You wanna waste more of my time with your spam? Two can play at that game. It’s on, Craigslist scammers!
You remember last time, right? Well, I got another obvious scam email yesterday in response to a Craigslist ad, so I thought I’d play the scammer along for a while {1}. So my emails are in black, and the scammer’s are in red. The setup: I had an ad on Craigslist for a car. Got the following response:
From: Bill Adams [sholingtoon01@hotmail.com]
To: Rob
CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY — AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY
** Avoid: wiring money,cross-border deals, work-at-home
** Beware: cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping
** More Info: http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams.html
Hello Seller,
i saw your item at craigslist.org and i realy have interest in it i want you to mail me back as soon as possible if it still availabe so get back to me today Thanks
From: Rob
To: Bill Adams
Yep, the car is still available. Interested in seeing it?
From: Bill Adams [sholingtoon01@hotmail.com]
To: Rob
Sounds Good.
I will like to proceed with payment asap and will like to handle shipment myself when you must have gotten your cash at hand. I am in no rush to pick up the item till funds are clear at the bank. My mode of payment will be via Electronic Cashier Check drawn on US bank. (Bank Of America). You will probarbly need a business check paper to print and cashor deposit the check today. The business check paper is sold for $20 at any stationery store,staples or at your local office supply outlet. I will add the cost of supplies to your asking price with an extra offer for accepting my mode of payment. I work with an auditing firm and will not have time to mail a check. Electronic Cashier checks is fast and secure. I will need your name and address with valid email address to send the Echeck to your email which you can print immediately when you must have purchase the supplies at staples or any stationery store. Kindly delete the advert of this item if my mode of payment is accepted. I will await your email asap.
Thanks.
From: Rob
To: Bill Adams
Dear, Madam. {I throw this in for obvious confusion, just to make sure he’s awake. I mean, who confuses “Bill” for a woman’s name?}
I am pleased that you are anxious to buy my car. I wonder if you would be interested in test driving the vehicle first, however, as it has many nice features with which you could use. For instance, it has an after-market ejection seat — a nice feature indeed when fleeing from the Columbian death squads, I can assure you! Also, there is a 10,000 volt security system that I had installed to ward off the drug lords. Please advise as to the shipping method. I’m not sure if UPS carries boxes big enough for a car.
From: Bill Adams
To: Rob
thanks concerning your email…the shipping copmany will be at your door step… for the pick of the vehicle.. just let me know when you get the business check paper… so we can proceed from there. thank….
Ugg, this guy is so bad at this. I mean, at least fake some interest in the actual item for sale! Who buys a car without test driving it first? Or looking at it even?!
From: Rob
To: Bill Adams
Great news, this is! I finally will be able to get rid of this clunker!So you are not interested in test driving first? Because you may want to. The pedals stick somewhat. This one time, I was fleeing the police in my city of Albuquerque, and the brakes wouldn’t work at all. I manged to stop by running over old people, haha! I kid, I kid. They were all my age. But never fear, those brakes are all replaced now. So for this “business check paper”, can I use copier paper? Would that be sufficient?
From: Bill Adams
To: Rob
You will probarbly need a business check paper to print and cash the check today. The business check paper is sold for $50 at any stationery store,staples or at your local office supply outlet. I will add the cost of supplies to your asking price with an extra offer for accepting my mode of payment thanks
From: Rob
To: Bill Adams
Let’s talk more about this so-called “extra offer”. Since I am bound to a wheel chair now (ever since the run in with the Columbian hoodlums), my health is in the shitter. I would be very grateful for your show of charity in this regard. What can you offer a poor soul who’s down on his luck? Ok, I am going to go buy some of this check paper now at OfficeMart {this bogus store name should have tipped him off, huh?}. They have the best prices in town! And they always have ample handicapped parking, I have found. Do not worry — I will not drive your future Camry-to-be to the OfficeMart. Wouldn’t that be bad luck if I crashed it on the way, what with my bum legs and all?! I shall take the city bus. Be back soon…
From: Bill Adams
To: Rob
Let me known as soon as you purchase that business check paper today
Thanks
From: Rob
To: Bill Adams
Ok, I have returned! The good folks at OfficeMart did not know at first what I needed. They tried to sell me toilet paper, but I explained that wasn’t it, haha! For you are definitely not a sewage person, are you?So I finally found the business check paper. Now how do we proceed?Also, I would very much like to hear your offer for all my trouble.
