Classic Craigslist Scam

"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland) 06/10/2016 at 12:43 • Filed to: scams, craigslist

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I’m going to tell the second guy to ask guy #1 for the bike because I sold it to him and already cashed his cashiers check and gave the bike to his mover. That being said I did successfully sell a bike to a local guy last weekend on craigslist. He just called me and we had a deal in about 30 seconds.

Anyway feel free to text and call they folks and ask them how the move is going. Must be tough to be buying a bike at the last minute and have to work through an intermediary to make all your purchases, using cashiers checks.

Text from one:

Text from the other.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/10/2016 at 12:50

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It’s like in their twisted little world, you have to sell to anyone who (allegedly) will meet your price. Like they can compel you. Like transactions aren’t voluntary.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/10/2016 at 12:54

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These messages are so disjointed I don’t even fully understand how they are expecting to get money out of me.

Invinciblejets > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/10/2016 at 12:57

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Don't even reply to these foreign weirdo fucks.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Invinciblejets 06/10/2016 at 13:02

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One of the numbers is local!

Laurence > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/10/2016 at 13:12

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The disjointed mess of the messages are unfortunately intentional; they do it so that only the most vulnerable people will respond and get taken advantage of

Dogapult > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/10/2016 at 13:14

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Spoofing numbers is incredibly easy.

DutchieDC2R > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/10/2016 at 13:35

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‘I WILL PAY YOU MORE THAN WHAT YOU’RE ASKING FOR IT’....sure you will Bill, sure you will...

SOCdriver > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/10/2016 at 20:04

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They spoof a local number to get you suckered in. I deal with this all the time when I Craigslist stuff, but I will fuck with them endlessly though. Jack up the price, get them all hopped up that I will take a check and then tell them it sold for way higher than they offered. Usually they just ignore you at that point but I had one guy rant at me. Its really awesome when it is via email and they send you a form to fill out. I will send them the address to the local PD with a fake name or the name of the Chief of Police.