More Craigslist scammers

Hello. I've been trying to sell some stuff on Craiglist. At least two different people have tried to scam me. I'm including names given, phone numbers and e-mail addresses in this message, just in case they try to hit anybody else. The names are presumably fake but the numbers and at least some of the e-mail addresses do work.

Name: Gary Charles Williams / Henry Mathew / Gary David
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected]
Number: ???

Name: Kashia Moore
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected]
Number: 203-663-3164

Thanks, and be sure to check the e-mail address if you're told you received money! Paypal doesn't use post.com to send out notices to anybody.

Yep, this person is trying to get a laptop listed on Amazon that she would pay through paypal. 203-663-3164 email [email protected]
What a waste of time. Glad you posted something. She wasn't going to go through Amazon which is a Red Flag.

Yes,thank you for posting. I received an email from [email protected] with a reply to [email protected]. All it said was Is the item in good condition before i proceed with purchase? get back to me via text for quick response (203-663-3164) and tell me the final price for the item.
So i googled this number and found your post. This is something i have had to do since posting my ads on craiglist. Constantly googling the scammers.

203-663-3164
1-203-663-3164
2036633164
12036633164
[email protected]
[email protected]

Hello and welcome to scamwarners Renea,

Text messaging on craiglist is becoming popular with scammers. They can pretend to be deaf and hide there location. They do not want to talk on the phone because you will hear the African accent. With email it can sometimes show a scammers true location.

These scammers are using free text services offered on the internet by US providers. That is why the phone number may show as a US number. They will also use google voice, skype and other services to commit their crimes.

Thank you for posting and helping others. Your post will help others find this scam.

Thank you to everyone that has posted on this topic! Googled the number and it brought me here.

The following is what I received from a craigslist post:

Sent by: [email protected]
Reply to: [email protected]

Is the item in good condition before i proceed with purchase? get back to me via text for quick response (203-663-3164) and tell me the final price for the item.

Here's another one from [email protected] this email addy didn't show up on any google results.

From: Carol Andy <[email protected]>
To: Me

Thanks for getting back to me as soon as you can i am buying this for my
cousin who just got admission as a gift,And i wont be able to pick it up
due to my working hours i would like it shipped to my cousin i would offer
you $350 including shipping and stress i would
be paying you through paypal to make this faster get back to me with your
paypal email address asap so we can do this i need it shipped today get
back to me asap.Thanks.I am await your quick response

Same here. I called the number & it's a 'pinger' number. Only able to use with wifi for calling & texting.

Here's the message I got:
Is the Netbook in good condition before i proceed with purchase? get back to me via text for quick response (203-663-3164)

I emailed her back & told her to buy through amazon. She said her cc just expired and she doesn't feel secure adding bank info to amazon.
I emailed her back asking for email address & full name & shipping address.....haven't heard back since.

I just received the exact same reply as Renea! Glad To know I'm not just being overly paranoid! Here's the info:

From: [email protected]
Subject: inquiry about item

Message:
Is the item in good condition before i proceed with purchase? get back to me via text for quick response (203-663-3164) and tell me the final price for the item.

I've actually gotten 3 suspicious inquiries today. Should I post them all here?

@Gagal24

Yes, please post the emails, addresses and especially the headers.

This person has contacted me under the names Cheryl, and Rebecca Mcdermid. Phone number 2036633164

They wrote in an email: Thanks for your response, i will like to know how you would want to get paid. I'm willing to pay via paypal, if you do not mind you can send me a money request for payment or an invoice, Please reply ASAP so i can proceed immediately.

The email is [email protected].

Sellers beware

Hi all... I also received the same bizarre communications on Amazon from someone who wanted to purchase using paypal and not through amazon. I went ahead and sent an invoice using Paypal's Merchant Services but of course it was never paid. I'm trying to figure out just what they think they'll accomplish though?! It's not like someone's going to send them something for free to Africa? Some of their messages included:

-----Original Message-----
From: Rebecca McDermid - Amazon Marketplace [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 6:44 AM
Subject: Product details inquiry from Amazon customer Rebecca McDermid

------------- Begin message -------------

Is the Netbook in good condition before i proceed with purchase? get back to me via text for quick response (203-663-3164)

From: Cheryl - Amazon Marketplace [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 2:12 AM
Subject: Re: Product details inquiry from Amazon customer Rebecca McDermid

Thanks for your response, i will like to know how you would want to get paid. I'm willing to pay via paypal, if you do not mind you can send me a money request for payment or an invoice, Please reply ASAP so i can proceed immediately.

(203) 663-3164 <[email protected]>
kindly send payment request via paypal to my email [email protected] so i can proceed with payment.

From: Kristen Lutz [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 1:00 PM
Subject: RE: You've received an invoice (2039-0049)

I have made payment, by now you should have receive a payment notification from paypal, kindly get back to me when item has been shipped. the shipping address is in the payment notification as i want it delivered to my lover.

Welcome to ScamWarners Expressive. The scammer sends an email claiming to be from PayPal indicating that the money is being held by PayPal and all you need to do is send the item and the money will be released to you.

This is a lie. Scammers are fairly successful with this scam. Never trust an email you get claiming to be from PayPal, unless you have verified it by logging into your PayPal account. Don't click on links claiming to be from PayPal to your account. ALWAYS type the address to PayPal into your browser address bar. Don't click on links.

[email protected]

Kashia Moore
12203 Old Walters Rd # 914
Houston, TX 77014

Wanted to "buy" netbook through PayPal instead of Amazon

I am glad I searched here first

I also was selling a lap top on Amazon this weekend. Said they can only pay via paypal b/c they don't feel comfortable using Amazon for payment. The customer name "Kristen [email protected]" wanted to buy it for her "lover" named:
Kashia Moore
12203 Old Walters Rd #914
Houston
Tx 77014.
United States

Something didn't seem right although the email they are using looks identical to a paypal email. Found out, it's a big scam. Avoid these people.

Also the scammer's preferred to correspond via text: 203-663-3164. Reporting to Amazon and Paypal.