Thanks for getting back. The easiest way for me to pay for your item is to mail you a Certified Company Bank Check. And also don't worry with the shipment,the item will be pick up by my private shipping company. So i will wait for your bank to clear the check and verify it before we proceed with shipment.

Get back to me ASAP to know if this helps

 

Can you give us more info. Like is it some random guy that just contacted you or what? Sounds like one to me...

 

Had a post on Craigs List, random dude...

 

doesnt really sound bad to me. he is going to send you payment and wait for your bank to clear it. while that is happening you still have possession of the product. just make sure the money is in your account before you let the product be taken.

 

Need I say more?

 

Its a SCAM! I had the same thing happen to me through the classifieds on this site. Same sort of communication and I did get a check from somewhere in Africa for about 5 times how much I was asking for the product I was selling.

 

Almost everything I have put on Craigslist lately was replied to by this same kinda reply. It is obviously a scam, but not quite sure how. You will notice often that they will include 20 or so other people in the email at the same time they send your email/..If anyone knows how this wroks let us know.

 

I know a few people I work with have gotten this from Craig's List. After a little research, they found out how it works. Seems the seller gets a "official" looking check that appears to clear the bank so the product is sent. Then a few weeks later the bank determines the check is a forgery. The info they found online has usually involved a check for more than the selling price, where the seller is to forward the difference onto a third party. So in the end, the seller is not only out the product, but also the difference they paid, as well as any bank fees charged.

 

It is a scam, as the others have said. Heckdogg's description is most similar to the emails I've received.

Most people will just say to ignore it altogether. Sometimes I do, and other times, I screw with them...

Usually, the person agrees to buy an item/car without even asking for more pics, further description, etc. Once, the person asked what the final price was, and I responded with a number higher than the listed asking price. Of course, the "client has approved the purchase" in a response email.

If you want to have some fun, ask him to send the check to the detective division at your local police department's address.

Or - ask him which bank the check will be drawn from, and what the name of the shipping company is, so you can verify. When I asked that, there was no response.

I guess if they can get over on even a small percentage of people, they're making $$.

 

Scam

 

SCAM. Every time I post on craigslist I run into this

 

Everything I put on craigslist I get this reply. Have them pick up and bring cash only! Cash only is acceptable. If you try and cash the check you will be liable for bounced check charges. Take the check, when it comes in the mail, to the post office and give it to them. Do not cash it!

 

It's a scam!! Every time I try to sell anything anywhere I get the same stupid BS.

 

@loffgren:

As stated, is it most likely a scam. If you are wondering though, where the email originally came from, you can check the IP address: click here and enter the IP address of the email sender in the box THis will tell where this guy is.

If it is from Africa, especially Nigeria, its most likely a scam. I list Africa, because there are millions of these scams, that sound just like what you desribed coming from different parts of Africa; although there are plenty of scams from other countries as well as the U.S.

 

I agree. Get the cash and have them pick the wheels/tires up. If they do not, someone else will. It is better to wait for the cash. Be patient and wait for a real buyer.