Craigslist Military PayPal Scam
by The Unemployed Mom on 09/02/11 at 8:35 am
One of the many reasons I hate selling items on Craigslist is because of spam emails I receive. Some lessons I have learned is:
- Do not respond to anyone asking questions that are clearly answered in your sale description.
- If a prospective buyer emails asking “are you the seller”, then junk it immediately. The scammer is trying to obtain personal information from you.
- Use an email account that does not contain your name or any personal details.
- Accept cash only and deal locally, no exceptions! If someone offers to wire you money or transfer via PayPal then red flags should go up immediately!
Here is the latest scam email we received after answering a question from a prospective Craigslist buyer inquiring about the condition of our sale item.
Thanks For Getting back to me ..I am buying this furniture and i am a military presently on a mission,and due to secrets of this mission, phone calls,and visiting of website are restricted but i squeezed out time to check this advert.i don’t have access to my bank account online as i don’t have internet banking, but i can pay from my paypal account, as i have my bank a/c attached to it,I don’t mind paying additional $50 for it in order for you to take the ad down from craigslist and also to be assured that it is already mine.i will need you to give me your paypal email address so i can make the payments asap for the item and pls if you don’t have paypal account yet, it is very easy to set up, go to www.paypal.com and get it set up, after you have set it up i will only need the e-mail address you used for the registration with paypal so as to put the money through. I have a pick up agent that will come and pick it up after i have made the payments
US Army
OIF Veteran
2004-2005
2006-2008Email address: rogus kenneth <kenthrogth@googlemail.com>
I don’t want anyone to fall for these scams, which is why I am sharing. Be cautious and make smart decisions! For additional Craigslist scam information, visit here.
Brandi
Oct 17th, 2011
Here is one from Robert Lansley:
Thanks for your swift response, I’m seriously interested in buying
this for my Father, your asking price is quite reasonable and
affordable considering others I’ve seen lately, I’ll take it. I would
have loved to come check it out my self but I am currently on TDY
from 10/8 to 12/12 as Navy instructor for new recruits. I won’t be
able to leave the TDY until 11th of November. I however squeezed out
time to check this posting as all personal dealings are highly
restricted here, i really want this as a surprise gift for my Father
so i won’t let him know anything about this until it get delivered to
him and due to the fact that phone calls making are restricted……i
will be paying you with my PayPal account because it’s attached to my
bank account and its safe and very secure way to make payment. If my
mode of payment is accepted just send me your paypal email
address,(Paypal ID) so i can pay in right away. I have a private
courier agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been
made, so no shipping included. I’ll need your name, the pickup address
or location and please include your PayPal email address for the
payment and send me some recent pictures if available And if you dont
have a paypal account, you can easily go to http://www.paypal.com and sign
up.its very easy. I await your reply asap
Thanks
Robert
L CIV NNSY, C552
Niki
Oct 18th, 2011
I just received a similar email too.
First clue is I never emailed this person and he refers to my mail I sent him. And like all the other emails, i cant call him or meet him. And then they are asking for more personal info. Here is a copy of the letter:
Hello,
Thanks for the mail, I’m seriously interested in buying this for my son and am okay with your selling price, I’m a Petroleum Engineer and currently offshore i really want this as a surprise gift for my son so i won’t let him know anything about this until it get delivered to him. You can mail me back with your paypal email address so i can make the payment to you right now and if you don’t have an account with paypal you can set up an account today as it’s secured and reliable visit their website on http://www.paypal.com. Do not worry about shipping or picking up as my pick up agent will come and pick it up from you once have made the payment to you and your full address and phone number will be needed for the pickup arrangement I would love to speak with you through the phone but due to my work as a Petroleum Engineer i work mainly offshore, our phone is down on the rig right now due to bad weather, We can still communicate through the email exchange for now.I will be looking forward to read back from you real soon with the paypal email address and your full address including phone number for the pickup arrangement.
Dwayne
Oct 19th, 2011
Thank you
Got a scam letter
Thanks for the prompt response.. I am ready to buy it now for my
Dad and i am not in town at the moment as i am a marine
engineer manager and due to the nature of my work, It hard to make a
phone calls and visiting of website are restricted but i squeezed out
time to check this advert and send you an email regarding it. I really
want it to be a surprise for my dad so i wont let him know anything
about it until it gets delivered to him, i am sure he will be more
than happy with it. I insisted on paypal because i don’t have access
to my bank account online as i don’t have internet banking, but i can
pay from my paypal account, as i have my bank a/c attached to it, i
will need you to give me your paypal email address and the price so i
can make the payments asap for it and please if you don’t have paypal
account yet, it is very easy to set up, go to http://www.paypal.com and get
it set up, after you have set it up i will only need the e-mail
address you use for registration with paypal so as to put the money
through. I have a pick up agent that will come and pick it after i
have made the payments…
Thanks.
Mark
The Unemployed Mom
Oct 19th, 2011
Love how this scammer says “it hard to make a phone calls and visiting of website are restricted but i squeezed out time to check this advert”. LOL! What a waste!
