HAHAHAHA (craigslist related)

I've heard of these scams involving mountain bikes , laptops and other shit, but I have to give this guy mad props for even trying to pull this shit

So I see this steeze-mobile for a dirt cheap $12,500

http://a.im.craigslist.org/8h/zd/076...xJ9jiBJRm8.jpg

Since it's a slow Friday at work I'm gonna see how I can string this suck along ebolamonkeyman style.


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> Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 06:54:28 -0800 (PST)
> From: olsen david <ol_david@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: ML-430 on Craigslist
> To: Punani
Sir,
Here are the all information that you need:
I sell the car so cheap because i ve just get married and i need money to buy a new house, so a sacrafice must be done.
The vehicle is very well kept, I mean only in my own garage, it has no
scratches, all parts are original and it was never been involved into an
accident.
I'm the original owner of the car and it is now located in London,England.
It has very low miles it, driven almost all miles on the highway.
If you want to buy it, I can send the Mercedes ML through Airbourne Express and the delivery time will be within about 6 or 7 working days,
so you will receive the car directly to your home address.
You will be able to inspect the car for one week.
I will ship prior to payment.after the car is shipped i will receive a tracking# from Airborne Co.i will provide you with that number so you can check the shippment status online.
After you check and see that the car was shipped you will western union the shipping money to me.After the car will be in your garrage you'll send the rest of the balance,meaning the full amount minus the shipping fees.
Please get back to me
thanks


-----Punani wrote:

Hi There,

This e-mail is in response to your ad for the ML 430

(2001 Mercedes-Benz ML-Class ML430 - $12500)
http://www.craigslist.org/sby/car/57376857.html

Could you let me know where this is located and
confirm the asking price.

Thank you,

Punani

That's sweet to get the car delivered to your door too. I mean, you really can't go wrong on this one.

England, eh? Funny, the wheel looks like it is on the left.

That picture looks like it's taken in Norway, and with that name he sounds like he could be Norwegian too. Damn Norwegians!!

I guess they're using this scam the other way around, too. You list a car for sale, they say they will buy it sight unseen, but please ship the car to the UK. They will pay for shipping, and you ship the car off after receiving their bogus cashier's check. By the time your bank determines the check is fake your car is en route to Europe.

I'll be interested to see where Punani takes this one...

Quote:

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Originally Posted by runethechamp

That picture looks like it's taken in Norway, and with that name he sounds like he could be Norwegian too. Damn Norwegians!!

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Yea, it looks like one of those crazy Norwegian driveways.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by runethechamp

That picture looks like it's taken in Norway, and with that name he sounds like he could be Norwegian too. Damn Norwegians!!

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The son of a bitch probably got whale blubber all over the seats, too.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by The AD

The son of a bitch probably got whale blubber all over the seats, too.

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Or maybe some dead wolves in the back.

> Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 09:46:43 -0800 (PST)
> From: Punani
> Subject: Re: ML-430 on Craigslist
> To: olsen david <ol_david@yahoo.com>
>
> I'm very interested in this Mercedes.
>
> Congratulations on your marriage. Yes, women can be
> quite expensive, I tell you. I mean, I spent $5000
> on
> two women just the other night and that was just to
> get them back to my hotel room for two hours!
>
> I like the ML-430. Where in London are you located?
> I
> am often there for business drips as I am an
> international businessman. Is the ML-430 left hand
> drive? Where was it first sold?
>
> Let me know how much the shipping costs are. There
> is
> also a good chance I may be in the UK for business
> early February to see some of my clients. Perhaps we
> can meet up for a drink at the Hilton London
> Metropole
> where I'll be staying.
>
> I look forward to doing business with you,
>
> Deuce

Quote:

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Originally Posted by The AD

I guess they're using this scam the other way around, too. You list a car for sale, they say they will buy it sight unseen, but please ship the car to the UK. They will pay for shipping, and you ship the car off after receiving their bogus cashier's check. By the time your bank determines the check is fake your car is en route to Europe.

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Here's a reply I got after I refused to send pictures to a foreign inquiry to buy my car on CL:

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Scammer

I have concluded with my client and he has instructed me to carry on with the transaction. He has agreed to offer you a total sum of $6,100 and has asked me to inform you that payment will get to you in a cashier 's check of $13,000 which is a refund payment of a cancelled order earlier made by my client.

Due to company policy this check has to be made out in this amount to
you, because company policy only allows a refund payment on one cashier
check, so you are required to deduct cost of your car - $6,100 when
payment gets to you and refund balance $6,900 to my customer's shipping
agent via western union money transfer or money gram transfer
for him to be able to offset shipping charges. After payment has
reached you and balance sent back to his shipping agent who will come for the pick up and drive to a prepaid shipper to be shipped to my customer,
while title papers and other necessary documents wi ll be sent by you
via fedex courier to my customer. Please Confirm this and provide name,
address and phone number for check payment to be delivered to you via
fedex courier.

Thanks and God Bless Management

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(it looked way sweeter in it's cursive-ish font that it was originally in)

I wasn't as creative as I should have been in my reply. I basically just told him to fuck off.

It amazes me that people actually fall for this stuff.

I've got a couple of "cashier's checks" from the Nigerian Western Union scam from trying to sell my bike last summer. They total $6,000. If anyone else on the board has some, we should send them to Punani and he can forward them on to the scammers.

something along thses lines...

http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

Oh yeah, I forgot about that key point: how you have to refund them some money. I guess it wouldn't be much of a scam otherwise.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by lax

something along thses lines...

http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

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HAHA, that's a good one.

If you enjoy screwing with scammers...
http://www.419eater.com/

Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 13:02:33 -0800 (PST)
> From: olsen david <ol_david@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: ML-430 on Craigslist
> To: Punani
>
> Deuce,
> it will be a pleasure to drink a glass of wisky
> with you.maybe will we meet someday.
> i am located in Stanmore-Middlesex.
> the ML is right hand drive and sir i have to sell
> the car as soon as it possible.i am the original
> owner,
> so please let me know if you want the ML and i will
> proceed with the shipping as soon as i get the
> information regard your full name and the adress.
> thank you
>
> ps:the women are verry expensive in USA...5000$ for
> two? .....wow!!!!!!!!

ProTip: Never give a scammer your real address. Not even if it means you'd get a cool forged bank check as a souvenir.

thanks for the pro tip. The checks were sent to my PO Box. Here is my reasononing for stringing them along. To have a check sent overnight, FedEx from Nigeria has to be around $70, the effort to have the checks made, these were actually pretty good, well one was the other marginal, costs these ass clowns as well. So they are out their time, effort and hard cash.