Did it look like this one?  This is the one that I just received.  I have a house for rent in California.

Hi ,
Thanks for your mail, I will be willing to pay 1 month rent to start with plus the security deposit in order to secure this unit prior to my arrival.  
I am an Engineer by profession and I am currently working with Wessex Survey & Design Ltd UK. I will be coming to the state for the next one year and during my stay, I will be working with Black & Veatch Incorporation a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company specializing in infrastructure development in energy, water, telecommunications, management consulting, federal and environmental markets.

My sole  financier that is based in the States  will be handling the rent deposit payment on my behalf, I will instruct him to send you a Certified Check for this as soon as you give me the go ahead to make out payment to you. Due to the limited time that we have before our arrival, we are making arrangements with a furniture company to supply the home with furnitures,so we will need you to provide us with the the following:

# Measurements of the living room and bedroom.

# Picture viewing the living room and the bed room(s).

# As regards the lease agreement and application, I want you to send it to me for my review. I will eventually have it filled and signed on my arrival in your place as I am of the opinion that such documents are best filled and signed physically by appending signatory at best physical. We can start the lease by asap and I will be doing a one year lease. You can prepare the lease in my name.

I will look forward to your e-mail with the required information.

Thanks and sincere regards from me and my precious  family. I await your urgent response.

Regards

Contact me on (+44)- 7031905654

Reference:
Phillip Lennox
Chief Financial Officer
Black and Veatch Incoporation
206-339-5710

I got the same e-mail in response to craigslist add

I got an email in response to a Craig's list add about a PW50 motorcycle. Kinda wierd that I person from WA state wanted to buy a little motorcycle in Iowa. Through a couple emails I got a bad feeling about this and they put this same phone number in the email to contact them with my name and address so that he could send a certified check to pay for it. Then in the next email he asked what payment I would take. I ended contact with them after this.

Here's the e-mail I received today from "Brad Benson"

Hello,
i will like to know if this item is still available, and i will like to affirm my commitment in the interest for your item,And will like you to know that the only
Payment method i can pay for the item is via " Certified Bank Check" and i will like to tell you that after i mailed the check and you confirm you got it...i will then send my shipper to come over to your place to pick the item up.If you are ok with this,Kindly get back to me with your Name (Payee Name On Check) and Contact Address(No PO Box) Including a valid Phone number.So that i can send payment asap.
Thanks
206-339-5710

This person has attempted this scam hundreds of times from what I see online.

I got the same email from this guy, in response to an ad I placed on craigslist....

I got the same email from this guy, in response to an ad I placed on craigslist....

I just got an email from this guy in response to my ad. This time his name is william schneider.   The # looked weird, so I typed it in google  and found he has been trying to scam people.

I just got the same response to my craigslist posting.  Something told me to google the number and this is what I ran into.  

Below is the response i received persons name was Lauren Smith:
Hello,
i will like to know if this item is this available , and i will like to affirm my commitment in the interest for your item,And will like you to know that the only
Payment method i can pay for the item is via " Certified Bank Check" and i will like to tell you that after i mailed the check and you confirm you got it...i will then send my shipper to come over to your place to pick the item up.If you are ok with this,Kindly get back to me with your Name (Payee Name On Check) and Contact Address(No PO Box) Including a valid Phone number.So that i can send payment asap.
Thanks
206-339-5710

I just got the same response to my craigslist posting.  Something seemed odd to me so I google the number.  

Below is the response  received persons name was Will Buffet:
Hello,
i will like to know if this item is this available , and i will like to affirm my commitment in the interest for your item,And will like you to know that the only
Payment method i can pay for the item is via " Certified Bank Check" and i will like to tell you that after i mailed the check and you confirm you got it...i will then send my shipper to come over to your place to pick the item up.If you are ok with this,Kindly get back to me with your Name (Payee Name On Check) and Contact Address(No PO Box) Including a valid Phone number.So that i can send payment asap.
Thanks
206-339-5710


glad i went with my gut!

This is the e mail I got when I posted an ad on Craigslist, he make me loose my time for one week, I guess he is a seek crab person!


