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    Marcus J Smith
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    Well Ive had a car listed on Craigs List for 3 weeks now and Ive already gotten a scam attempt emailed to me. And I quote. how are you doing today ?......Thanks for your quick response towards my mail i and i can see the car is still very much okey except for what you stated that needs repair however i'm still very much interested in having it also i'll be handling the shipping and my form of payment woud be through a certified bank check pls get back to me to know your thoughts towards this so we can proceed. You have to love that. :mad:


    CleaKO

    "I think you'll be okay here, they have a thin candy shell. 'Surprised you didn't know that.'" - Tommy (Tommy Boy)
    "Fill it up again! Fill it up again! Once it hits your lips, it's so good!" - Frank the Tank (Old School)

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      Well Ive had a car listed on Craigs List for 3 weeks now and Ive already gotten a scam attempt emailed to me. And I quote. how are you doing today ?......Thanks for your quick response towards my mail i and i can see the car is still very much okey except for what you stated that needs repair however i'm still very much interested in having it also i'll be handling the shipping and my form of payment woud be through a certified bank check pls get back to me to know your thoughts towards this so we can proceed. You have to love that. :mad:


      CleaKO

      "I think you'll be okay here, they have a thin candy shell. 'Surprised you didn't know that.'" - Tommy (Tommy Boy)
      "Fill it up again! Fill it up again! Once it hits your lips, it's so good!" - Frank the Tank (Old School)

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      David Wulff
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      Reply to them with "Yeah, no problem, but I'll need you to drop it off in person", then give them the address of your local police station...


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        Well Ive had a car listed on Craigs List for 3 weeks now and Ive already gotten a scam attempt emailed to me. And I quote. how are you doing today ?......Thanks for your quick response towards my mail i and i can see the car is still very much okey except for what you stated that needs repair however i'm still very much interested in having it also i'll be handling the shipping and my form of payment woud be through a certified bank check pls get back to me to know your thoughts towards this so we can proceed. You have to love that. :mad:


        CleaKO

        "I think you'll be okay here, they have a thin candy shell. 'Surprised you didn't know that.'" - Tommy (Tommy Boy)
        "Fill it up again! Fill it up again! Once it hits your lips, it's so good!" - Frank the Tank (Old School)

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        Douglas Troy
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        Ask for their bank account number, so you can verify funds ... :rolleyes:


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          Well Ive had a car listed on Craigs List for 3 weeks now and Ive already gotten a scam attempt emailed to me. And I quote. how are you doing today ?......Thanks for your quick response towards my mail i and i can see the car is still very much okey except for what you stated that needs repair however i'm still very much interested in having it also i'll be handling the shipping and my form of payment woud be through a certified bank check pls get back to me to know your thoughts towards this so we can proceed. You have to love that. :mad:


          CleaKO

          "I think you'll be okay here, they have a thin candy shell. 'Surprised you didn't know that.'" - Tommy (Tommy Boy)
          "Fill it up again! Fill it up again! Once it hits your lips, it's so good!" - Frank the Tank (Old School)

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          Dave Kreskowiak
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          He can have the car AFTER the bank the funds are drawn on accepts the check. There's a bunch of scams going on that involve so-called "certified" or "cashiers" checks. They look real enough, but when the bank that actually has to hand over the money figures out that it's a fake check, they'll get their money back from your bank, then your bank will take it out of your wallet.

          Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP Visual Developer - Visual Basic
               2006, 2007

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            He can have the car AFTER the bank the funds are drawn on accepts the check. There's a bunch of scams going on that involve so-called "certified" or "cashiers" checks. They look real enough, but when the bank that actually has to hand over the money figures out that it's a fake check, they'll get their money back from your bank, then your bank will take it out of your wallet.

            Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP Visual Developer - Visual Basic
                 2006, 2007

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            _ABHILASH_MS_
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            Did not know about this one !

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              Well Ive had a car listed on Craigs List for 3 weeks now and Ive already gotten a scam attempt emailed to me. And I quote. how are you doing today ?......Thanks for your quick response towards my mail i and i can see the car is still very much okey except for what you stated that needs repair however i'm still very much interested in having it also i'll be handling the shipping and my form of payment woud be through a certified bank check pls get back to me to know your thoughts towards this so we can proceed. You have to love that. :mad:


              CleaKO

              "I think you'll be okay here, they have a thin candy shell. 'Surprised you didn't know that.'" - Tommy (Tommy Boy)
              "Fill it up again! Fill it up again! Once it hits your lips, it's so good!" - Frank the Tank (Old School)

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              tgrt
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              I got multiple scam attempts on some furniture I had posted. I contacted the Secret Service and they said they couldn't do anything about it unless there was a monetary loss -- I wasn't ignorant enough to fall for it.

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