I received an obviously fake offer to purchase something I posted on Craigslist. As follows:

Hello
 Thanks for your response to my mail.  I hope it is in good condition like it stated, I love to come view it but I'm not chanced to do that right now. I'll like you to remove the advert from web and consider this item that its sold, I'll be paying you via cashier check. I need your full Name and Physical Address along with your phone number to issue the payment.
 I will like you to know that you will not be responsible for shipping i will have my mover come over as soon as  you have the check,Pls notice that the payment for the items will be overnight to your address asap VIA UPS SERVICE and i will get back to you with tracking number once my secretary made the payment out to you. i would appreciate that you will help save this for me till the payment arrives to your address and as it will save me some extra cost.
For more information you can reach me on this # 206-426-5571
***********Please kindly keep others buyer off***********
Regards

hi my full name is Africa lee Allen my sending address is 10525 redwood blvd california city ca 93505  if this is a  new job please add me to your mailing list please i will love too work for you and much more if so you can send too that address 10525 redwood blvd california city ,ca .93505 thank but if sending me papper work send me all of details thank its will make the job quicker thats all.all part! phone number is 6614800100. call any time and make all certified check out too 950.00  it will be better for my bank accountand send me check stub too thank if its too high i will have too wait on too weeks for it to clear so if that what you want then letts go too work but if quicker if we have bouth pices money order too they work just fine too can i have this job send me more then one project too do all at the same time make more i have more then too bank accounts please help me too help you! Africa lee Allen

We got the same thing today about something we were selling on craigslist. To the letter!

Thanks for the warning.

Regards! Ha!

This is a scam on Craigslist in response to my ad:

"fromtola west <tolawest@gmail.com>
to"BK"

dateSun, Jun 21, 2009 at 8:37 AM
subjectRe: Country Dinette Table (36"x 43"x 29"H) & 4 "Arrow" Chairs - $299 (Murrells Inlet)
mailed-bygmail.com

Hello
Thanks for your response to my mail. I hope it is in good condition
like it stated, I love to come view it but I'm not chanced to do that
right now.
I'll like you to remove the advert from web and consider this item
that its sold, I'll be paying you via cashier check. I need the
following:
1.Your full Name and
2.Physical Address (not p.o box) along with your Phone number to
issue the   payment.
I will like you to know that you will not be responsible for
shipping i will have my mover come over as soon as  you have the
check,Pls notice that the payment for the items will be overnight to
your address asap VIA UPS SERVICE and i will get back to you with
tracking number once my secretary made the payment out to you. i would
appreciate that you will help save this for me till the payment
arrives to your address and as it will save me some extra cost.
For more information you can reach me on this # 206-426-5571
***********Please kindly keep others buyer off***********

Regards"

This number and e-mails are bogus, I got the same e-mail and phone number.  Don't provide them with your information.

Here is my email from this guy....

Hello
 Thanks for your response to my mail. I hope it is in good condition like
it stated, I love to come view it but I'm not chanced to do that right now.
I'll like you to remove the advert from web and consider this item that its
sold, I'll be paying you via cashier check. I need the following:
 1.Your full Name and
 2.Physical Address (not p.o box) along with your Phone number to issue the payment.
 I will like you to know that you will not be responsible for shipping i
will have my mover come over as soon as  you have the check,Pls notice that
the payment for the items will be overnight to your address asap VIA UPS
SERVICE and i will get back to you with tracking number once my secretary
made the payment out to you. i would appreciate that you will help save this
for me till the payment arrives to your address and as it will save me some
extra cost.
For more information you can reach me on this # 206-426-5571
***********Please kindly keep others buyer off***********

Regards

Hello
 Thanks for your response to my mail. I hope it is in good condition like it stated, I love to come view it but I'm not chanced to do that right now. I'll like you to remove the advert from web and consider this item that its sold, I'll be paying you via cashier check. I need your full Name and Physical Address along with your phone number to issue the payment.
 I will like you to know that you will not be responsible for shipping i will have my mover come over as soon as  you have the check,Pls notice that the payment for the items will be overnight to your address asap VIA UPS SERVICE and i will get back to you with tracking number once my secretary made the payment out to you. i would appreciate that you will help save this for me till the payment arrives to your address and as it will save me some extra cost.
For more information you can reach me on this # 206-426-5571
***********Please kindly keep others buyer off***********
Regards


SAME THING AS THE PERSON ABOVE ME!!!! its a scam everybody!

