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Scams on craigslist

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kingsskier
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I put my old ipod up on craigslist and I got someone to offer what i was asking they said its for there step son birthday who lives in west africa. I thought it may be a scam and I keep emailing back to see the responses and I get responses. But they are in such bad grammar. I thought it might be ok, but I just got an email from someone else who said they are interested and they need it to be sent to someone in Nigeria.
Do you all think this is a scam? I am leaning towards yes
Jan 24 2007 9:11AM
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ryanwar6
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those are definitely scams. never sell to anyone on craigslist who is not local... and as a general rule don't sell to people who have bad grammar or do not put spaces after periods. Anything that you think sounds possibly fake is... just be smart about it
Jan 24 2007 9:19AM
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kingsskier
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yeah i keep tellin them im out of town so i cant sell it yet
Jan 24 2007 9:22AM
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Schoening
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where did all our professional athletes come from?
Jan 24 2007 9:28AM
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Static
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the pharmacy
Jan 24 2007 9:37AM
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kingsskier
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alright so to get out of the deal I told the guy I dropped it and it broke, cracked and the screen is shot. He is like name your price now Im sure i still works (in broken english) This has to be a scam. Fuck those Africans. Im not racist but no one fucks with me Ill stab a bitch
Jan 24 2007 10:02AM
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Pman13a
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its not a scam if he actually sends you money for it ,

its plain and simple, if he sends you money you send the ipod out, if he doesnt send you money then dont send the ipod
Jan 24 2007 10:08AM
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kingsskier
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but im afraid he will have some way of making the payment not go through. I am just going to sell it locally because its not to common that 2 people from Africa are looking in the Cincinnati classifieds for an IPOD
Jan 24 2007 10:11AM
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nitsua
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dude it happened to me. they wanted to send me a cashiers check, then have me wire them back the difference. someone in london. its fucking gay. it is a scam man. they get you money and you go bankrupt prettty much.
Jan 24 2007 10:19AM
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Pesca
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its so friggin fake its not even funny. it happens on every craigslist in the country. they go after every high price electronic item hoping someone will bite. And ridiculously enough, it actually works. I messed with them back and forth and they even sent me this fake money order and shit. I eventually reported it to the FBI but i dont think anything happened.

I was tempted to shit in a box and mail it to them, but I sort of pussed out. If only I still had that address.....
Jan 24 2007 1:06PM
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FERREZZ
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i have my dirt bike listed and some fuckin number keeps calling me and its some recording talking about how they can sell it for me for more money. im only gonna sell it to someone local tho so im not too worried about getting ripped off. but its sad how ppl try to fuck people over
Jan 24 2007 1:10PM
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*Fujative*
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why the hell wpuld he want an ipod then?
Jan 24 2007 1:12PM
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kingsskier
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hahaha nice
Jan 24 2007 2:05PM
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skier_boy26
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yea that shit is most certainly a scam.
It's like the college emails that you get (or just emails in genreal for some people) from people in Africa saying that somebody died and you get part of the money, usually in the millions. Of course the email is very poorly writen; bad grammar, punctuation, etc. They get you to give them your bank account info and voila, your money is gone. Or something like that.
Ignore this guy, or just fuckin mess with him. But do not give in.
Jan 24 2007 2:09PM
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Badfish2
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who thinks that shit up though?
And who the fuck falls for "send me a cashiers check, I'll wire back the difference? Ps, i'm in Zimbabwe".
Jan 24 2007 5:48PM
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860
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I lol'd
Jan 24 2007 7:28PM
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whattheshit
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yea, this is one of my craigslist experience with a dirtbag.

Hi man....
 .....I will like to state my interest in purchasing your
advertise Item, which i came across for sale on the site..i will like you to get back to me with the adequate conditions regarding it and the least price.immediate response with any recent pictures of it if there is any.I wait for your speedy response...
Mr Fred S.
Regards


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it is in good condition, dusty, but in working condition. i also have the receipts for it as well, but i am not sure if they are still under warranty.  the pictures as you requested...

thanks
colin

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Hey.. How are you doing over there am not around for i'm on a holiday to uk ...i'll tell my client to issue you a cheque then you'll help me keep my item till i come back from uk.... looking forward to reading from you...... Fred S

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i do not want a cheque.  i want cash.

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Jan 24 2007 8:32PM
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Badfish2
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^ awesome
Jan 24 2007 8:37PM
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FUUUCK
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nigeria has plenty of pro scammers, if they have that terrible grammar and even mention africa, its a scam.
Jan 24 2007 9:05PM
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titsLOL
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I dont get how you can get scammed, I mean why dont you just be like aight mail me a money order and then I'll mail you the ipod... pretty hard to get scammed when you're selling stuff. Definately not legit though still smart to just avoid the situation I guess maybe there is indeed some way to rip off a seller.
Jan 24 2007 9:11PM
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yojimbo
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i get mad scammers from craigslist. they're really funny to mess with actually. enjoy yourself.
Jan 24 2007 9:12PM
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quixotic
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this is the golden rule..

don't ship your item until you recieve the money.

If they insist you send the item first, its obviously a scam.
Jan 24 2007 9:13PM
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french_fry
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Hold on dude, pretend it is a real ipod, but make it out of cardboard, write a high value on the content when you ship it, he will pay high taxes and get a cardboard box...
Jan 24 2007 11:06PM
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french_fry
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here is the story, it is quite hilarious

http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/
Jan 24 2007 11:08PM
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ryanwar6
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you can get scammed because they send you a fraudulent cashiers check or money order. your bank will accept it to begin with, but they will hold you responsible for the money anyway. it is a bad deal
Jan 24 2007 11:17PM
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shagalabagala
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hahaha
that story was really good
Jan 24 2007 11:20PM
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