SCAM!!!!

  34. Bob on March 25th, 2009 9:45 am

    This is an email address of SCAMMER!

    bjdoman2003@gmail.com

  35. Donna on March 25th, 2009 10:30 am

    Thanks all for the heads up on this buyer, I went to my paypal account and of course the payment was not there, guess they all think we are stupid to click on the link they give us to check for payment.
    This is the message I received from them,
    Thanks again

    Hello
    I just wish to notify you that i have sent payment from my PayPal
    account (brandylei_21@hotmail.com) into your PayPal account
    XXXXXXXXX and i also included shipping cost so that you
    will be able to ship to the address given below …check your email
    under paypal.Hope you have gotten notification from PayPal regarding
    the payment and i want to believe that i have done everything right
    for you to ship out the item ASAP because as am talking to you now the
    payment has been deducted from my account ,so i will be waiting for
    the USPS PRIORITY MAIL INTL shipments tracking number, Here is the
    shipping information you need.

    Name:Oluwasola Comfort
    Address;No 8 olusanya,Ring Road.
    City:Ibadan
    State:Oyo state
    Country:Nigeria
    23402

    PLS SEND IT VIA USPS PRIORITY MAIL ONLY

    THANKS.

  36. 23 on March 25th, 2009 4:13 pm

    I got couple of scam emails from these guys

    edwardpatrick1@gmail.com

    luck4tayo@yahoo.com

    dr.michealwilliams100@msn.com

  37. mario on April 5th, 2009 1:08 pm

    i have the same story as donna the same dude is trying to buy me a phone that im selling

  38. Justin Vondenhuevel on April 11th, 2009 6:57 am

    Same thing as the jewelry scam just wanted everyone to know.

    Barrycdulf02@aol.com—Sounds Great,
    I am willing to purchase the jewelry from you, Please can you attach me any other picture Available to view and i need to know your last asking price for the item.I wanted to purchase it to present my friend for there wedding coming soon.My form of payment would be via (www.Paypal.com).Please if mode of payment is acceptable delete the postage on craigslist web and email me your paypal email address to process the fund.

    Thanks
    This person I did google Heather Freret and found that she seems to be a great person and one that you would do business with. I am glad I searched further.
    newslady68@gmail .com—-Thanks for getting back to me,i prefer emailing while dealing while dealing on craigslist for a record purpose Moreover,i want you to aware that am presently not in the States to complete the transaction in person and also want you to know that am sending this item to a colleague for an important purpose.I will be responsible for all shipping expenses overnight via FEDEX ,so i will add $100 for shipping cost……and i will prefer paying for the item via PayPal, so Kindly get back to me with your PayPal email Address so that i can send the payment to you as soon as possible.

    Regards

  39. Taneeka on April 14th, 2009 5:30 pm

    I applied for a job on craigslist in March. It said for internet warehouse assistant to vacancyline.net. They emailed me two weeks later telling me to apply on their website http://www.properplay.net/register and http://www.properplay.net/instructions.jpg. On the site it just ask for basic information such as name ,address, phone number and if you want to be mailed a paycheck or use paypal. It doesn’t ask for any paypal information. The email says I would receive game cards such as world of warcraft scan them and email them to my company rep. The pay is monthly at $15 per card. So far I have done about 10 cards then today I receive a shipment with two jackets and 3 hats. I don’t know now if this truly is a scam if so who do I report it to?

  40. Tighmir Sayles on April 15th, 2009 3:25 pm

    I was just scammed two seconds ago but something told me to google this kids address:

    Oluwasola Comfort
    No 8 olusanya, Ring Road
    Lbadan, Oyo state, Nigeria 23402

    and this website popped up. i am glad i didn’t send my psp anywhere… i thought it was kind of weird that he would pay $100 for shipping and another $220 for the game console. I am so thankful for google!!!! and to Donna for reporting it… thank you

  41. Melanie Norwood on May 6th, 2009 4:40 pm

    Wow I am so glad people are posting this information. Saved me from a big mistake!!! I am a first time user of craigslist and was trying to sell some jewelry. Got an exact replica of the email Justin posted on 4/11. THANKS JUSTIN!!!

    Barrycdulf02@aol.com:
    Sounds Great,
    I am willing to purchase the jewelry from you, Please can you attach me any other picture Available to view and i need to know your last asking price for the item.I wanted to purchase it to present my friend as surprise package gift for there wedding coming soon.My form of payment would be via (www.Paypal.com). Please if mode of payment is acceptable delete the postage on craigslist web and email me your paypal email address to process the fund.

