Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

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Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

posted @ Wednesday, June 03, 2009 7:38 AM | 31 Comments

Forgive the distraction…I couldn’t help it. I get frustrated when I see these things in the world I live (interwebs).

My wife and I were in the market for a truck. We decided on a particular model and started watching local Craigslist postings. One came across our eyes that we simply couldn’t believe…it was a recent model truck with 24K miles and was listed for less than half of what others were listing. Both of us knew either one of two things happened: 1) major typo in the guys listing or 2) scam. But just in case we wanted to clarify. There was no phone number/name listed (scam alert 1), so we used the craigslist email. Here’s the listing in question:

Now, granted this isn’t really even the style we were looking for (pimped out rims, lowered), but if it was legit then we’d be able to turn a profit maybe :-). We knew it wasn’t though. Below is the email I sent:

Okay, what's the catch? a 24K miles 2005 loaded for $10,000?! Salvage title?
If not, does it have tow package with brake controller in cab? what is a disability package?

Then we got a reply:

Subject: Re: ford f-150 supercrew - $10200 (phoenix)
From: "Hickman Bobby, Tech Sgt." bbobby.hickman@gmail.com

Hello,

Thank you for your interest in my car.This is a 2005 FORD F150 SUPERCREW
4x4, 8 Cylinder 5.4 Liter, Gasoline engine,Automatic
Transmission,Non-Smoker,clean title!! The car has only 24,000 miles on
it,VIN# is : 1FTPW14515FB48400 .

Here you can find more pictures of the car:
http://s597.photobucket.com/albums/tt58/fordfordsalfor150/
(if the above link does not work copy and paste it into a new web browser
window).

The car has been well taken care of, always kept in the garage.Flawless
exterior/interior condition,no scratches and no dents.It has never been
involved in an accident.The engine starts and drives like new and the paint
looks great.It comes with US clear title which will be signed and notorized
in the buyer's name.Have all keys and manuals.

I'm an US Air Force Tech. Sgt. currently stationed in Germany.The car is
here with me. It was bought in the US and shipped to Europe, but it was
never permanently registered here, the car is still registered in the US.The
car is for sale locally as well, but there are slim chances of this to
happen. In order to be able to register this car here in Germany the buyer
would have to pay very high import/custom taxes that will double the price.
So I decided to sell the car back in the US.

The price is $10,200.00 including shipping from Germany to the US and
delivery to your home address.

So if you decide to buy this car or need further information please get back
to me as soon as possible.

Thank you
Tech.Sgt.Bobby Hickman

Hmm, US military (scam alert 2 – playing off patriotism), car is overseas (scam alert 3), still registered in US (scam alert 4), and cost includes shipping back to US (scam alert 5). At this point we’re at defcon 4 with scam alert. We chuckled and continued our search. But remembering how much fun I had reading Ebola Monkey Man (NSFW) I decided to have some fun. I mean, this person wasted my time, why can’t I waste his right? :-). Since the posting had a note about ‘disability equipped’ I further inquired:

Can you send me pictures of the disability access package you have?

To which he responded:

The car is in excellent condition,no mechanical or electrical problems.It drives very very smooth.

I will have the car shipped from Germany by an US Air Force cargo plane so there won't be any additional shipping costs. Also I will arrange for a truck to transport the car to your home address or, if you like, you can pick it up from the nearest airport in your area. The shipping will take 6-8 days, depending on your location.Shipping will be door to door,to your home address,somebody must be home when the car arrives to sign for the reception.The car will arrive with all the papers and documents required for registration and the keys. The clear title and the bill of sale will be already signed by me.

The payment will be done through eBay.You will send the money to eBay and as soon as the payment is confirmed they will notify me to proceed with the shipping. I will ship the car, you will receive it and you will have 5 days for inspection, both the car and the paperwork and the option to accept or reject the car.The inspection time period will begin as soon as you sign for receiving the car at your requested address.During all this time eBay will hold the money into a trust account.So, this is not a blind transaction,you can see the car before decided to buy it.If you are satisfied with the car and decide to keep it you inform eBay about this and they will release the money to me. If the car is not as advertised and decide not to keep it eBay will refund you the money, no questions asked, and shipping back the car will be my concern. I think this is more than fair for the both of us.Please take in to consideration that I will get paid only after you receive the car and make sure everything is as agreed.