Phil Bland
Oct 19th, 2011
Just received this today
Thanks for your swift response, I’m seriously interested in buying this for my son, your asking price is quite reasonable and affordable considering others I’ve seen lately, I’ll take it. I would have loved to come check it out my self but am currently in camp as military seer instructor for new recruits. I won’t be able to leave the base until 12th of December. I however squeezed out time to check this posting as all personal dealings are highly restricted here, i really want this as a surprise gift for my son so i won’t let him know anything about this until it get delivered to him and due to the fact that phone calls making are restricted……i will be paying you with my PayPal account because it’s attached to my bank account and its safe and very secure way to make payment. If my mode of payment is accepted just send me your paypal email address,(Paypal ID) so i can pay in right away. I have a private courier agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been made, so no shipping included. I’ll need your name, the pickup address or location and please include your PayPal email address for the payment and send me some recent pictures if available And if you dont have a paypal account, you can easily go to http://www.paypal.com and sign up. its very easy. I await your reply asap
camarolover
Oct 19th, 2011
I got this email for my guinea pigs. BEWARE!! These people are scum!!!
Thanks for the message and I’m completely satisfied with theinformation.I told you in the previous email about the nature of myjob and my mom is old i don’t want her to do all the running around soI’ll be using the services of a vet for the pick up.I will make thepayment for the re homing fees via paypal and once you have thepayment the vet will meet you for the pick up. I will like you to get back to me with the following information: Your Full NameYour paypal email addressYour Full contact address where the vet will meet you for the pickup(including your phone number). I’m going to add $100 with the re homing fees and also the paypalcharges in order to make it easier for you to have everything done asfast as possible.Meanwhile I will like you to remove the adverts fromthe website today to avoid disturbance and get back to me with therequested information.I’m counting on you so I will not like you tolet me down because I’ll like the guinea pigs to be with my mom byThursday so once i received the information today i will send you thepayment and i will contact the vet to meet you for the pick up. Thanks and reply asap. Thanks.Andrew.
They make it sound too good! The nerve of some people! They don’t even care that they are hurting people! What A$$H@les!!!!!!!!
The Unemployed Mom
Oct 19th, 2011
Ridiculous, isn’t it? I get so angry every single time I see these scam messages. These people try to prey on sellers’ emotions, it’s pathetic. I hope they are ALL caught!
Dan
Oct 19th, 2011
Trying to sell a boat on CL…just got this response today…looks like this scum has been busy lately.
From: paulrobxx3@gmail.com
Thanks for your swift response, I’m seriously interested in buying this for my son, your asking price is quite reasonable and affordable considering others I’ve seen lately, I’ll take it. I would have loved to come check it out my self but am currently in camp as military seer instructor for new recruits. I won’t be able to leave the base until 12th of December. I however squeezed out time to check this posting as all personal dealings are highly restricted here, i really want this as a surprise gift for my son so i won’t let him know anything about this until it get delivered to him and due to the fact that phone calls making are restricted……i will be paying you with my PayPal account because it’s attached to my bank account and its safe and very secure way to make payment. If my mode of payment is accepted just send me your paypal email address,(Paypal ID) so i can pay in right away. I have a private courier agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been made, so no shipping included. I’ll need your name, the pickup address or location and please include your PayPal email address for the payment and send me some recent pictures if available And if you dont have a paypal account, you can easily go to http://www.paypal.com and sign up. its very easy. I await your reply asap
Thanks Paul
USAF
Samantha
Oct 20th, 2011
I just recieved this email and almost did it…just thought i should look up scams first thank god…thank you for your posting or we would have lost everything! Thank you thank you soooo much…this is my email…
On Oct 17, 2011, at 7:10 PM, Mark James wrote:
Thanks for your swift response to my buying inquiry,your asking price at is quite reasonable and affordable considering others I’ve seen lately, I’ll have it .I hate doubting people’s integrity, so I believe it’s as good as you have it posted for sales. I would have loved to come check it out my self but am currently in camp as Military Seer Instructor for new recruits I won’t be able to leave the base until December.
I however squeezed out time to check this posting as all personal dealings are highly restricted here, that’s why am arranging for a private courier agent. I’m actually buying this as Retirement gift for my Father as promised him early this year. I really want this to be a surprise gift to him so I won’t let him know anything about this until it gets delivered to him, I’m sure he will be more than glad to receive it .
I don’t have access to my bank account online as I don’t have internet banking due to internet fraud activities but I’ve my paypal account to my bank account which makes it easy for me to make payment any where any time of the day. However, I’ll like to complete this transaction through PayPal for the safety of both. in addition, I have a private Courier Agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been made, so no shipping included and i will want you to get back to me
with your Full Name and Pick up location or address so i can forward it to Pick up agent to calculate the shipping cost.
PayPal is safe and secure without revealing your credit card or bank account information,PayPal is designed from the ground up to be one of the safest ways to send money online. Unlike other financial institutions, PayPal payments are sent without sharing financial information. Let me know your thought about PayPal. And if you don’thave a PayPal account, you can easily go to http://WWW.PayPal.com and sign up,its very easy.
I’ll need your name, the pickup address or location and please include your PayPal email address for the payment and send me some recent pictures if available.
Jason
Oct 21st, 2011
Selling a car on craigslist. Got a reply from this clown today too.
Hopefully they have not been successful in preying on innocent folks.
Jason
Steve
Oct 24th, 2011
I just reposted a listing for a Camper I’m trying to sell I got this response.
