Which scam is this?

[StonedWheat]

I posted a subwoofer for sale on craigslist, and I got back 2 responses within the hour.

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HELLO
I AM INTERESTED IN BUYING IT .I LIVE HER IN THE U.K I WILL BE RESTPONSIBLE
FOR THE SHIPPMENT DOWN TO MY LOCATION, SO PLEASE KINDLY WRITE ME BACK
WITH YOUR LAST OFFERING PRICE,I ALSO NEED THE PIC ,I WILL THEREFORE NEED THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION OF YOURS TO FORWARD TO MY
CLIENT BEFORE HE SENDS THE MONEY ORDER......
NEME IN FULL...........
ADDRESS IN FULL.........
COUNTRY.............
ZIPCODE...........
CELL/OFFICE/HOMENUMBER
WAITING TO HEAR FROM
REGARDS
DAVID

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Hello ,

I 'm interested in purchasing your advertised (Velodyne CHT-15 - $400 ) and i will like to know the last price of it. if I can p
ay with a cheque drawn in a U.S Bank. If this is okay with you do get
back to me immediately for me to arrange the payment. Concerning the
shippment, my shipper will come and pick it up from your location a
s soon as we seal this transaction. Do get back to meimmediately with your Full Name, Contact
Address and Phone Number for me to instruct my client to make the pay
ment ASAP. Hope to hear from you soon.I want you to get back to in next
6 hrs....

BEST REGARDS.

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Seems like a cookie cutter response! I don't know what they're trying to do, but obviously it's a scam. Anyone know?

[ialsohaveadream]

It's a variation on the Nigerian email scam, I believe.

[MrGreg]

http://portland.craigslist.org/about/scams.html

Bad cashier's check scam

[gear02]

They do this to small businesses as well. They order a crap load and the payment either never comes or bounces. Run away! Or play them...either way don't sell to them.

[chrissy]

The first one sounds a lot like the p-p-p-powerbook :D

[bachviet]

I got one of those emails from Africa wanting to buy my laptop (eBay). I quickly told her that there was no international bidding/shipping.

[ialsohaveadream]

The first one sounds a lot like the p-p-p-powerbook :D
Ah, my favorite "scam the scammers" ever.

[Jeffbx]

I just got one of those for an e-bay auction.

It went kind of like:

"I pay with personal check OK? You send your name, address, phone to me and I make the check. I am in US."

Uhhhh.... sure you are. I told him I don't take personal checks & he pulled his bid.

I dunno, maybe it was legit, but I sure didn't want to find out the hard way.

[JaQnAbOx]

just poop in a box and have him come pick it up....

[RoniMan]

just poop in a box and have him come pick it up....
:lmfao:

[JaQnAbOx]

you can also just have him run around town say you will be here and there...etc..sorry i was stuck in traffic...blah...blah...mom died.. etc..few fun laughs....with gas prices this high..you can probably cause him to waste 10$ driving around...better yet send him to the police station...haha...tell him you work there...and make him ask for one of the officers....but im not sure if it would be legal to bug the police like that...