This scam I still live and operating from lillynelson24@gmail.com. Had a response to a car listing in the uk asking the price, which was obviously clearly stated.

Watch out!

Tried to selll a jetski and I get a scammer by email name: nicholas jeff ; nicho0.jeff@gmail.com

'Do you still have this item for sell, How about the condition?"

I know better, so I googled his email and it lead me to this forum. Glad I checked first...

I replied to tell them off.

"Hello Nick,

Yes, I still have this jetski for sale but I am not looking to be scammed at this time.  

You must think I'm an idiot. You're all over the Internet as a scammer, or should I say skummer. Don't email me again, I have turned all correspondence over to the police and have added more information about your scamming.

Thanks for your time."

On more then 5 minutes later I get a response from Lilly now???

From: lillynelson24@gmail.com
To: Me


"Thanks for your mail. 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  the nature of my work as a marring engineering, 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 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 full name and your PayPal email address and the price so i can transfer the funds Asap for it and please if you don't have PayPal account yet, it is very easy to set up, just visit www.paypal.com  and get it set up, after you have set it up i will only need your full name and the  e-mail address you use for registration with PayPal so as to transfer the funds. I have a pick up agent that will come and pick it after the payment has been made."

Hi Kate have are you you so beautiful i like you so much

I am in thailand and just get same message from this guy, thank you all for posting.

He also uses the email:

nicholas jeff <nicho0.jeff@gmail.com>

He does not read the ad (He searches only for items of high value - I've sold many things of lower value on Craigs' List and NEVER get these scam emails).

He asked:

1) What is the condition?
2) Are you the Owner?
3) Your Pick up Location?
4) Your full name and your PayPal email id for the instant payment.

Typical

Then, he writes:

I would be glad to make the payment immediately through PayPal.So,kindly get back to me with your name and your PayPal email address. You need not to worry yourself about the pick up i will instruct the shipping company to handle that


SCAM

Guys... m feeling so relieved that I googled Capre William before proceeding forward with the deal!!!
Phone number from which I received the messages:646-470-5102, email:  caprewilliam20@gmail.com
First this person sent me text wanting to buy the car for the price I listed on craigslist and requested few more pics. Then asked me to send my paypal details so that he/she can transfer the full amount + shipping fee which agent needs to pick up the car. The person also texted me saying that he/she is Petroleum engineer and is currently out of States.
Here's the email that I received after some text messages:
"I will be making payment now but I had this little problem now with
the pick up Agent,I got an email from my agent that she won't come and
pick up unless i pay her the agent commission fee first in order to be
able to schedule a pick up time ,and my pick up agent head quarters
and all commission payments made for pick up from anywhere in the
world is sent to their head quarters and the only form of payment they
accept is western union money transfer and i tried to pay online but i
will need a credit card which i didn't bring along, so i want you to
help me with this little help,they charged to pick it up and take it
my son home with the sum of $1,200.00USD ,i will include the Agent fee
which is $1,200.00 USD with my purchasing price to the payment i will
send through PayPal. After i have made the payment and it has been
confirmed by PayPal, i will need you to help me send the $1,200.00USD
to my pick up agent through western union money transfer and i will
add additional $150.00USD for Western Union Charges.

The total amount am going to transfer now is $16,600
You will have the sum of $15,250 for the Purchase
You will help wire the sum of $1200 to my agent.
The remaining $150 will be use to cover the western union charges.

Kindly take off the ad from craigslist,I will love to read from you
before i proceed with the transfer now."

THANKS everyone for warning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey im glad i googled the email name!!! caprwillm@gmail.com trying to sell my explorer and saying he works for the army and away, wants to pay via paypal.

IF SOMEONE DOES ATTEMPT TO BUY SOMETHING FORM YOU WITH THE 224-377-9639, ATTEMPT TO SET THEM UP WITH YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.  YOU JUST MIGHT CATCH THESE SCAMMERS AND PREVENT SOMEONE ELSE FROM GETTING SCAMMED.

