Here is how the "CraigsList" or any other "I'll send you more money than you want for the item" scam works:
They contact you about the item you are selling, say they want it "sight unseen".
They say they will pay you extra money, over want you are selling it for, and to use the extra money to pay the shipping agent.
They send you a check or money order and say to cash/deposit it and wire transfer the shipping cost to the agent they provide the info on.
You do as they ask.
Later, the check bounces, as it was counterfeit or stolen.
The money you sent the agent, really went to the scammer. As it was wire transferred, it is unrecoverable.
You are now out the money you wired, bounce check fees, and now are possibly going to be arrested for passing a counterfeit or stolen check.

The same type of scam is done via PayPal or any other online money transfer system.
Scammer does the same type of bit, wants your item and wants you to pay the shipping agent with funds he "will provide"
For the PayPal type scam, he will send you a fake PayPal deposit notice, mimicking a real PayPal email that says the money is now in your PayPal account.
Again, you wire your own money to the "shipping agent" aka the scammer, before you realize the PayPal email was fake.
At least with this method, you do not risk arrest, but your are still out your own money.

Replied to my Craigslist ad. Try to offer buy motorcycle with check and offer shipping agent to come pick it up. Very shady. I had bike listed only for 1800 and he wants to buy plus ship to new York.Does not make any sense.

This phoe is scamers phone #

Smh. He tried to get me to rent property in Newark, DE from him. He called me several times and couldn't understand anything he was saying. He wanted me to give him a deposit before seeing the interior of the house and also claimed to be in Decatur, IN. I know something wasn't right. I called him another number he called back sounding different, more casual and clear. When he realized who I was he threw the accent back an the phone got staticie again. I'm reporting all this info phone number, email address to the FBI. Something has to be done.

I got a text message from a FedEx Manager named Paul trying to get money from me for a down payment on a house I was asking about so the owner our the house would send me a package with the Keys in the it, Must be dumb to think a FedEx MANAGER would (text) me instead of calling. or that I am ever going to send them anything or get any kind of information out of me. They are sloppy

I had the same number call me Feb of2011....telling me I was being charged for internet fraud, collater fraud and deception....I have never taken out a loan over the internet, Im not that stupid...she talked quickly,said she was with the AACA, said I was contacted through email....email is not a legal action by any means....she left several threating phone calls...she would not give a name....my mistake was answering the phone.
I immediately called a friend of mine wtih the court system...she traced the call...said she couldn't understand a work the woman said...phone number is unlisted and shows no such company as AACA...reported it as a SCAM

Another possibvle related # is 585-563-5144.. same scare tactics. I worked as a collector in a collectiona agency and they teach you a script. This is more then irony that they use the same tactics only reason is they are related.

The one thing why I think we might have something here in from VICKS memo that the debit came from Cunningham GA.. Purdie & Associates is located in Lawrenceville GA -- 2 hours away..

I recently received a collection call from Purdie & Assoc who use almost the same script. The seems to be a bottom feeder collection agency for a legit PAYDAY loan. The bought my debt from NCO who bought it from PAYDAY1. See notes on ph#770-277-8901 and see the likeness. They use the same phrases such as CLAIM, CHECK FRAUD. They speak perfect English. I really think these are all the same company. The 3 #'s I have received calls from Are:

443-221-4540  - ID as Law office of Frank Jackson. No recent updates on this
646-481-0293 - Justin at LLC Law Firm
770-277-8901 - Mr Milton was an investigator with P&A

The messages they leave on the voicemails are very close to the same. Maybe coincidence maybe not.

646-481-0293

The phone number is now privately owned and no longer associated with a law firm or collection agency.

I also received 2 calls from Kathleen Walker, my cell caller id said 0000, glad to know it's a scam, sounded like she was calling from her home with kids in the background. I had to listen to the message 3 times to get the name right, and what she wanted. Never heard of an Indian woman named Kathleen.

