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Bizarre Craigslist Scams

hogginthefogghogginthefogg 6,098 Posts
edited September 2008 in Strut Central
A buddy of mine is browsing CL for a car. He pointed out that their autos for sale section is littered with scams--so much so that CL has this on the main page:b,121b,121OFFERS TO SHIP CARS ARE 100% FRAUDULENT[/b]b,121b,121So he sends me an ad he thinks is a scam: a a href="http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/861449549.html" target="_blank"12007 Prius for $6100/a1. b,121b,121But check out the paragraph at the bottom:b,121b,121/font1font class="small"1Quote:/font1h,121b,121//upload wikimedia org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/EnglandNorfolk svg/24px-EnglandNorfolk svg png width The North-Northwestern part of the suburbs forms the ring finger The area is to a large extent formed by detached middle-class dwellings with some exceptions of housing projects or upper-class areas The area has a population of around 100 000 inhabitants Agudath Sholem Synagogue Registered Historic Places 1995 2008 April 15 Contributing property Geographic coordinate system Historic district (United States) History of the National Register of Historic Places Keeper of the Register List of National Register of Historic Places entries The divergence for marmoset and squirrel monkeys is on the order of 2-4% which is considerably smaller than the divergence for Old World primate genes (6 1%) Hence the New World primate color vision alleles are likely to have arisen after Old World gene duplication ideology which is a technique geneticists use to determine an evolutionary sequence of events It deduces elapsed time from a number of minor differences in DNA sequencesb,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121b,121I am very tempted to contact the seller via email. b,121b,121SUBJECT: Question about your Craigslist Adb,121b,121BODY: b,121I see that you list the divergence for marmoset and squirrel monkeys is on the order of 2-4%. I come up with 5-7%, MINIMUM. Can you cite sources? Thanks!

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  • GaryGary 3,982 Posts
    I encourage this wholly.
  • DjArcadianDjArcadian 3,632 Posts
    Is someone hacking Craigslist?b,121b,121a href="http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=wikimedia+.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/EnglandNorfolk+svg/24px-EnglandNorfolk+svg" target="_blank"1http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe...landNorfolk+svg/a1
  • eliseelise 3,252 Posts
    Im meeting someone tomorrow to look at an apartment. It seems like a really good deal, and I wonder if it IS a hoax.b,121b,121Of course I am not going by myself. But, how the hell can you tell?b,121b,121So far they seem nice, etc.
  • GaryGary 3,982 Posts
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    b,121Im meeting someone tomorrow to look at an apartment. It seems like a really good deal, and I wonder if it IS a hoax.
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    b,121Of course I am not going by myself. But, how the hell can you tell?
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    b,121So far they seem nice, etc.
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121b,121"So far they seem nice" is always the last thing people say right before they are chopped up and eaten.
  • eliseelise 3,252 Posts
    nope...didn't work...try again...b,121b,121b,121img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /1
  • GaryGary 3,982 Posts
    Elise is like ... oh goddamit.
  • eliseelise 3,252 Posts
    Elise is like toast! Oh c'mon!!!! I knew you were sooo gonna go there!!!
  • GaryGary 3,982 Posts
    Elise is like toast. Soulstrut dudes try to act all butter but I just hella burnt her like a supertoaster.
  • eliseelise 3,252 Posts
    lol!
  • chungtechchungtech 290 Posts
    CL SCAMZ ARE EVERYWHERE! Moms tried to sell a grandfather clock (OF ALL THINGS!!) and got this:b,121b,121 I got all information i needed about it, since you can assure me the goodness of it, i will be purchasing it Like i said earlier, with additional $200 of your asking price. I wish i could visit you to take a look at it but due to doctor prescription about the nature of my health, i will be making your payment today through i will not be able to come over there to look at it or offer you cash in person, but i have a private shipper who will handle that, i will be making your payment today through electronic cashier check. Echeck is simple, secured, legal, fast and it is setup to eliminate the stress of putting check in mail for days. You can read more on how i-versa check works at a href="http://www.iversacheck.com" target="_blank"1www.iversacheck.com/a1 and also to let you know more about its legitimacy. You must received cash from your bank before the shipping company will come to pick it up. All what you just need to do is to get a business versacheck paper and versaink, cost of $21.37. Once you have this, i will send the electronic check to your email for printing. You can then print and proceed to clear and cash the check at your bank. The cost of procuring the check paper and ink will be added to the bottom price. you can get business versa check paper and versa ink, at office depot, officemax, staples or any stationary store wal-mart shopping moll around. I will be waiting to read from you soon. get back to me as soon as you get the check paper and ink. you are not the only one i asked from, and first come first serve, buy the material today, to make it faster. This involves a lot of trust and sincerity so if you are not trust worthy please do not bother to email me. You can also call me 206-338-3031. Thanks God bless you.b,121Ralph Hinksonb,1216523 Sleek crane,b,121Reston, Virginia, 20190b,121b,121-She almost went for it too had I not intervened and cried SCAM!! Seriously, they (who/m/ever 'they' are) must make bank on clueless sellers...or do they!?!?!?
