Showing posts with label spam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spam. Show all posts

21 September 2012

Oh joy, a Craigslist scammer

Within one hour of posting my Jeep for sale on Craigslist, I got the following email (my comments are in parentheses):

From: "mah90250@sbcglobal.net"
Is it still for sell?.
(Nice grammar)

Me: yes

From: "Rebecca Rebarich"  (note different email address than the original email)
Thank for your mail. Am satisfied with your advert price (who says "advert price"?), as am requesting this transaction should be done via PayPal so the Pay Pal charges is on me. If my offer is accepted, Get back to me with your PayPal email and your name or send me PayPal invoice so i can pay you right away as soon as i conclude with my shipper. I am always busy at work and do not have much time around me to make or answer calls. Make sure you get back to me so that we can arrange for pick up as i will like the item to be picked at your residence location. Confirm the sales to me by removing it from the CL post.

My reply: cash only.

Her reply: Try and see reason with me, i don't have access to a post office over here (where is "here"?), i can't send you a check (I didn't ask for a check). I wish i have access to western union money transfer it would have been a very good option (but it's only a very good option for scammers) but am still on the base right now (the base? a military base?) the only access i have is by effecting the payment via my online paypal account. However, paypal is the world leading payment master that protects both buyer/seller interest (nice ad for paypal). You are on a secured transaction with paypal. Above all, it's like instant cash (oh instant cash! I've always wanted that!). Please i need you to visit their web site at www.paypal.com and sign up for your free personal paypal account, they will activate your email address to your paypal account and link it with your bank account so you can transfer and receive money online via you paypal account. Please go and activate yours it will actually cost you no money to do this. Do try and see reasons with me. I will await you update. Thanks.

Me: Please stop wasting my time with your scam.

Not that it will matter, but I flagged the initial reply as a scam.

16 August 2012

"INHERIT MY FATHERS ESTATE" or have fun trying


Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Miss Donata Hans, I am 20 years old girl right now am in Nigeria in West Africa. I want to have
a common relationship with you, I need to tell you more things, but first I need your help to Stand for me as
a trustee.My father late Chief Fredrick Hans was a businessman before his death on November 9th, 2009.

I am the only child because my mother died while giving birth to me.Some months after the death of my
father, two of my uncles conspired against me and sold my father's properties to a Chinese businessman all
because I am a girl.After many weeks, I opened my father's briefcase and saw some documents which my
late father used and deposited money in a Bank here in Nigeria with my name as the next of kin. I have tried
to withdraw the money so that I can start a better life and take care of myself.

The Branch manager of the Bank whom I met in person told me that my present status does not permit me by
the local laws to clear money or make a transfer of money into an account.He advised me to provide a
trustee who will help me and invest the money or I should wait till when I will be 25 years old according to
the law of Nigeria.I have chosen to contact you and would like you to take me as your own blood and help
me. I will like to disclose much to you if you can help me to relocate to your country because my uncle has
threatened to kill me.The amount is One Hundered and Twenthy Million Five Hundered Thousand US Dollars ($120,500,000.00) and I have confirmed it from the bank.You will help me to place the money in a more profitable business investment in your Country.You will also help by getting a nice University in your state/country so that I can complete my studies.
It is my intention to hand over the total money to you so you may take care of me with it and also invest in
anything you wish. I just need to be educated.As soon as I receive your interest in helping me, I will put
things into action immediately. In the light of the above, I shall appreciate an urgent message indicating
your ability and willingness to handle this transaction sincerely.Please do keep this only to your self. I beg
you not to disclose it to anyone until I come over to your country because I am afraid of my wicked uncle
who has threatened to kill me.

Sincerely yours

Miss Donata Hans

donatanhans@gmail.com