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uproot
06-04-2007, 10:40 AM
So I have a car posted for sale on here and craigslist, and I get an email like 10 minutes after its on craigslist stating the following:

"kelvin ben" [email protected]
"Hello,i am much interested in buying your car you place here for sale
so get back to me if you still have have it for sale.Thanks"

I reply, and then he replies with:

"kelvin ben" [email protected]
"Thanks for you quick responce i will be buying the
car,i will like to tell you that i will be paying
with a certisfied check and as for the moving, my
mover will come for the pick up at your location
upon your confirmation that the payment is recieved
and cashed and i dont want you to look for any other
buyer.I would have loved to come down for the pick
up,but am not chance to do that now but am satisfy
with your discription of the car i will like you
to give me the following so that your payment can be
forwarded to you.................
1....your full name to be on the check
2..your full contact address to send the payment to
3..your zip code
4.your mobile and land line number to reach you.I will
be expecting your mail.
Regards"

LOL.... so i asked him where he's from and if he is sure he doesnt want to inspect the car before purchase.... what a joke.

quickdodge®
06-04-2007, 10:43 AM
It is a joke. Lolol. Later, QD.

scionara
06-04-2007, 10:45 AM
Damn man GL on the sale. On ebay they do shit as well.

hydroshutter
06-04-2007, 10:46 AM
Do you really have to ask if that is a scam?

uproot
06-04-2007, 10:47 AM
Damn man GL on the sale. On ebay they do shit as well.

thanks.. yeah i could tell because from what i've read, people out of the country and people that want to use cashiers checks, wiring money, etc... usually wind up being scammers.

oh yeah and don't forget the terrible grammar/spelling.

quickdodge®
06-04-2007, 10:50 AM
oh yeah and don't forget the terrible grammar/spelling.

I noticed that off the bat and I quoted your thread and my spell checker instantly showed all the incorrect spelling in his reply, lolol. Later, QD.

uproot
06-04-2007, 10:52 AM
Do you really have to ask if that is a scam?

yep.

Jaimecbr900
06-04-2007, 10:58 AM
I can't tell if you're joking or not about this being a scam, but just in case.....It IS.

I had the same thing happen when I sold my camera on there. I finally had to edit the post and put in big letters for freaking Nigerian scammers to not waste my time because I wasn't falling for it.

They sent me almost the exact same email verbatim. The sad part is someone somewhere will STILL fall for it. :screwy:

Doppelgänger
06-04-2007, 10:58 AM
wow.... seriously?? Not that that particular scam has been posted about 34895793845 times on here and 89347593478534896734765467094857634897620984758489 28745987 on the internet. I bet if you copied that and pasted it on google and hit 'im feeling lucky' you'd get something..... a lot of somethings at that

Doppelgänger
06-04-2007, 10:59 AM
btw, please post up his email information.

hydroshutter
06-04-2007, 10:59 AM
yep.

See below

wow.... seriously?? Not that that particular scam has been posted about 34895793845 times on here and 89347593478534896734765467094857634897620984758489 28745987 on the internet. I bet if you copied that and pasted it on google and hit 'im feeling lucky' you'd get something..... a lot of somethings at that

I guess you'd have to ask if you're used to the kind of sentence structure that 95% of IA members use.

Jaimecbr900
06-04-2007, 11:01 AM
I guess you'd have to ask if you're used to the kind of sentence structure that 95% of IA members use.


:lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: You knew I'd like this one, didn't you???..... :lmfao:

uproot
06-04-2007, 11:09 AM
btw, please post up his email information.

good call dude, ill put it up in the 1st post



and yes i knew this was a scam, im just waiting for him to respond, im having fun with this guy, lol

Jaimecbr900
06-04-2007, 11:11 AM
good call dude, ill put it up in the 1st post



and yes i knew this was a scam, im just waiting for him to respond, im having fun with this guy, lol

:goodjob:

Doppelgänger
06-04-2007, 11:16 AM
I sent this to that email address.... note the purposeful misspellings lol


"Good day Sir,

I am aware that you are looking to buy merchandice. I have computer equipment consisting of good laptop and PC compter that i think you would be intrest in bying.
I have 10 laptop that i want to sell for $100 each and 15 PC for $50. Let me know if you intrest in buy soon. I accpt international money order, bank check, and credit card. Pleas let me know or i sell someone else.

Eda Dikpls ,
Super Good Computers."

uproot
06-04-2007, 11:19 AM
I sent this to that email address.... note the purposeful misspellings lol


"Good day Sir,

I am aware that you are looking to buy merchandice. I have computer equipment consisting of good laptop and PC compter that i think you would be intrest in bying.
I have 10 laptop that i want to sell for $100 each and 15 PC for $50. Let me know if you intrest in buy soon. I accpt international money order, bank check, and credit card. Pleas let me know or i sell someone else.

Eda Dikpls ,
Super Good Computers."

:lmfao: LOL :lmfao: super good computers, haha

Doppelgänger
06-04-2007, 11:22 AM
read the name :)

Eda Dikpls = Eat a Dick Please

uproot
06-04-2007, 11:23 AM
read the name :)

Eda Dikpls = Eat a Dick Please


hahaha even better, he probably won't understand that though :lmfao:

Doppelgänger
06-04-2007, 11:24 AM
good call dude, ill put it up in the 1st post



and yes i knew this was a scam, im just waiting for him to respond, im having fun with this guy, lol

+ reps for posting the email.

uproot
06-04-2007, 11:24 AM
I'll +1 you when I can...

"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to DropTopDrifter again."

Doppelgänger
06-04-2007, 11:25 AM
Sall Good

hydroshutter
06-04-2007, 11:25 AM
:lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: You knew I'd like this one, didn't you???..... :lmfao:

I saw you were in the thread. :D

Jaimecbr900
06-04-2007, 12:20 PM
I saw you were in the thread. :D

I'd rep you, but it won't let me. :D

hydroshutter
06-04-2007, 12:39 PM
Ditto, haha

Doppelgänger
06-04-2007, 01:34 PM
porkchopsandwiches!!!!!

hydroshutter
06-04-2007, 01:42 PM
You like cookin'!?!?


Yeah, I do.


::smoke alarm::::


I love those.

Doppelgänger
06-04-2007, 01:48 PM
baaabaabababababaaaaabaaba




*later*

my god did that smell good!

hydroshutter
06-04-2007, 01:54 PM
Detekde we no goan an yew tell me do things i dun runnin!

RandomGuy
06-04-2007, 05:32 PM
a scammer on craiglist?! NO way