Regards,
Chris Reeves {ok, bad handicapped joke name, I know, but he’s deceased so I figured the name was up for grabs}
From: Bill Adams
To: Rob
SIMPLE STEPS ON HOW TO PRINT.
Click on the attached file to this email and save the signature.
Download the latest version of InstiCheck 3.0 on your Computer by clicking on this link: http://www.insticheck.com/Download.htm (ensure what you download is Insticheck 3.0) After downloading go to start menu on your computer and click on insticheck 3.0 icon, enter your password.
Click on ADD CHECK on the new window. Fill in the account info below: Bank Info Company Name:
Talking Technology International, Inc.
6558 Lucas Avenue
Oakland, CA 94611
Account Number: xxxxx-xxxxx
ROUTING NUMBER: xxxxxxxxxMemo: Approved
Fractional Number should be ignored
Pay to the order of: Your nameBank of America
675 Anton Boulevard, 2nd Floor
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Save the check created and ready to print.
Click on tools on the insticheck window, go to module settings and select IC_Print_Std_3_Up under the print module, save then Print Email me as soon as you print out your check.
Thanks
Amount: $4500( that is the minimum amount authorized, You will have to deduct your total amount and deduct check paper charge $50 send the extra for the shipping companyto come for pick up immediately and they will insured the car and also prepare bill of sales. You will have to sign all document with them at the NOTARY moreso!!!!!11 for all your troubles or stress deduct $100
Attach the signature you saved. Save the check created and ready to print.
Click on tools on the insticheck window, go to module settings and select IC_Print_Std_3_Up under the print module, save then Print Email me as soon as you print out your check.
Thanks
So we finally get the actual scam. This one’s a weird one. Though this “Insticheck” website looks pretty amateurish, I can’t find anything on the internet that shows it to be illegitimate. It appears to be on the level. However, the funding source of this guy’s transaction is out of left field. Talking Technology International? Turns out the company is real. They make telephony equipment. The account and bank routing numbers in Bill’s email were not x’d out though.
So I called up TTI and asked for Bill Adams. I was told that there was no one by that name there, of course. I then explained the whole scam and the person said I was the third person this week to call them about this! I asked him if he knew his company’s bank information might be compromised. He told me that that account had been closed already! So it appears that our good friend Bill Adams stole this company’s bank info and was using it to steal others’ on Craigslist.
So here’s the direction I took with Bill:
From: Rob
To: Bill Adams
Dear Bill,
At this point, I need to inform you that all of our prior email traffic has been recorded by the Department of Homeland Security as part of their illegal wire tapping effort {having a little fun with current events!}, Internet Fraud Containment Project.
I am an undercover agent. Under the DHS Article 15, Paragraph 6, Section 4.02E, you are hereby required to cease and desist all fraudulent activity. Furthermore, you are to unplug your computer from the internet. All of your liquid assets could be forfeited to the state to cover the legal fees in your impending lawsuit.
You are advised to enter your personal information at the Internet Crime Complain Center here:
http://www.ic3.gov/contact/
…or call the DHS at: 202-282-8000
An agent will arrive at your home shortly. Thank you.
From: Bill Adams
To: Rob
woaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! u mad man com catch me if u can
From: Rob
To: Bill Adams
The International Grammar and Punctuation Coalition would also like to have some words with you, and most likely some occasional capitalized letters and periods.
