You are so right! I had actually gotten a weird offer myself but I never pursued it any further. I think that we just wont use Craigslist from now on lol. Thanks for your reply.
I received a text from a caller that says they were a man in Port Neches, TX. but was currently working out of state. (I will not tell because there really is a man that lives in that city by that name) The caller said that the bank they used was SunTrust Bank and they couldn't pay by cashiers check or PayPal. GIVE ME A BREAK MAN, WHO IN THE WORLD HAS A BANK AND DOESN'T HAVE A DEBIT OR CREDIT CARD, AND BESIDES ANYONE CAN PAY WITH PAYPAL!!!! I MEAN REALLY....... (Again, there is a bank in that city by that name) This person found my Ad on Southeasttexas.com and offered to give me $50 over asking price and also extra to cover the shipping cost which this person referred to as "THEIR MOVERS". They asked me to pay the movers because the caller didn't have time to deal with'em. The caller would never speak to me and never asked to meet with me or come by and look at the goods i was selling. I told them that nobody buys something from somebody else without looking at what their buying. They constantly insisted to communicate via text messaging when i insisted that i wanted to talk. They told me that the only way they could communicate was by text and couldn't receive calls at the moment. I explained to the caller that everything was suspicious and everything was out of place and that I decided to cancel the agreement. The caller sent me another text telling me that "They were calling me NOW", I waited and still NO call. They text me again saying, "Sorry for the miscommunication, I'm sending you Cashier's Check or Money Order". At the end of this lengthly text, they told me they were hiring a moving company called, "Move It Less", which i found no business by that name. Only "Move it 4 Less" and even that business didn't have great reviews, then the caller told me that they were working in Maryland. I guess when I receive the check in the mail, i'll turn it in. We'll see what happens next. OK.....WHATEVER......I TOLD THE CALLER THAT I TURNED THE NUMBER INTO THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES. I BET DATELINE WOULD EAT THIS STUFF UP!!!!!
By the way, I did a reverse phone lookup and that number is identified as a TELEMARKETER in Georgia....
Same thing here! Had an ad on setx.com, he sent more money and asked me to cash it immediately. The check was from National Penn Bank, so I called the bank to verify it they said it was fraud which I already knew because I had also tried to call him but he would only text me from (857) 342-3131. He called today to ask why I hadn't cashed the check and I told him I knew it was fraud. He tried to argue back so all I said was "call me again and I'll turn your number in to the local police". He hasn't called back! SCAM!
This scammer with phone number 678 948 7492, is now in Badoo dating site, He is under the name of Adams, 54 Y/O, as an electrical engineer, living in Los Angeles, but he says he lives in Westwood. I did not tell him I knew from the beginning that he was a scammer just to waist his time with me hahaha I was fooling him the whole time and never gave him my information. For those being offered money for their merchandise, some body should make arrangements to have his guy to pick up the merchandise and have the police waiting for that person so they uncover this [***].
This scammer with phone number 678 948 7492, is now in Badoo dating site, He is under the name of Adams, 54 Y/O, as an electrical engineer, living in Los Angeles, but he says he lives in Westwood. I did not tell him I knew from the beginning that he was a scammer just to waist his time with me hahaha I was fooling him the whole time and never gave him my information. For those being offered money for their merchandise, some body should make arrangements to have his guy to pick up the merchandise and have the police waiting for that person so they uncover this [***].
I received this # from a golf dating site disguising herself as a 27 year old black girl as Carmen Valegas. She even posted pretty picks of herself. I knew she was phoney by her replys on her texts and a couple weeks went by when she finally asked for $450.00 ...that's when I told her she was a con artist and to never text me back.....