Might be a scam, Help please

Hi,
I have been trying to sell a fur coat for my grandma on Kijiji since she isn't net savy. Anyways, about a day or two after I posted the ad I got a reply. The more the person emails me, the more sketchy I think it is.
For example, the person claims he is out of town and a "local agent" will pick it up.
Today he sent me two emails, but they are both written very differently (one with slang and spelling errors, the other one is fine.)

I am also afraid because although I haven't given my phone number, I did give an address... and he keeps asking for a price when it is clearly listed twice on the ad and I told him the price in an email.

** I also have his email if that helps any. I want to know if there is a way I can catch him and do something about it instead of letting him fool other people if this is a scam**

Email #1
GoodMorning.

Need to know if you still have the item and the asking price, also tell me some litter things about the item.

Mike
Email #2

Thanks so much for the email, I'm happy you still have the ads for sale, I'm currently not in town for now, but I'm Okay with your asking price. I have a local pick-up agent that will come over to your place for the final pick up, but this will be after you have receive payment. Now I will need the payment information: Your Name as you want it written on the payment, address you want it mail to and your cell and home phone number to reach you when i need to. Payment will be send to you to in a Certified Cashier Check once you have the payment info email me back today. Thank You.

Email #3
i want u to consider the deal done by marking the item sold and i ant u to await payment..payment will be mailed out to you immediately..


Email #4
Once again kindly get back to me with you contact phone number to reach you when i have to also your final asking price. Thanks you.

Yes it's a scam. Can you post the email address and name the scammer is using so others may be alerted?

The scammer keeps asking for the price, and never mentions what he is buying (note "the item"), for a simple reason--he has no idea what you are selling, and he doesn't care. What he has done is sent the same response to dozens of craigslist ads for anything from household goods to cars.

He wants to send you a check for over the cost of the item. He will then tell you to cash the check, and send the extra by Western Union to the "agent." The problem is, the check will be fake, or is written off a phished/stolen account. It may be good enough that it originally appears real to the bank, and they may issue the money for the check. But a few weeks later, when they realize it's a fake, they will take the money out of your account, plus charge you fees, and possibly report you to the police for passing fraudulent checks. The "agent" will never show up for the item, because all he was ever after was the cash.

Thanks for the timely reply!
"Rolland Mike" [email protected] was the name of the sender.
Should I be worried that he has my address?

Also, is there anyway I can report this to police or to someone who can catch him? I'd like a little revenge, haha

Your address is of no interest or use to the scammer and it's most likely he lives abroad in Africa or the Far East.

It's best to just drop him and not answer him any more. If you anger him he may make threats which are empty but worrying when he has your address.

He just sent me another email and I really really really don't know what to do. ANY advice would be much appreciated, thank you again for all your help thus far!
This is what he sent
Hi ,

How are you doing today with your family,I'm deeply sorry for not getting back to you sooner, I'm happy to inform you that the payment has already been mailed out to the Address you gave me , The payment was sent Via Regular Mail , Just let me know as soon as you received the payment we can now process the pick-up arrangement , due to some reason i will like to inform you that the shipping fee and the item fee where issue out together but for now i want you to get the Item clean and Ready for pick-up bcos i don't want any delay in the Shipment of the Item After when you have gotten the payment, mind you i want you to be Checking your email Box Everyday so that you can update me back immediately i ask you something, Pls Promise me in your next email that you will be checking your email Box Everyday ,


I don't want you to Disappoint me in this deal, I want you to be Honesty with me too in this deal So that we can end this transaction in Good Faith , Just email me back immediately you get this message , Have a Great day with your family........Thanks


Best Regard.
Rolland Mike.

..........due to some reason i will like to inform you that the shipping fee and the item fee where issue out together.........

The reason being that the scam doesn't work unless you can be asked to convert a portion of the worthless cheque in to cash for him and can then be persuaded to send it back to him by Western Union pretending that he is the collection agent.

You're selling goods, not undertaking to act as his personal payment dispenser. He is acting outside the terms for the goods you offered for sale. You have no responsibility to disburse funds to a third party in respect of a contract between him and someone else unknown to you. Tell him that because of this the deal is off and that you legally owe him nothing as he has broken the terms of sale.

Then ignore him and tell him that will be your sole response - none.

He's trying to put pressure on you. He probably has sent the fake check already--they try to get them out quickly. He knows that the longer it takes, the greater the chance you will do some research or be informed by others that it is a scam.

You can respond as Gomer suggested. That might work, or he might continue to write you, accusing you of violating the deal and demanding you send the money back in cash. He might even threaten you with the FBI (African scammers are obsessed with the FBI for some reason). The fact is, you have done nothing wrong and have nothing to be concerned about.

Or, just wait till the check comes. Then send him an email, telling him you took it to the bank and they told you the check was a fake (you don't have to go to the bank, it is a guarantee that it is), and that if he attempts to contact you again you will call the FBI. If he tries to contact you after that, just ignore him. Either tear the check up and throw it away, or write FAKE on it in BIG, PERMANENT letters, and keep it as a reminder / education opportunity.