I received a call from this number.  Also a guy with an heavy Indian accent making threats that I was in trouble if I didn't call him back.  He said his name was Kevin John...could've been Young but really couldn't understand due to the accent.  This is really annoying and it needs to stop!  Anyone have any ideas on how to go about this.  They are calling me at WORK!  Isn't that some sort of harassment?!  I've also posted similar comments regarding another phone number and it's the same guy.  That number is (347) 289-3012.  So, if you get a call from this other number too DON'T ANSWER IT!!

I have also been recieving calls from the number of 646 918 5211 this guy with a thick accent left multiple messages on my supervisors phone. I work in a call center and am not supposed to recieve calls. So yesterday i called the guy back and he did not tell me anything except that i was being sued be Advance america cash advance. I googled the company and called them.. The guy said that my social did not bring up any account with them. However the guy with the accent had my social security number. I just recently called the guy at LLC LAW Office back and told him that he is Not allowed to call my job that is harrassment. He stated that he Will call my job and that they like harrassing me. I became furious and asked to speak to his supervisor or manager and he said he was the only one there and they will keep calling my job, Recited my work number and hung up.. I called back 3 times and he picked up said, we will call your job and hung up everytime. I just called the local police station. They stated that i could come up there and file a report and place a stay away order so they will get in trouble if they did call again. She also stated that i can have my credit report pulled. which i will do. I told the guy at LLC. If i owe a debt contact me via mail or directly do Not call my job. I Am willing to pay off my debts but i will not be harrassed. I am glad to know i am not alone. But what can we do to stop this Guys!!!

I was a victim of this scam the guy keep calling on our land line where i rented and he threatened the owner that he is the one obligated to pay the loan i never took so bec. They was deceive and thought it was real they get mad at me first so i called back to the no. They left on the message they told me i owed $850 And i was being sued bec. Of not paying for it and will face 7 charges with a 5 yr. Imprisonment and $25,000 fine i was asking all the info and he told me he just received it in his data base so he doesnt have much of the details but he read almost all my info. Is correct that make me believe not to disregard this matter but bec. I'm asian and in the back of my mind how come 2 caller would leave a message to me named Jeffrey Cage, and Shannon Johnson is definitely an american name but they are not speaking fluent in english bec. He kept calling me the whole dAy with threat and at home i tried to negotiate and i told him i would make installment payment but in the back of my mind i will just test it bec. It might be true so i did agree to set up payment plan and he told me to fax it to ALEX WHITE(fax no. 412-202-5657) with a valid ID stating i have to pay 4 installment plan and that i would settle it outside the court so i have conversation with him couple of times and told him to stop calling me and other nos. That keep bothering me he said as soon as you get from other nos. Calling you give me a call so when i was calling him it happened to be busy and i heard the voice message says the magic jack no. your calling is busy and that confirmed me it's not real bec. I have this magic send to my asian country registered as a local no. Here in US so anytime my family would call me it's free and looks like local call eventhough they were in Asia so i pretend i didn't know anything but bec. I make arrangement already but i did just use a prepaid card so it won't hurt me that bad if it's not real but at least i can still have some info that i would get out of it it just happened april 15, 2011 and debited my pending prepaid card for a $100 that was scheduled on the 18th of april, i called back again to this nos. That he gave me 646-820-9531 and the other one 609-606-5620 when somebody answered the same voice i was dealing with became the name Justin Brooks so i really freak out i told him i will report you guys he's insisting that he's not jeffrey cage but justin brooks and he was trying to explain again my case i told him then so be it see let your cops pick me up next day and SEE you in JAIL ALSO!!!! I called right away the WU prepaid card no. And get the info out of it they debited my card and the name that shows up who debited on it is D Collect that was the representative told me the co. Who took money on it and it is located in Cunningham or Cummingham GA i posted this it might be a big help so we can catch those people who's part of it please if you guys have connections with FBI or this case is already in their investigation please pass on this info. Bec. This is only two or days transaction!!! I called my prepaid card and told them to block this co. Again that will took my money and told them to send me a new card and form to file dispute..This is an alert warning they are using known names in Law firm similar to their real name like jeffrey gage and justin brooks which are professionals and real people i yelled at this guy and showed how mad i am and he couldnt take it and hang up i told him you better take  an english class f**k**u!!! A**h***Now i'm the one who'se calling him let's see whose gonna be annoyed!!! I't was stupid knowing it might be a scam but i tried so we can catch all this mastermind behind this...It has to be stopped!!! That's why i put a bait on this but please if you have connections on people who can find out who owns this D Collect i think this is a small scam business located in GA that's where the amount was debited on my card!! Hope this info. Might help bec. Everyday they keep on threatening diff. People on their data scam base!!!

