1/5 - just tried to purchase my CL item and seemed legit but when he/she didn't call or give me their name/email I was skeptical. Glad all I shared were a few texts. THought it was weird someone from the Midwest would want my item...
..This ILLEGAL ALIEN scum roach is searching Craigslist for suckers and uses phone texting too. Most likely attempting check fraud is too complicated for this idiot but he tries with typical illegal alien type brains.
Here is the bulls...t -
"Hi, I will like to know if you still have your ??? on CL for sale? Pls reply to me at: @xxx.com No text pls am at work"
He's not even located in the country, so check your "illegal immigrant" nonsense at the door.
This is an old and extremely lucrative scam.
Here's how it works;
You receive an email or text (examples below) offering to buy your item, pay for your services in advance, or rent your apartment, sight unseen and without meeting you in person.
A cashier's check is offered for your sale item as a deposit for an apartment or for your services.
Value of cashier's check often far exceeds your item—scammer offers to "trust" you, and asks you to wire the balance via money transfer service
Banks will cash fake checks AND THEN HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE WHEN THE CHECK FAILS TO CLEAR, sometimes including criminal prosecution.
Scams often pretend to involve a 3rd party (shipping agent, business associate, etc.).
When dealing with Craigslist purchases and sales, ALWAYS insist on cash in hand.
Thank you so much for posting this, he/she is still at it. My boyfriend and I live in Abq, New Mexico. My boyfriend was trying to sell his bike on Craig's list and it was the same story, we weren't comfortable with this so I looked up the area code and number and found this post to confirm what we were nervous about.
This [***] just tried this with me on Craigslist. I had another today Gonna buy my 53ft refrigerated trailer for his son who won a football game in high school from this number 207 614 6510 trying to get me a pay pal account he was gonna buy it sight unseen....
1/5 - just tried to purchase my CL item and seemed legit but when he/she didn't call or give me their name/email I was skeptical. Glad all I shared were a few texts. THought it was weird someone from the Midwest would want my item...