    Thanks

  42. Casey on May 9th, 2009 9:31 am

    Found a fake. Patrick Edward

    Hi Casey,I want you to understand that the deal is been handled by
    secretary as posted the payment promptly, but there was a little
    problem which i guess we can handle with care while i contacted her to
    confirm if the payment as been mail out, she said my boss issued a
    single check of $3000 for your item and other items bought.The payment
    was already posted before i was inform about this but i wouldn’t want
    this to delay the sale. All you do once you have the payment is to
    take it to your Bank and have it cashed and you will then deduct the
    money for your item plus $100 for your running around. The excess fund
    on the payment will then be wired to my mover via Western Union that
    same days so that he can come for pick up as i already plan on using
    the excess on the payment to offset the cost of the various shipments
    he as undertaken on my behalf.Do let me know if i can trust you to
    have the excess sent to my mover thank you.

    Best Regards.

  43. J. S. on May 19th, 2009 5:43 pm

    barrycdulf02@aol.com

    contacted me for a high priced jewelery item for sale with the same requests but asked for alertpay account instead of paypal. BEWARE!!!

  44. MARK on May 30th, 2009 8:05 am

    SOME MORE EMAIL ADDRESSES: DAVIDJOHNBINGO@AOL.COM AND DMAN1978A@AOL.COM THIS GUY WANTED TO HIRE ME TO PICK UP HIS WIFE AT THE AIRPORT AND DRIVER HER AROUND FOR THE NEXT 3 WEEKS. HE SENT ME 3 MONEY ORDERS FOR $887 EACH. HE WANTED ME TO CASH THEM KEEP $500 AND WIRE THE REST TO DARREL JENSEN IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. (DARREL JENSEN IS A REAL PERSON, I LOOKED HIM UP IN THE WHITE PAGES ONLINE). I CALLED WESTERN UNION TO VERIFY THAT THE MONEY ORDERS WHERE LEGIT. ALL 3 WHERE CHECKS FOR VERY SMALL AMOUNTS AND WHERE CASHED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. I AM TURNING OVER ALL CHECKS, COPIES OF THE EMAILS AND THE INFO I HAVE ON DARREL JENSEN TO THE LOCAL POLICE. I KNOW THIS WILL NOT STOP ALL THE SCAMS, BUT HOPEFULLY IT WILL PUT A FEW OF THESE DIRT BAGS IN JAIL.

  45. SP on June 7th, 2009 5:36 pm

    I just received an e-amil from skittyjuddy@gmail.com, similar to what others had posted. I agreed to sell the laptop and everything, before i sensed that something was wrong. I called paypal, and they said it was a scam. Thank god I looked into it before shipping the product out.

  46. Mark on June 8th, 2009 3:12 pm

    Ok I have been hearing alot about this skittyjuddy@gmail.com so I sent an e-mail asking is she was still interseted in the item I had for sale on craigslist (I have nothing for sale on craigslist). and I actually got a response…LOL here is what she/he sent

    Its okay.. Send me your paypa email address and full name on the account and let me know the total amount including shipping cost via Express Mail International (EMI) at the Post Office.
    Get back asap

    As you can see they never asked what the item was or who I was or anything. This person needs to be stopped.
    Please be careful out there in internet land, don’t be another victim to this or any other scam out there. If it sounds to good to be true or just too easy then it’s a scam.

  47. James.... on June 9th, 2009 3:46 am

    skittyjuddy@gmail.com is not a scammer.. She bought things from me recently and paid all money in full and later came to pick up the package herself.
    Thanks to Her. Judith Pope

  48. Susan Casting on June 9th, 2009 3:48 am

    I think somebody is trying to impersonate the name skittyjuddy and Judith Pope.. She bought something and paid from myself and my husband.
    Thank you Judith

  49. ScamRadar on June 11th, 2009 8:50 am

    * * * * * * * * * IMPORTANT * * * * * * * * *
    Just to keep everyone informed:
    The commenters, “James” and “Susan Casting” may be the same person. Their IP address is from the same location. In addition, look at their comments. James calls himself ‘Judith’ after his comment, and ‘Susan Casting” calls herself ‘Judith’ at the end of her comment. Ooopss!!!

  50. Mark on June 11th, 2009 10:11 am

    I agree and the posts where made the same day within 2 minutes of eachother. Come on please, whoever you are, we all now know you are a scammer and not to do any buisness with you. I guess it’s time to use another name and make up another free email. I personally hope that you get caught soon and put in prison for a really long time. You should get a real job and quit takeing these peoples hard earned dollars you lazy piece of S**T. Sorry, but people like that really tick me off. God Bless, and Take Care.

  51. SR on June 11th, 2009 3:40 pm

    Wow James/Susan Casting,

    You unfortunately goofed up (again!) by signing Judith Pope on both posts. Defending yourself huh? The bad grammar in the first post also hints at that. Dont you get it, you’re not good that this…trying to swindle people off their belongings!

    Do you think we are that clueless? Don’t underestimate us :)
    No matter how many emails and names you try to change, your suspicious emails about e-payments and international shipping to corners all over the world will always give you away. No one is going to give away their stuff to complete strangers, so sorry, but you and your weird story about gifts for graduation are busted!

