Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Last night I listed our old laptop for sale on craigslist. This morning a kind fellow showed his interest in purchasing it. Here is his email to me:
hello dear seller,
i am larry cole from STATE, i saw your item on CRAIGSLIST and i like to buy the item for my GRANDSON in WESTERN REGION OF AFRICA ,for his GRADUATION CEREMONY PRESENT from me as his GRANDFATHER cos he now graduate in( UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA) and i am new to this site call CRAIGSLIST,and i am introduce by a friend ,and i am ready to pay u $400 for the item and $300 for the shipping via EMS EXPRES GLOBAL MAIL,and i am a paypal verify ,so i am ready to pay u via paypal,so if u are interested to sell the item for me plz kindly let me have your paypal account name and email adress for your payment ,and this is the adress that u will need to get the item ship to him below,
NAME: ADESOJI ADEMAKINWA
ADRESS:NO 13 FATOKE STREET OPPOSITE FIRE STATION CHALLENGE,
CITY: IBADAN
ZIP CODE: 23402
STATE: OYO
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
hope to hear from u if the item is still avilable and in a good condition .
bestwishes
larry cole
I've never met anyone from STATE. I'm not sure but I don't think this guy is really going to pay me $700 for my laptop. Here was my response to him:
Larry I'm sure YOU would be willing to PAY me $700 dollars for the ITEM, but unfortunately for me I'M only selling LOCALLY to people IN my AREA that are smart enough to ONLY pay what my COMPUTER is WORTH. Thanks anyway.
Take Care,
Ryan
I hope I didn't blow the sale.
: 9:39 PMHis post was this:
thanks for your quick response regarding your item , i will like to buy your item for my GRANDSON in
WESTERN REGION OF AFRICA ,for his GRADUATION CEREMONY PRESENT from me
as his GRANDFATHER cos he now graduate in( UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA) and
i am new to this site call CRAIGSLIST,and i am introduce by a friend
,and i am ready to pay u $1100 for the item and $300 for the shipping
via EMS EXPRES GLOBAL MAIL,and i am a paypal verify ,so i am ready to
pay u via paypal,so if u are interested to sell the item for me plz
kindly let me have your paypal account name and email adress for your
payment ,and this is the adress that u will need to get the item ship
to him below,
NAME: ADESOJI ADEMAKINWA
ADRESS:NO 13 FATOKE STREET OPPOSITE FIRE STATION CHALLENGE,
CITY: IBADAN
ZIP CODE: 23402
STATE: OYO
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
hope to hear from u if the
item is still
avilable and in a good condition .
bestwishes
scott smith
Sellers beware,.....
: 2:22 PMthanks for your reply,
i will like u to know that i am frm philadelphia,PA,but i am presently now out of state for a business transaction and this will take me 4weeks to be back in town,so i cant be able to pick up the item in person,so i will be more happy to help me to get the item shipped to my grandson in western region of africa for his graduation gift from me as his grandfather via USPS GLOBAL EXPRESS MAIL(EMS) and i am ready to give u $1200 for the item and $300 for the shipping,hope to hear from u sooon with your paypal account name and email address for your payment.
bestwishes
scott smith
name: adesoji ademakinwa
address: no13 fatoke street opposite fire station challenge
city: ibadan
state: oyo
zip code: 23402
country: nigeria
hope to hear from u soon with yur paypal acount name and email address for your payment
I gave him my paypal account details and I receive e-mails from paypal informing me that i received a payment from him.
But i don't have any record when I login to my paypal accout to make sure.
First i check on google map that his address doesn't even exists, then I saw this post.
Be ware.
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