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Hello,
Thanks for the mail, I’m seriously interested in buying this for my Father and am okay with your selling price, I’m a Petroleum Engineer and currently offshore i really want this as a surprise gift for my Father so i won’t let him know anything about this until it get delivered to him. You can mail me back with your paypal email address so i can make the payment to you right now and if you don’t have an account with paypal you can set up an account today as it’s secured and reliable visit their website on http://www.paypal.com will be responsible for the pick up agent payment fees/charges on this transaction. Do not worry about shipping or picking up as my pick up agent will come and pick it up from you once have made the payment to you and i will also need your full Name,address and phone number cos it will be needed for the pickup arrangement I would love to speak with you through the phone but due to my work as a Petroleum Engineer i work mainly offshore, our phone is down on the rig right now due to bad weather, We can still communicate through the email exchange for now. I will be looking forward to read back from you real soon with the paypal email address and your full address including phone number for the pickup arrangement. Thanks!
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Something is telling me “scammmer.” Maybe I’m wrong but any oil rig that doesn’t have any phone service at all is not realistic, they have to have multiple phone and other forms of communication per federal regulations. And I myself am an engineer. The funny thing is the email starts out with “Thanks for the mail” My response is what mail??? I did not send any email or snail mail I just posted this to Craigslist.
My posting has a phone number to contact me and that is how i asked to get contacted. No one is getting any personal information with out speaking to me on the phone and then I would have to verify that their account is valid before I proceeded. I had a buddy that got scammed out of $9500 thinking he was buying a sweet Porsche from Sweden and he thought he was getting a deal because they was giving him free shipping. He sent the money and found out that the Square Deal website that he did the transaction on was a clone, it looked identical to the real Squaredeal.com website. Always look carefully at the web address, read the email very closely and think before you respond…I mean really think , because once your money is gone it is gone.
Jim
Oct 25th, 2011
Got this today, felt a little strange about it, did the research, and here we are.? How do they use this info to hurt people? I let Him know I teach the SEALs and FBI and they are all allowed to contact me over the phone.
From paul robinson ;
“Thanks for your swift response, I’m seriously interested in buying this for my son, your asking price is quite reasonable and affordable considering others I’ve seen lately, I’ll take it. I would have loved to come check it out my self but am currently in camp as military seer instructor for new recruits. I won’t be able to leave the base until 12th of December. I however squeezed out time to check this posting as all personal dealings are highly restricted here, i really want this as a surprise gift for my son so i won’t let him know anything about this until it get delivered to him and due to the fact that phone calls making are restricted……i will be paying you with my PayPal account because it’s attached to my bank account and its safe and very secure way to make payment. If my mode of payment is accepted just send me your paypal email address,(Paypal ID) so i can pay in right away. I have a private courier agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been made, so no shipping included. I’ll need your name, the pickup address or location and please include your PayPal email address for the payment and send me some recent pictures if available And if you dont have a paypal account, you can easily go to http://www.paypal.com and sign up. its very easy. I await your reply asap
Thanks Paul
USAF
kirk larsson
Oct 26th, 2011
Just got this email SCAMMER
Thanks for your swift response, I’m seriously interested in buying this for my son, your asking price is quite reasonable and affordable considering others I’ve seen lately, I’ll take it. I would have loved to come check it out my self but am currently in camp as military seer instructor for new recruits. I won’t be able to leave the base until 12th of December. I however squeezed out time to check this posting as all personal dealings are highly restricted here, i really want this as a surprise gift for my son so i won’t let him know anything about this until it get delivered to him and due to the fact that phone calls making are restricted……i will be paying you with my PayPal account because it’s attached to my bank account and its safe and very secure way to make payment. If my mode of payment is accepted just send me your paypal email address,(Paypal ID) so i can pay in right away. I have a private courier agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been made, so no shipping included. I’ll need your name, the pickup address or location and please include your PayPal email address for the payment and send me some recent pictures if available And if you dont have a paypal account, you can easily go to http://www.paypal.com and sign up. its very easy. I await your reply asap
Thanks Paul
USAF
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JF
Oct 28th, 2011
Just got this for a Mustang I’m trying to sell, looks just like most of yours.