Hello I will like to affirm my commitment in the interest for your item,And will like you to know that the only Payment method i can pay for the item is via " Certified Bank Check" and i will like to tell you that after i mailed the check and you confirm you got it...i will then send my shipper to come over to your place to pick the item up.If you are ok with this,Kindly get back to me with your Name (Payee Name On Check) and Contact Address(No PO Box) Including a valid Phone number.So that i can send payment asap. Thanks 206-339-5710

I got a Craiglsit reply from this person...it showed that phone # at the bottom of his e-mail to me.  The e-mail address he's using is isaacrob88@gmail.com.  I Googled this before I responded so luckily I didn't get a fake check from him.  I immediately told him I knew it was  ascam & do n ot contact me any further.  I attached his e-mail to me below:

Hello i really appreciate your response to my earlier mail.like i said i will like to buy this item so pls do withdraw the advert from Craigslist. I will also like you to know that i will be paying via check and  will also have my own mover to come to pick the item from your location .I will need you to provide me with the following information to facilitate the mailing of the check.

1.Your full name to be on the check

2.Home or work address

3.Your phone number.

**I will like you to know that you will not be responsible for moving i will have my mover come over for the pick up as soon as you have cashed the check**

Have a nice day.

N.B UPS does not deliver to a p.o.box address.

--
Hi,
I would like to know if your listed item is still available for sale.
isaac
Thanks
206-339-5710

I got an email in response to a craigslist.

This number was given when I posted a room for rent.  The message I received reads..

Dear Roommie,

I'll be so glad if you can reserve the room for me and i really appreciate the breakdown details of the house, more about me am from Alaska (Anchorage) US, a quiet,clean,honest,responsible and easy going person to live with, I'm 5"7',straight, 27 years of age. I dont drink nor smoke but i'm cool living with people that do. I love to go on date but seldomly party. I swim for fun and sometimes play long tennis. i live here with my cousin in Alaska,my Dad died when i was young and i have a uncle in france which as been taking good care of me since when i was 12yrs old but he is now on a sick bed in france,so i have to travel to see him but i need to secure a place before my arrival to the state ,roommie i want you to know that i have no friends in the area except you for now lol. I speak English and French fluently.. I hope to end my current assignment by the end of this month here in Alaska and focus on my new assignment in your State.




I will like to make a month payment and security deposit for you to reserve the room for me before my arrival, and then i will make subsequent payment thereafter as i plan to stay for more than 12months. To be honest with you i really like the kind of person you are and i am really okay with the place.




I Should arrive Middle of this month so i will love to know if i can make the payment ahead of my arrival via Chashier's Check or company's check. I'll like to know if i can go ahead with the arrangement of sending the payment to you, i will much appreciate if you can get back with your information like,your full mailing address and your name as you want it to appear on the payment.  Am also bringing my car,luggage,laptop and other materials for my research ahead of my arrival. I will also like you to remove the advert from the site as i am ready to have your place rented.

You can ring me @ 206-339-5710 anytime between 4pm - 8pm
 

Hope to read from you soon.

Got this after I posted the item on Craigslist for sale. I am assuming it is a scam after reading all the posts.

Body Craft Home Gym - $1200 (Myrtle Beach)?
From:  Peter Adams (drpettadams101@gmail.com)  

Sent: Mon 11/16/09 5:43 PM

Hello

I am intrested in the purchase of the item you posted on CL..I will be
wiling to pay you through a Cashiers Check because this is been
purchased for business use...Get back to me with

1) Payee Name on check
2)Contact address(NO PO BOX)
3)Cell phone number


As soon as u cash the check or it clears in your account,I will send
my shipper to come for pickup of the item....Get back to me asap,so i
can process payment

Thanks.....

2489182890

nov 11 2009
got a posting on nlclassifieds and a dannytoung001@aim.com wanted to buy the item and was willing to add $180 for shipping to nigeria said he promised his son the gift who was over there in school he left the 206 339 5710 phone number and this address

I am sorry for the inconvenience but i have already promised him.
Here is the address:
Address:N0 13 Olawumi Street,UI Agbowo
City: Ibadan
State: Oyo
Zip Code: 23402
Country: NIGERIA.

received email response from this jack*** too! They wont answer to a phone call or show up in person and gave me some crap about she has very busy schedule so please send item overseas!!!!!!!

