On Dec 7, 11:56*pm, Ted Frater wrote:
DoN. Nichols wrote:
On 2010-12-07, Gunner Asch wrote:
In response to my craigslist ad for the 1 ton electric hoists..



Hello,
*Thanks for your response and i am very sorry for been so long
replying, I really want to buy the item and i am very greatfull that
you said it is still available. I'm ok with the price and condition. I
*am paying you with a bank certified check and when you received the
check and *cash it. We can arrange for the pick-up then. Quickly get
back to me *with the below information, So that i can quickly *send
the check out to you to make fast transaction.

* *[ ... ]

Gut feeling its a scam of some sort.

Anyone?

* *It sure feels like one to me. *I don't know what you can do with
your bank to get it truly verified in a way which won't come back to
bite you. *Perhaps start out with the local police or something?

* *Good Luck,
* * * * * *DoN.

The phraseaology is west african pigin english. They always leave out
the "a" between fast and transaction.
The problem is giving your contact details.
You could say your moving house and could he send the cheque to a post
restante address.
To wire the money youd need a wire address, How to get this without him
giving it is difficult.
or say your moving banks and can he send cash by courier.
The last thing you want is for him to send a friend around to your
address to sort you out.
As we say here in the UK.
Depends *how much else you have to do to give him the scammer runaround..
* Ted
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And since Gunner's real name and address is readily available on
Usenet.... ;)

TMT