Thanks for your swift response, I’m seriously interested in buying this for my Father, your asking price is quite reasonable and affordable considering others I’ve seen lately, I’ll take it. I would have loved to come check it out my self but am currently in camp as military seer instructor for new recruits. I won’t be able to leave the base until 12th of December. I however squeezed out time to check this posting as all personal dealings are highly restricted here, i really want this as a surprise gift for my Father so i won’t let him know anything about this until it get delivered to him and due to the fact that phone calls making are restricted……i will be paying you with my PayPal account because it’s attached to my bank account and its safe and very secure way to make payment. If my mode of payment is accepted just send me your paypal email address,(Paypal ID) so i can pay in right away. I have a private courier agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been made, so no shipping included. I’ll need your name, the pickup address or location and please include your PayPal email address for the payment and send me some recent pictures if available And if you dont have a paypal account, you can easily go to http://www.paypal.com and sign up. its very easy. I await your reply asap
Sean
Nov 1st, 2011
Hi Guys I got one in Ireland from “Paul Robinson” aswell
Thanks for your swift response, I’m seriously interested in buying this for my son, your asking price is quite reasonable and affordable considering others I’ve seen lately, I’ll take it. I would have loved to come check it out my self but am currently in camp as military seer instructor for new recruits. I won’t be able to leave the base until 12th of December. I however squeezed out time to check this posting as all personal dealings are highly restricted here, i really want this as a surprise gift for my son so i won’t let him know anything about this until it get delivered to him and due to the fact that phone calls making are restricted……i will be paying you with my PayPal account because it’s attached to my bank account and its safe and very secure way to make payment. If my mode of payment is accepted just send me your paypal email address,(Paypal ID) so i can pay in right away. I have a private courier agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been made, so no shipping included. I’ll need your name, the pickup address or location and please include your PayPal email address for the payment and send me some recent pictures if available And if you dont have a paypal account, you can easily go to http://www.paypal.com and sign up. its very easy. I await your reply asap
Thanks Paul
John
Nov 6th, 2011
Trying to sell a car and this is an email I received today:
Thanks for your swift response to the email i sent through whittet.douglas@gmail.com, I’m seriously interested in buying this for my son, your asking price is quite reasonable and affordable considering others I’ve seen lately, I’ll take it. I would have loved to come check it out my self but am currently in camp as military seer instructor for new recruits. I won’t be able to leave the base until 12th of December. I however squeezed out time to check this posting as all personal dealings are highly restricted here, i really want this as a surprise gift for my son so i won’t let him know anything about this until it get delivered to him and due to the fact that phone calls making are restricted……i will be paying you with my PayPal account because it’s attached to my bank account and its safe and very secure way to make payment. If my mode of payment is accepted just send me your paypal email address,(Paypal ID) so i can pay in right away. I have a private courier agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been made, so no shipping included. I’ll need your name, the pickup address or location and please include your PayPal email address for the payment and send me some recent pictures if available And if you dont have a paypal account, you can easily go to www.paypal.com and sign up. its very easy. I await your reply asap
Thanks Paul
Eric
Nov 13th, 2011
Got this one a few minutes ago from jennifer.william@ymail.com.
Trying to sell a car.
Thanks,I would have loved to come and check it out but am currently not in the states for now.And thats why am arranging for a pick up.i think i can trust you..I am buying this for dad as i promised him early this year and i am a Network installation manager It hard to make a phone calls and visiting of website are restricted but i squeezed out time to check this advert and send you an email regarding it.I really want it to be a surprise for my dad so i wont let him know anything about it until it gets delivered to him, i am sure he will be more than happy with it.i don’t have access to my bank account online as i don’t have internet banking, The transaction will be made via PayPal for the safety of both.i will need your name and address including your paypal email address for the payment.I will like to know if the tittle is clear or you still have a loan to pay on it. You can now send me your PayPal email so i can pay in right away and also include your address in your reply.If you don’t have a paypal account, you can easily set up one…log on to http://www.paypal.com and sign up. its very easy.I await your reply asap.
Andre
Nov 23rd, 2011
Got this yesterday. wow i almost did it if i didn’t look up Craigslist scams online! thank god!
Thanks for the mail to my buying inquiry,your asking price
is quite reasonable and affordable considering others I’ve seen
lately, I’ll have it .I hate doubting people’s integrity, so I believe
it’s as good as you have it posted for sales. I would have loved to
come check it out myself but am currently in camp as Military Seer
Instructor for new recruits, I won’t be able to leave the base until
December. I however squeezed out time to check this posting as all
personal dealings are highly restricted here,I’m actually buying this
as Retirement gift for my Father.
I have a private Courier Agent that will come for the pick up after
payments has been made, so no shipping included and i will want you to
get back to me with your Full Name and Pick up location so i can
forward it to Pick up agent to calculate the shipping cost and to
schedule pick up date and time.
PayPal is safe and secure without revealing your credit card or bank
account information, Unlike other financial institutions.Let me know
your thought about PayPal. And if you don’t have a PayPal account,
you can easily go to http://WWW.PayPal.com and sign up,its very easy.I’ll
need your name, the pickup address and your PayPal email address to
proceed with the Payment.
Pjens
Nov 23rd, 2011
I had a little fun with “Mark Whittemore”. Opened up a hotmail account to correspond with him, and said I was ready to sell my boat and was he still willing to pay the $5400 he offered a few weeks ago?
Haaaa! He said he was and then launched into how we could make the transaction via PayPal, or course.
I sent him a couple more emails stating I needed to keep the trailer for the boat and could he bring his own to haul it?
He said yes.
No kidding, I messed around with him for another email or two and then he quit contacting me. He figured out I had no boat.
What a jerk.
Thanks again for warning people “Unemployed Mom”.
Pjens
Nov 23rd, 2011
By the way, we are still trying to sell a guitar and it’s up on Craigslist. We received an email from a guy named Nelson Cole today, and I’m a little suspicous because he had a couple typo’s. My gut is telling me it is another scam.
unbelievable
Dec 3rd, 2011
I feel completely stupid now! I got and email that is the same as others on here and its from Charles Duff L CIV NNSY, C552.
I did believe him and I did give him my papal email address please tell what he can do to me now or what I can do now to stop him from doing anything.
The Unemployed Mom
Dec 3rd, 2011
@unbelievable, if you didn’t communicate your name and personal info to him (address, phone) then you may be ok! Otherwise, they will try to access your PayPal account. Keep your eye on your PayPal account to make sure nothing strange is happening. Best of luck to you!
Butterfly
Dec 4th, 2011
Received the following emails from Charles Duff L CIV NNSY, C552
I was very suspecias as the boat was only posted for couple hours and he didn’t even try to make me a lower offer. But we were excited to, to have it sold so quickly in the winter months.
This is the first email that I received from this guy. All i responded was yes that is why I put it on craigs list. Thought it was a yacht broker. As I get contacted by them allot when posting large boats for sale.
do you have this posting for sale?