Hello
Thanks for your response to my mail.I hope it is in good condition like it stated, I love to come view it but I'm not chanced to do that right now. I'll like you to remove the advert from web and consider this item that its sold, I'll be paying you via cashier check. I need your full Name and Physical Address along with your phone number to issue the payment.
I will like you to know that you will not be responsible for shipping i will have my mover come over as soon as  you have the check,Pls notice that the payment for the items will be overnight to your address asap VIA UPS SERVICE and i will get back to you with tracking number once my secretary made the payment out to you. i would appreciate that you will help save this for me till the payment arrives to your address and as it will save me some extra cost.
For more information you can reach me on this # 206-426-5571
***********Please kindly keep others buyer off***********
Regards

Got this email today.....weirdo

Thanks for your response,am really satisfied with the price and will be paying you only through Certified Check and I will be needing you to provide me with below information for my finacial institution issue the payment;
Your Full name to be written on check
Physical address with zip code
Cell or Land phone number(s) to contact you
As a matter of fact,I like to tell you to withdraw the advert from the list so that I can be assure am in hold of buying it because am seriously interested.Due to shipping and other pickup arrangement,a check of $2500 will be deliver to you by mail via UPS or FedEx,the payment will be made to your door step and I want you to deposit it and cash the money and deduct your money for the item plus extra $100 commission for your running around in cashing the check and send the remainder funds to the shipper via nearest Western union or  Money gram for the pickup.I will provide you the shipper's name and tracking number of the check when the payment moves by mail.You will not be responsible for the shipping because the shipper will come for the pickup after you cash the check and you receive your money in hands.I hope I can trust you when you receives the money in your hands? Waiting for your payment information to send the check to you asap.**For your information keep another buyer off okay**Here is my phone# 206-426-5571.Thanks for your co-operations.
Regards

Received this today!  Same as all the others!  What a scam!!!

Thanks for your mail.Am satisfied with the price and will love paying
you through Certified Check and I will appreciate below needed
information to issue the payment;
Your Full name to be written on check
Physical address with zip code
Cell or Land phone number(s) to contact you
As a matter of fact,I like to tell you to withdraw the advert from the
list so that I can be assure am in hold of buying it because am
seriously interested.Due to shipping and other pickup arrangement,a
check of $2500 will be deliver to you by mail via UPS or FedEx,the
payment will be made to your door step and I want you to deposit it
and cash the money and deduct your money for the item plus extra $100
commission for your running around in cashing the check and send the
remainder funds to the shipper via nearest Western union or  Money
gram for the pickup.I will provide you the shipper's name and tracking
number of the check when the payment moves by mail.You will not be
responsible for the shipping because the shipper will come for the
pickup after you cash the check and you receive your money in hands.I
hope I can trust you when you receives the money in your hands?
Waiting for your payment information to send the check to you
asap.**For your information keep another buyer off okay**Here is my
phone# 206-426-5571.Thanks for your co-operations.

Regards

i was selling something on ebay and this guy emailed me saying he would buy it, send me a check and give me extra money. After reading the email, I didn't respond because I think it was a scam to get my private information. Here is the email:

Thanks for your mail.Am satisfied with the price and will love paying you through Certified Check and I will appreciate below needed information to issue the payment;
Your Full name to be written on check
Physical address with zip code
Cell or Land phone number(s) to contact you
As a matter of fact,I like to tell you to withdraw the advert from the list so that I can be assure am in hold of buying it because am seriously interested.Due to shipping and other pickup arrangement,a check of $2500 will be deliver to you by mail via UPS or FedEx,the payment will be made to your door step and I want you to deposit it and cash the money and deduct your money for the item plus extra $100 commission for your running around in cashing the check and send the remainder funds to the shipper via nearest Western union or  Money gram for the pickup.I will provide you the shipper's name and tracking number of the check when the payment moves by mail.You will not be responsible for the shipping because the shipper will come for the pickup after you cash the check and you receive your money in hands.I hope I can trust you when you receives the money in your hands? Waiting for your payment information to send the check to you asap.Here is my phone# 206-426-5571.Thanks for your co-operations.

Regards