  52. diabla on June 20th, 2009 5:13 pm

    This is a trick is not a real job this man uses the name of collins Maxims to scam people and make you write and send checks for free. so when the peopledeposit the chekcs he still money from their accounts. He uses several emails and names to make this scam job.
    here are some he uses
    nooneknowsbutme85@hotmail.com as Michael Reynolds
    collinsmaxims@hotmail.com as collins Petter and this other two
    hrsharleather@gmail.com hrworkerdatabase@aol.com

    he used a website that does not belong to him.www.sharpleather.com .
    you can contact the company and they will tell you they do not know this person…
    do not belive in him

    thi is the aid that he post online to scam people do not belive in him

    Job Description:
    • Make and despatch payments to clients
    • Its a Part time and Home based Job i.e you will be working
    from your house no running around
    • 1,200 monthly

    Requirements:
    •Must be a good Computer User
    • Must be atleast 18yrs Old

    Company
    Samuel Sharp Leather Company is a company that make leather
    Materials.
    For consideration, please send your resume to collinsmaxims@hotmail.com

    * Compensation: $1,200
    * Telecommuting is ok.
    * This is a part-time job.
    * This is a contract job.
    * This is an internship job

  53. Steven on June 20th, 2009 5:21 pm

    This is another scam from a man name John Bracken he uses alot different email from yahoo. people do not take jobs like this all that shit about making chekcs is fake…. do not do it.

    here is what he usually says to contact you and then take your money
    thi is his aid and email
    I’m experts in the sales of Used and Accidental automobiles, trucks And materials for world trade as well as import/export of various commodities into America/Canada/Europe .What i do is source for used and accidental cars on auction sales from within the united states ,buy them after due negotiations and then make payments for them for onward shipment to their various destinations for resale at a much higher profit making margin mostly in Europe’s,Asia and Africa where there is a very large and growing market for used cars.

    At the moment we have about 2000 accidental cars that We need to make the payments for before the cars can be shipped over to the destinations where they are needed, And at this Moment we need a ( PAYROLL ASSISTANT ) Who can be working at home and get $1500 every Month End, This Opportunity is available right now and i will be very happy to have you as my payroll assistant to take incharge of this position at your area.Furthermore i will supplies you all the material you need in starting this job in which you don’t have to spend any cent of your money in this business , I will be responsible for all cost to start the job .All you will be doing is ( Printing Check From home and this will be done through Versa Check Software} And everything is Legit Because we have a Certificate which back up the Company.

    As part of our ongoing expansion project, we are in search of competent and efficient proxies, who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in America, Canada and Europe with primary duties to include sending payment to our clients Sequel to your acceptance of this offer you will be entitling to $1500 per month . You will stand in good stead, when the opportunity for securing a top management position arises, as we intend to put in place structures, in terms of human resources and physical facilities in your location depending on our rate of turnover. Also the company will provide you the supplies you need in issuing the payment to the clients and more instruction will be given to you online at yahoo messenger .

    Your task is to only co-ordinate payment to the customers and helps us with the payment process. You will not be involved in any sales as our sales managers are in charge of that aspect for the company. This job takes only 3-7 hours per week. You’ll have a lot of free time doing your permanent job; you’ll also secure good income in the process. If you are interested please send us the following information’s

    {1}Full Names…………………….
    {2}Sex…………………………..
    {3}Marital Status…………………
    {4}Age…………………………..
    {5}Company If Any…………………
    {6}Position………………………
    {7}Full Contact Address……………
    {8}Home/Cell No…………………..
    {9}Fax No………………………..
    {10} How Offten do you always Come online everyday???
    (11) Your Yahoo Messenger ID or Hotmail ID???

    Looking ahead why awaiting your reply to my inbox,:

    John Breaken

  54. Steven on June 20th, 2009 5:25 pm

    This is a trick is not a real job this man uses the name of collins Maxims to scam people and make you write and send checks for free. so when the peopledeposit the chekcs he still money from their accounts. He uses several emails and names to make this scam job.
    here are some he uses
    nooneknowsbutme85@hotmail.com as Michael Reynolds
    collinsmaxims@hotmail.com as collins Petter and this other two
    hrsharleather@gmail.com hrworkerdatabase@aol.com

    he used a website that does not belong to him.www.sharpleather.com .
    you can contact the company and they will tell you they do not know this person…
    do not belive in him

    thi is the aid that he post online to scam people do not belive in him

    Job Description:
    • Make and despatch payments to clients
    • Its a Part time and Home based Job i.e you will be working
    from your house no running around
    • 1,200 monthly

    Requirements:
    •Must be a good Computer User
    • Must be atleast 18yrs Old

    Company
    Samuel Sharp Leather Company is a company that make leather
    Materials.
    For consideration, please send your resume to collinsmaxims@hotmail.com

    * Compensation: $1,200
    * Telecommuting is ok.
    * This is a part-time job.
    * This is a contract job.
    * This is an internship job

  55. Steven on June 20th, 2009 5:26 pm

    johnbreaken4412@gmail.com this email is a scam to make checks

  56. JustSomeGuy on July 6th, 2009 8:57 am

    Just replied to boyce099@gmail.com myself. Very fishy!