Then after I had responded to him I got this email. Then after reading it I did some research and found this site!! Thank you so much cause I probably would have given him my info and then would have been really screwed!!! At least there are some good people out there. Thanks again for the heads up!!!
Thanks for your swift response, I’m seriously interested in buying
this for my Father, your asking price is quite reasonable and
affordable considering others I’ve seen lately, I’ll take it. I would
have loved to come check it out my self but I am currently on TDY
from 11/21 to 12/30 as Navy instructor for new recruits. I won’t be
able to leave the TDY until 11th of December. I however squeezed out
time to check this posting as all personal dealings are highly
restricted here, i really want this as a surprise gift for my Father
so i won’t let him know anything about this until it get delivered to
him and due to the fact that phone calls making are restricted……i
will be paying you with my PayPal account because it’s attached to my
bank account and its safe and very secure way to make payment. If my
mode of payment is accepted just send me your paypal email
address,(Paypal ID) so i can pay in right away. I have a private
courier agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been
made, so no shipping included. I’ll need your name, the pickup address
or location and please include your PayPal email address for the
payment and send me some recent pictures if available And if you dont
have a paypal account, you can easily go to http://www.paypal.com and sign
up.
its very easy. I await your reply asap
Thanks
Charles
L CIV NNSY, C552
…I will be on TDY from 11/21 to 12/30
Chris Hendrickson
Dec 8th, 2011
In responce to an auto listing from Charles Duff
Thanks for your swift response, I’m seriously interested in buying
this for my Father, your asking price is quite reasonable and
affordable considering others I’ve seen lately, I’ll take it. I would
have loved to come check it out my self but I am currently on TDY
from 11/21 to 12/30 as Navy instructor for new recruits. I won’t be
able to leave the TDY until 11th of December. I however squeezed out
time to check this posting as all personal dealings are highly
restricted here, i really want this as a surprise gift for my Father
so i won’t let him know anything about this until it get delivered to
him and due to the fact that phone calls making are restricted……i
will be paying you with my PayPal account because it’s attached to my
bank account and its safe and very secure way to make payment. If my
mode of payment is accepted just send me your paypal email
address,(Paypal ID) so i can pay in right away. I have a private
courier agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been
made, so no shipping included. I’ll need your name, the pickup address
or location and please include your PayPal email address for the
payment and send me some recent pictures if available And if you dont
have a paypal account, you can easily go to http://www.paypal.com and sign
up.
its very easy. I await your reply asap
Thanks
Charles
L CIV NNSY, C552
Dan
Dec 8th, 2011
Thanks for your swift response, I’m seriously interested in buying this for my son, your asking price is quite reasonable and affordable considering others I’ve seen lately, I’ll take it. I would have loved to come check it out my self but am currently in camp as military seer instructor for new recruits. I won’t be able to leave the base until 12th of January 2012. I however squeezed out time to check this posting as all personal dealings are highly restricted here, i really want this as a surprise gift for my son so i won’t let him know anything about this until it get delivered to him and due to the fact that phone calls making are restricted……i will be paying you with my PayPal account because it’s attached to my bank account and its safe and very secure way to make payment. If my mode of payment is accepted just send me your paypal email address,(Paypal ID) so i can pay in right away. I have a private courier agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been made, so no shipping included. I’ll need your name, the pickup address or location and please include your PayPal email address for the payment and send me some recent pictures if available And if you dont have a paypal account, you can easily go to http://www.paypal.com and sign up. its very easy. I await your reply asap
Thanks Paul
Julie
Dec 10th, 2011
First e-mail came from Poland asking if the truck was still for sale. His reply below came from a gmail account. It is sad that some people will actually fall for this….
Thanks for your swift response, I’m seriously interested in buying this for my son, your asking price is quite reasonable and affordable considering others I’ve seen lately, I’ll take it. I would have loved to come check it out my self but am currently in camp as military seer instructor for new recruits. I won’t be able to leave the base until 12th of January 2012. I however squeezed out time to check this posting as all personal dealings are highly restricted here, i really want this as a surprise gift for my son so i won’t let him know anything about this until it get delivered to him and due to the fact that phone calls making are restricted……i will be paying you with my PayPal account because it’s attached to my bank account and its safe and very secure way to make payment. If my mode of payment is accepted just send me your paypal email address,(Paypal ID) so i can pay in right away. I have a private courier agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been made, so no shipping included. I’ll need your name, the pickup address or location and please include your PayPal email address for the payment and send me some recent pictures if available And if you dont have a paypal account, you can easily go to http://www.paypal.com and sign up. its very easy. I await your reply asap
Thanks Paul
RLeach
Dec 10th, 2011
Also received an email today from Nelson Cole from a craigslist posting. Broken english in the email. Seriously suspect a fraud.
Kristin
Dec 13th, 2011
We are trying to sell a car and got a reply from Charles Duff too! Not sure what this person is up to but they didnt have us fooled! Unreal!