If you agree with these terms and you have the money, send me your full name and the address where you want the car to be delivered to and I will initiate the transaction with eBay. You will receive all the transaction details from them.

I will appreciate an answer as soon as possible.

Thank you
Bobby

I’m loving the start of this because he’s ignoring my inquiry. Oh, and ebay…we’re now at defcon 6 people. But of course I kept it going:

Can you please send me pictures of the disability package that you listed in your listing?
Also, where is the vehicle currently registered? In which state in the US?

Quick response this time (perhaps only an hour):

The car does not have any disability .It is fully equipped.

Hmm, he doesn’t get it, okay, time to have more fun.

Thanks for the quick reply Bobby.

Your listing says "disability equipped" in the description. I'm trying to understand what that is. I'm assuming it means something to do with equipment that allows for a wheelchaired person to drive it easily and it stores the chair automatically in the truck bed. I'm not disabled, but I am thinking this might be cool in case someone with a wheelchair needs to borrow my new truck for some reason. Can you help explain to me what this means?

This sounds like a great deal and my wife and I are excited. Do you have any pictures of the radio area? I love music and want to make sure the radio is a good one. That's important to me.

For the sale, can I use something other than eBay? Isn't that for auctions only? Sorry for the question, but I've only used eBay when looking for vintage train parts for my Lionel set.

Thanks in advance for the reply and information!

And I mean the above in no offense to anyone disabled. Clearly this is a scam and he took the listing from someone else. Here’s the reply from the latest:

The car does not have any disability!!!!!!!!!!

Now I’m laughing because he doesn’t even read his own listing. My follow-up:

Hi Bobby,

I know there is no disability, but in your listing you have a feature (next to power windows, etc.) that the vehicle is "disability equipped" -- is that incorrect and there is no disability equipment feature (like a wheelchair life)? I've decided if there was I wouldn't want it.

Thanks for the fast reply. I'm eager to start the transaction -- you didn't say anything about eBay either. Can't we use some other service that doesn't charge me money?

-th

This is too great. After a while more, here’s his response.

Hi,
The payment will be made through eBay. I'm under Contract with eBay which states that we can close the deal using their service.Very Important, Only after you will receive the car, eBay will release the money to me.

The money will be sent per ebay instruction and you will give the payment details only to eBay. They will verify the payment and when the money are confirmed they will notify me to proceed with the shipping process. After you receive and see that the car is the one you want, you just notify eBay to give me the money.

In order to start the deal I need YOUR FULL NAME and SHIPPING ADDRESS so I can register the transaction with eBay. They will let you know what you have to do for the payment.

Thanks!

Um yeah, you still haven’t answered my questions. Now I’m getting frustrated :-)

Bobby,

With respect, you still haven't answered my questions. Your listing talks about 'disability equipped' and you haven't explained that. Also, you haven't answered where it is registered in the US so I can make sure I can transfer the title.

I'm eager to begin the transaction, but you aren't answering my questions about the car. Does it have a full size spare tire?

After a day on this one, I think the scammer had some help – here’s a reply with my answers. Now keep in mind, I’m Tim and he’s Bobby yet this was a reply sent to me (the italics parts were in a different collor as well…cut and paste):

Hi Bobby,

Is a misprint.The car is in excellent condition,no mechanical or electrical problems.The car is registered in UT.

Send me your full name and the address where you want the car to be delivered to and I will initiate the transaction with eBay. You will receive all the transaction details from them.

