Help me figure out if this is a Craigslist scam

[The Sauce]

I have moved and I am trying to sell several things I salvaged from the old home. I posted several on Craigslist. Today I received responses for multiple items from two different people. Each of them sent the exact response for multiple different items. All with the same spelling errors, dates, etc. Example:

Can i come to look at it anytime Saturday- Teusday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Possibly Monday evenning by appointment it would be easier for me if you can email me your phone number @ xxxxxxxxx@gmail.com as i usually check email every Minute so i can email you back to make arrangements. Thanks Xxxxxxx .....


Is this a scam? If so what are they fishing for? I did already respond with just my phone number before I saw the additional identical emails..

 

[pcgeek11]

Something isn't right. I would ignore those.

 

[lxskllr]

Maybe sell your phone# to spammers? Is that a thing?

 

[Captante]

Each of them sent the exact response for multiple different items. All with the same spelling errors, dates, etc.

Obviously ... yes its a scam.

 

[The Sauce]

Okie dokie. That what I thought. I'm a Craigslist newb and I couldn't quite see the angle there.

 

[rudeguy]

Okie dokie. That what I thought. I'm a Craigslist newb and I couldn't quite see the angle there.

It's Nigerian scam stuff. You reply, then you get an email asking you to ship the items to some hell hole and they will PayPal you the money.

Just ignore them. The general rule with CL is the same as ebay: if it feels like a scam, it is a scam.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Craigslist: If you have to ask, it's a scam.

 

[BUTCH1]

Prolly want to figure out what time your not home so they can rob you while your at work.

 

[CZroe]

That's just the probe. The scam comes next.

 

[shabby]

That's just the probe. The scam comes next.

Yas hi won't be able to com saturday, i will send you a chek and will have my shippr pick it up. I will duble the money on the chekq and you can send me the differeference, by!

 

[CZroe]

Yas hi won't be able to com saturday [but i wil trust you say is tru for condision], i will send you a chek and will have my shippr pick it up. I will duble the money on the chekq and you can send me the differeference, by!

Exactly.

 

[Jeraden]

Never respond to a CL reply that asks you to email them at a different email address. They are ALWAYS just to try to harvest your email address. Stay behind the anonymous CL redirection address.