Selling on Craigslist ; Have You Seen This Scam?

from JoeUser Forums
I sell on Craigslist from time to time, but this is the first time I've been attempted to be scammed on as a seller.

Notice the info the scammer requests. What is so useful about this info.

What is the worst that could happen to a seller that gives out this info, yet does not sent the merchendise?
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
What is the worst that could happen to a seller that gives out this info, yet does not sent the merchendise?


You mean besides being charged with running their own scam?
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
All I can say is: Craigslist needs to jack itself up!
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Sorta reminds me of Whimpey from the Popeye show: "I'll gladly pay you tomorrow for a hamburger today.".....

As we all know, tomorrow never comes.
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
Yeah, the old forged money order scam. You cash it, give the "over draft" to someone else and then the cops come after you for cashing a fake money order.

Or a simple information fishing scam.
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yeah, the old forged money order scam. You cash it, give the "over draft" to someone else and then the cops come after you for cashing a fake money order.


That's if it ever arrived, forged or otherwise....the bit that makes me immediately sus is the 'immediate dispatch' payment later part - the $50 bonus as temptation/incentive to send the item post-haste.....

****"I'll gladly pay you tomorrow for a hamburger today.".****
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top
****"I'll gladly pay you tomorrow for a hamburger today.".****


Better yet:

The checks in the mail.
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Craigslist has Scam warnings marked all over their site.

If you have not read already:

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/about/scams.html
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Craigslist has Scam warnings marked all over their site.


Maybe so, but it don't stop scammers from trying, coming up with inventive new ways to cheat people out of their money/products.....

Also doesn't stop those who see an item of interest and go "Oh WoW, that's a must have" and subsequently forget/overlook the warnings.