scammers on craigslist

[4runnercrazy 10+ year member]

im selling my type r and amp on there and this is one of the emails i got......could they make it ne more obivous?

>Hello,

>I am highly interested in the ad posted above but need you to explain to my again the percentage (%) working condition and likewise your asking price before sending you a postal money order via my United States Postal Serivice (USPS) account .Looking

>forward in doing business with you.

>Jenifer.

>Note.

>I am a Nursing mother and Divorced.Can't come and pick it up in person but shipping with my own courier service (FedEx).If this sounds okay with you,kindly get back to me with your full name,street address,city,state,zip-code ,direct email address and

>likewise your phone # so as to finalize payment immediately.

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[AllStar1500bd 5,000+ posts]

I get those all the time when I post on craigslist. The main thing is not to email them back, and just ignore it. Otherwise, they will think that you are interested and put your email into another "pool" for them to phish from.

 

[4runnercrazy 10+ year member]

i ussally just start swaering at them and talk about how they should giove up on life //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

HaHa, a divorced, nursing mother wants your Type R....

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

i thought all divorced, nursing mothers ran type R's ?

 

[iagrdshaka 5,000+ posts]

most do with Orion powa!

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

You shouldd emial them back and tell the you will send the thing COD only...then send them about 20 bricks COD...they will