    He wants my original purchase receipts as well. That made me very suspicious. He even said he was currently out of town visiting a sick grandma. I told him to be careful when he got there, that there might be a wolf in the bed.

    I also asked if he was the same boyce099@gmail.com listed here on ScamRadar.com and that he might want to switch it up if so. What a novice. Why wouldn’t he create a new account after each fraudulent transaction?

    It’s kind of funny, except for the people he cheated…

  57. Nicole Courchene on July 6th, 2009 10:09 am

    I love the idea to have them send the checks to some random address and then telling them that “I’m sorry, could you send a replacement? I was out of town and my assistant burned it, or my dog ate it.” Haha, awesome. We could have a little competition to see how many we can convince them to send.

    Here are a few more scammers that contacted me about some jewelry:

    james simth jsimth40@yahoo.com
    gans drolet gans.drolet@gmail.com
    RAY BUSHER rbraybusher04@googlemail.com

    I also got this:
    __________________________
    From:
    “Brady” Brady@iberian.org

    Hi,

    We saw your post on Craigslist about wanting to sell your ring.

    Please sell it to us via:
    http://www.cnfo.co.cc/link.php?id=25
    ___________________________________

    Thanks everyone! Good luck!

    Nicole

  58. Carlos on July 10th, 2009 8:12 am

    Well, time to join the list. I replied to his first response to my Craigslist ad and this is what I got in return:

    “Hello,

    I am very grateful to hear back from you.I am a University Senior Lecturer Residing in washington dc .I am buying this as a gift for my nephew that was currently transferred from the us to West Africa,working for Human Development Agency under World Health Organization (W.H.O.).

    I will be paying you with (paypal) or( paypay)depending on the on you operate with, They are very fast,save and reliable.Please kindly get back to me as soon as possible with your,Paypal email address and your user name or your paypay email address so that i will send you the money using either of them(paypal or paypay).i would have loved to transact this locally but due to the nature of my job i am also busy with work at the office i hope you understands.

    Please get back to me asap with either of the email so that i will make the payment Once you receive the payment and it is confirmed,you will then ship the package to my nephew via us postal service(USPS) . I will be paying you $700 for both the item and the shipping cost.i believe shipping to him wont cost above $80. Please get back to me so that i will proceed with the payment.

    Hoping to hear from you as soon as possible.
    Regards,
    Dr.Micheal williams..”

    Pretty bad grammar for a University Lecturer. Anyway, I’m quickly deleting this email, just wanted to let everyone know of this as apparently I’m not the only one almost caught in a scam.

    Thanks!
    Carlos

  59. SR on July 11th, 2009 2:55 pm

    haha, such poor grammar and punctuation! don’t they get it?!?!?! The over-preparation with payment terms in the first email…and who would want to ship something so expensive directly to someone without seeing it first?!

  60. vmp on July 16th, 2009 9:08 pm

    just to let you people know… here’s a new email address and a new address of a scammer

    N0 9 Olusanya
    Ring Rd
    Ibadan 23402
    COUNTRY;Nigeria

    richardbrn201@gmail.com

    he’s trying to buy an ipod off of me from craigslist. he says he’s visiting his “sick grandmother” but the ipod was for his “collegue”. he offered to pay the full amount of the ipod plus “100 USD” to cover shipping costs. when shipping a 1lb box there usps express intl mail would only cost about $35. so i googled his address thinking something was strange about that, and i found about a billion sites just like this one of people who got ripped off by someone with a very similar address.

    just a heads up!

  61. kcpr on August 14th, 2009 7:31 am

    thank God for this site

    add these email to scammers list: aprilward43@aol.com she/he will contact you using this email :

    Hello there… is it still available for sale…? get back to me ASAP

    is this item in perfect working condition,i also need some information
    on it.
    then she replys with some more questions:
    Thanks for your response and am glad to know that it is still for
    sale.However i have few questions on the product you are selling.
    1,I would like to know the reason you are selling it..?
    2,What is the current condition of the item..?
    3,What is your price, though am alright
    with the listed price..?
    4,Do you have the original box and the receipt for it ..?
    5,Would you please allow me to pay through pay pal even though i will
    be responsible for the fees of the shipping,Am out of town to visit my
    sick grandma and i would like to purchase it from you on behalf of my
    friend whose who needs this.If you do not have a PayPal account, you
    can do so by going to http://www.PayPal.com and set up your account it is
    free,easy and guarantee transaction safety.Once you send me your paypal
    email account, I will send you the payment for your item as well as
    some money to cover the shipping via USPS PRIORITY MAIL INTL.I would be
    glad if my request is favorably considered.Thanks

    and then boom!:
    Hello
      I just wish to notify you that i have sent payment from my PayPal
    account (brandylei_21@hotmail.com) into your PayPal account
    (tbcarolyn@gmail.com) and i also included shipping cost so that you
    will be able to ship to the address given below  …check your email
    under paypal.Hope you have gotten notification from PayPal regarding
    the payment and i want to believe that i have done everything right for
    you to ship out the item ASAP because as am talking to you now the
    payment has been deducted from my account ,so i will be waiting for the
    USPS PRIORITY MAIL INTL shipments tracking number, Here is the shipping
    information you need.