Got an e-mail from Rita Jones asking to purchase an item listed on Craig's List.  Asked for my address, phone number, etc even though I was selling the item in a stare where I don't reside.  All very urgent, would use a business check, have her shipper pick it up, etc.  I googled her name on Crag's List and found all sorts of alerts.
The phone # she gave (on another e-mail) was from Renton, WA.

Got a letter concerning a Prof. David Mark and two kids who are coming from London for two months.  He wants a chef (me) to look out for the kids and cook at the house 20 hours a week, for x-amount.  He wants me to send a check to a furniture co. in Washington State...after I recieve a deposit for 2 weeks services.  Too good to be true...

I posted an ad on Craigslist (9/23/09) for an antique ring and within 10 minutes I got "William" and he wants to pay by company check. Same crap, different response.

Hello, Am William,i will love to know if this item is still on for
grab.but please for both of us conveniency i will be paying for this
item with a COMPANY check,and if you are ok by this
please do mail me the payee infos as follows
name to be on check,
valid home and office address{no p.o.box},
valid phone number and zip code.so that i can make the payment as soon
as you give me the go ahead to make the payment ......
thanks and God bless
William
206-339-5710

I  got a craigslist scam from "rita jones" and sent her my address and name and phone number, i didnt realize she was a scammer until i looked this up afterwards, the least she would do is send me check and i cant rip it up right?

A  Jerry Kay called me to ship him 400 hamburgers via his shipping company.  He called thru a deaf telephone service.  He was  extremely vague in what he wanted and how he wanted it shipped.  He was willing to pay an outragious  price for the burgers.  It sounded to good to be true and it not true!!!  It is a SCAM!!!! Save your money to help bail out the government.  At least you know up front they are crooks!!

Hi,
I am interested in renting the property that you posted on the Craig's list so i need to know if the unit is still available and when it will be ready for move in and please get back to me with some pictures of the unit,total Square Footage of each floor plan,the Mapquest for the area and the rent and deposit that is required to be payed in securing the unit. Thanks

Hello,
 i got your email and like i indicated in my previous email that i will be arriving in the State very soon, i really hope we can conclude the lease process asap. I will have the rent and deposit sent to you so as to hold the unit for me till i arrive, i want you to get back to me with a payment information today as you are aware that i am not in the united State at the moment, my financier in the United will be handling the payment on my behalf, a bank check will sent to you,i want you to get back to me with the following info to help facilitate the payment process; (a) A name to be written on the Check (b) your residential or office address where the check can be mailed to (c) The State zip code (d) A current phone number that i can call you on. pls have the info sent to me today so i can have it fowarded to him on time. Thank you and i will be waiting for your response.

Ya I got one from a "Mariah Ishmael" from the same phone number on my craigslist post. Whenever I asked them questions about where they are from or how the "shipping" would work, they ignored them.

Definitely smells like scam.

Thanks for this thread! Saved my butt

I received messages from Tim Sharon and Sir Antonio Ishmael, about a month apart on Craigslist.......This person seems to like using gmail as his email of choice so that its point of origin cannot be traced through most tools available to the general public.

antonioishmael1@gmail.com

Hi,
Thanks for your mail, I will be willing to pay 1 month rent to start with plus the security deposit in order to secure this unit prior to my arrival. I am a Lawyer by profession and I am currently a consultant with Essex Survey & Design Ltd UK. I will be coming to the state for the next one year with my wife and kids and during my stay, I will be working with Black & Veatch. Incorporation a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company specializing in infrastructure development in energy, water, telecommunications, management consulting, federal and environmental markets. My sole  financier that is based in the States  will be handling the rent deposit payment on my behalf, I will instruct him to send you a Certified Company's Check for this as soon as you give me the go ahead to makeout payment to you. Due to the limited time that we have before our arrival, we are making arrangements with a furniture company to Joy Clayton: supply the home with furniture,so we will need you to provide us with the following: # Measurements of the living room and bedroom. # Picture viewing the living room and the bed room(s). # As regards the lease agreement and application, I want you to send it to me for my review. I will eventually have it filled and signed on my arrival in your place as I am of the opinion that such documents are best filled and signed physically by appending signatory at best physical. We can start the lease by asap and I will be doing a one year lease. You can prepare the lease in my name. I will look forward to your e-mail with the required information. Thanks and sincere regards from me and my precious  family. I await your urgent response.
Sir P Ishmael Referen Sir Ishmael

Same story and email this time from Terry Marcus - terriamarcus.0000@gmail.com

Hi ,

Thanks for your email, I will be willing to pay 1 month rent to start with plus the security deposit in order to secure this unit prior to my arrival, am coming to stay with my wife only, with NO pet.  