His eloquent reply:
From: Bill Adams
To: Rob
bull*%$& eat *%$& and die
I had the final word by sending our dialog and his email header {2} to abuse@hotmail.com
From: Rob
To: Bill Adams
Enjoy your spam account while you still have it, scammer!
Footnotes:
- a practice known as scam baiting, see Wiki for more info! [↩]
- to know more about how you too can fight internet email crime, read this fine article about “email headers” [↩]
Wow! I just came from the bank asking questions about a response I received after posting an item for sale on Craigs List. The individual interested in buying wanted to pay using a E Check. The bank had never heard of iversacheck. Your posting sheds a lot of light on this situation and we need to continue to spread the word.
See below from bbellasin1@aol.com:
Sounds Good
I am okay with the conditon & price. my mode of payment will be via Certified Check Drawn on Bank Of America,you will probably need a VersaCheck Paper (Business Size) or a Business Check Paper to print and cash or deposit the check today, the VersaCheck Paper or Business Check Paper is sold for $15-$30 (which i will add it to your last asking price)at any stationery store,office depot or at your local office supply outlet.i will wait for your bank to verify and clear the check before we proceed with the shipping which i will hire my private shipping company to come for the pickup after the check has been cleared at your bank so do not worry about the shipment fee,I will need your Full name,Full address and phone # to send the E-check, you can read more on how it works at http://www.iversacheck.com.
Thanks.
In a message dated 12/6/2009 10:45:43 P.M. W. Europe Standard Time, scubane@cox.net writes:
Still have them for $300. I bought an extra set prior to going to Moab last year and they have been sitting in my basement. Have never had a problem with the ones I installed so decided to get rid of these. Where are you located? Hoping to find someone local and avoid shipping which would not be included in the $300 price.
–
Edward Whitehill
Omaha, NE
—- bbellasin1@aol.com wrote:
> ** CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY — AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY
> ** Avoid: wiring money, cross-border deals, work-at-home
> ** Beware: cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping
> ** More Info: http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams.html
>
> Goodday,
>
>
> I hope you still have this item for sale?if yes get back to me with your
> last price of the item and also present condition.
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
> ——————————————————————
> this message was remailed to you via: sale-dky4u-1496731791@craigslist.org
not even an hour after my post guess what ,,,,
“was up how are you doing, i believe you are cool and how was your
day? i want to ask if your item is still for sale……..
name: abiodun lawson email: bebeneedsluv02@gmail.com”
Wow some looser scammer thinks I am cool. Ok here’s my bank account number. No I didn’t respond. You will ask then, how will you know for sure. Common sense for me. maybe not for you.
Just a tad bit late getting to this site from another site concerning scammers.
Has any one checked out the link everyone has in their posting here????I decided to check on the web site listed below and can’t get to it
http://www.iversacheck.com
You see they are now listed under another name where you get your ink and check supplies. This I know cause I use their check writing program and check and ink to print out my own check and deposit tickets.
The email is a valid one in case you would like to know more.
ALCON;
“Barry Johnson” or “BJ” is at it again, or so it seems. He is using two email addressess:
“b_johnson02@live.com” and “mywaytowork@gmail.com”. I did not catch on at first; I must admit, I was a bit excited to sell my truck so quickly, however after numerous times of asking him to contact me, I have finally written this to all of the “abuse” emails I could find. I will update if “he” writes back:
To whom it may concern;
Below is email traffic from a person claiming to be “Barry Johnson” of “BJ”. This individual is using your trusted websites and services to scam people of their possesions and money.
Please understand that I am a member of the United States Army. I risk my life on a daily basis and do not need this undue stress nor on my family. I am also reporting this to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense Counter-Terrorism Unit. The FTC will also be contacted.
My friends in the US military do not put our lives on the line day in and day out for people like this to exist. We exterminate people of this low caliber!
Apparently, some form of check “MoneyGram” has already been sent. That check and all forms of email correspondence will be forwarded to the above mentioned authorities. I have also included his email addresses he has used to contact me.