    Name:Olorunsogo Ayomide
    Address;No 6 akinyemi way,ring road.
    City:Ibadan
    State:Oyo state
    Country:Nigeria
    23402

    PLS SEND IT VIA USPS PRIORITY MAIL INTL ONLY

    THANKS.
    God Bless

    notice the sick relative out of town and God bless at the end lol

    “You know the world is going to hell when the best rapper is a white
    guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is
    Chinese, the Swiss hold the America’s Cup. France is accusing the U.S.
    of arrogance, Germany doesn’t want to go to war, and the three most
    powerful men in America are named ‘Bush’, ‘Dick’, and ‘Colon.’ Need I
    say more?”

  62. Avy on August 18th, 2009 12:41 am

    two people TRIED to get me, all in one day!!

    “Melissa Bruce” — “melissabruce40@yahoo.com”

    I am interested in your computer, if it’s still for sale! I want it as a gift for my son, who is studying overseas. I am willing to pay up to $700 USD for shipping costs. Write back soon.

    —I WROTE BACK SAYING: WHERE IS YOUR SON’S LOCATION?? I DON’T REALLY DO SHIPPING OUTSIDE OF THE US.

    SHE REPLIED: I understand your reasoning, but I am willing to pay you to send! Here is his information-

    Micheal Dare O.
    No 14,agbeja str,ososami road
    oke ado, city- Ibadan, state- Oyo state
    country- NG, zipcode- 23402

    -THANK THE LORD, THAT I *DID NOT* SEND ANYTHING!!-
    _______________________________________________

    “Richard Brian” — “richardbrn201@gmail.com”

    Greetings

    Hello there… is your item still availlable for sale…?
    get back to me ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!!

    I REPLIED: YES IT’S STILL UP FOR SALE, BUT WHERE ARE YOU FROM?? I WILL NOT SHIP IF ITS NOT US.

    –SCAMMERS…. ROTT IN HELL!!

  63. Avy on August 18th, 2009 12:41 am

    two people TRIED to get me, all in one day!!

    “Melissa Bruce” — “melissabruce40@yahoo.com”

    I am interested in your computer, if it’s still for sale! I want it as a gift for my son, who is studying overseas. I am willing to pay up to $700 USD for shipping costs. Write back soon.

    —I WROTE BACK SAYING: WHERE IS YOUR SON’S LOCATION?? I DON’T REALLY DO SHIPPING OUTSIDE OF THE US.

    SHE REPLIED: I understand your reasoning, but I am willing to pay you to send! Here is his information-

    Micheal Dare O.
    No 14,agbeja str,ososami road
    oke ado, city- Ibadan, state- Oyo state
    country- NG, zipcode- 23402

    -THANK THE LORD, THAT I *DID NOT* SEND ANYTHING!!-
    _______________________________________________

    “Richard Brian” — “richardbrn201@gmail.com”

    Greetings

    Hello there… is your item still availlable for sale…?
    get back to me ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!!

    I REPLIED: YES IT’S STILL UP FOR SALE, BUT WHERE ARE YOU FROM?? I WILL NOT SHIP IF ITS NOT US.

    –SCAMMERS…. ROTT IN HELL!!

  64. Russ on August 19th, 2009 3:18 pm

    Just wanted to add a couple email and mailing addresses to the list of scammers. These two tried to scam me via a Craigslist posting. I wonder how many Bethanys there are in Nigeria ;-)

    binter4luv@gmail.com

    No 158 Baptist Church Owu, totoro,
    Abeokuta,
    Ogun State,
    Nigeria,
    121101,

    bethany1on3@yahoo.com

    Address: 120 Agbowo rd
    City: Ibadan
    State: Oyo state
    Zip code: 23402
    Country: Nigeria

  65. ASM on August 29th, 2009 9:37 am

    WARNING: Former bjdoman2003@gmail.com has changed his/her e-mail to: vokalsmoke5@hotmail.com

    Also, beware of anyone trying to tell you that your item is worth less than what it really is.

