Does this sound like a scam?

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:27 pm

posted an ad in the iwanta for my tires and had someone reply right away and this is what they said:

Hello there,
I will like to know if you still have the item.If you do please let us know,and what is the asking price?Expecting your reply.

Linda Mark.
Lindamarkreserve.

Thank You,
linda
lindamarkreserve@yahoo.com
3012451234

I replied with:

re: tires

yes i still have them. however i cannot hand them over until april 16th. I am waiting for my new tires to come in and they will be in on april 20th. asking $250 . if you are interested still, let me know.

Jacqueline

and got this back:

Hello seller,
I am interested in this item yours for a client of mine and i will want to know if you do accept Us Cashier Check or money order as the mode of payment? if yes kindly get back to me with your Full Name and Address including your phone number and the final price for the item,so payment can be mail out Asap...Let me know what you think today.

Lindamarkreserve.

The asking price was clearly stated in my ad, It sounds odd to me. I havent replied since then.

graf AXEL · Post by **graf AXEL** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:28 pm

hmm... i say it seems a bit odd, as well. definitely fishy sounding

refect · Post by **refect** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:11 pm

make sure he understands you cant have them shipped out till that certain date. and if he is paying with cashiers check or money order tell him you dont ship till you get the money. so if he sends one of those to you i would wait to get it and cash it before i sent anything to him.

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:18 pm

The only thing I dont understand about the shipping thing, is that i thought the iwanta was a regional thing, and if it is, there is no need to ship. oh well. i havent contacted them since.

DannyBoy · Post by **DannyBoy** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:29 pm

No, that is a scam.

That is the main scam they use on craigslist, out of the 1000's of things I've sold on craigslist, I get at least 2 of those for every ad I put up.

Chibits12 · Post by **Chibits12** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:41 pm

That is a scam, that's for sure. The telephone number's such a give away. 301 is my area code too but the last four digit's 1234? Please...

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:41 pm

^thanks...that was the confirmation i was looking for. It just sounded way too fishy.

edit: i didnt even pay attention to the phone number LOL

teamliviD · Post by **teamliviD** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:16 pm

I just called the # and its "not in service".

01WhiteNe0n · Post by **01WhiteNe0n** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:22 pm

Dont give wheels untill you have the money ?

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:40 pm

They send you fake MO then you get f'ed when you try and cash them. I had the cops called on me when I tryed to at the bank. I had to deal with a bunch of BS thankfully I didnt ship anything out

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:28 am

DannyBoy wrote:No, that is a scam.

That is the main scam they use on craigslist, out of the 1000's of things I've sold on craigslist, I get at least 2 of those for every ad I put up.

When I had my ACR up fro sale I got like 3 of those. "My client"

I didn't know people hired people to buy cars for others.

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:43 pm

-CgPeon- wrote:
DannyBoy wrote:No, that is a scam.

That is the main scam they use on craigslist, out of the 1000's of things I've sold on craigslist, I get at least 2 of those for every ad I put up.

When I had my ACR up fro sale I got like 3 of those. "My client" I didn't know people hired people to buy cars for others.

I didnt know people hired people to buy used tires for them either

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:04 pm

scneonchic wrote:
-CgPeon- wrote:
DannyBoy wrote:No, that is a scam.

That is the main scam they use on craigslist, out of the 1000's of things I've sold on craigslist, I get at least 2 of those for every ad I put up.

When I had my ACR up fro sale I got like 3 of those. "My client" I didn't know people hired people to buy cars for others.
I didnt know people hired people to buy used tires for them either

Damn eenternet scammers.

They don't fool me.

<--Me on left scammer on right

benzsxt · Post by **benzsxt** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:09 pm

I had a few of these Emails in the past. The best was when I was selling my 'Busa The guy said his client was handicap and in a wheelchair and was hoping i would cooperate with his shipping needs. 220mph bike to a cripple overseas. HAHA

Cbussilver01es · Post by **Cbussilver01es** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:45 pm

OB · Post by OB » Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:17 pm

scneonchic wrote:
-CgPeon- wrote:
DannyBoy wrote:No, that is a scam.

That is the main scam they use on craigslist, out of the 1000's of things I've sold on craigslist, I get at least 2 of those for every ad I put up.

When I had my ACR up fro sale I got like 3 of those. "My client" I didn't know people hired people to buy cars for others.
I didnt know people hired people to buy used tires for them either

ROFL