I would appreciate some form of feedback and a plan of action in which you plan to deal with this individual(s). Thank you for your time and effort.
v/r
Mike
Got another one for you guys to add to the list:
Jennifer Smith
I was trying to sell some furniture for $650.00. So she responds saying that she can’t come in person because she’s away on business but will send a check for the amount asked now so nobody else will buy it. She also says she’s willing to wait for the check to clear with my bank before getting the furniture. So I said “sure, ok” thinking there’s no risk to me. I didn’t know I can get still get screwed even if the check does clear until I got to this site.
So a day or so later she sends me an InstiCheck for $2,450.00 saying the extra funds is to pay for her shipping company to come pick up the furniture and I should wire the difference to them via Western Union. So at this point I’m like “what the hell? $1800 to ship something that cost $650???” Furthermore, who the hell sends a complete stranger $2k anyway? So I Google for “InstiCheck” and “Craigslist” and “scam” and came across the “overpayment scam”. Googled for this some more and eventually got to this site.
I seriously wish I could reach across the Internet and triangle choke this “Jennifer Smith” until she passes out. I’m not sure if I should even respond to this her. Should I? I’d love to tell Jennifer Smith what she can go do with herself, but I bet I’m just one of many thousands of potential victims.
Looks like Jennifer Smith’s e-mail got cut out in my last posting, so here it is again:
nice2begodly2@gmail.com
This person is continuously harrassing me. They tried to sell me fake southwest airline vouchers and I called them on it. Apparently they didn’t like this. Here are two of the email addys:
frequenttraveler23@gmail.com
pifortheairlines@gmail.com
This is what I got today, when i posted my treadmill for sale.. Craziness i tell you . This guys is apparently DEAF.
from J Ben Mr
reply-to janizbenson@googlemail.com
to sale-dpyez-1638130796@craigslist.org
date Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 6:36 PM
subject Reebok Treadmill 9500 ES – $850 (ORLANDO/KISSIMMEE ) Date: 2010-03-10, 5:42PM EST Reply to:
mailed-by craigslist.org
hide details 6:36 PM (1 hour ago)
** CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY — AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY
** Avoid: wiring money, cross-border deals, work-at-home
** Beware: cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping
** More Info: http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams.html
–
Could you kindly get back to me, if this item is still available for
sale, As i am interested in buying
Thanks
——————————————————————
this message was remailed to you via: sale-dpyez-1638130796@craigslist.org
to janizbenson@googlemail.com
date Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 7:36 PM
subject Re: Reebok Treadmill 9500 ES – $850 (ORLANDO/KISSIMMEE ) Date: 2010-03-10, 5:42PM EST Reply to:
mailed-by gmail.com
hide details 7:36 PM (45 minutes ago)
Hi
Yes, the treadmill is still available.
from john bernard
reply-to johnisbernard@10tecs.com
Hello,
Thanks for the swift response, just to let you know that am okay with
the condition and price of the item, am ready for its purchase and my
form of payment will be by sending you Check via UPS next day
delivery.
I’ll be responsible for the pick-up and the pick up money will
be included in your payment to avoid delay and to enable pick up
company to schedule an appropriate time for the pick-up at your
location after check has been cashed,as i have other properties to be
moved alongside with yours.
I would have really love to come for the viewing but due to my work
frame that might not be possible,but if you have the pics,might want
to have a good look. Please do get back to me with the following
1.Your full name
2.Your mailing address(Physical as Ups does not deliver to P.O.Box}
3.Your phone number.
I appreciate you holding this for me. Please delete the posting as I
am definitely buying it from you and it would be sad
for me to have the payment in the mail only to be
informed of the its sale also am deaf and will like to be contacted via
email.*Looking forward to receiving this information, so the payment
can be made out asap
Thanks and God bless
iam dealing with a guy right now said he send cashier chesk with extra 2500 and to help him out by send 2500 threw western union and pay the shipping with it told him to send check. this guy is on a scam to lets see.told me he wait for check to clear.he called me from cell phone.have number on caller id. iwill post name and number later if anybody wants it.