wow! This is just crazy a man named Sam Parke called me from 646-794-5547 and said I have 3 criminal charges against me for check fraud for not paying a payday loan back to advance america cash advance that I know NOTHING about. He said I will be arrested tomorrow at my job if I dont pay $5484.87. I knew this was a scam as they didnt even barely speak any english these people need to be arrested and proscuted to the fullest extent of the law. This s**t is just plain out ridiculous.

Be aggressive, evasive and even insulting.  Tell them you are not stupid enough to send them money on the basis of a phone call alone.  Tell them there are no debtors' prisons in the US, maybe in India or Pakistan where you know they're calling from. Tell them to send you a picture of them eating a bacon cheeseburger and you just MIGHT believe they have a valid claim. Insist on a properly formatted validation of debt letter before you will proceed further and, that any further calls made by you to them or vice versa will be recorded, regardess of whether you actually do record them. If you live in Texas They also have to have a $10000.00 surety bond on file. ask them for the bond number & verify with the TX sec. of State if one is on file.   I tried being business like in handling same type of calls for 3 months and nothing worked until I got aggressive, evasive & insulting. If they claim to be an attorney ask for BAR Number & check it out.  If they claim to be law enforcement get the agency name they claim to to work for and their badge or ID and that you will only deal with them AFTER you can verify their information.  Also don't be afraid to let your employer know about the scam so they aren't caught unprepared or by surprise

I received total about 8 calls from these jerks.  The first was back in November.  They called me at work and said that I owed them $1775 on a payday loan. If I didn't pay now they would have me arrested on fraud charges.  Told them to please call me back on my lunch break since I'm not supposed to have personal calls at work.  They called me back and spoke to my wife and tried to read her an "affadavit" and she stopped them.. told them to provide proof of the charges they then transferred her to a woman but it didn't click.. i think they just handed the phone over. When asked for proof again they hung up on my wife. Since then they have called me % more times at work and on my cell phone. When they call my cell phone the number comes up as +052585342.  Today they called and threatened to have me fired from my job. Just wish they would go away!!!!!!!!!!

this is exactly what this indian accent guy told me. he said his name is james steward and threaten me that i will be serve and need my criminal lawyer and this same story about owing money to a payday loan company that i dont know nothing about. i tried to call them and would not answer anymore. when my friend called them and pretended to be my lawyer they put her on hold and when she try to call back again they would not answer the phone. i would like to see this people go to jail to try to get money and scam others.

These people called my cell phone today.  the number shows on my cell as 0000.  They left a message for my husband saying that he must call back right away and if not they wished me the best of luck as things unfold.  The man's name was Paul Smith and he had very bad broken English.  I have called them back (mainly to mess with them) and they want me to leave a message.  I did not do that.  After reading all this post I see that suspisions were correct.  be careful to anyone who will talk to them.  Make sure that you do not give them ANY personal information nor confirm anything with them.

This company called me yesterday at work and said to call everytime I do it is a forign person i can not understand on the answering machine. He said his name was Eddie Jones@ LLC Law office. I can not get a hold of anyone and I do not know what it would be for? So I need help figureing this out.

This foreign guy.. kept calling leaving threating messages on my cell phone from this number and said they had an afidavid that said I violated several federal banking laws including Bank fraud signed by Advance America for an electronic presentment I never paid.. (Lies) I called the Corporate Headquarters.. the caller wanted me to verify my bank, current work location, last four of my social, and banking information.. they had some of the information correct, but others were wrong.. He said i would be arrested tomorrow and that they would contact my employer with this crazy story.. I hung up.  The original number the first call months ago was a Majic Jack number.. the lastest times.. it showed up as 0000.. strange.. I'm reporting this.. you should too.. even to my bank!!!

