Craigslist scam potential?

[chadwiggins]

Never deal by text, email, or any means other than by phone or face to face. It's just good business and you can get a better sense if somethings not right. I may initiate a deal by text, email, or message but quickly follow up by a phone call. Even if it's a legit deal and they won't talk to me, then they can go somewhere else.

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["D"]

Since he already sold it and we agree it was a scam, I will hyjack a little with a story. I sold a car a few years back for $6000. The lady gave me $3000 and said she would be back with the rest in a couple days. I insisted that I give her a receipt. Even got my neighbor to witness it. 2 days later she and her boyfriend stop by and hand me the money in an envelope. Said they would get the car in a couple days. They were in a "hurry" and left . Well I counted the money and was short $500. Went to the phone and could not find her. Left several messages. Finally left one and said come get the car or the $5500. Well that worked. She showed up saying their was $3000 in the envelope. I said why are you trying to pull this. I said it was only $2500 and she should be glad I had not called the cops. She called her boyfriend and he showed up. Said they wanted their money and why was I doing this. I said alright let me go and get it. Brought them the original $3000. They were like hold on. I asked for them to produce a receipt, because that was all I remembered them giving me. The look on their faces was priceless.I told him go home. I said now do you want the car? Find the rest of the money. Amazingly it had fallen out the envelope into her purse. We finally got the price right and I let her have the car out of pity. She finally apologized and said she got the rest from her dad and it was his idea. Watch out when dealing in cash also. Always make a hand receipt, even before you do the legal papers.

[FIN]

Since he already sold it and we agree it was a scam, I will hyjack a little with a story. I sold a car a few years back for $6000. The lady gave me $3000 and said she would be back with the rest in a couple days. I insisted that I give her a receipt. Even got my neighbor to witness it. 2 days later she and her boyfriend stop by and hand me the money in an envelope. Said they would get the car in a couple days. They were in a "hurry" and left . Well I counted the money and was short $500. Went to the phone and could not find her. Left several messages. Finally left one and said come get the car or the $5500. Well that worked. She showed up saying their was $3000 in the envelope. I said why are you trying to pull this. I said it was only $2500 and she should be glad I had not called the cops. She called her boyfriend and he showed up. Said they wanted their money and why was I doing this. I said alright let me go and get it. Brought them the original $3000. They were like hold on. I asked for them to produce a receipt, because that was all I remembered them giving me. The look on their faces was priceless.I told him go home. I said now do you want the car? Find the rest of the money. Amazingly it had fallen out the envelope into her purse. We finally got the price right and I let her have the car out of pity. She finally apologized and said she got the rest from her dad and it was his idea. Watch out when dealing in cash also. Always make a hand receipt, even before you do the legal papers.

Good read thanks for sharing

[ChrisS]

The Expedited Funds Availability Act requires bank's to make funds available within certain timeframes. The scammers know what the timeframes are and craft the CC's to meet a short release timeframe but a longer timeframe for the bank to discover the check is fraudulent or stolen. In essence the check doesn't clear it just reaches point where the bank is required to make the funds available. In the end the seller ends up holding the bag.

[FIN]

I've bought and sold quite a few things on craigslist. All have gone smoothly except one. I was looking for a certain car body. I found one. I brought cash and a trailer. When I got there in the middle of nowhere. The car had no wheels on it. Couldnt load it. The young guy was very suspicious. I felt I was lucky to get out of there with my scalp. Very nervous situation.

[Eagle 1]

craigslist = scam . lol not always but I approach it as if it does .

[Schins]

[Atimm693]

An example of the fake VIN site emails from a motorcycle I'm trying to sell.. This one was done pretty well though.