I posted some furniture on Craigslist and got a very quick response from 'Roger Greenberg'. (
[email protected]). Here it is, exactly the same as others in this thread:
Hello , I came across your classified ads site,so i decided to send you a mail,because am interested in purchasing this item. Thanks.
Roger Greenberg
# 401_390_3707.
The phone number was useful since I googled it later to discover this thread!
So then I responded with my cell # (oops!) and he/she/it responded right back with the following, which finally set off my radar:
Greetings,
Thanks for your response....the price is accepted but i will like you to send me this information below today and please considered it sold to me. I will make arrangement to pick it up through my shipping agent and I also would like you to send me more pictures of the item if you still have more with you. I will be making the payment for the goods by cashier check/money order. Your FULL NAME:,Your FULL ADDRESS,LAST ASKING PRICE, PHONE NUMBER, ZIP CODE.. I am in the US military (US Marines), presently i am in Iraq cause i was deployed here 5months ago.. would have called but we dont use mobile phones here... and also handling my dads company since he died.. am so sorry if this transaction will make you uncomfortable in anyway.. am trusting you so that is why am sending you the payment which will include the cost of the items and the shipment too. these information will be require to enable me to instruct my secretary to issue and send the payment to you as soon as possible. Also to enable him call you as soon as he send the payment.
NOTE - The payment am sending to you will covers the cost of item and shipment fee, so that when you get the cashier check/money order and it clears into your account you will send the remaining money to my shipping agent for them to go ahead with the necessary shipping arrangements. They will come around to your house to pick the package up after you send the remaining fund to the shipping agent. That's all let me I look forward to hearing from you asap, Don't worry about the shipment, the shipment will handled by my shipping agent . I am waiting for your swift response. Thanks for your co-operation.
Regards
Roger Greenberg