excellent response from craigslist... this scam has been put forth at least three times in trying to sell an item on craigslist... others report the same low life contact... LOCAL sales ONLY means local sales only... From abuse@craigslist.org Mon Jul 23 11:54:54 2007 From: craigslist Abuse Dept (Sorry for the auto-reply, but trust us, the information below is useful!) Thanks for passing this along, it's definitely related to the scams we've seen in recent months. We generally encourage folks to ignore these inquiries altogether, focus on local transactions and interactions, and avoid wiring funds or handing out personal financial details. If you are in contact with one of these "buyers" already, our best advice is to break off all current communication and ignore any follow-up inquiries. If you have received a fake cashier's check or money order, it's usually best to destroy it. And we haven't received any reports of significant trouble from people who unwittingly gave out their name, address and phone number, so there's probably no cause for concern if that has happened. We're working on ways to prevent these guys from getting through to folks who use craigslist, but it's not easy -- they're very persistent. If you're interested in finding out more about how these scams work, Wikipedia has some pretty good descriptions of the various types: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_fee_fraud And more information is available on craigslist's "scams & fraud" page: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/about/scams.html Regards, craigslist customer service **********ORIGINAL TEXT********** > Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:16:47 -0700 (PDT) > To: abuse@craigslist.org, abuse@gmail.com > Subject: > > attempted fraud using email account > and craigslist. > > scam offering more for item with payment by > a usps money order wit fedex pickup.... > > > ad clearly states local sale only, > will not ship, cash only. > > ----- > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Return-Path: > Received: from psmtp.com (exprod5mx152.postini.com [64.18.0.221]) > Received: from source ([72.14.214.230]) by exprod5mx152.postini.com > ([64.18.4.10]) with SMTP; > Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:07:15 MDT > Received: by hu-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id 27so1529846hub > DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; > d=gmail.com; s=beta; > h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject: > in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; > b=CYtK4KzTMO7SU+jaYrr2yTNaWGzrrzSPCowOoJ9M8/VJyUsZwl2/ZUA0bsGzPGXe3tLMZQ > Del2nvzIHM0ghh1hI9LEeGqW8Dm+b3FzEPRFIuc71JFi3PHsiSEuEJUG40ifadGEGnqYkkQFxoqm > 35WFsQqBPPN8BDn4UHh2G7vmA= > DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; > d=gmail.com; s=beta; > h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:cont > ent-type:references; > b=rCa/AZoawJQsqYLoSk28/dtdw11VSV971x78gDTMhDvVidPzagq00kCyd/5F6rL53FLcie > OpL9KpCpiNpWjkh4mIz1A+kqTInpWGZTtr1IRAtIPzDMVlGdnBCkVnW6GesWX10JrLaekcijgJmN > 2zN02Pm2Axrqr4u+dIiasF7n0= > Received: by 10.115.54.1 with SMTP id g1mr2681673wak.1185174433369; > Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:07:13 -0700 (PDT) > Received: by 10.114.158.9 with HTTP; Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:07:13 -0700 (PDT) > Message-ID: <7c5333820707230007t7e6c7298y1aafc3689c56915@mail.gmail.com> > Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:07:13 +0100 > From: "Mary Scott" > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="----=_Part_137301_14730929.1185174433010" > References: <7c5333820707221946h3b827629jff51388db4d172f6@mail.gmail.com> > X-pstn-neptune: 0/0/0.00/0 > X-pstn-levels: (S:32.97868/99.90000 P:95.9108 M:97.0282 C:98.6951 ) > X-pstn-settings: 5 (2.0000:2.0000) s gt3 gt2 gt1 p m c > X-pstn-addresses: from [2615/112] > > Thanks for your reply concerning my enquiry. I am satisfied with the > condition of the item and willing to offer you an amount of $700 for the > item including packing materials without you paying for any shipping charges > because I already have an account with Fed Ex. I would be glad to make > payment with the following payment option: By sending you a postal money > order through United State Postal Service (USPS) which is safe, the fastest > and secure way of sending money and also funds are highly guaranteed. If you > agree with the payment method, kindly get back to me with your full name, > mailing address, private email address. I need the above requirements ASAP > so that I can explain the process on how to receive a postal money order via > USPS and as well finalize payment immediately. Looking forward in doing > business with you. > Note. > I wish to complete this sale by meeting you in person and pay by cash, but I > am located in BLUE ISLAND, IL. ...or North Georgia, or North Dakota, or the UK, or???? does it matter, they ain't here and they don't have cash...