I will appreciate an answer as soon as possible

Dude, if you are scamming…get your folks right. I often wonder if scammers learn from others? All you have to do is read Ebola Monkey Man and you could be a better scammer I suppose. I proceeded to reply with a fake address with Nick Burns as the name to receive it and a totally made up address in Arizona. After a bit, the scammer replied:

I got your info and I will initiate the transaction through ebay,they will let you know what you have to do for the payment.Get back to me as soon as you receive their invoice.You should hear from them within 24 hours

It’s amazing to me that despite the obvious risk here that some people actually fall for this. In fact, Craigslist puts up a giant banner that specifically warns on this:

Craigslist scam warning

In the meantime, I set up a different GMail account and sent the scammer (via the craigslist email) a note asking if the truck was for sale. Within a day I got the EXACT reply as the first time I inquired with my real identity. I mean, c’mon who would respond to an email that was ‘anonymous.mailbox@gmail.com’ – seriously! In the meantime I hadn’t heard back from the ebay transaction and I responded with:

I haven’t heard anything yet and am eager to complete this sale. Please don’t tell me you sold the truck :-(

Yes, I included the emoticon for sincerity. The scammer responded that I should check my spam folder for information from eBay (ooh, the irony in that statement). I assured him nothing was there and to start it over. I instantly see this in my inbox from support@vppsafepayment.com (which is hilarious…go visit that site…um Google Sites…nice—I totally trust you, where do I send my money?! lol):

Like the name I provided? And the address? There is no Bartsville, AZ…and 85003 is somewhere downtown Phoenix I’m sure…holy crud man, take a moment to verify! Oh and I’m buying from Bobby Hickman, but the account holder is Harrison Macpherson!?!?

Further investigation of the “central fax number” reveals so many other scams happening like this one also claiming to be a US Army person. This is unbelievable. Seriously…there are no more defcon levels left to reach…we’ve hit scam meltdown at this point. What amazes me is that people fall for this. There are so many signs of wrong, deceit, lameness going on that I really do feel sorry for people who think these are legit!

I decided to see if I can pull an Ebola Monkey Man style picture out of this scam and send the scammer this note:

My wife is very nervous about this transaction through ebay and wants to be assured the truck is still in good condition. She wants a recent picture of the truck, with someone standing in front of it (perhaps you in your uniform?) holding a sign with the current date. That will make her more comfortable sending the money through ebay. Can you send us that picture?

I tried to convince her everything was fine, but she insists. She's a little crazy I think, but she has the money as I'm not really employed and just play computer games all day long anyway, so I have to listen to what she says.

-th

In the meantime, over in ‘anonymous mailbox’ land, the scammer continues sending the same email about shipping via US Air Force, etc., etc. Seriously…I am just laughing that in the inbox of the scammer these messages are showing up from “Anonymous Mailbox” as the person. Unbelievable.

At this point, I have decided I don’t have any more time to waste on the guy and shot of a note to the trusting “Sgt” informing him of the fact that I believe it to be a scam based on, well, everything. Oh well, it was interesting to see this dialog and sad to know that it is successful with some folks at times.

tags: craigslist, scam, ebay

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Comments

Stacy Draper

6/3/2009 8:17 AM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

I like to read http://www.419eater.com/html/trophy_room.htm as a real time killer. These things seem to go on forever, but one of things they do is spin it to get money out of them. Maybe you could turn it around where you're wife's success or association has put you in a position where you have access to repossed cars and you need someone to sell them on eBay. Legitimatly. But in order to do that he has to send you $500 for an international resellers license of repossed cars. It's really a good thing he lives in Nigeria and not in the states or else it would be $1500, but it's all part of NAFTA and it doesn't make sense to you either, yada yada yada.

These take a long time to read, I can't imagine how lont they actually take to do. How much time passed from the time you started until you decided to call it quits?
timheuer

6/3/2009 8:25 AM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

Stacy - it was about a week total. They didn't let more than 36 hours pass between communication. It's really sad to even think that people fall for this. The old adage of 'if it's too good to be true, it probably is' should be firmly planted in everyone's brain.
yaip

6/3/2009 11:58 AM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

Nigerians operating in Germany :)
Ade

6/3/2009 12:36 PM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

These guys really put my country to shame.
timheuer

6/3/2009 12:37 PM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

Ade/Yaip -- I have no idea where the scammers are from -- they made no indication of anything...and actually the mail routing was pretty well hidden. It could be a US-based scammer for all I know. Mal-intent for crime from any country/person is what irks me.
Noel

