Some focker just tried to screw me on Craigslist

[RicemanX 20]

So because of my iphone, I decided to sell my zune for cheap on craigslist.

I get an e-mail saying:

"I am buying this item form my

partner overseas and i will be adding $100 for the shipping and

handling.I would have made this transaction locally but am presently

out of town so get back to me with your PayPal account email address

as for me to send you the money i am doing this very fast because i

have promised my partner that the item will be there soonest get back

to me immediately as for us to transact very fast"

 

So that sounds sketch from the beginning. But I did say you could pay on paypal, so I gave him my paypal address.

 

Then, I get 2 e-mails:

From: rickjohnson0@gmail.com on behalf of service@paypal.com (tracking.shipment@consultant.com)

Dear ronnyzd@hotmail.com,

You have an Instant Payment from Justin Patton for your Craigslist item(s)30 GB Black Zune.

Transaction Date: April 11, 2008

Transaction ID: 5Y758892CS5722206

Transaction Amount: $190.00 USD

Payer"s Email:justin.two@gmail.com

 

Status: Confirmed

Note: This PayPal Payment has been deducted from the buyer's account and has been "APPROVED" but will not be credited to your account until the shipment is verified.

Therefore we urge you to get the merchanise shipped to the buyer's address and verify it by sending the shipment tracking details to us at : tracking.shipment@consultant .com

And:

Dear ronnyzd@hotmail.com,

We received a shipping update from Justin Patton,the buyer of your Craigslist item

The New Shipping information is as below :

John Okonkwo

Sw9/1429 beside majerita hotel adeoyo ring road,

Ibadan

Oyo State,

Nigeria 23402.

Address Status: Confirmed

We have confirmed and verified this shipping address,therefore we urge to ship the merchandise to the above address and verify it by sending the shipment tracking details to us.

 

*SHIPMENT VERIFICATION*

You can have the shipment confirmed/verified in any of the following ways:

(1).Contact us stating the tracking number of the shipment at: " tracking.shipment@consultant .com

".

(2).You can give the buyer of your auction item the tracking number of the shipment and once he/she verifies the shipment,he/she will notify us immediately.

 

As a computer guy, I spotted the scam easily. It was a really bad paste job for the paypal logos and the address with "on behalf of paypal.com(tracking.shipment@consultant.com)" was sketchy as well.

 

So I googled "consultant.com scam" and I got this page:

http://www.scienceshareware.com/ebay/nigeria-scam.htm

 

So of course, I e-mailed back the guy saying:

"Hey! Thanks for the quick payment, your Zune is in the mail! Unfortunately, I did not get a tracking number.

I am also selling a PSP and Wii for $150 and $250 if you are interested in those."

[Chargersin08 0]

So because of my iphone, I decided to sell my zune for cheap on craigslist.

I get an e-mail saying:

So that sounds sketch from the beginning. But I did say you could pay on paypal, so I gave him my paypal address.

 

Then, I get 2 e-mails:

 

And:

As a computer guy, I spotted the scam easily. It was a really bad paste job for the paypal logos and the address with "on behalf of paypal.com(tracking.shipment@consultant.com)" was sketchy as well.

 

So I googled "consultant.com scam" and I got this page:

http://www.scienceshareware.com/ebay/nigeria-scam.htm

 

So of course, I e-mailed back the guy saying:

"Hey! Thanks for the quick payment, your Zune is in the mail! Unfortunately, I did not get a tracking number.

I am also selling a PSP and Wii for $150 and $250 if you are interested in those."

If you had to use google to know if the guy was actually scamming you, you're not much of a computer guy.

[RicemanX 20]

If you had to use google to know if the guy was actually scamming you, you're not much of a computer guy.

When a dude throws me $190 for a Zune I bought new for $100 a year ago...I wanted to make sure it was a scam.

I already thought so with that whole email address thing.

[Chronic Husker 86]

Since you have his address, I think you should actually mail him something.

[Drizzay 754]

Since you have his address, I think you should actually mail him something.

 

Or we can Jihad his email

[Chargersin08 0]

419eater.com

 

that site is effing hilarious, people just all day mess with the Nigerian scammers. they get em to take goofy pictures or create stupid art by making them think they're going to get money. off the top of my head i think one guy actually had some Nigerian dude make him a wooden super nintendo in one of them.

 

go to the letters section if you wanna read some.

[Chargersin08 0]

Or we can Jihad his email

In Arabic, Jihad means "strive" or "struggle"

[Drizzay 754]

419eater.com

 

that site is effing hilarious, people just all day mess with the Nigerian scammers. they get em to take goofy pictures or create stupid art by making them think they're going to get money. off the top of my head i think one guy actually had some Nigerian dude make him a wooden super nintendo in one of them.

 

go to the letters section if you wanna read some.

 

 

Haha, this site is the shiznit!

 

[Drizzay 754]

In Arabic, Jihad means "strive" or "struggle"

 

It's kind of an inside joke...so to speak.

[Chargersin08 0]

Haha, this site is the shiznit!

 

[GettnHuge 2]

Captain McGillicuddy >>>

[IGotWorms 4,063]

I thought this was going to be a post about your personal ad in the "casual encounters: m4m" section.

 

Because I must say, you made a good pitch.

[RicemanX 20]

I thought this was going to be a post about your personal ad in the "casual encounters: m4m" section.

 

Because I must say, you made a good pitch.

Actually, its more like in the m4mm section...but it didn't work out too well.

[TommyGavin 790]

Actually, its more like in the m4mm section...but it didn't work out too well.

 

Settle Down there Ronny DZ

[swirvenirvin 25]

Wow are you stupid for even giving him your paypal address seriously... Wow DUMB

[Old School 360]

Captain McGillicuddy >>>

 

That was fricking classic-

[RicemanX 20]

Wow are you stupid for even giving him your paypal address seriously... Wow DUMB

You can get my paypal address by searching for my name on paypal, buying some of my e-bay stuff, and 90 percent of the time, its the person's primary address, no harm done. So don't be a d1ck if you don't know.

[Chronic Husker 86]

Captain McGillicuddy >>>

Ben, I am your father.

[cortezthekiller303 0]

In Arabic, Jihad means "strive" or "struggle"

 

The you should really Jihad to do better with your posting, because you are really Jihading so far.

[swirvenirvin 25]

You can get my paypal address by searching for my name on paypal, buying some of my e-bay stuff, and 90 percent of the time, its the person's primary address, no harm done. So don't be a d1ck if you don't know.

 

ill be a ###### whenever the fock I want give me my money

[G-in O-town 0]

Nigeria would also be a dead give away. Nigeria is scam central....

[Big Blue 06 196]

The you should really Jihad to do better with your posting, because you are really Jihading so far.