Me too. Scammer.

what is wrong? scam

from:Lekan Komo <komolekan@yahoo.com>

Alright i will pay you $1400 plus the shipping cost too. i just want
this item to get to my Grandson that recently traveled to abroad
(Nigeria) for a research program real  soon.As am in Washington DC
right now due to work.He will be doing is birthday and i will like to
send him a gift.Also, I will like to know your last price you will to
sell and how much its going to cost me for shipping of this item. This
item is to be shipped directly from you to Grandson address at abroad
via USPS ( EMS ) Global Express Mail. My mode of payment is
Paypal.Kindly close the auction and get back to me with your payment
details so i can make the payment asap.Hope to read from you soon.



Regards,
komolekan
206-984-9298

Attempted to buy an item from me on Craigslist

Same again from:
Thomas Barton [thomasbarton13@gmail.com]

Alright i will pay you $300 thats plus the shipping cost too i just want this item to get to my Grandson that recently traveled to abroad (Nigeria) for a research program real  soon.As am in Washington DC right now due to work.He will be doing is birthday and i will like to send him a gift.Also, I will like to know your last price you will to sell and how much its going to cost me for shipping of this item. This item is to be shipped directly from you to Grandson address at abroad via USPS ( EMS )
Global Express Mail. My mode of payment is Paypal.Kindly close the auction and get back to me with your payment details so i can make the payment asap.
Hope to read from you soon.
Regards,
thomas
206-984-9298

I got this email too, the name is komolekan:

from:Lekan Komo <komolekan@yahoo.com>  

Alright i will pay you $1400 plus the shipping cost too. i just want
this item to get to my Grandson that recently traveled to abroad
(Nigeria) for a research program real  soon.As am in Washington DC
right now due to work.He will be doing is birthday and i will like to
send him a gift.Also, I will like to know your last price you will to
sell and how much its going to cost me for shipping of this item. This
item is to be shipped directly from you to Grandson address at abroad
via USPS ( EMS ) Global Express Mail. My mode of payment is
Paypal.Kindly close the auction and get back to me with your payment
details so i can make the payment asap.Hope to read from you soon.



Regards,
komolekan
206-984-9298

Same store; different product/name.

My wife was trying to sell her Razr for $70.  She recently received the "Alright i will pay you $200" email.  And this time the scammer is calling himself/herself "Dr. Evigan."

Does anyone know how this scam works???  The scammer gets your Paypal account and then extracts money somehow?

Also, has anyone reported this person to the police?  He/she seems to stick to the same phone number.  I did a reverse look up and it is a Seattle number:

http://www.telcodata.us/telcodata/telco?npa=206&exchange=984
http://www.itltd.net/contact.html
https://www.seattle.gov/police/contact/default.htm

http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-206-984-9298
CHECK IT OUT ITS ALL ABOUT YOU!!
THIS ISNT THE 1ST TIME I GOT AN E-MAIL FROM YOU TRYING TO BUY SOMETHING. SO I GOT A LITTLE SKEPTIC.

> Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:54:57 +0100
> Subject: Re: HP Pavilion Laptop - $300 (plano)
> From: denisefoster11@gmail.com
>
> Alright i will pay you $450 plus the shipping cost too. i just want
> this item to get to my Grandson that recently traveled to abroad
> (Nigeria) for a research program real soon.As am in Washington DC
> right now due to work.He will be doing is birthday and i will like to
> send him a gift.Also, I will like to know your last price you will to
> sell and how much its going to cost me for shipping of this item. This
> item is to be shipped directly from you to Grandson address at abroad
> via USPS ( EMS ) Global Express Mail. My mode of payment is
> Paypal.Kindly close the auction and get back to me with your payment
> details so i can make the payment asap.Hope to read from you soon.
>
> Regards,
> Denise
> 206-984-9298
> On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 6:51 PM, Nomaan Qureshi <nquresh88@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > PERFECT CONDITION LAST ASKING PRICE IS 300.
> >
> >> Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:26:59 +0100
> >> Subject: HP Pavilion Laptop - $300 (plano)
> >> From: denfoster01@gmail.com
> >> To: sale-eekn8-1073203303@craigslist.org
> >>
> >> ** 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
> >>
> >> --
> >> I am interested in purchase it if you are ready to sell for me, So
> >> please let me know the present condition including your last asking
> >> price you are willing to sell it, with some other pictures.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Denise
> >> 206-984-9298.

She wanted my Playstation 2 off of craigs list for her grandson.... sounds familiar. I typed in her number and it came up with this webpage. Scammer!!!

Yep, Denise Foster is a total scam, I'm actually writing back and forth with her right now LOL!!! Hi, Denise!!!

Same for me - sounds lke a scam

Same exact thing with me.

Also, she did a followup email:

--- On Sat, 1/17/09, denisefoster11 <denisefoster11@gmail.com> wrote:
From: denisefoster11 <denisefoster11@gmail.com>

Alright i will pay you $1200 thats plus the shipping cost too i just
want this item to get to my Grandson that recently traveled to abroad
(Nigeria) for a research program real  soon.As am in Washington DC
right now due to work.He will be doing is birthday and i will like to
send him a gift.Also, I will like to know your last price you will to
sell and how much its going to cost me for shipping of this item. This
item is to be shipped directly from you to Grandson address at abroad
via USPS ( EMS )
Global Express Mail. My mode of payment is Paypal.Kindly close the
auction and get back to me with your payment details so i can make the
payment asap.

Hope to read from you soon.

Regards,
Denise
206-984-9298

Here's the one I received, also in response to a laptop I posted for sale.
Absolutely it's a scam:

I am interested in  purchase  it if you are ready to sell for me, So
please let me know  the present condition including your last asking
price you are willing to sell it, with some other pictures.
Hope to read from you soon.

Regards,
Denise
206-984-9298

I got the same thing. She also tried to buy a Dell laptop from me in Hartford, CT.

I am interested in  purchase  it if you are ready to sell for me, So
please let me know  the present condition including your last asking
price you are willing to sell it, with some other pictures.

Regards,
Denise
206-984-9298

Her email address is now denfoster01@gmail.com

Same stuff with me:

"I am interested in  purchase  it if you are ready to sell for me, So
please let me know  the present condition including your last asking
price you are willing to sell it, with some other pictures.

Regards,
Denise
206-984-9298."

me too, she tried to buy my laptop on CL in Austin TX. First message came from above listed e-mail, second came from denisefoster11@gmail.com.

Man, these people just need to get a life, with something better to do than waste everyone's time

I got an email from a Denise Foster who was interested in buying something from me off Craigslist.
I was definitely fooled, I'm glad I Googled the phone number they listed just to double-check. The email they used was denfoster02@gmail.com, in case anyone else gets emails like this.