6/3/2009 12:42 PM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

What would have been great is if you'd replied, at the first mention of the Germany thing, something like, "Oh, what a coincidence! I'm going to be traveling to Germany for business -- in fact, I'm flying over tomorrow! Could I meet you and take a look at the car?" And then carry on with him to see where it leads.
yaip

6/3/2009 12:42 PM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

True. I am truly sorry if I offended someone reading this post. It's just that I get so many emails from Nigeria that I had a sudden knee-jerk reaction.
timheuer

6/3/2009 12:44 PM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

Noel -- *that* is an aweseome thought. Will do that next time :-)
Steve

6/3/2009 4:19 PM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

I had the same thing happen to me about 5 years ago. At the time I was not sure what was going on but one always to believe that an offer to good to be true is a scam I told the seller something similiar to what Noel said. I told them I have an uncle who is an offical with the Australian consulate in Italy and that he has offered to send one of his security personal to look at the car and make sure it is in good condition. Never heard back so then went straight to defcon 6.
Scott Salyer

6/4/2009 5:58 AM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

I had the same thing happen last year to me with a table for sale on Facebook. The guy was obviously a scammer and, being familiar with Ebola Monkey Man as well, I decided to screw with him. I told him I was unfamiliar with international dealings and to work with my accountant whose email was nigerians_suck@hotmail.com. Sadly I can't remember the password for it anymore, but I received many responses to it. First, he didn't want to deal with "my accountancy" but finally he got on board. After about two months of dealing with him I finally sent him a link to EMM and he never wrote back. I wonder if I could have gotten a picture though..
Scott Howell

6/4/2009 7:04 AM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

Quote from scammers e-mail-> "I'm an US Air Force Tech. Sgt. currently stationed in Germany.The car is here with me."

I would have gone to DefCon 90 after reading this email and looking at the photos the scammer provided! Now I haven't been to Germany, but I don't think the climate is warm enough for palm trees that are shown in these pictures! One could say that these pictures are the ones he took when he was stationed in the US somewhere (looks like southeast FL to me), but why didn't he take new ones!
Bismarck

6/4/2009 9:02 AM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

Hilarious. I got one better, This guy wanted to send me an overpayment and have me write out a check. I played along and he actually FedEx'd a check to me for $2,700 to buy a $240.00 coumputer part. I still have the check. It was FedEx'd from a company in New Mexico, written out by a dentist in Miami and he wanted me to send the balance back to a student in Los Angeles via Western Union.
John Graham

6/4/2009 5:13 PM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

Ask if they want to trade it against your other car, a Corvette Z06 that your friend took to Germany and that's on sale for 13000 and if the want to deposit 3000 in your PayPal account to complete the transaction :-D
Cess Pool

6/4/2009 7:47 PM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

Craigslist has really su(n)ck to the Cespool of the internet. Endless scams and perverts have really ruined a good thing.
Tim Willoughby

6/5/2009 1:28 AM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

Hi - I set up irishlotterywinner@hotmail.com to carry out an ongoing conversation with the Nigerian Princes.. again you get tired of it..
Gruntus Rex

6/9/2009 10:52 PM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

Scams dominate craigslist in every category in every city. I personally went to 12 different craigslist's and responded to 50% of every ad on the site. Women seeking men in the personals was 100% scams. No category was less than 30% scams. Not even the free category. Jobs were full of scams, as was the forums, for sale, and services. Craigslist should be called scamslist. It has turned into the internets biggest piece of garbage. I recommend everyone avoid it, and let it fade away.
kat

6/15/2009 4:36 AM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

This was not only informative, it was extremely entertaining! Thank you.
Flarben McGoo

6/26/2009 9:31 AM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

I agree with the poster that said Craigslist should just change its name to Scamslist. I live in a medium-sized city and have responded to several ads in our jobs section on Craigslist. EVERY AD has had some BS followup where you're required to provide the same personal information that you provided on your resume and cover letter. My understanding is that these phony job postings can also include requests for personal financial info, although I haven't received anything like that. Craigslist likes to say that it's the community's job to flag this stuff. Well, it's not. Even when people do flag, the spammers just come back with more crap and the scams have to stay up for awhile before they come down. Craigslist has become worse than useless which is sad because the site is really a great idea.