I am an Engineer by profession and I am currently working with Wessex Survey & Design Ltd UK. I will be coming to the state for the next one year and during my stay, I will be working with Black & Veatch Incorporation a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company specializing in infrastructure development in energy, water, telecommunications, management consulting, federal and environmental markets and be paid $13000 monthly which ll be 156k per annum.  .

My sole  financier Who based in the States  will be handling the rent deposit payment on my behalf, I will instruct him to send you a Certified Check for this as soon as you give me the go ahead to make out payment to you. Due to the limited time that we have before our arrival, we are making arrangements with a furniture company to supply the home with furnitures,so we will need you to provide us with the the following:

# Measurements of the living room and bedroom.

# Picture viewing the living room and the bed room(s).

# As regards the lease agreement and application, I want you to send it to me for my review. I will eventually have it filled and signed on my arrival in your place as I am of the opinion that such documents are best filled and signed physically by appending signatory at best physical. We can start the lease by asap and I will be doing a one year lease. You can prepare the lease in my name.

I will look forward to your e-mail with the required information.

Thanks and sincere regards from me and my precious  family. I await your urgent response.

Regards

Ring me at (+44)7023043976

Reference:
Karen L. Daniel
Chief Financial Officer
Black and Veatch Incoporation

I received an email from him today about an item we have on Craigslist.  I thought it sounded funny too. I am so glad I checked here it is...

i will like to affirm my commitment in the interest for your item,And
will like you to know that the only
Payment method i can pay for the item is via " Certified Bank Chck"
and i will like to tell you that after i mailed the check and you
confirm you got it...i will then send my shipper to come over to your
place to pick the item up.If you are ok with this,Kindly get back to
me with your Name (Payee Name On Check) and Contact Address(No PO Box)
Including a valid Phone number.So that i can send payment asap.
Thanks
206-339-5710

I received the same message in response to a craigslist posting:

Hi ,

Thanks for your email, I will be willing to pay 1 month rent to start with plus the security deposit in order to secure this unit prior to my arrival, am coming to stay with my wife only, with NO pet.  

I am an Engineer by profession and I am currently working with Wessex Survey & Design Ltd UK. I will be coming to the state for the next one year and during my stay, I will be working with Black & Veatch Incorporation a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company specializing in infrastructure development in energy, water, telecommunications, management consulting, federal and environmental markets and be paid $13000 monthly which ll be 156k per annum.  .

My sole  financier Who based in the States  will be handling the rent deposit payment on my behalf, I will instruct him to send you a Certified Check for this as soon as you give me the go ahead to make out payment to you. Due to the limited time that we have before our arrival, we are making arrangements with a furniture company to supply the home with furnitures,so we will need you to provide us with the the following:

# Measurements of the living room and bedroom.

# Picture viewing the living room and the bed room(s).

# As regards the lease agreement and application, I want you to send it to me for my review. I will eventually have it filled and signed on my arrival in your place as I am of the opinion that such documents are best filled and signed physically by appending signatory at best physical. We can start the lease by asap and I will be doing a one year lease. You can prepare the lease in my name.

I will look forward to your e-mail with the required information.

Thanks and sincere regards from me and my precious  family. I await your urgent response.

Regards

Ring me at (+44)7023043976

Reference:
Karen Morris
Chief Financial Officer
Black and Veatch Incoporation

Thank you for posting this ... I almost bought into this scam when I posted a children's toy on craigslist. I thought it sounded weird when they wanted to add a "shippers fee" to the certified check and that I had to wire the money. You saved me a lot of trouble.

I have a car up for sale on craigslist, and he(or she) tried to get me as well.
He is also going under Jones Cloud.

Be careful.

He/they haven't been caught yet.  He is now using drpettadams102@gmail.com
an architect from Ontario working for Kiewit. There are no offices here. I have read on this posts Peter Adams with several similar address dating back to 2007. He just sent me the "standard" letter for a rental unit.