[DeTomaso] NPC Craigslist scammer fix

[Christopher Kimball]

That exact same thing happened to me when I advertised an $80 bookshelf. I got a check for 1300 or 1400 dollars for shipping. It was pretty hilarious, and of course, it was all fake.



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From: Nolan<mailto:nolan at mortarsprayer.com>
Sent: Monday, May 8, 2017 3:39 PM
To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com<mailto:detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC Craigslist scammer fix



Hello Friends,

My partner was selling a piano on CL. It was amazing how many dirt bags
called or emailed to buy it. These were from all over the world. The scam
was always the same. They wanted it right away, Troy was to organize the
freight company for fast shipping. They would send a check that was a couple
grand extra just because they KNEW Troy was an honest guy they could trust.
He was just to send back the extra as he shipped out the piano.



There were so many contacts from the ad it became a hassle just telling
people to go away. Finally Troy got a better idea. He told each one they
could have the piano as soon as the money got here. The overnight shipment
checks started rolling in! They all looked real but none were. He figures he
is costing each scammer $20-30 plus their time. Perhaps if more people would
recognize these scams and follow the same idea we could take a bite out of
their cash flow.



All my best,



Nolan



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   That exact same thing happened to me when I advertised an $80
   bookshelf. I got a check for 1300 or 1400 dollars for shipping. It was
   pretty hilarious, and of course, it was all fake.


   Sent from my Windows 10 phone


   From: [1]Nolan
   Sent: Monday, May 8, 2017 3:39 PM
   To: [2]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC Craigslist scammer fix


   Hello Friends,
   My partner was selling a piano on CL. It was amazing how many dirt bags
   called or emailed to buy it. These were from all over the world. The
   scam
   was always the same. They wanted it right away, Troy was to organize
   the
   freight company for fast shipping. They would send a check that was a
   couple
   grand extra just because they KNEW Troy was an honest guy they could
   trust.
   He was just to send back the extra as he shipped out the piano.

   There were so many contacts from the ad it became a hassle just telling
   people to go away. Finally Troy got a better idea. He told each one
   they
   could have the piano as soon as the money got here. The overnight
   shipment
   checks started rolling in! They all looked real but none were. He
   figures he
   is costing each scammer $20-30 plus their time. Perhaps if more people
   would
   recognize these scams and follow the same idea we could take a bite out
   of
   their cash flow.

   All my best,

   Nolan

References

   1. mailto:nolan at mortarsprayer.com
   2. mailto:detomaso at server.detomasolist.com