I just wanted to add to the comment about the fake tickets on craigslist.
frequenttraveler23@gmail.com
pifortheairlines@gmail.com
The guy is obviously insane and has been embarrassing me as well.
Please look out for emails from him and avoid at all cost. His ad on craigslist is really weird in that there are tons of rules you have to follow in order to get the ticket from him. I should have immediately listened to my instinct when I saw that, but I didn’t. Trust your gut!
I have received one of these scams before going through Craigslist however I was dumbfounded this morning to have learned the person I just received an email from (after responding to the email address left from the relay service) was using the exact same tactics as above… and I posted an ad in the NEWSPAPER! I guess the guys running this scam have access to the newspapers on the internet too. I am going to contact my local newspaper and let them know to run a small story if they will in case anyone else out there doesn’t have the experience that some of us have from Craigslist already.
His contact info: Peter Cole or Cole Peter (he has used both in the first email alone)
petcole01@yahoo.com Exact same verbiage as used many times in the posts above.
Heather, I had the exact same thing (relay service) from the same guy. I had an ad in my local newspaper for puppies for sale. It sounded like a scam to me so I googled his email address and it came up as a scammer. I will always trust my instincts from now on.
BN, who commented above was turned into Southwest Airlines for attempting to fraudulently purchase SWA Rapid Rewards. Do I smell ‘Sour Grapes’…I think so!! *Below is the real story…
PI Guy
*
SWA…
Just in…your latest CROOK!
PI Guy
bcc: SWA Fraud
From: Bita H Nossa
Date: Wed, Mar 31,
Flight for Passenger:
Bita Haidarian Nossa
T: 512-287-9229
OUTBOUND
Flight 1045
7:10AM Depart Houston
9:00AM Arrive Nashville
RETURN
Flight 2543
7:00 PM Depart Nashville
9:10 PM Arrive Houston
Bita Haidarian Nossa
Director
Finding Bibi
T 512 287 9229
http://WWW.FINDINGBIBI.COM
Watch out for BRIT DEMO, her e-mail is amataebony11@gmail.com , same exact thing about e-checks and all this bull$%*…after 3 e-mails from her,I decided to google about e-checks and criagslist scams. And its amazing how internet works both ways.
Thanks for your posts guys !
and here is my contribution against these Motherf@#%^&*
I got an odd email about a phone I was selling and when I clicked on the link (I shouldn’t have) it sent me to this weird site and now the only way I can get on craigslist is to go through my history and click on a page I have been to. I can’t sign into my account and I need to…..can you help me. thank you
HI there
I think Mr. Adams is at it again. He was going by the name of Jude Winberly but the email was blladams4@gmail.com and basically exactly the same as above happened to me as you but I didn’t have as much fun with it. I sent a report to craig’s list and the FTC
Do I need to do anything to protect myself? I sent him my address, phone, name and of course he has my email. I didn’t print the check or give him any banking info.
I received these emails from two different scammers, yesterday; Make sure you block their email addresses from your email account.
This was from adelerandol3223@yahoo.com.
“hello is this small beige purse for sale?”
Then when I replied, “Yes,” I received an automated email, 30 seconds, later. The scammer used Yahoo! Auto Response and wrote:
“Don’t sell this!
I just wanted to let you know that I was selling a few things on CL just like
you. I ended up realizing a lot of people get ripped off, its over-all NOT SAFE
anymore to meet people from craigslist. A friend of min told me about this
website I should look at, and I made about $4000 from it last month… I’m
making more than I was at my job. To try it out go to http://cnbc-news.org/jobs/
If you need some help getting started let me know.”
And I received the same scam from sandeeeoff1441@yahoo.com
“What’s Up were you still looking to get rid of that? Let me know pleasethanks”
When I replied, “Yes,” I received a response about a few minutes later, from Yahoo! Auto Response.
