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Craigslist- Yet Another Scam?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by sdnicker2000, Jan 12, 2010.

  1. Jan 12, 2010 at 1:37 PM
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    sdnicker2000

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    THXEY

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  5. Jan 12, 2010 at 2:08 PM
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    jamesglynn

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    It probably just got pulled from that Lake in the background.
     
  6. Jan 12, 2010 at 2:15 PM
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    Kyouto42

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    This cream puff is indeed, a scam.
     
  7. Jan 12, 2010 at 2:16 PM
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    sdnicker2000

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    I will but how do you hide your email address?
     
  8. Jan 12, 2010 at 2:27 PM
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    Death_Stalker

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    flag the SOB
     
  9. Jan 12, 2010 at 2:29 PM
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    grdnrxr

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    It's one of the typical scams on CL. You can tell by the unusal writing in the ad... And of course, it will be "already in a container ready for shipping" or something like that..
     
  10. Jan 13, 2010 at 7:33 AM
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    Death_Stalker

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    haha so predictable ... i cused so many scammers like this one out before. .... Believe it or not one of my friends fell for all this crap when it was new at Craigslist and lost $6000
     
  11. Jan 13, 2010 at 7:34 AM
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    SManZ

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    Doesn't it say in huge font at the top of Craigslist that "Offers to ship vehicles are 100% fraudulent" or something like that?
     
  12. Jan 13, 2010 at 7:36 AM
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    Death_Stalker

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    oooh i just wish i could some how punch one of these people in the face they are so stupid always the same story ..... thats to a BUllshit story
     
  13. Jan 13, 2010 at 7:38 AM
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    Write back and tell him you have a uncle or whatever who lives in that city who would like to see the truck... Don't forget to let him know they're a cop....
     
  14. Jan 13, 2010 at 8:32 AM
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    I checked into a "too good to be true" on ebay for a bike once...I actually had a friend in the area who was going to pay cash for it after seeing it for me...and the e-mail i got back was something along the line of...

    "It was currently in the shop getting routine maintenance and wouldn't be completed till after the auction ended, but for %50 non refundable deposit, he would end it early so i could go look at it..."

    i never wrote back....
     
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    I actually bought my current bike (in my sig) from what i thought was a scam...It was listed for about half what they were asking for used at that time...But i called anyways...She told me it was her ex's and he was in jail and her name was on teh title...She owed a shit ton on it but her parents were gonna pay it off for her and was just sellign ti for whatever she could get...When i went to look at it they were actually really nice people and i felt bad paying so little for it...


    At the time they were going in my area for about $9$-10,000 used i only paid $5500
     
  16. Jan 13, 2010 at 8:41 AM
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    steve o 77

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    its basically this: http://www.419eater.com/html/letters.htm (click on the stories)

    He messes with the scammers. He sometimes gets them to claim to have joined some ridiculous religion. its pretty funny.
     
  19. Jan 13, 2010 at 10:48 AM
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