scam?

[hjarnett]

i got a email this morning asking if my stratocaster was still for sale from the listing on craigslist i sent a reply saying it was then i just got this reply sounds like a scam to me what do you guys think......
> 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.I want you to know that i will be paying via bankcertified
> 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
> 3.....City, State and Zip Code
> 4.....Home & Cell Phone to contact you
> *** Note that the payment will be shiped to your address via UPS NEXT
> DAYSERVICE and I will like you to know that you will not be
> responsible for shipping i will have my mover come over as soon as you
> have cashed the check** Thanks

[beatlefreak]

Sounds like they're phishing for personal information to me.

[doctorwho]

It's a scam: typical mangled English wording, and "bankcertified [sic] check" is a giveaway that it's a scam.

[wj350]

Run away!!! Run away!!!!

[cjj]

Sounds like it could be the setup to a scam at least. The typical way to do this is to send you a check for more than the amount of the goods you are selling, the extra being to pay the person who is doing the pickup/transport. They write a phony check, you put it in the bank and take out cash, give it to the person who picks the thing up, hopefully(for them) before you find out the check is bad...

[BuddyDog]

Yep, it's a scam.

I had the same stuff on something I listed on CL a while back.

[kiramdear]

Exact same thing happened to me on Craigslist. This is a well known scam.

[winston]

Agreed. It's a scam.

[collin]

First off, yes....it's a scam.


Secondly, listen to your gut feeling. If you were that suspicious that it was a scam that it needed a thread online to confirm, there is a good chance that you know your answer before posting. Trust yourself and intuition first!

[Tarrbot]

OK, not only is this a scam but it's one of those scary scams.

The next step to this scam usually involves writing the bank certified check for more and having you go to the bank to do some monkey business with it or having someone come pick it up for them since they're out of the country "on business".

Be very very aware of what kind of dirtbags are out there lurking on craigslist.

Heck, I'm even out there.