Scam?

[41magsnub]

Selling my old tires on craigslist.  Specified cash only and local pickup...

Get this response:

Hello I really appreciate your response to my email.I want you to
consider it sold, pls do withdraw the advert from craigslist to avoid
disturbance from another buyer.I want you to know that i will be
paying via bank certified check .I will like you to provide me with
the following.information to facilitate the mailing of the check to
you .
 
1.....Full name to write on the check
2.....Full Physical address to post the check (NOT P.O BOX)
3.....City, State and Zip Code
4.....Home & Cell Phone to contact you
 
*** Note that the payment will be shipped to your address via UPS NEXT
DAY SERVICE and I will like you to know that you will not be
responsible for shipping i will have my mover to come over as soon as
you have cashed the check** Thanks i can trust you on this so we can
move forward from here.
Regards
 
 
Have a nice day
 
Thanks

[French G.]

Maybe a scam to get enough personal info to pose as you on another check going somewhere else. Scam or not, I usually don't sell to people who can't read. I find it impolite when people try to force you out of the terms of the sale clearly stated.

[Balog]

%100 scam. The verbiage is cut n paste I've seen many times.

[Brad Johnson]

Yep, scam.  What they'll do is send you a check for way more than the amount and want you to wire them back the remainder.  Of course the check will bounce over the moon shortly thereafter.

Brad

[RaspberrySurprise]

That or they will send you the check for the exact amount, let you cash it, then have their "mover" come get your stuff that day, check will then bounce and you will have neither money nor stuff.

[AmbulanceDriver]

scam

[Bogie]

Or most likely, you'll never see a mover...
 

[Grandpa Shooter]

The "mover" will have much more than your tires when they leave your home.

[41magsnub]

That's what I figured..

[Hawkmoon]

Call your friendly local PD and get the name of the head of the detective division. Have them send the check to him, and the street address for police headquarters.

[Boomhauer]

Other than it's obviously a scam...nobody ships a check via 2nd Day Air for used tires on Craigslist.

[Jamisjockey]

Other than it's obviously a scam...nobody ships a check via 2nd Day Air for used tires on Craigslist.

Ayup.  Cleetus/Roofus/Juan from the nearby trailer park wants to come by in his 30 year old rust bucket pickup and haggle with you for them in cash. 
CL is for LOCAL sales.  Anyone who doesn't want to stop by and meet you and shake your hand and pay you cash for it is trying to scam you.

[230RN]

"Call your friendly local PD and get the name of the head of the detective division. Have them send the check to him, and the street address for police headquarters."

^ Good one!   

Print out the e-mail with full headers for the police.

[Scout26]

Nahhh, it's legit.  What could go wrong ? 

[Balog]

Ayup.  Cleetus/Roofus/Juan from the nearby trailer park wants to come by in his 30 year old rust bucket pickup and haggle with you for them in cash. 
CL is for LOCAL sales.  Anyone who doesn't want to stop by and meet you and shake your hand and pay you cash for it is trying to scam you.

Unless it's rare or just hard to find. I've been unable to locate something for sale locally or on ebay before, but googled up a CL listing from another state. Never wanted any of the things bad enough to try to convince someone I'm not from Nigeria, but I could see it happening.

[Jamisjockey]

Unless it's rare or just hard to find. I've been unable to locate something for sale locally or on ebay before, but googled up a CL listing from another state. Never wanted any of the things bad enough to try to convince someone I'm not from Nigeria, but I could see it happening.

What I'm saying is that I have no interest in worrying about the person being from Nigeria or not.  I will be looking for a face to face cash transaction if its off craigs list.

[Devonai]

I sold a camcorder on CL once.  I, too got several requests for a shipment despite the CASH ONLY LOCAL SALE requirement emblazoned everywhere.  I just told those guys to pound sand.

[230RN]

41 Mag snub

Daer MR Snub,

this is not a scam I realy want to burchse your tyres but I amremained here in a differnt area from your where.  But I have only a certifyd bank cheque in the amount of US$ of 2000.00. I am sure you are honest a man and will cash the check and hold onto the balinse for me for when I send my movers to your5 place to get them.  But I still need your informationness.

1.....Full name to write on the check
2.....Full Physical address to post the check (NOT P.O BOX)
3.....City, State and Zip Code
4.....Home & Cell Phone to contact you
5.....SOcial sekurity number to verified your Honesty and Trustworthyness.

I do hope we can move forward from here and dont sell them to anyone else, pleas.

Regards.

Omar Kaboumie