“You don’t have to sell this so cheap…
I used to sell stuff on CL just like you were doing to pay my bills. I ended up
realizing a lot of people get ripped off, its over-all NOT SAFE anymore to meet
people from craigslist. My friend told me about this website that I should look
at so I did, and I made about $3500 last month from it. I’m making more than I
was at my regular job. If I can do it, you can. Visit http://googlesuccess.org
If you need help getting started let me know, it’s simple.”
I’m ashamed of myself; I wish I had known that they were scammers. I live in an area where a lot of young people use slang and write like that, where people who write or speak informally are considered to be “cool” (and anyone else who doesn’t is thought of as a wealthy “snob,” or just plain “weird”), so I just thought that I received e-mails from typical, young, local people.
Melissa – I just did the same thing and have the same questions as you – boy do I feell dumb……
I thought it was interesting that some of you replied to the scammers, trying to invent your own scam stories, but now that I think about it, I’m a little concerned that the scammers might take your advice and improve their grammar, or will copy and paste your own words (your scam stories) and send them to other people, their future scam victims.
s, this is an interesting perspective. I guess you could be right. Depending on how entrepreneurial the scammers are, they might indeed better their technique by studying scam baiting. In fact, I personally have noticed that the scam emails have gotten more intelligible in the last couple years.
Still, I just can’t help baiting. It’s so funny!
Jude Winberly has changed e-mail addresses again: judewinberly5@gmail.com. Offering the same e-check scam.
Pretty good bit of information about Craigslist.org scammers at FreeSpeechSore.com:
http://www.freespeechstore.com/
This is another email I got most recently: The guys is till on ………….
Hello ,
I would have prefer to visit you and pick up the item but i work as a crew with an airline service and we are currently on a trip now which might take me weeks to return back home and i want the item to be moved with some other household items that i am planning to move to my new house .
You can visit http://www.iversacheck.com to know more about echeck and proceed immediately to any nearby stationary stores or office depot to purchase a blank business check paper which is sold for about $20 then get back to me when you have it so that can send you the check and instructions on how to print it.
Thanks
Dude must think that no one would suspect such a thing… a simple Google search found me this page (Thanks Rob!!!!)
From: winberly0@hotmail.com
Sounds Good. I’m very busy with work and other important obligations, I will proceed
with payment via E-check. E-check is just a means to send bank check to your e-mail instead of mailing it to you, as I can’t get around to mail a check at the moment. You will only need a business check paper to print from your e-mail and have it cashed or deposited. You will be able to purchase the business check paper at staples,walmart,office max or any stationery store at cost of $20. I will reimburse you with the cost of supplies to your asking price. I’m in no rush with you till funds clears before pick. I will await your email with the following information so that I can send the check to you once you have supplies.
1) Full Name(2) Address and(3) Phone Number.
Get back to me asap.
Thanks.
Jude.
I just received an email from this jude winberly also, winberly0@hotmail.com..I went ahead and copied the above and sent it in a reply (to let them know they needed respond, I already had the next message ready to go!)…Isn’t there any agency to report these too, like the FBI? I mean that is banking fraud isn’t it? Stealing account numbers? You would think they would go after these people…I also had one yesterday from
olowoofuja04@gmail.com
kechin ton
show details 3:09 PM (2 hours ago)
Thanks for responding, I’m ok with the price. I would like to send
payment asap. Please let me know if a certified cashiers check is
ok.After my check clears my shipper will come and pick it up at your
location. I would have loved to come and take a look but I can’t. My
shipper will though. If you can get back to me with your details I’ll
get the check out asap. Need your full name and address,zip code and
your telephone number.N.B UPS does not deliver to aP.O box
addresses.Regards..