Andrew
Dec 14th, 2011
This is a shame and insult against the real military guys–who know how to spell seer! They copied the ad title to the subject of e-mail…from EVIL c99robinson@gmail.com SCAM
I just got the scam message 12/14/11 so it has not stopped yet–read on:
Thanks for your swift response, I’m seriously interested in buying this for my Father as christmas gift, your asking price is quite reasonable and affordable considering others I’ve seen lately, I’ll take it. I would have loved to come check it out my self but am currently in camp as military seer instructor for new recruits. I however squeezed out time to check this posting as all personal dealings are highly restricted here, i really want this as a surprise gift for my Father so i won’t let him know anything about this until it get delivered to him and due to the fact that phone calls making are restricted……i will be paying you with my PayPal account because it’s attached to my bank account and its safe and very secure way to make payment. If my mode of payment is accepted just send me your paypal email address,(Paypal ID) so i can pay in right away. I have a private courier agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been made, so no shipping included. I’ll need your name, the pickup address or location and please include your PayPal email address for the payment and send me some recent pictures if available And if you dont have a paypal account, you can easily go to http://www.paypal.com and sign up. its very easy. I await your reply asap
Thanks Christina
USAF
paul o'sullivan
Jan 3rd, 2012
01/03/2012 – they are still at it!
Thanks for your swift response, I’m seriously interested in buying this for my son, your asking price is quite reasonable and affordable considering others I’ve seen lately, I’ll take it. I would have loved to come check it out my self but am currently in camp as military seer instructor for new recruits. I won’t be able to leave the base until 12th of April 2012. I however squeezed out time to check this posting as all personal dealings are highly restricted here, i really want this as a surprise gift for my son so i won’t let him know anything about this until it get delivered to him and due to the fact that phone calls making are restricted……i will be paying you with my PayPal account because it’s attached to my bank account and its safe and very secure way to make payment. If my mode of payment is accepted just send me your paypal email address,(Paypal ID) so i can pay in right away. I have a private courier agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been made, so no shipping included. I’ll need your name, the pickup address or location and please include your PayPal email address for the payment and send me some recent pictures if available And if you dont have a paypal account, you can easily go to http://www.paypal.com and sign up. its very easy. I await your reply asap
Thanks Paul
Nikki
Jan 9th, 2012
I just got these emails
Am ok with the price and the condition, am buying it for my holiday
because i’ll be coming home soon from our rig as am a petroleum
project engineer and presently on the rig offshore. i won’t be able to
come for the inspection due to the nature of my work, i would have
love to call in person but we have call restriction here due to bad
weather condition and our satellite server has been down. i will be
paying you through PayPal, pls get back to me with your PayPal details
so i can proceed with the payment and once payment has been made i
have a pickup agent who will come to pick it up and deliver it to my
place. kindly end auction on site
Get back with this.
Your Full Name:
Your Paypal Email Address
Phone Number
this is the next email
thanks for the prompt response,i want you to know that i will be sending the money now but i will include the shipper fee because i just receive a mail from the shipping company now that they only receive there payment through western union,i prefer send it to there paypal email but they made me to understand that they only receive customer’s funds through Western Union,i will add the shipper fee to your payment now,the shipper fee is $600 so i will be sending the total funds of $1,375 to your paypal account, i want you to kindly send the additional $600 to the pick up company,there money should be $600 but i include $100 just in case of Western Union charges,i will be waiting for your responds so that i can send the payment out asap.
Thank you
Sean
Jan 10th, 2012
Hi Guys
I have already posted on this as it happened to me before christmas . but does anyone know how they can possibly scam you with these details ? Surely its all locked down
Sean
The Unemployed Mom
Jan 10th, 2012
You’d be surprised how online accounts can potentially be accessed once these scammers “phish” for personal information and obtain it. The scammer can indicate they forgot their password and since they’d have most of your personal information, will have a good chance of breaking in to a locked down account. Best advice is to not provide anything to them.
disappointed
Jan 16th, 2012
I just got this one and I was really happy because I really need the money. I am guessing I almost got scammed:
Thanks for the prompt response.. I am really interested in buying your
item but i am not in town at the moment as i am a marine engineer and
due to the nature of my work, It’s hard to make a phone calls and
visiting of website are restricted but i squeezed out time to check
this advert and send you an email regarding it. I really want it to be
a surprise for my dad so i wont let him know anything about it until
it gets delivered to him, i am sure he will be more than happy with
it. will be making the payment via paypal because i don’t have access
to my bank account online as i don’t have internet banking, but i can
make the payment from my paypal account, as i have my bank a/c
attached to it, i will need you to give me your paypal email address
and the price so i can make the payment asap for it and please if you
don’t have paypal account yet, it is very easy to set up, go to
http://www.paypal.com and get it set up, after you have set it up i will only
need the e-mail address you use for registration with paypal so i can
put the money through it. I have a movers agent that will come for the
pick up after i have made the payment,
Thanks.
Greg
Jan 17th, 2012
Thanks to all of you for posting. It helped me avoid a mistake! His name is listed as “Mathew Robinson”, but his e-mail is listed as tedcarr83, which was my first clue, and he never specifically identified what he wanted to buy. His story is posted below:
Thanks for the prompt response.. I am really interested in buying your
> item but i am not in town at the moment as i am a marine engineer and
> due to the nature of my work, It’s hard to make a phone calls and
> visiting of website are restricted but i squeezed out time to check
> this advert and send you an email regarding it. I really want it to be
> a surprise for my dad so i wont let him know anything about it until
> it gets delivered to him, i am sure he will be more than happy with
> it. will be making the payment via paypal because i don’t have access
> to my bank account online as i don’t have internet banking, but i can
> make the payment from my paypal account, as i have my bank a/c
> attached to it, i will need you to give me your paypal email address
> and the price so i can make the payment asap for it and please if you
> don’t have paypal account yet, it is very easy to set up, go to
> http://www.paypal.com and get it set up, after you have set it up i will only
> need the e-mail address you use for registration with paypal so i can
> put the money through it. I have a movers agent that will come for the
> pick up after i have made the payment,
> Thanks.