  66. ASM on August 30th, 2009 12:04 am

    More scammers I encountered lately while trying to sell my stuff:

    ohnped00@gmail.com
    nolan.rein123@gmail.com

    And these ones trying to rip me off on two separate occasions by insisting that an item I was selling was supposed to be price lower even if I am aware of its value upon comparison to online prices and its quality:
    luxbox@gmail.com
    whenslydale@yahoo.com

  67. KM on September 5th, 2009 9:03 am

    3 scams showed up in my email box today for a ring I’m selling on Craigslist…

    The first sounds like the person is either illiterate or not a native speaker, and wants to purchase an ENGAGEMENT ring for his wife… (please ship to Nevada, via paypal for an extra 200 to cover the cost of shipping)
    “Rev Robert Allen Edwards” (He he was “Edwards Cozad by name”)

    The second is very vague: Item you are selling, ring. We saw this item and would like you to sell it to us here: http://www.cnfo.co.cc/link.php?id=102
    “Allison”

    The third is just plain stupid: Is this post still available? If yes, what is your latest asking price? I would also appreciate pictures if available. (Is the POST still available? Craigslist is not an auction, my “latest asking price” is the price next to the listing, duh. Need pics if they’re available? The 4 I posted weren’t sufficient?
    “Greg wade”

    Good luck everyone.

  68. KM on September 5th, 2009 9:06 am

    Sorry those emails addresses didn’t come through:

    1. (Rev Robert Edwards) – reveddy75@yahoo.com
    2. (Allison) – Allison@formant.org
    3. (Greg wade) – gregwade004@gmail.com

  69. Revarad2005 on September 13th, 2009 10:00 am

    boyce099@gmail.com

    Just another scammer! Thought you should know, this one tries really hard to sound legit but of course doesnt do a good job!

  70. fightscammer2009 on September 13th, 2009 6:56 pm

    binter4luv@gmail.com is a scammer. i posted a sales ad on craigslist and he/she wrote trying to scam me into giving information so i can cash a money order and keep the change. the story never changes.

    make no doubt about it: binter4luv@gmail.com is a scammer

  71. Thieves on September 17th, 2009 12:16 pm

    dougmills522@gmail.com is another to add to the list. Here is his first email
    Hello there… is it still available for sale…? get back to me ASAP

    is this item in perfect working condition,i also need some information on it.

    Second email:

    Thanks for your response and am glad to know that it is still for
    sale. However i have few questions on the product you are selling.

    1,I would like to know the reason you are selling it..?
    2,What is the current condition of the item..?
    3,What is your price, though am alright
    with the listed price..?
    4,Do you have the original box and the receipt for it ..?
    5,Would you please allow me to pay through pay pal even though i will
    be responsible for the fees of the shipping,Am out of town to visit my
    sick grandma and i would like to purchase it from you on behalf of my
    friend whose who needs this.If you do not have a PayPal account, you
    can do so by going to http://www.PayPal.com and set up your account it is
    free,easy and guarantee transaction safety.Once you send me your
    paypal email account, I will send you the payment for your item as
    well as some money to cover the shipping via USPS EXPRESS MAIL INTL.I
    would be glad if my request is favorably considered.Thanks

    Third Email
    ohh yes great,here is the shipping address below,get back to me with the quote

    Name:Olorunsogo Ayomide
    Address;No 6 akinyemi way,ring road.
    City:Ibadan
    State:Oyo state
    Country:Nigeria
    23402

  72. Matty Q on September 21st, 2009 12:31 pm

    i’m really interested in buying your item listed for sale,i’m making
    this purchase for my school mate who lives and schooled Overseas.I’m
    gonna add you 100bucks for the shipment cos i’d prefer you to ship the
    item Via USPS Express mail delivery,my mode of payment is gonna be
    PayPal.Kindly get back to me with your full PayPal email id or you
    send me a PayPal Payment request so i can proceed with the Payment as
    soon as possible.

    Regards,

    Palmer Graute

    This is a response I recieved after trying to sell my playstation 2. I also got one yesterday from a lady who wanted me to ship to West Africa because she was out of town!!! These scams are so see- thru!!! It’s a shame you can’t trust anything anymore. Ebay is the only safe place to use paypal.

  73. Dima on September 26th, 2009 3:56 am

    Sara Jason – Skitty Juddy , I guess she became a scamstar.

    skittyjuddy@aol.com
    skittysara2@gmail.com

  74. Dima on September 26th, 2009 7:50 pm
  75. ScamRadar on September 27th, 2009 9:10 am

    Tom,

    Don’t cash the check. You’re the one who will get in trouble from the authorities because you’ll be cashing a fraudulent check. Keep a copy of your email correspondence, in case you need proof in the future.

  76. Mitchell on September 29th, 2009 11:11 am

    Hey guys,

    Thank God I know to search people’s emails first before buying things. I posted an auction on ebay for a used LG Vu touch screen cell phone, and got this email in my inbox this morning from an ‘Alice Cage’ :

    “Hello seller,
    im interested in the immediate purchase of this item for a close friend of mine as gift.i”ll offer you $300 for the item including the shipping and handling via Usps shipping company.So i want you to get back to me with your verified PayPal Account Email Address or Send me PayPal Money Request ASAP.Kindly consider the item sold and put an End on the Auction, because i will be paying for this item immediately. Here is my paypal ID you will send the money request to (vokalsmoke5@hotmail.com) .

    Hope to read from you soon.

    God Bless.”