Sent from my U.S. Cellular BlackBerry®
smartphone
BEWARE OF JAMES DAVIDS,HE WILL BUY YOUR ITEM IN A SECOND,EVEN ASK HOW YOUR FAMILY IS DOING. BUT, CAN ONLY PAY WITH A U.S. CASHIERS CHECK. BUT, IT WILL BE WRITTEN OVER THE AMOUNT OF PURCHASE DUE TO THERE BEING A MINIMAL “CHECK WRITTING AMOUNT” AND MY OLYMPUS STYLUS 8000 AT $155.00 IS TO SMALL OF AN AMOUNT. BUT,I WAS TO MAIL HIM THE REST. BUT OF COURSE I GET TO KEEP AN EXTRA $100.00 FOR MY TROUBLE MAKING THE TOTAL AMNT OF MY SELL $255.00 HE RECEIVES A COOL $1,000 BUCKS, HE’S EASY TO FIND JUST POST AN ITEM FOR SALE AROUND A COUPLE OF HUNDRED DOLLARS AND YOU WILL HEAR FROM HIM WITHIN 24 HOURS THEY MOVE QUICK. PLEASE FORWARD THIS INFO TO MAKE AS MANY PEOPLE AWARE OF THIS AND NOT HIS VICTIMS
ANYONE HEARD FROM A JAMES DAVIDS YET ? I THOUGHT I WOULD FOLLOW UP ON IT AFTER I WROTE A LETTER STATING HIS SCAM AND HOW TO DRAW HIM IN. LET ME NO, I WILL BE READING THIS SITE DAILY
“Jude Winberly” just sent me an e-mail reply to a posting of mine. I didn’t reply to him yet because I ALWAYS Google names of people or their e-mails coming to me from Craigslist just in case of stupidness like this. Hence, how I came to this site and learned that this isn’t going to be a legit response!
As an FYI, the e-mail he is using this time is basholingtoon677@gmail.com
Wow! Thank goodness I googled the name Jude Winberly and saw the link to this page in the #1 spot! It sounded like a scam to me but wasn’t sure. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Also, your replies to him were just good comedy!
Wow, everyone, I’m continually amazed at how much attention this blog post of mine gets. It’s both exciting (for me) and sad (for you)!
If you all would like to have another fun read, check out my latest Craigslist scam baiting dialog, and protect yourself in the process:
http://www.electrolund.com/2010/06/craigslist-scam-baiting-part-3
Jude is still tryin! His new email..bashcomolingtoon677@gmail
I listed some items on Craigslist and got the “i’m interested” bite. Google the name and came across this site so I decided to play along for a bit.
I responded that I still had the item and then got the “I’ll send you an echeck, blah blah blah.”
So, I sent the following response….think he’ll answer?
–Sounds great!!!
But, since I’m not an idiot, I did have enough sense to do a little research and I know that this is your usual lame scam.
Maybe, if you weren’t a stupid asshole, you would have sense enough to use a different name than you were using 3 years ago.
Why don’t you just tell everyone that you are a Nigerian Prince…you’d have better luck!
Good riddance, douchebag.
Sure glad I googled his name too and saw all of these posts. I had another experience with this a couple months ago with the same type of interest but they wanted me to view a picture to see if was a similar item and fortunately, my Virus protection stopped it. This is very frustrating and I hope the FTC looks into these people that are trying to steal from innocent people who are trying to make a few extra dollars, especially with what the economy is today! The guy is so out of touch and he keeps using the same name!
Hello
i’m interested in buying it, can u get back to me if it’s available for sell.
regards
barry
Hello,
I’m completely interested in buying it.
I anticipate that I’ll have a Check issued out to you.I’m in no rush with you till funds are cleared in your bank.I’ll instruct my mover to come for pick up when payment has been cleared. Kindly e-mail me back with your Name, Address, City, State, Code and Phone Number for the Bank Cheque.The Check should get to you within 2-3 business days via USPS postal service.
Please remove the Ad if you are interested in selling it to me to avoid interruption by others.
Expecting your response with details requested.
Thanks
Sent yesterday morning and this morning