I post something on craigslist and get this

[buzzsaw13]

So, I post up my shuttle on craigslist and got an email. What the hell is this crap? I've noticed a lot of scam emails are written in all caps :disgust:

HELLO SELLER,
HOW DO YOU DO TODAY?THIS IS PASTOR ROSELINE,TODAY I SAW YOUR
ADVERTISEMENT ON CRAIGSLIST AND TO BE CANDID THIS IS A
MASTERPIECE,PLEASE MAY I KNOW SOMETHINGS RIGHT,PLEASE WHAT IS THE
CURRENT CONDITION OF ITEM?HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE IN STOCK?AND WHAT IS
YOUR FINAL PRICE?
YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING WHY AM THIS INQUISITIVE,THIS IS BECAUSE I HAVE
JUST RECOVERED FROM A LOSS.THIS HAPPEN WHEN I BOUGHT A MINI CAMERA AT
CRAIGSLIST SOME TWO MONTHS AGO,THE ADVERT WAS AS ROSSY AS YOURS TOO
BUT I PAID FOR SOMETHING THAT DID NOT WORK AT ALL. IF YOUR ADVERT IS
TANTERMONT TO THE ITEM,THEN FOR PAYMENT AND PICKUP,MAY I HAVE YOUR
FULL NAME ,ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER.I WILL PAY IMMEDIATELY I RECEIVE
THIS.
BEST REGARDS

Should I even bother answering this person?

 

[LuckyTaxi]

no dont cuz i got something similar. the wording sounds the same.

 

[TechnoPro]

NO!

 

[Safeway]

No. It's a scam.

 

[Ulfwald]

I SMELL TROLL!!!!!

 

[JonnyStarks]

Seems legit. I'd go for it.

 

[amdhunter]

YES, you should trust everyone on the internet. Especially Pastors.

 

[BlueWeasel]

God, I bet his sermons suck....probably just a bunch of shouting sentence fragments.

 

[sivart]

yes, give them your hated neighbors info

If they don't acknowledge exactly what you are selling delete and move on.

 

[jpeyton]

You must be new to the internet.

 

[EmperorIQ]

why do all scammers type in all caps?

 

[Mucho]

Originally posted by: JonnyStarks
Seems legit. I'd go for it.

 

[Praetorian7]

Bait him and string him along for awhile. Maybe he'll be interested in an Anus Laptop.

 

[buzzsaw13]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
You must be new to the internet.

Well, I was thinking about replying with something similar to p-p-p-powerbook

 

[UsandThem]

I got the same thing when I was selling a PC on Craigslist.

I hate scammers.

 

[Valkerie]

don't do it, cuz if he/she wuz serious, the letter would be much more formal than that.

 

[MX2]

Here also is my experience...
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1655723&enterthread=y

So per that thread, I included this in my posting...

*SCAMMERS NEED NOT ATTEMPT TO PURCHASE THIS SYSTEM. I AM WELL AWARE OF YOUR TACTICS AND APPROACHES. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES TO HELP PREVENT THIEVES AND SCAMMERS FROM INTRUDING ON OUR LOCAL CRAIGSLIST COMMUNITY. WE NEED TO HELP EACH OTHER TO BE SAFE AND SECURE WITH ANY ONLINE BUYING, SELLING, OR TRADING

http://419eater.com/index.htm
http://www.trollhunters.com/

Not one single scam email today

 

[OutHouse]

Advert???

Don't they teach Africans English anymore?

 

[Nick5324]

Originally posted by: Praetorian7
Bait him and string him along for awhile. Maybe he'll be interested in an Anus Laptop.

:thumbsup:

 

[Trey22]

Just make sure you ship first!

 

[czech09]

Originally posted by: amdhunter
YES, you should trust everyone on the internet. Especially Pastors.

Lmao

 

[chambersc]

Originally posted by: Praetorian7
Bait him and string him along for awhile. Maybe he'll be interested in an Anus Laptop.

or a p-p-powerbook

 

[Rebasxer]

Ship them a picture of your middle finger

 

[timswim78]

I got this today. Now the scammers are too damn lazy to even put the name of the item in their emails.

"i saw your advert placement on craigslist,i require the above named item.i shall be highly grateful if you can let me know whether you have the product and please quote best terms for supply of the goods.it shall be highly appreciated if the conditions and the term of payment are clearly stated.
Thanks
"

 

[tami]

haha, i like his spelling of "tantermont"