At least the scammer is friendly....

[manlymatt83]

Him:

hello. my name is Edward Nancy and i want to buy the Blackberry you advertised on Craigslist.please get back to me so we can talk. thanks

Me:

Hi

Him:

hello i got your mail and i want to buy the phone. i am medical doctor residing in Texas but i am in
London now for an
emergency meeting. the phone in question is for my daughter who is an exchange student in west Africa.
she lost her mum a
few weeks back and i want to send her something to keep her mind off the stress.
i will pay you through pay pal so provide me with your pay pal account if you have one. but if you
don't, i can probably
send you the money to your address or any other way you think will be safe for you. please note thati
will pay you an
extra $80 for both the mailing and insurance
i will forward my child's mailing address once you get your money. thanks
you can call
Dr Jeff +447045715497. that is my London line
sent from .U.K. Verizon blackberry.

Me:

Ha, what a story!

Him:

i will take that as a no i will not sell my item to you and thanks for time all the same.

=)

 

[DesiPower]

he scammed, you spammed

 

[konakid7]

What a polite guy. If someone ever really has a circumstance like this they're gonna have a hard time convincing people of it.

 

[kgokal]

If that were ever true, i highly doubt they would use Craigslist.org...

 

[mumedina]

That guy, without a doubt, could be the most polite scammer I've ever heard about. *sheds tear*

 

[Krazy4Real]

Wow... very friendly, but still evil.

 

[lxskllr]

I think you screwed up. He sounded legitimate to me. Pretty much like all the other Texans I've encountered.

 

[chusteczka]

There is something I do not understand. If he prepays, meaning you receive the money first, what is the problem?

 

[Fayd]

There is something I do not understand. If he prepays, meaning you receive the money first, what is the problem?

paypal always trusts the buyer. doesn't matter what it was, they will trust the buyer and the seller will be left with nothing.

 

[chusteczka]

paypal always trusts the buyer. doesn't matter what it was, they will trust the buyer and the seller will be left with nothing.

Thank you

 

[ussfletcher]

paypal always trusts the buyer. doesn't matter what it was, they will trust the buyer and the seller will be left with nothing.

But he said that he will get the money to him anyway that the OP thinks is safe for him. Legit non-refundable means included, amirite?

 

[manlymatt83]

So did I get pwned? Is he not a scammer

 

[DaTT]

ask him to mail a money order?

 

[lxskllr]

So did I get pwned? Is he not a scammer

I think the offer of money in any way you choose is a red herring. It was just to get you involved in getting him the phone. C'mon. a doctor in Texas has an emergency(!) meeting in London, and wants a phone for his daughter in Africa?!?!

If he's so important that he flies to London for emergencies, Why's he tried to save a couple dollars on Craigslist? He should be pretty well loaded.

 

[manlymatt83]

Updated reply from him:

please what do you mean by the last mail you sent me. are you selling the
item to me or not.

 

[isekii]

haha I love it. UK verizon blackberry

 

[vshah]

haha I love it. UK verizon blackberry

.U.K.

 

[rudder]

that poor little girl... crying over her dead mum and nothing to take her mind off it.

 

[El Guaraguao]

Had the same email from when I was trying to sell my PS3 on ebay a while back, but it was a nurse. Not a doctor.