PLEASE, IF ANYONE REPORTING TO BE WILLIAM CAPRE WITH THE PHONE NUMBER OF 224-377-9639, THEY ARE "SCAMMERS".  THIS IS NOT MY PHONE NUMBER.  I AM NOT BUYING ANY BOATS ANY TIME SOON AND I DON'T EVER BUY ANYTHING OF ANY $$ AMOUNT WITHOUT PERSONALLY INSPECTING IT FIRST. (WHO WOULD???) NOR AM I EVER ON A BOAT FOR UPS. AS FOR THE BROKEN ENGLISH, I AM A ILLINOIS NATIVE AND A COLLEGE GRADUATE.  I HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY TWO POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND MY EMPLOYER. I HAVE FULLY COOPERATED WITH THEM AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO WITH ANY FUTURE OFFICIAL CONTACTS CONCERNING THESE MATTERS, AS I AM MORE INTERESTED IN CATCHING THESE SCAMMERS THAN YOU ARE.

what is this all about. This is not his number

Hello Mary, I received the same e-mail from this looser ,he wanted to buy a $200,000 boat from me and pay me directly in full with pay -pal etc...  all the red flag where there so I Google him ! Many thanks to all of you who reported this scumbag, by the way i am a Canadian base in Montreal and I reported him to the R.C.M.P they gonna have fun with this guy.Regards Louis.

Here is our correspondence. At first I didn't know he was a scammer. Hope this helps someone from getting taken by this jerk.


Hahahaha. Jokes on you. You must think I'm an idiot. You're all over the Internet as a scammer, or should I say skummer. Don't email me again, I have turned all correspondence over to the police.

BB

On Aug 19, 2011, at 8:49 AM, "Capre William" <caprwillm@gmail.com> wrote:

> I just got a receipt for the money I sent you and paypal states that
> the transaction will be pending in your account until you send the
> excess payment of $900USD which I added for pick up and delivery, they
> said they have emailed you to this effect, This is the agent's
> address. I will be here just in case you need my help.
>
> Name:      Jane Wilson
> Address:  J J Travel & Shipping
>               577 Battersea Park Road,
>               London SW11 3BH,
>                United Kingdom.
>
> please keep me posted once the money has been sent.
>
> William.

OK, put the money in my paypal account and you can send someone to get it.

Thanks,
B


-----Original Message-----
From: Capre William [mailto:caprwillm@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 4:12 PM
To: B
Subject: Re: 2009 Larson Boat - $34000

Thanks so much for your swift response friend,due to my knowledge i wont do anything that will tarnish my image and my personalty am not here to make any fraudulent attitude or kinda scam deal.so your boat will still be with you until the payment clears once the payment clears the pick up agent will be coming down there for the pick up.

i will be waiting to hear back from you asap so that we can proceed with the transaction.
Willaim

Sounds like a scam to me. Send money to my account and we will go from there. My paypal account is same as my email you are responding to.

Thanks,
B


-----Original Message-----
From: Capre William [mailto:caprwillm@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 3:18 PM
To: B
Subject: Re: 2009 Larson Boat - $34000

Hello, I contacted the pick up driver and I just got an email from him that the pick up has to be paid for, and registered with their company headquarters before they can schedule an appointment and come for the pick up, they charged me $900.00 for pick up and delivery, and payment is only made through western union money transfer to their corporate international headquarters in Texas. I will include there shipping cost with the money I am sending you and once you receive the payment I want you to help transfer the shipping amount to them so the pick up can be scheduled. PayPal insurance policy will be informed about the process as well. Sorry to put this on you, because without the pick up, the purchase can't hold. If that is clear then you can login to your paypal account and send me payment request for the $35,000. You will have to send four request though, because the highest invoice you can send on paypal is $10,000. Thank you

My paypal account is caprwillm@gmail.com

William

OK, it is exactly as I said it was and I do have a PayPal account.

Thanks,
B


-----Original Message-----
From: Capre William [mailto:caprwillm@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 12:53 PM
To: B
Subject: Re: 2009 Larson Boat - $34000

Oh Ok, Thank you for the details. I am presently aboard If you can assure me that it is ok to send money and it is just the way I have seen it I will talk to one of the pick up driver's that I know of to know the cost of shipping and what it takes. Then I can send you the money and wait till your money clears, once payment clears they will come for the pick up. My only quickest payment option right now is PayPal as I prefer to use paypal for most online transactions, because it is not always secure to share your bank account details with people, You can easily get money in your paypal and transfer it into your bank account. if you don't have an account with paypal, its easy, safe and secure. Just log on to www.paypal.com. I hope we can make the purchase as fast as possible? I look forward to hear from you soon.

William

I am in Texas. What exactly are you looking for? I have all details listed but can get you more pictures.

