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    Tuesday, January 6. 2009

    Do People Really Fall For This?

    I'm trying to sell some things on craigslist. I got a response last night from draybank101@gmail.com who asked if I still had the bed I'm selling. I responded with yes, to which they sent the following:

    Thanks for the prompt response and i will love to make an instant
    purchase,so pls do withdraw the advert from Craigslist,i don't mind
    adding an extra $50 for you to take the advert down from craigslist
    so that i can be rest assured that am in hand of the item. I will
    also like you to know that i will be paying via check,and it will be
    over night payment due to the distance .You don't need to bother your
    self with the shipment ,i will take care of that.So i will need you to
    provide me with the following information to facilitate the mailing of
    the check. 1.Your full name 2.Your mailing address be it residential
    or postal address 3.Your phone number.i wishes you a happy new Year

    celebration.
    Regards.


    I was blown away that apparently he expected me to ship my bed with no money up front and then wait for a check.

    A check that likely would never come.

    I responded with "Sorry, cash only."
    Posted by Timothy Grant at 13:49 | Comment (1) | Trackbacks (0)
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    LOL, I just got an email from this spammer too, and just like any corrospondence I receive from Craigslist I Google, Facebook, and Myspace the originating email to see if it's real. Thank you for posting this guy as a fraud, saved me some spam !! The listing was for a bed frame too.
    #1 Jason Russell (Homepage) on 2009-07-11 21:44 (Reply)

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