CraigsList Response to Product for Sale
October 28, 2008
Filed under Email Scams
Hi
Thanks alot for the reply, i very much appreciate your reply and i believe that the item is in its best condition? and can be presented as a gift? i will pay $1450 and please note that am shipping the item to an overseas partner so i will include $200 shipping fee,i will arrange for the payment of the item via paypal cos i believe its the best to make an online transaction,so send me your paypal email address or request for a payment so that i can proceed with the payment of the item asap.
Thank you very much hope to hear from you soon.
This post was submitted by Darren.
What name or email address did this person use? Hopefully, you can provide more information so that others can be warned.
I too received similar emails – here is an example of one of them!
“Hi
Thanks alot for the reply,i very much appreciate your reply and i
believe that the item is in its best condition? and can be presented
as a brithday gift? i will pay $1700 and please note that am shipping
the item to an overseas partner so i will include $200 shipping fee,i
will arrange for the payment of the item via paypal cos i believe its
the best to make an online transaction,so send me your paypal email
address or request for a payment so that i can proceed with the
payment of the item
asap.
Thank you very much hope to hear from you soon.”