Trey
Jan 24th, 2012
The guy is still scamming just not using military as his reason now for not coming out. Just got this one today.
Thanks for your mail…I will appreciate more pictures..I am ready to buy it now for my son as a surprise promise gift,And due to the nature of my work,phone calls making and visiting of website are restricted but i squeezed out time to check this advert and send you an email regarding it.i would be glad to pay for it as soon as possible though i will not be available to come for an inspection due to my tight schedule.Kindly get back to me with the following questions below:
1) What is the condition?
2) Are you the Owner?
3) Pick up Location?
4) Your Registered PayPal Name and Registered PayPal Email Address For Me To Proceed With The Payment?
I would be glad to make the payment immediately through PayPal so kindly get back to me with your Registered PayPal Name and Registered PayPal Email Address For Me To Proceed With The Payment. You need not to worry yourself about title transfer and shipment,i will instruct the shipping company to handle that therefore in order to complete the transaction do get back to me with your Registered PayPal Name and Registered PayPal Email Address and total cost so that I can make the payment asap. I will be waiting for your reply!
Thanks and God bless!!!
Geo
Jan 27th, 2012
Thanks for your
swift response, I’m seriously interested in buying
this for my Father, your asking price is quite reasonable
and
affordable considering others I’ve seen lately, I’ll take
it. I would
have loved to come check it out my self but I am
currently on TDY
from 10/8 to 31/12 as Navy instructor for new recruits.
I won’t be
able to leave the TDY until 11th of November. I however
squeezed out
time to check this posting as all personal dealings are
highly
restricted here, i really want this as a surprise gift for
my Father
so i won’t let him know anything about this until it get
delivered to
him and due to the fact that phone calls making are
restricted……i
will be paying you with my PayPal account because it’s
attached to my
bank account and its safe and very secure way to make
payment. If my
mode of payment is accepted just send me your paypal email
address,(Paypal ID) so i can pay in right away. I have a
private
courier agent that will come for the pick up after
payments has been
made, so no shipping included. I’ll need your name, the
pickup address
or location and please include your PayPal email address
for the
payment and send me some recent pictures if available And
if you dont
have a paypal account, you can easily go to http://www.paypal.com and sign
up.
its very easy. I await your reply asap
Thanks
Duff
L CIV NNSY, C552
sm
Feb 27th, 2012
I received this one today ::
From:
“nick jones”
Thanks for the prompt response.. I am ready to buy it now as a gift
for my Son,I am at sea at the moment as i am a marine engineer and due
to the nature of my Job…..phone calls making and visiting of website
are restricted but i squeezed out time to check this advert and send
you an email regarding it. I really want it to be a surprise for my
son i wont let him know anything about it until it gets delivered to
him, i am sure he will be more than happy with it. I insisted on
paypal because i don’t have access to my bank account online as i
don’t have internet banking, but i can pay from my paypal account, as
i have my bank a/c attached to it,Get back to me with your paypal
email and the price so i can proceed with the payment quickly or you
sign-up for a paypal personal account http://www.paypal.com it is very fast
and easy to set up. I have a pick up agent that will come and pick it
up after i have made the payments.
Thanks
1.Your full name
2.Your home addresss or postal address
3.Your phone number.
4.Asking Price.
alison
Mar 1st, 2012
thank you so much for this post. i just got this email from an Edward Sneer, and thought it a little suspicious, so i googled ‘military seer instructor’ and this page came up in the results!!
Thanks for your swift response, I’m seriously interested in buying this for my Son, your asking price is quite reasonable and affordable considering others I’ve seen lately, I’ll take it. I would have loved to come check it out my self but am currently in camp as military seer instructor for new recruits. I won’t be able to leave the base until 22th of December, I however squeezed out time to check this posting as all personal dealings are highly restricted here, i really want this as a surprise gift for my Son, so i won’t let him know anything about this until it get delivered to him and due to the fact that phone calls making are restricted……I will be paying you with my PayPal account because it’s attached to my bank account and its safe and very secure way to make payment or make the payment via bank deposit slip(bank draft). If my mode of payment is accepted just send me your PayPal email address,(PayPal ID) or bank details so i can pay in right away. I have a private courier agent that will come for the pick up after payment has been made and they will be taking care of all the paper works and collection,so that wont be a problem for you, so no shipping included. I’ll need your name, the pickup address or location and please include your PayPal email address for the payment and send me some recent pictures if available And if you don’t have a PayPal account, you can easily go to http://www.paypal.com and sign up. its very easy. I will be waitng for your reply asap
Doug D
Mar 4th, 2012
And it just keeps on coming. Here’s a slight variation from March 4, 2012 from Mark Speltzer, mark.lonlyyou@gmail.com. Note the consistent phishing theme in the last line request: …Paypal email address, full address and phone number.