Thanks,
B


-----Original Message-----
From: Capre William [mailto:caprwillm@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 5:03 AM
To: B
Subject: Re: 2009 Larson Boat - $34000

Thank's for your response. More details and pictures will be appreciated. I am located in Illinois, Where about are you located? I would like to check it up myself if I dont get a call from work today, I work with UPS as a Sea freight supervisor, and I am suppose to supervise a ship down to Hawaii tomorrow if it finish loading today.
It will take about 19days to get to our final destination so it might be hard for me to communicate with you, we sure make use of laptops so you can send me email and I will reply anytime I can.

Same thing again. Hawaii story and all. caprwillm@gmail.com for the email. Glad I looked him up. Thanks everyone who posted!

Yep, still scamming. Same story today to me about being on the water heading to Hawaii etc. The email he used for me was caprwillm@gmail.com

looks like he is at it again,  We are trying to sell a boat on Craigslist and he responded word for word like everyone elses.  Im glad I googled him and am very happy that I was able to google it.  Be careful people,  trust your gut instincts!!

Capre William is using this email address caprewilliamjr@gmail.com now and still asking for the same exact thing on craigslist, so please be careful.

I am the real Bill Capre and my apologies to all of you who were potentially scammed.  I had my ID's lost a few years ago and they have apparently made there way into scammers hands.  I have had a few calls from other people and two police departments regarding the matter, I am not at sea nor will I be (except for an occasional vacation cruise) any time soon.  
Again, my apologies.

This is Bill Capre, he resides in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.  He is trying to buy a new car after having two accidents this past fall.

Aloha, almost believed this guy until my friend pointed out that the email was not put into my name.
Obvious he sends the same message about not being dissapointed and that he works for UPS.  He told me that he was on a shipment to Hawaii and would be 19 days on the sea.  I told him my friend bet me $100,000 that this would never happen.  Glad I looked him up online....pass it on.........

Thank you to all who posted.  He contacted me today with the same messages.  I am so glad to be warned.

Thanks for your post..I had the same exact verbage from Capre William. He wanted me to text but I dont have that fuction...I have noticed that when I submit ads with craigslist I receive other responses with broken english in them or something doesnt quite sound right..I was on the fence with this one but when I searched Capre William this post came up. Post like these will save and educate alot of people about doing business with someone thats not local .Never fall for the shipping thing!!!!!!!!......thanks Holden

Wow, I can't believe it. Almost word for word. Latest e-mail was this morning at 5:30. This is definately a SCAM. He has'nt got to the shipping cost $'s yet but mentioned he was checking into it. Claims he is out at sea right now and works for UPS. Can't anybody catch this @#$%.

I received the same email and phone number from William Capre for an ad on Craigslist. What sounded legit at first immediately threw up a red flag when he stated he worked for UPS as someone having something to do with being at sea, and was scheduled to go to Hawaii for 19 days. His grammar and english is better than most scammers I've seen and he had not mentioned anything about Paypal or ebay yet, but probably because we didn't get that far. Thank you Google for allowing people to post things like this so we can all check it out.

I just dealt with the same guy.. email was changed to capre.will19@gmail.com with the phone number: 224-377-9639

Got the same message today. Thanks for posting, everyone. Glad I checked!

Same thing happened to me today. He wanted to buy the car I have listed for sale on Craigslist. Same exact email copy and everything. Glad I Googled this - what a pathetic loser. I hope karma catches up with this guy.

Same exact thing just happened to me. Thank god i googled it

This guy has now tried to scam us as well. We are situated in South Africa and he got our details from a local website where we were selling a boardroom table. He agreed to pay us the full amount via PayPal but then asked if we would mind if he deposited an additional $650 which we had to go pay to his shipping agent in China also through Western Union. He sent us a scanned copy of his US passport which you can see has been altered. According to him he resides in Hackney, North London and is a UPS Freight Supervisor. The email address and telephone numbers he used are as follows: caprewilliams@yahoo.com & +447024044806. What ultimately gave him away was the fact that he switched his Name and Surname around. In some of the correspondence he called himself Capre and in others William. This is clearly someone who has managed to obtain a legal persons passport and is using it to defraud unsuspecting individuals.

I received almost word for word the same messages, this whoever is without a doubt a scammer

With as much information as everyone has about this guy, including myself why can't he be legally charged with something.  He is a con man and shouldn't be allowed to keep scamming people.  He wasn't trying to buy a car from us.  He was buying an $8000 machine.  You always hope these people get what they have coming to them,  I hope he doesn't slip through the cracks!!!