Yeh got the same message today me and my girl realized there were too much b***s*** in one email. Rick smith turner construction, come up with a better last name then smith, and story

Rick Smith at it again with another number. Same email as all the others. Using the email walkingthon@gmail.com. I was also selling furniture through craigslist and used the automated email option but it seems he got my email somehow since I don't see that option on the original email to report address as a scam.

He is still at it.  Got the same thing this week for a very large executive desk.   unreal!  Don't work with Rick Smith

I had the exact same email regarding a sofa we are selling on CL here in Portland. Something didn't feel right so I googled and here I am. I called him on it. And reported him to Paypal and Turner Construction


Hi,

Thanks for your reply paypal is the best way to send money online and it is safe and secure, it is very easy to open an account with them just go to paypal.com and open an account with and  Kindly send me your PayPal money request or simply get back to me with the total cost of the item and your  paypal email ID so that i can proceed with the payment asap..And i want you  to know that you are very much safe with them and also i the buyer as well.

Thanks,      
Regards


Hello,

Thanks for the response, My name is Rick Smith. I am buying this as a surprise to someone very dear to me and I want to keep it that way(AS A SURPRISE) after delivery day. I work with Turner Construction,we are currently working at a very rural area which makes it very hard for me to make phone calls due to bad network reception here but you can always text me on (501)438-9373 . I will not be able to view it but I have a Mover who will come for the pickup so please get back to me with more pics and also I will be making the payment via PayPal as that is the only payment option I can access from here I hope you understand.I have some questions for you;

Are you the first owner of it?
Where do you live?
What is your final asking price?
Does it have anything negative i should know about?

Hope to read back from you soon.....
Regards Smith  




I really need this for my family,E-mail me at safareewalker at gmail
dot com with your bottom dollar ASAP




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Rick Smith just struck again, using the email address safareewalker@gmail.com

Thanks to everyone for taking the time to alert others. I encountered this jerk when he replied to my CL posting for lawn furniture, but his first email was brief:

"My name is Rick,I will appreciate it if you to get back to me with your bottom price at my email address mbjhaga at gmail dot com (substitute symbols for AT and DOT words)."

After I replied (stupidly?) to the (Nigerian-sounding) name at gmail.com, he sent me the same "I work for Turner Construction" email that others have received--the one about how he was in a rural area, would pay with PayPal and could be contacted at (501) 438-9373. It felt like a scam, so I didn't reply, and now this website confirms that he's a pro. However, I wonder if he already got what he was looking for when I replied to his first message--i.e., my e-mail address. Who knows? Maybe he sells them to online marketers?

I can't believe this! I got the exact same message just now "it's a surprise for someone dear to my heart", have mover to pickup, paypal payment, etc...So glad I saw these posts before responding back to his lengthy questions! Shame on u "Rick Smith"! I hope u get caught for these SCAMs u r trying to pull!

I got exactly the same email today. Sounded ridiculously suspect and one google search turned up this page. As of August 2013 he is still at it. Do not give him any information.

Be careful! They gave me a different phone number. And after I emailed this person back I got these responses:



What is your bottom price ? Kindly get back to me if its still
available through my personal email address (brwnsmit1 at gmail dot
com)


Hello,

Thanks for the response, My name is Rick Smith. I am buying this as a surprise to someone very dear to me and I want to keep it that way(AS A SURPRISE) after delivery day. I work with Turner Construction,we are currently working at a very rural area which makes it very hard for me to make phone calls due to bad network reception here but you can always text me on (501)438-9373 . I will not be able to view it but I have a Mover who will come for the pickup so please get back to me with more pics and also I will be making the payment via PayPal as that is the only payment option I can access from here I hope you understand.I have some questions for you;

Are you the first owner of it?
Where do you live?
What is your final asking price?
Does it have anything negative i should know about?

Hope to read back from you soon.....
Regards Smith  



What a loser!

Just reported him. Guys like this make my stomach turn.

Got the same email today...same story, same name, different number. (501-438-9373). I sent him the following response:

Rick,

Can I just say it is so sad that people less intelligent than I am might fall for such a half-hearted attempt at a scam. Get a better tactic. Or better yet--perhaps you should apply your effort elsewhere. Imagine if you put as much effort into something productive as you do into trying to scam people. You could even possibly be successful, instead of the what you are---the epitome of a failure.

P.s. You're ALL OVER Google. When you type 'Rick Sm' into google, 'Rick Smith Turner Construction' automatically pops up. Followed by MULTIPLE pages with all the different phone numbers you've used. You've been reported to the FBI...Turner Construction has a lawsuit against you....and you're violating the laws of multiple countries. Goodluck in prison.




