"Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S." (calebms)
02/05/2016 at 12:32 • Filed to: None
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"Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S." (calebms)
02/05/2016 at 12:32 • Filed to: None | 0
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I have had my bike up on craigslist for sale, and I just got this follow up message:
It seems too scripted to me.
What would you do?
JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
> Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S.
02/05/2016 at 12:36 |
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Total scams. No legitimacy at all
DO NOT FOLLOW THROUGH
CalzoneGolem
> Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S.
02/05/2016 at 12:36 |
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Scam 100%
I include a line in my CL ads that says to include a certain word in the subject and then ignore any without that word.
Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again.
> Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S.
02/05/2016 at 12:36 |
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Anyone offering more money than you are asking for is a scammer.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S.
02/05/2016 at 12:38 |
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“Well, there’s egg and bacon, egg sausage and bacon, egg and scam, egg bacon and scam, egg bacon sausage and scam, scam bacon sausage and scam, scam egg scam scam bacon and scam...”
“Scam scam scam scam, scam scam scam scam, scammity scaaaam, wonderful scam!”
sm70- why not Duesenberg?
> Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S.
02/05/2016 at 12:38 |
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scam
MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S.
02/05/2016 at 12:39 |
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That opening line is the most common scam email ever.
davedave1111
> Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S.
02/05/2016 at 12:39 |
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Well-known scam. You’ll cash the cheque, it’ll appear to clear, and then after they’ve got your bike it’ll turn out to be a fraudulent cheque and the bank will claim the money back from your account.
marshknute
> Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S.
02/05/2016 at 12:40 |
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Absolutely, unequivocally, 100% a scam. Literally 0% chance it is a legitimate buyer.
Any time they refer to something as “the item” or “the vehicle” instead of specifically naming it, it’s a scam.
Any time they mention cashiers’ checks, paypal, moneygram, etc, it’s a scam.
If they can’t be there to pick it up or look at it in person, it’s a scam.
If they use the phrase, “kindly provide...” it’s a scam.
Any time they offer you more $ than you asked for, it’s ABSOLUTELY a scam.
Just don’t reply to him/her/it.
Gone
> Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S.
02/05/2016 at 12:43 |
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“Kindly”
Just confirms the BS. No one does this.
Ignore or have fun with it.
Name: Dr. Flufflypants
Address: 5323 Purrfect Way
City: Catsenville, CA
Zip: 700753
Old Red Wagon
> Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S.
02/05/2016 at 12:46 |
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Stay far, far away.
vicali
> Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S.
02/05/2016 at 12:48 |
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Hahaha
Chris Clarke
> Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S.
02/05/2016 at 13:04 |
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Pro tip: cash the check, keep the bike.
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vicali
> CalzoneGolem
02/05/2016 at 13:07 |
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That is a good method.
Master Cylinder
> Gone
02/05/2016 at 13:19 |
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Scam fo sho. I usually just delete these but it’s also perfectly acceptable to screw around with scammers.
WTFMPL's mom drives a brown wagon.
> Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S.
02/05/2016 at 13:30 |
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Meatcoma
> Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S.
02/05/2016 at 13:31 |
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I like to give them my real address, get the check, call the bank to verify it’s a scam which it has been 100% of the time and then when they contact me, I tell them I did not receive it, they will send another check for a completely different amount, most of the time not even the same name on the check.
My father in law and I had a running total of just over $7k worth of checks for a $100 item on craigslist, it was hilarious. We got one guy to send 4 checks.
TractorPillow
> Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S.
02/05/2016 at 13:54 |
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Congrats on your introduction to CL! I've had dozens of emails and texts very similar to this one
BringBackTheCommodore
> Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S.
02/05/2016 at 14:06 |
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Reply in the following manner:
Name: Special Agent John S. Adams
Address: 509 Resource Row
City: Chesapeake
State: VA
Postal Code: 23320
Phone: (757) 455-0100
Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S.
02/05/2016 at 14:08 |
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This is why checks need to go the way of the dodo. Also at the supermarket, I still see older folks paying by check. Such a terrible way to do business!
Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
> Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S.
02/05/2016 at 14:58 |
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This scammer doesn’t even know you’re selling a bike.
“Item”? Sigh.
XJDano
> Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S.
02/05/2016 at 18:03 |
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Fill in your neighbor's address.