I listed my PS3 on craigslist and on eBay and I got these emails from a lady who saw my ad on craigslist.


From: sandra boxton [mailto:sandraboxton_2004@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 4:53 AM
To:
Subject: SONY PLAYSTATION 3 BRAND NEW AND UNOPENED

Hello Seller,
compliment of the season to you. I saw your item on Cgraigslist and i know it will make a perfect chrismas gift for my niece please let me know if is still available for sale.
And if i can make you any chrismas offer.
Thanks.
Sandra.


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Yes the PS3 is still available for sale. Feel free to make me an offer. Whoever makes the best offer will get the PS3. The unit is brand new and the box is unopened.

Sincerely,
Jonathan Mullen
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Hello ,
Thanks alot for the response..since the item is working perfectly i will like to make an immediate payment for the item now .My mode of payment is USPU Online payment ..i want your to send me your full name and address for the payment if the mode is accepted by you.I will offer you $1500 for the(SONY PLAYSTATION 3) Also i want you to understand that i have an account with fedex red starcourier service so i will be make shipping arrangment through the service .all shipping cost and document will be handle by me so you dont have to pay for any shipping amount or stree your self .And please give me the weight or the lbs of the item.

Thanks and hope to hear back from you soonest.



I emailed her back and said I would accept the offer but she isn't getting shit until the money is in my bank and the bank has verified that the funds are good. The emails just sound a little fishy :thinking:

 

also...what is this USPU Online payment?

 

That's the fraud deal yo. Click on the scams link on CL and you'll see more emails like that one.

Tell them you're on to them, and you won't hear from them again.

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

 

sounds real fishy, but just wait until ya get the money..

 

yeah, I figured it was a scam but I never hear of USPU so I sent back a polite email asking her to explain what it was.

 

email them back saying the only way the transaction can go through, is if she sends you 5,000 and you just take out the difference and send her back the rest

 

SCAM....if she deals with the shipping info, than you have no legitimate information to say you ever shipped it to her........I would stay the fuck away from this, especially when you can easily get that on ebay and have a much better chance of it not being a scam.

 

oh, I forgot to say that I also asked for her name, address, and phone number for my records. Basically, if this is a scam she isn't getting shit.

 

So where is your listing on ebay?

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=200049909432

I don't expect to get the "buy it now".... it will probably gp for a little over $800