Don't fall for him! He's a total scammer!! and not a good one at that!

WE NEED TO ALL REPORT HIM TO:  WWW.IC3.GOV

AMEN!!!

YES!  I GOT THE EXACT SAME EMAIL.  This guy has led me on for an entire day, telling me he was going to purchase a large living room/dining room set.  I had other people that wanted to buy it and this guy assured me that he was about to pay via PayPal, so I sent him a payment request.  When he emailed me again and said he would pay in the morning, I got suspicious and looked him up.  He has only my first name, cell phone number, address (needed to pick up the furniture), and the PayPal request.  PayPal's Fraud Department said that he can't do anything to me via PayPal and not to worry; however, he could do something in person and to contact my local authorities and file a report and report him to www.ic3.gov  This is a site that helps track down people like this.  What kind of a piece of **** has the time and character to do this kind of crap.  What a coward, too.  Come do this crap to my face...
What a prick!

He tried me today.  I've reported him to the FBI.  And I'm just getting warmed up.

New Phone Number He is still at it.  Hello,




Thanks for the response, My name is Rick Smith. I am buying this as a surprise to someone very dear to me and I want to keep it that way(AS A SURPRISE) after delivery day. I work with Turner Construction,we are currently working at a very rural area which makes it very hard for me to make phone calls due to bad network reception here but you can always text me on (501)438-9373 . I will not be able to view it but I have a Mover who will come for the pickup so please get back to me with more pics and also I will be making the payment via PayPal as that is the only payment option I can access from here I hope you understand.I have some questions for you;




Are you the first owner of it?

Where do you live?

What is your final asking price?

Does it have anything negative i should know about?




Hope to read back from you soon.....

Regards Smith

Did the same to me yesterday (June 10th, 2013). Claiming he works in rural area for Turner Construction and couldn't be contacted as there was limited service, but could receive texts on a (501) area code phone. Wanted my address - never gave it to him. Wanted to purchase bedroom set as a SURPRISE for someone dear to him.and to send over Movers to get it. Would pay through paypal .Thought it could be a scam and looked up onl;ine to find these similar complaints

Hello,




Thanks for the response, My name is Rick Smith. I am buying this as a surprise to someone very dear to me and I want to keep it that way(AS A SURPRISE) after delivery day. I work with Turner Construction,we are currently working at a very rural area which makes it very hard for me to make phone calls due to bad network reception here but you can always text me on (252) 293-6368. I will not be able to view it but I have a Mover who will come for the pickup so please get back to me with more pics and also I will be making the payment via PayPal as that is the only payment option I can access from here I hope you understand.I have some questions for you;

501 438 9373 texted with this number




Are you the first owner of it?

Where do you live?

What is your final asking price?

Does it have anything negative i should know about?




Hope to read back from you soon.....

Regards Smith

Rick Smith is still busy at it, now using the phone number (501)438-9373 and just responded to a Craigslist post today. He must have built an entire town at that "rural location" by now.

I just got his reply to my CL post. I read this thread. Then I told him to die and then go f*** himself.

Yeah, same guy hit us up about a trailer we have on CR. Having been through this with other scammers (wonder if it's the same guy? hmmm) we recognised the scam. Now we're just f*cking with him lolol. Can anyone think of something funny?

Sent me a text message stating that he could not talk because of the area, bad cell use. asked to come pick up the merchandise and would send a carrier. No thanks. Do not fall for this.

He tried it with me. I sent him back a nasty text message, and he stopped texting me. Anything that does not feel right, probably isn't. Report him to PayPal!!

Don't do it!! He tried to get me as of today.

He did it to me too just yesterday.  Same claim, he is fake and a scammer!!!

So now i get this message..anyone think its the same person?
Thanks for the prompt mail, i would have love to call you but due to my disability, i will not be able to do that. I live in Cumberland, RI. I will be paying you through PayPal but the payment will be made before the shipping company come for pick up at your location. I just need your address to get the actual pick up and delivery cost from the shipping company. Get back to me ASAP.

What does he do with the info you give him?

He did it to my wife and I again.  This happened on the morning of April 2nd.

Ugh! He just got me using the 347 number. I gave him my email and phone number, then I found this posting! Just emailed him back saying it wasn't available anymore. What can he do with the info I gave him?

He has a new # 347-305-6844. Same email as above and using the same line of in a rural area and wants to pay vis paypal. Watch out!