I cannot believe this guy is still in business! Not sure which phone number was used but in 2010 this "Michael Johnson" person claimed to have bought my lost engagement and wedding rings from some kids.
Very similar claims:
1. He said he was a truck driver
2. was approached by some kids and bought the rings for $150.00.
3. he wanted to give them to his wife but she believed in Karma and told him he needed to do the right thing.
4. He lived in Illinois
5. Wanted me to Western Union him the $150.00 he paid for the rings plus $50.00 to insure and ship me the rings. (The password he wanted me to use on the WU transaction was "silver."
Dude tried to scam me from my craiglist ad about a lost camera. Gave him my name and address (STUPID), but no money information. Said his name was James Grant.
Got a call from a craiglist about a watch. I'm glad I looked up the number, but sad my watch wasn't found. He said he lived in Missouri and name was Michael.
Thanks for posting your message. I also got a call about my missing watch. I didn't give him any info other than my name, probably shouldn't have done even that. I'm very bummed that my watch wasn't really found.
Glad to help. I was very upset my [***] wasn't found. He told me he was from Missouri also, but has a chicago phone number and apparently is named either Michael or James. PUNK!
Just got off the phone with "Earl Bruce" (when he called back the second time with the moneygram details, he slipped up and called himself "Ed Bruce"). I asked him to send a photo of our stolen laptops (claimed he'd bought them from some kids in Portland, OR, and he claimed he was a truck driver. He said sending a photograph would leave a trail for the police. When I told him his number's connected with numerous craigslist lost and found scams, he stammered and hung up. [***].