    I simply wrote her back and said all transactions would need to be completed through ebay. I knew this was a fake, specifically because I mention in the ad that the cell phone is worth a little over $200 brand new, and that mine is used… then she offers me $300?

    If it sounds too good to be true, it always is.

  77. Mitchell on September 29th, 2009 12:00 pm

    Also,

    Craigslist users who are looking for housing – watch out for ‘Kim Davis’ under the email ‘bhwdemo@gmail.com.’ She claims that due to ‘poor rental history’ she will need you to send her your credit score; the scam comes when she says ‘I reccomend using the folllowing site…’ then lists the website. The website is a tracking/phishing scam. I immediately closed it and email her back saying my computer would not allow me to open it and that my virus program went nuts when I tried.

    I never heard back from her.

    Mitch

  78. freakin A on October 1st, 2009 5:11 pm

    skittyjuddy@aol.com Just sent me one this morning saying this, within an hour of me posting it on craigslist in San Diego:


    Hi,
    I’m interested in purchasing your listed item,is it still up for sale?
    Let me know.
    Thanks

    thank god I googled her email first. freakin’ Beezy’s man…

  79. jamie on November 12th, 2009 12:12 am

    Yep, she did it here with me too.

    aprilward43@aol.com

    from aprilward43@aol.com
    to
    date Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 8:45 PM

    subject PAYMENT MADE::::::::::::::::::::::::::CANON digital dSLR EOS 30D body only
    mailed-by aol.com

    hide details 8:45 PM (26 minutes ago)

    Hello
    I just wish to notify you that i have sent payment from my PayPal account (brandylei_21@hotmail.com) into your PayPal account (jamieq@alaska.net) and i also included shipping cost so that you will be able to ship to the address given below …check your email under paypal.Hope you have gotten notification from PayPal regarding the payment and i want to believe that i have done everything right for you to ship out the item ASAP because as am talking to you now the payment has been deducted from my account ,so i will be waiting for the UPS SECOND DAY AIR shipments tracking number, Here is the shipping information you need.

    Juan Ventura
    2213 Daffodil Dr.
    Pittsburg,
    CA 94565

    PLS SEND IT VIA UPS SECOND DAY AIR ONLY

    THANKS.
    God Bless

  80. e on November 16th, 2009 1:02 pm

    got a tip from this website about a RAY BUSHER….. wanted to buy a car from me sight unseen. i posted that the car needed serious engine and trans work. he still wanted to buy it without looking at it. he was out of town on business, just like all the other posts. thanks for the tip guys!!

  81. Ana on December 13th, 2009 9:31 pm

    bhwdemo@gmail.com
    jennysummers@fastmail.fm
    sandralockhart@fastmail.fm

    hey they are all pulling the same scam. with the fishy web site to check your credit score. be safe. They are using craigslist.

  82. Ana on December 14th, 2009 3:12 pm

    Found another one. They asked me fill out a credit report and gave me a website that I have never heard of. plus the name Marry collins really come on. Mary.C.Collins@landlordtools.org

  83. Stephanie on December 22nd, 2009 6:40 pm

    What the hell. This bhwdemo@gmail.com fooled me good. SHe has several postings on craigslist for awesome prices, and great condos. I was totally exited about it. Going through a divorce and need an afforable place for my son and I. Shame on these people. Really. They should all be shot. I sent her a very nasty email. Good luck everyone

  84. Ana on January 6th, 2010 6:00 pm

    jessepapps735cp@hotmail.com this is another one of those craigslist scams don’t respond the title is luxurious condo in DC.

  85. JH on January 8th, 2010 4:40 pm

    What is the Mary.C.Collins scam about? I got what looked like an automated response from a craigslist ad and went to the free credit report website she mentioned in it. What are they getting from this?

  86. KM on January 14th, 2010 12:13 am

    MARY C COLLINS beware! Man! these people drive me crazy. Mary C Collins posted a great housing add on seattle craigslist. She responds asking you to bring in your own credit report. You go to the free credit report site and it asks for your credit card number. Says you won’t be charged during the initial trial period; however it is very difficult to cancel and you start getting repeat charges. I ran into this very similar thing one month ago under the name Thomas Pontani.

  87. !!!! on January 22nd, 2010 11:21 pm

    watch out!!! david frutos davidfrut@gmail.com. driver position and fake cashier check.

  88. chris on January 26th, 2010 10:35 pm

    i got an email saying that someone was intrested in my truck that is posted on craigslist and the person said that they were out on a boat as an engineer and that they would pay me more than what i was asking for the truck and that they wanted to pay me through pay pal and then they were saying they needed the address and my registration information so that someone can come pick up the truck the email that sent this to me was vokalsmoke5@hotmail.com

  89. Dinimac on January 28th, 2010 11:18 am

    That davidfrut@gmail.com is a scam. Went all the way with it until I tried to cash the check and found out is was fake. Kept all my correspondence with this fruit and got all the proof I need to back me up if authorities are involved. I can’t believe someone tried to get me. I got to much to lose to be playing these childish games with someone. I wish his email was on this website before I went through with this mess. I tried to google it before but it never showed on this website until two days ago. I am a good example, BE CAREFUL PEOPLE! Keep your eyes open, I know mine are after this.