Even site such as careerbuilder and hotjobs have allowed themselves to be used by scammers, work-at-home schemes and the like. What we in the larger online community need to do is AVOID craiglist entirely, as a previous poster suggested.

As for the comment that Craigslist is overrun with "perverts", sorry, but everyone likes sex, and you can find plenty of kink whether it's at the corner pub or the local church. Get over it.
Beachump

7/6/2009 7:25 PM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

This scammer actually read my address I gave him. Guess he never heard of Johnny Cockrin either.

Of course it is you dumb fucking scammer.

--- On Thu, 7/2/09, MARK.W. MCALLISTER USAF Ssgt. <mark.w.mcallister@gmail.com> wrote:

From: MARK.W. MCALLISTER USAF Ssgt. <mark.w.mcallister@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: your excursion
To: "johnny cockrin" <beachump@yahoo.com>
Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 6:05 PM

are you joking....what address is that?????

On 7/2/09, johnny cockrin <beachump@yahoo.com> wrote:

ship to: J. Cockrin, 4554 234th Street, Shittacreek, Michigan 25456

--- On Wed, 7/1/09, MARK.W. MCALLISTER USAF Ssgt. <mark.w.mcallister@gmail.com> wrote:

From: MARK.W. MCALLISTER USAF Ssgt. <mark.w.mcallister@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: your excursion
To: "johnny cockrin" <beachump@yahoo.com>
Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 3:57 PM

If you are still interested please send me your full name and shipping address and I will initiate the transaction through ebay,they will let you know what you have to do for the payment.
Thanks!
Sony

7/7/2009 2:35 PM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

Hi,

I just got scammed!! Can't believe it. I'm actually laughing because I really cannot believe it. I put a posting on craigslist (scamlist it will be called from now on ) to sell my old 42"Plasma TV for $1500. I got a few inquiries but then one person got interested in buying it. I get scam e-mails all the time, with the broken english and rediculous inquiries and this one really sounded genuine. After a few e-mails back and forth the person who called himself Marcus Tate offered to buy the TV. The transaction was supposed to happen over PayPal. He sent me an e-mail with the transaction confirmation which also stated that it was put on-hold, until I ship the package.

Sure enough, I was so eager to collect the $1500 and I shipped the TV only to never get paid for it. The PayPal email was fake. I feel so used and I don't even know where to file a complaint. The police said I should sue the person. Well, the person doesn't even exist ( I am sure they used a fake name and address ). I have no idea what my options are. Nobody seems to know what to do, including the Police and Attorneys Office. No wonder these scammers can't get caught.

Can anyone provide any advice?
Johnathan

7/7/2009 9:34 PM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

I found an ad in craigslist denver posting an almost identical ad. Thanks for the very good info!!!
MB.

7/14/2009 10:11 AM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

I came across a what looks to be the same scam. This is the reply I recieved to this to good to be true deal.

Hello,

Thank you for your interest in my truck.This is a 2005 FORD F-150,CREW PICKUP, 5.4L V8 FI SOHC,4 WHEEL DRIVE, Exterior Color Maroon,Interior Brown, Transmission Automatic, Mileage 50,500,clean title,non smoker,VIN#:1FTPW14525FA45079.
Features:CD player,Leather seats,Safety features,airbag,Anti-lock brakes,Power Options,Air conditioning,Power windows,Power seats,Power locks,Cruise control,etc

Here you can find more pictures of the car: s744.photobucket.com/albums/xx85/fordkingranch05/
(if the above link does not work copy and paste it into a new web browser window).

The car has been well taken care of, always kept in the garage.Flawless exterior/interior condition,no scratches and no dents.It has never been involved in an accident.The engine starts and drives like new and the paint looks great.It comes with US clear title which will be signed and notorized in the buyer's name.Have all keys and manuals.