Hello,
Thanks for the mail, I’m seriously interested in buying this for my son and am okay with your selling price, I’m a Petroleum Engineer and currently offshore i really want this as a surprise gift for my son so i won’t let him know anything about this until it get delivered to him.You can mail me back with your paypal email address so i can make the payment to you right now and if you don’t have an account with paypal you can set up an account today as it’s secured and reliable visit their website on http://www.paypal.com. Do not worry about shipping or picking up as my pick up agent will come and pick it up from you once have made the payment to you and your full address and phone number will be needed for the pickup arrangement I would love to speak with you through the phone but due to my work as a Petroleum Engineer i work mainly offshore, our phone is down on the rig right now due to bad weather, We can still communicate through the email exchange for now. I will be looking forward to read back from you real soon with the paypal email address and your full address including phone number for the pickup arrangement.
laura
Mar 7th, 2012
march 7th my son selling his truck. got the same email from a christina robinson. airforce recuiter. wanted him to send money through western union. then he would get money in his paypal account. then she started sending fbi threats. sounds like same person different names.
Karl
Mar 14th, 2012
received this from Mark Whittemore (marmoore01@gmail.com), same tune, different day.
I am ready to buy it now but i am not in town at the moment as i am a marine engineer manager and due to the nature of my work, It hard to make a phone calls and visiting of website are restricted but i squeezed out time to check this advert and send you an email regarding it. I really want it to be a surprise for my dad so i wont let him know anything about it until it gets delivered to him, i am sure he will be more than happy with it. I insisted on paypal because i don’t have access to my bank account online as i don’t have internet banking, but i can pay from my paypal account, as i have my bank a/c attached to it, i will need you to give me your paypal email address and the price so i can make the payment asap for it and please if you don’t have paypal account yet, it is very easy to set up, go towww.paypal.com and get it set up, after you have set it up i will only need the e-mail address you use for registration with paypal so as to put the money through. I have a pick up agent that will come and pick it after i have made the payment…
Thanks.
Ryan Hutchinson
Mar 19th, 2012
Just got this today. I called the number listed and a guy answered the phone. I asked if his name was Collin and he said yes. He had an Indian or Middle Eastern accent. I told him I was sorry to hear he was a disable and that he should probably go F@#K himself. Here it is…
Hi there, Thank you for getting back to me.Can you assure me that it’s in good state and that i will not be disappointed with it.I’m ready to pay your asking price and to be honest, i wanted to buy this for someone very close to me, but the issue is i am an oceanographer and i do have a contract to go for which starts tomorrow and am leaving any moment from now.The contract is strictly no call due to the lack of reception on the sea area, but you can call my son anytime on this number. (910-627-8974) his name is Collin, he could have done everything for me on this transaction but he can’t because is a disable (so sad), also I’m able to access email anytime as we will make use of laptop so my only quickest payment option is PayPal as i can send money via PayPal anytime, Since I’m requesting this transaction to be done via PayPal, i will be responsible for all the paypal fee/charges on this transaction and if you don’t have an account with paypal its pretty easy, safe and secured to open one, Just log on to http://www.paypal.com. I hope we can make the purchase as fast as possible? I have a mover that will come for it once payment clears and they will get it to my son’s location safely,So i look forward to hear from you soon.
robin crafton
Mar 24th, 2012
Just heard from christina robinson, on a car i have up, looks like her dad has to much crap alreadyLOL, how does the paypal scam work?
Penny
Mar 30th, 2012
Here is mine…..he supposedly wants to buy my horse. It sounded fishy, so I did some research, and found this. This guy didn’t even change the wording.
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Thanks for your swift response, I’m seriously interested in buying
this for my Father, your asking price is quite reasonable and
affordable considering others I’ve seen lately, I’ll take it. I would
have loved to come check it out my self but am currently in camp as
Navy instructor for new recruits.I won’t be able to leave the base
until May 26th. I however squeezed out time to check this posting as
all personal dealings are highly restricted here, i really want this
as a surprise gift for my Father so i won’t let him know anything
about this until it get delivered to him and due to the fact that
phone calls making are restricted……i will be paying you with my
PayPal account because it’s attached to my bank account and its safe
and very secure way to make payment. If my mode of payment is accepted
just send me your paypal email address,(Paypal ID) so i can pay in
right away. I have a private courier agent that will come for the pick
up after payments has been made, so no shipping included. I’ll need
your name, the pickup address or location and please include your
PayPal email address for the payment and send me some recent pictures
if available And if you dont have a paypal account, you can easily go
to http://www.paypal.com and sign up.
its very easy. I await your reply asap
Almost Got SCammed
May 12th, 2012
Thanks for the prompt response..I am ready to buy it now as a
birthday gift for my Dad.Also,am OK with the condition of the
furniture
and the price given.i am at sea at the moment as i am a marine engineer
and due to the nature of my work, phone calls making and visiting of
website are restricted but i squeezed out time to check this advert
and send you an email regarding it. I really want the furniture to be
a surprise for my Dad so i won’t let him know anything about the
furniture until it gets delivered to him, i am sure he will be more
than happy with the furniture. I chose paypal because i don’t have
access to my bank account online as i don’t have internet banking,
but i can pay from my paypal account, as i have my bank a/c
attached to it, i will need you to give me your paypal email address
so i can make the payment asap for the furniture and please if you
don’t have paypal account yet, it is very easy to set up, go to
paypal.com and get it set up, after you have set it up i will
only need the e-mail address you use for registration with paypal so
as to put the money through. I have a pick up agent that will come
and pick the furniture up after i have make the payment.I would be
glad if my request is favorably considered. Get back to me asap.Thanks