  90. Shelly on February 6th, 2010 7:32 pm

    I’m pretty sure this is a scam, but I can’t quite figure out how it works.

    I listed a car on Craigslist & immediately recieved a response from a buyer stating they would pay me $50 right now to remove the ad so no one else will respond to it. Having dealt with cons from Craigslist before, I immediately became suspicious of the buyer, but decided to email them anyway and probe a little futher. I was expecting them to offer to send me a cashiers check or to use Western Union in one way or another. But they didn’t.

    The buyer didn’t ask any questions about the car, didn’t try to negotiate the price, and most importantly; they wanted to buy the car site-unseen and would send their ‘pick-up’ guy to get the car after the transaction was complete.

    Here’s where I’m stumped. They want to pay with a ‘prepaid visa card’. I’ve researched the web and have found some scams involving prepaid cards and they seem to be easy to manipulate and very hard to trace, but I couldn’t find anything that would fit this scam.

    There’s no doubt in my mind the offer comes from a con, but I can’t for the life of me figure out how they would use a prepaid bank card to their advantage.

    I know how they scam with cashiers checks, Western Union, etc, they tried that with me before on a different ad.

    If anyone knows anything about this new type of scam please post it.

  91. farah on February 26th, 2010 11:27 am

    Hi,
    vokalsmoke5@hotmail.com emailed me…and wanted to buy my stuff…i google her ID and found out that she’s a scammer…thank god..oh by the, she said that her name is Alice Cage..BEWARE people

  92. john on April 2nd, 2010 10:20 pm

    hey has anyone had the scammer make a complaint threw paypal?

  93. Mike on June 14th, 2010 2:56 pm

    Listen to this:

    Great,Im a marine engineer, i am at sea right now. I am buying this for my
    son as a surprise gift, Im ok with the price and i can only pay through
    paypal at the moment as i dont have access to my bank account online(i dont
    have internet banking with it), but i have it attached to my paypal account,
    and this is why i insisted on using paypal to pay,all i will need is your
    paypal email address to make the payments, and if you dont have a paypal
    account yet, you can set one up at http://www.paypal.com it cant take you less
    than 3mins to do that, i will be expecting your paypal email so l can pay. I
    have a pick up agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been
    sorted. l will be waiting for your reply asap.

    bjdoman2003@gmail.com

    SCAMMER!!!!!!

    He didn’t get me of course, but what a moron! What Marine Engineer these days doesn’t have Online Banking?

    My boss is 73 years old, and super old-school, and he even has online-banking now.

  94. Quiana on July 17th, 2010 4:24 am

    i’m trying to sell my engagement ring and this is what these @$%holes sent me!

    Am interested in buying this lovely item for a close friend of mine as a surprise Wedding Gift.i will offer you $2400 for the item including shipping/insurance Via Usps Express Mail Service. So kindly get back to me with your registered PayPal email address for an instant payment or if you don’t have an account with PayPal, you can easily set up an account with them through http://www.paypal.com and get back to me with the email you use to sign up. You can send me a money request to this
    mail(bjdoman2003@gmail.com)
    Hope to read from you pretty soon.
    God Bless.

    GET A JOB YOU JERKS!!!!

  95. stan harris on July 24th, 2010 2:12 pm

    here is another one:

    Thanks for your response and i am glad to read from you as regards the driving job,also for accepting the offer. I have contacted my wife concerning her pick up and for other purpose which she might need you for,which she told me is okay by her,i believe you are fit for this position in as much you will prove yourself a reliable,honest loyal and good person,Her arrival date should be Aug 6th. Your Job is for you to drive her for the period of time she would be around for the conference and some few places when she’s bored. The conference is going to last for 3weeks and I am offering you $500 weekly and you will make yourself available 3 times a week for her schedule for 3 to 5 hours each day,which means you will be working every monday,wednesday and friday that she will be attending the conference meeting so you will picking her and drop her back at the hotel after she finished the meeting.

    Requirements…

    All you need for you to work for her is to have a copy driver’s licence scanned,your full car registration and your car..

    If you are ready to take these Job I will want you to email me the following details…..

    Your full Name:
    Address in full:
    Telephone Number:

    A copy of your drivers licence (Scanned).

    I will be contacting her conference people’s accountant to forward you a check as payment after you agreed all the terms of this job….The accountant will be sending a payment that will cover your first week upfront salary and her expenses(Flight ticket, accommodation and other expenses) while she is with you at the conference in the state…

    If you are ok with all the terms every details will be furnished to you with the flight details as well as the airport information.

    N.B—- Incase you do not have a car we will have to hire a car and we will bear the expenses for that.

    Regards,
    Robert
    Tel: +44 70359 91455

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