  • hogginthefogghogginthefogg 6,098 Posts
    So I sent that email (see my first post) and I just got this reply:b,121b,121/font1
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    b,121Hello,
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    b,121I have received your email regarding the 2007 Toyota Prius with only 11,500 miles.
    b,121The car is in perfect condition,with no scratches on it,no damage, clear title.
    b,121The price for the car is $6,100 with shipping included.
    b,121The car was my husband`s as he loved it very much, but he did not enjoy it as he died in a IRAQ 3 month ago. It brings very bad memories to me, I want to get rid of it.
    b,121The buyer will receive the car with all papers and receipts that he needs to register it to his name.
    b,121Shipping will be done whit DAS and it will take no more then 2-3 days. I have a friend there who will manage me a low price shipping and I assumed that it is my duty to pay for shipping it.It will be delivered directly to your address.
    b,121Anyway, I have to let you know that I want a fast deal so if you are really interested in buying it,please reply with the following information's:
    b,121-Your full name;
    b,121-Your shipping address.(street,city,state,zip code)
    b,121The transaction will close only through ebay so we both will be protected.
    b,121I want ebay because as they are the biggest company on the internet I think that we can close this deal fast and safe for both of us. Also I am not very familiar with the internet transactions and ebay is the only one I know.
    b,121I will look for your email,so that we can move forward with this deal!
    b,121Let me know.
    b,121Regards,
    b,121Stacy Martins
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  • willie_fugalwillie_fugal 1,862 Posts
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    b,121The car was my husband`s as he loved it very much, but he did not enjoy it as he died in a IRAQ 3 month ago.
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121b,121So, er, which Iraq was it?
  • SoulOnIceSoulOnIce 13,027 Posts
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    b,121So, er, which Iraq was it?
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121b,121Why - an IRAQ Z-28, of course!b,121b,121 img src="http://www.thirdgen.org/tech/images/gallery/1986ChevroletIROCZ28Desert86Roc.jpg"1
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    b,121So, er, which Iraq was it?
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    b,121Why - an IRAQ Z-28, of course!
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  • GaryGary 3,982 Posts
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    b,121 but he did not enjoy it as he died in a IRAQ 3 month ago.
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121b,121b,121"As I lay dying in Iraq, I realized I did not enjoy my car."
  • djdazedjdaze 3,099 Posts
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    b,121 but he did not enjoy it as he died in a IRAQ 3 month ago.
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    b,121"As I lay dying in Iraq, I realized I did not enjoy my car."
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121a direct quote from the bestseller "Divergence of a howler monkey: Memoirs from a marmoset"
  • behemothbehemoth 2,189 Posts
    record collection for sale in the Hamptonsb,121b,121a href="http://newyork.craigslist.org/lgi/emd/858456262.html" target="_blank"1http://newyork.craigslist.org/lgi/emd/858456262.html/a1b,121b,121record collection for sale in East NY, Brooklynb,121b,121a href="http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/msg/854454379.html" target="_blank"1http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/msg/854454379.html/a1b,121b,121ummmmmm. notice anything?
  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
    My lady and I were almost duped by a too-good-to-be-true craigslist apartment listing. It wasn't until they asked us to send money to some random person for the key deposit that we got hip.b,121b,121Be careful out there!
  • billbradleybillbradley You want BBQ sauce? Get the fuck out of my house. 2,905 Posts
    You should read up on the sport of Scam Baiting. This site has some really funny ones.b,121b,121a href="http://www.419eater.com/" target="_blank"1http://www.419eater.com//a1
  • GaryGary 3,982 Posts
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    b,121 but he did not enjoy it as he died in a IRAQ 3 month ago.
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    b,121"As I lay dying in Iraq, I realized I did not enjoy my car."
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    b,121a direct quote from the bestseller "Divergence of a howler monkey: Memoirs from a marmoset"
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  • selperfugeselperfuge 1,165 Posts
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    b,121My lady and I were almost duped by a too-good-to-be-true craigslist apartment listing. It wasn't until they asked us to send money to some random person for the key deposit that we got hip.
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    b,121Be careful out there!
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121there was a horrible/fascinating village voice editorial a few years back. the writer was a midwest girl making it in the city, got her first apartment rental in the LES. handed over first month/last month deposit on a pretty good deal for a one bedroom. then she shows up a few days later to move in on the first of the month and there are 20-25 people there who fell for the scam too. img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/WHYMUSTICRY.gif" alt="" /1
  • RockadelicRockadelic Out Digging 13,993 Posts
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    b,121record collection for sale in the Hamptons
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    b,121record collection for sale in East NY, Brooklyn
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    b,121ummmmmm. notice anything?
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121The Hampton's are known for their bargains.
  • djdazedjdaze 3,099 Posts
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    b,121You should read up on the sport of Scam Baiting. This site has some really funny ones.
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121oh my god the stuff on that site is GENIUS! b,121b,121I'm in serious awe of the time put in to some of those. hahahaha. Dude had a bust of his head carved out of wood!!!! hahahahha
  • CousinLarryCousinLarry 4,618 Posts
    Sometimes they go pretty far. This American life had a story about one who they sent to a western union office in Darfur with a note saying Mecca is a Hell Hole and Allah was a false profit. They also told him his mother died.
  • djdazedjdaze 3,099 Posts
    ok Shiver Metimbers is my new idol.
  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
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    b,121 Allah was a false profit.
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    b,121false profit.
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121b,121Yeah, take that schitt to the $700B bailout thread.
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