I know, i know, just tell me its a scam

[firemanmike]

So I posted an ad to sell a new in the box microwave we never used....I know it's a scam, but can't really figure out what the gain is here, besides an in the box, but old (it sat in the garage at least 5 years) microwave. Why bother??? Here's the e-mail I received regarding the sale:

I was told by my assistant that your item is still for sale ,i would have love to come and see it,but my scheduled is very tight.I will mail out your payment once you provide your full name.phone number and address.I can only pay via money order as am on a business trip now,pls let me know where to send your payment to because i wouldn't want to lose it to some else.I don't mind adding ($20) dollars so you can keep it in my favor,you should get your payment in 7-9 working days i will appreciate if you can get the ad off craigslist so i can be sure you are keeping it in my favor.Please let me know as soon as you receive it so i can start making arrangement for the pick-up.
Thanks

Do scammers really work this hard for a microwave???:shrug::shrug::shrug:

 

[jerrad]

Probably working for your name, phone number, and address.
The MO will be a fake and he doesn't care about the microwave imo.

 

[thomas91169]

cash in hand only.

all other offers will be denied.

 

[Camaro_94]

LMAO!! Trying to scam someone over the internet for microwave. HAHHA!

Scam. Tell him to go **** himself.

 

[firemanmike]

I e-mailed him back that I didn't want the extra $20 and I'd hold it for him but I ould only take a USPS money order. I haven't heard back from him...I wonder why???:lol1::lol1::lol1:

 

[firemanmike]

Probably working for your name, phone number, and address.
The MO will be a fake and he doesn't care about the microwave imo.

That's pretty easy to get without my help...just ask Taxyloo!!!

 

[SID297]

I e-mailed him back that I didn't want the extra $20 and I'd hold it for him but I ould only take a USPS money order. I haven't heard back from him...I wonder why???:lol1::lol1::lol1:

Now they know it's a good email address, plan on getting a lot more spam.

 

[boatcop1]

Now they know it's a good email address, plan on getting a lot more spam.

THIS!!

Gotta be smarter than them man! If it walks like a duck, looks like a duck, quacks like a duck its a Motha FN Duck!!


Delete email and move on!!

 

[BlckBox04]

holy god these things are getting seriously ridiculous. yea let me send you more money for a 5 year old microwave just because i like you and i think you deserve it just for selling a microwave, btw my assistant told me about you item so this is 100% truth in everything i'm saying

 

[SonicDTR]

he never mentions the microwave....just a bot cruising and replying to ads with emails in them...

 

[BlckBox04]

lol even better. he wants to over pay for something he doesn't even know what it is

 

[oldmodman]

OK.

It's a scam.

 

[fire_4_effect]

scams suck!

 

[low03tb]

I always write a very nice response to these things lol

 

[floyd4ford]

Move on.

 

[LS2GTO]

I always write a very nice response to these things lol

And noone ever reads them cuz it's a bot like mentioned.

 

[CobraBob]

It's an obvious scam. Good that you picked up on that. I agree with Sid about being careful about responding to emails. I am really careful about this myself, because I know that more often than not your email address is being harvested. Because I am so cautious I get very little spam email now.