I'm an US Air Force Staff Sgt. currently stationed in the United Kingdom.The car is here with me. It was bought in the US and shipped to Europe, but it was never permanently registered here, the car is still registered in the US.The car is for sale locally as well, but there are slim chances of this to happen. In order to be able to register this car here in the UK the buyer would have to pay very high import/custom taxes that will double the price. So I decided to sell the car back in the US.

The price is $4,850.00 US Dollars including shipping from the UK to the US and delivery to your home address.So if you decide to buy this car or need further information please get back to me as soon as possible.

Thank you
Staff Sgt. Christopher Ingersoll
Giorgio

7/16/2009 10:34 AM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

Guys,
Is there any way to fish this bastards out of their stinky pond.

I got a scammer mailing back and forth, I m playing dumb, we got to the point he wants my information address to ship the goods.

Does any body knows how to make this guys fall into the law, meaning
how to catch this bastard!!!?

Pardon my language but I hate people that take advantage of less aware persons.

Sincerely,

Giorgio
CLhandbook

7/16/2009 11:40 PM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

This is a very interesting read. It’s sad that many people fall for scammers like this one. The rule of thumb really is if it’s too good to be true then it probably is. But people just can’t help it, I guess which is why they end up getting ripped off of their hard earned money. Too bad Craigslist is often connected to such scams although they are trying their best to inform their visitors about the warning signs.
Jay Dar

7/17/2009 4:44 AM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

We could do a good job of defeating the scammers if people would just engage them and send them a few emails back and forth asking for more information or stating we don't understand and asking for clarification.

The reason this is effective is if you consider the amount of time spent by the scammer and the amount of time spent by the intended victim.

The scammer has to contact perhaps one thousand victims to get one to pay off. If half those people asked him for information, he would have to waste a huge amount of his time trying to cope. Whereas it would cost each target victim only a tiny amount of time.

The reason it works is because the scammer has to deal with so many target victims in order to find one that pays off.

I hope I have explained this properly. The reason it works is the underlying math. If the scammer has to spend 90 percent of his time dealing with emails that waste his time, he can't really spend enough time to make any real money. It becomes a waste of his time.
Giorgio

7/20/2009 12:40 PM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

Smart Idea Jay!!

The math is right, but I was looking for something to catch them, maybe a little more sophisticated like... (i am just brain storming here)
Try to track their email, using some hacking "trick" to be sent back with our responses.
Guys any ideas out there, I do write software and I am willing to learn and use some of my time to work with anybody wants to do something to stop this bastards.

Regards,

Giorgio
timheuer

7/20/2009 12:45 PM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

Giorgio -- i wouldn't waste your time. In the end, most of these are happening in countries where your government (at least mine) wouldn't care to go after them for the amounts we are talking about. You'd just be wasting your time to expose a scam...and not have any real result I'm afraid.
stonneeeee

7/27/2009 2:22 PM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

There emails are run through several proxy servers

I have tried to track them, but with out any legal help from law enforcement it is impossible because of the proxy servers

I have even contacted the FBI, FTC, plugnpay, Moneygram, Texas Attorney generals office as I was leading the scumbag on trying to get somebody to listen to me, but all to no avail, I have never received any response form any of the above mentioned people.

The only thing you can do is turn the listings in as you run across them
TM

8/13/2009 6:20 PM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

Glad I found your blog!! I just received an email from this guy and thought it might be too good to be true. I called my brother who is a Marine and my best friend who is Air Force, neither could find this guy in the databases. They both thought it was strange how he was talking about transport and such. The military charges nearly $1,000 to ship a car if you below a certain pay grade (which a Sgt. is). Red flags all over the place. I decided to cut & paste the VIN # into google... and up pops this blog! So glad we found this, bc we are total military patriots and would have pursued this. I received the same emails as above, just a different specs. on the truck! JERKS!!!! Stop the scams. I used to like Craigslist.
Fun Times

9/17/2009 12:03 PM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

If you really want to get back at scammers, you could send them a batch file with a filename like "PayPalinfo.bat" that would essentially destroy their computer. They are easy to write up.
lucio nunez

9/27/2009 9:44 AM | # re: Craigslist scams – fight back with time wasters.

can someone please send me instructions on how to make the PayPalinfo.bat file?