I got the same emails as the rest of you and had an erie feeling so I. Asked the full address from this Jacob Black and havnt heard from him or it or who ever he is I too was selling my wedding dress on craigs list I thought it was odd someone wanted to buy it from another state not even seeing it in person..thanks to all your posts I now know we are dealing with some kind of sicko
Judy from Wisconsin
This is a scammer. I posted bookshelves on ksl.com. She claims her name is Lizzy and is in Iowa but will send a check for more than the amount asked for for the bookshelves. We intern are suppose to forward the remaining amount to her "shipper" and this individual will then come pick up "the package".
WHATEVER!
Not falling for it and passing the message along hoping that it prevents anyone else from doing the same.
If someone is interested in buying anything posted on a website they are usually interested in seeing the item in person prior to purchase and is not trusting enough to send more than what is asked to pay.
What stops me from taking the full amount and not giving any remainder to this so called shipper?!
The checks are fake as well as the buyer and shipper.
Good Luck folks!!
We got the same e-mail as I am selling my dress. He responded with how he wanted to send a money order and have a person a Mrs. Penny come and pick it up.
I also got a message from the same guy, but thanks to this wonderful blog I was able to check him out and verify that this was a scam. Thanks to all you wonderful people keeping the web safe...
Here was the two messages I got...
"Hello,
I'm interested in buying this lovely Wedding Gown for my daughter. I'm relocating with her to rhode island in some couple of days to meet with other relatives for arrangment for the wedding preparations and also awarded a contract over there. Please, I will appreciate if I can take a glance and pay before my relocating in next few days or it will be shipped to rhode island if my time has'nt permit me to come over . Get back to me if still available, Contact me let's discuss on price, shipment to Rhode island or pick up... I don't mind calling to discuss ......God bless...
Bill Fernandez"
Here is the 2nd message...
"Greetings,
I appreciate your response to my initial email. I'm very sorry for the late response due to our trip down here to Rhode Island. I just concluded with my daughter on buying the wedding gown. The link of your ads had been viewed by her and she's very okay with the details of the wedding dress. I'm interested in buying this gorgeous wedding dress for her wedding ceremony coming up in a couple of weeks and we are in a top gear of preparations, Which means buying a wedding dress, is very important to her. Sending more picture will be awesome. Please, I will appreciate if reduction of 5% can be taken off from the original price of the wedding dress. What is your final price of the wedding dress?
I would have been happy to pick up the wedding dress and pay (cash) as a person but time hasn’t permit us because we booked next day flight down to Rhode Island. And as a single father, I do not have a helping hand. because of the contract awarded to me which has made us relocate down to Rhode island. My daughter has however made arrangements with a picker who would come for the pickup of the wedding dress over at any location of yours after payments have been duly made. I would had love you to send the dress via a courier service but my daughter insisted and gave instruction that she wanted a picker(Ms. Kaith) to come for the pickup. So that shipment and handling can be taking care of very carefully with dry cleaning.
To get this clear to you, Payment of the wedding dress will be made out to you before the picker come over to pick up the wedding dress. I'm very new to buying stuff on here and I hope you can be trusted to make available the dress after payment has been made out to you. My daughter works with United State Postal Services and we will be glad to pay with a Certified Postal Money Order. I'll appreciate it if you consider it sold to us via this means.
After payment clear your bank. The picker will surely show up at your location in picking up the dress. Excess funds for the shipment and handling will be included on the payment and sent to picker for her services. I'll email her contact to you as soon as you received the payment via FedEx/UPS. How should your name appear on the Money order and what full home address should I mail it to? With your valid phone number. Kindly consider it sold. God bless
In the post i mentioned no shipping,no checks, cash only and here is this scammer wanting the item to be shipped.. yeah right.
Hello
I saw your ad on Craig list the ------------------------ is so lovely and i believe it will be of great use in my new --------- class, i want to know if its still available(and if its negotiable) as am really interested in buying provided its in good working condition.please your quick response will be appreciated so we can decide on price,and on whether ''shipment or pick-up''.Thanks
I got an email today from a guy called David Walton who is REALLY, REALLY interested in some photo stuff I'm selling on Craigslist. Thing is, I don't have any photo stuff selling on CL! Definitely a Royal Scam. We need him and his pals gone ASAP!