Contacted me about purchasing items from Craigslist. Claims to be Anthony Santiago.
Text message: "I am ready to make instant purchase. My mode of payment would be in form of CERTIFIED CHECK and I will arrange for local pickup as soon as you get the check, because that is the only inconvenient (sic) means for me and due to my work frame i can not be able to get there and i promise everything will go smoothly. I will give you extra $50 to hold it for me till my payment"
California number, and I am in Tennessee.
Do not accept certified checks for purchases; they are ridiculously easy to forge.
This person has a fake add on CRAIGSLIST seeking a caregiver for his sister. He asks for your name address and phone number and says he will mail you a check in advance. Claims his sister is coming to your town next month (which will be 2014) but he puts 2013. Please don't reply to this add!!!! Also he will txt you to really try to make you think he is serious.
Just so people know he has another number 503-776-0084 .. He just txt me saying the same [***] about a caregiver job.. Well he's gonna learn real quick he's screwed..
I just got a text from this Santiago character wanting to buy my item on Craigslist. The text is just as MCJ reported, except he is offering me an extra $100 to hold the item. The phone number he is using now is 478-298-6439.