Here are the latest nos. I just dealth with fax no. (412)202-5657 tel. No. 609-606-5620 and 646-820-9531 and the other no. That appears on my cell is ending in 0000 pls. Read my story on this blog and if you have reported this already, this persons are connected with a D- Collect who just debited my card that shows where the transactions made in cunningham or cummingham GA that's what i've found out on my card when i called to report it maybe the FBI can locate who's the owner of this scam home business!!!

Did you ever find any info on them? I am getting the same calls

STARTING RECEIVING CALLS TWO DAYS AGO.  CALLED MY WORK NUMBER I TOLD HIM NOT TO CALL ME THERE I CAN'T RECEIVE PERSONAL CALLS.  SAYS I MUST CALL IMMEDIATELY REGARDING A TIME SENSITIVE MATERIAL IF I DON'T CALL BACK LEGAL ACTION WILL BE TAKEN TOMORROW. I CAME TO WORK TODAY AND HE HAS LEFT TWO MESSAGES HERE AT WORK EVEN TH0UGGHT I TOLD HIM NOT TO CALL.  BROKEN ENGLISH HARD TO UNDERSTAND.   NO NAME OF FIRM/COMPANY - JUST THREATS

Got a call at work from a Paul Smith claiming to be an attorney and that he needed my attorney information. He left a # and when I called the # within minutes of the call Mr. Paul Smith was not available. The man that answer the phone claimed that he was Paul Smith"s supervisor and could he help me. I could just barely make out was he was saying, english was not his first lanuage. I said goodbye telling him I would speak only to Paul Smith. I called back 5 minutes later and the same guy answered the phone, I ask to speak with Paul Smith, I was put on hold and Paul Smith answered. I ask for the company name and address. He hung up. I called right baqck and the first guy answered LLC Law Office, Paul Smith speaking how may I help you. I ask for an address to send a request for information. I was given an address in New York that does not exist. How do you make these people stop?

I RECIEVED A CALL FROM LLC LAW OFFICES OF NEW YORK STATING THAT I WAS GOING TO BE CHARGE WITH 3 COUNTS OF FELONY FRUAD AND IF I DIDN'T GET A LAWYER BY MONDAY THAT I WOULD BE GOING TO JAIL. THEY TOLD ME THAT I OWED CASH PARTNERS OF AMERICA 5000.00 AND NEEDED TO PAY IT NOW. I ASKED HER FOR THE NUMBER OF THE COMPANY AND WOULDN'T GIVE IT TO ME, SHE TOLD ME THAT I DIDN'T NEED TO TALK TO  THEM. SO I CALLED BACK TO SEE WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THEIR COMPANY AND SHE TOLD ME LLC LAW OFFICES AND I THEN ASKED HER WHAT STATE ARE YOU LOCATED IN AND SHE SAID WHY AND THEN TOLD ME NEW YORK AND HUNG UP THE PHONE. THE NUMBER THAT SHOWED UP ON THE PHONE WAS A NON WORKING NUMBER BUT THEY LEFT A DIFFERENT NUMBER ON MY VOICE MAIL. THESE PEOPLE ARE SCAMMERS. PLEASE BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!

Same thing happened to me today at work. Same person said I was facing fraud charges tomorrow and that I need to explain it to the judge and have someone ready to bail me out. That I owed $5420 for a payday loan that I never took. He had my address, ss#, email info.

This is the weirdest thing...some foreign thick accent having guy stating that I must return his call the second I get the message and if I do not return his call He wishes me luck as the situation unfolds on me....

Just received two voice messages from this number, could not understand exactly what he said but if I don't return his calls he wishes me luck!

We got a couple of these calls  several months ago, did not return calls they stopped.  All of a sudden we received another one today.  Same as many of the above experiences very broken english explains we (or our attorney) needs to contact them as soon as possible or they will not be responsible for the outcome.   We tried returning this call when we got the call several months ago (non working number) So I figured then that it was a scam of some type.