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And why is this a complaint? Seems like you tooks someone up on their offer and they gave a human-reply. Are you just trying to brag that you got casual sex? Or to show off some girl's booty?

Either way, keep it within your circle of friends next time.

I just had a bad thought. I agree with Mica. Angela you better watch out if you gave too much on that job application. It's standard for most applications to ask for your Social and DOB. If you think these guys are scams, I hope you didn't give that. That could be bad. I'm looking for work too. Glad I know not to trust Craigslist. I better be more careful about some of these sites with online applications though. So far the worst scams I found were college pushing instead of jobs. Careerbuilder.com is pretty good though. They send leads to your email. You get some of the junk but I got some good leads off it.
I went online to search and check out apartments and the best rents. It pulled up some marked Craigs list. They were the best DAMN deals I ever saw! Even rent to own with no good credit! It asked for you to earn 3 times the payment, but don't worry te down will just be higher if you don't. ONLY $400 per month for a 3bdrm house! Yeah Right! In my dreams! I immediately saw that warning and realized there wasn't even a way for direct contact. I can see how people get scammed. Send them the money and get nothing. I WANTED TO BELIEVE IT! THEY PROFIT OF THE DESPERATE! WE CAN ALL USE A BREAK IN PRICES NOWADAYS!

We attempted advertising services on Craigslist however it created nothing but spam. I don't even think we ever got any legit responses from it. We now have not advertised for probably almost 2 years and are still receiving emails that claim "your listing on craigslist". What a waste of time and energy..

I contacted seller regarding a posting for an ipad2, everything seemed like the transaction would go smoothly, i was supposed to receive my product the very next day via UPS next day shipping. it's been days and i keep getting bogus tracking numbers and still haven't received my ipad2!

Can't even read the forum posts because of porn posted all over the place!

Big WASTE OF TIME!

I think this is a very dangerous site. If you deal with anything posted on Craigslist.com please do your research first.

Hate it. Full of scams and their email functions NEVER - EVER - WORK.

you shouldn't be making transactions on a web site like craigslist the even give warnings about that to their users in email and all over the site nobody with common sense would do a online transaction on a site like craigslist why didn't you use a reliable site like ebay or amazon?

Received a similar email... It sounded too good to be true so I stopped communication. Weird thing though - I checked the title on the house and it is in this guys name.
_________________________
Hello,

Thanks for your email, I personally own the house, we want our property to be well taken good care of, and they are some rules and regulation in which i do give out to tenant willing to rent my house, so please don't disrespect my order, but if you are still capable of renting my house the rules and regulation goes this way.. You must keep my house clean including the surrounding, you must know the way in which you use the stove so as to avoid fire outbreak, you must not disturb the neighbor. We decided to rent out the property due to our transfer to (West Africa) on aMissionary Work because, in a church here named World Mission, so we are renting it out since we need someone to take good care of the property on my absent.

Have this in mind you must know the kind of person that i am, but nevertheless i am giving you this rules because of what corresponded between me and my last tenant. the keys and documents are with us here in West Africa... so i will need to ship them to you before you can occupy the house but you can drive by the house anytime to take a look.
So let me know if you are still interested so that i can forward you the Rental Questionnaire to fill out...

Pets are welcome!
Rent:$750
Deposit:$550
Location:2952 Ashbury Drive, Troy MI

Thanks and God bless you.
Regards.
Muhammad A Munir
__________________________________________

i almost just fell for this ad.
here is the one i got from craigslist and this is what he e-mailed me.
in a e-mail he accidentally sent me a virgina address when i was actually looking at a las vegas home.
here is the address for the las vegas home 9504 January Dr Las Vegas NV 89134 .

Hello,

Thanks for the email. Yes the House is still available and will only be given out to the right person that will take very good care of the place and the facilities. The house has a lot of facilities like laundry facilities, air condition, internet and telephone access, Dishwasher, Dryer, Microwave, Oven, Refrigerator, Stove/Gas, Dining Features: Eat-in Kitchen, Living/Dining Room, and other necessary facilities. I have really decided to give out the house as a result of my transfer to West Africa (Nigeria)

I will be giving out the house for $500 with a security deposit of $500. I need to inform you as well that money is not the major reason why I am renting it out but want someone who can take care of it as if he/she owns it. So let me know as soon as possible if you can take good care of it, so that we can discuss the rent further. Pets are allowed. Here is the address of the ( 857 Barrow Ln Stanardsville VA 22973 )

We initially wanted to sale the house but we changed our minds and decided to rent it out because the economy is bad and it has also affected the housing market. We might decide to sale in the future but for now we are just renting it out .If you are interested you can go by and view it but you will not be able to go inside cause the keys are here with me and my wife in Nigeria. Hope to hear from you soon.

Joe Hoffman
+[protected]

Hello,

Good to hear from you. We are happy that you love and will take good care of our home. The house will be available for three (3) years by then we will be back in the states. We initially wanted to sale the house but we changed our minds and decided to rent it out for now. We might decide to sell in the future but we just want to rent it out for now. As soon as we reach agreement keys and document will be send to you via DHL service to view inside of the house.

We will be giving the house out at $500/month including utilities and a security deposit of $500. The house is available to move in ASAP. We would like you to get back to us with the rental application. Here is my number +[protected]. I await your call soon.

Thanks
Joe Hoffman
await your reply.

You will be making payments via Western Union Money Transfer so I can easily confirm the payment near my office.

Receiver Name...Joe Hoffman
Address... Plot 1261, Adeola Hopewell Street
City... Victoria Island
State... Lagos State
Postal code...23401
Country...Nigeria
Amount...$500

As soon as you make the payment do get back to us with the MTCN (control) number given to you by the Western Union officials so that we can easily confirm the payment. As soon as we confirm the payment we will give the package to the DHL officials so you can receive the package ASAP.

Note: The western union method of payment is just temporally method as soon as arrangement is concluded in the bank we will let you know so that Monthly payment will make through the bank account.

The rent of $500 includes all utilities in the house which includes light, gas, trash, water, etc. The package will also contain the lease agreement signed by me. Lease term is for three years or more.

Once again we are happy to take you as our new tenant and we also look forward to a wonderful landlord/tenant relationship.

Regards
Joe Hoffman

don't fall for it it's really too good to be true!

here's one that i almost fell for on craigslist, posted yesterday by roycejohn67@yahoo.com, this is the reply i got when i responded to the ad :

Hello,

Thanks for the email. Yes the House is still available and will only be given out to the right person that will take very good care of the place and the facilities. The house has a lot of facilities like laundry facilities, air condition, internet and telephone access, Dishwasher, Dryer, Microwave, Oven, Refrigerator, Stove/Gas, Dining Features: Eat-in Kitchen, Living/Dining Room, and other necessary facilities. I have really decided to give out the house as a result of my transfer to West Africa (Nigeria)

I will be giving out the house for $500 with a security deposit of $500. I need to inform you as well that money is not the major reason why I am renting it out but want someone who can take care of it as if he/she owns it. So let me know as soon as possible if you can take good care of it, so that we can discuss the rent further. Pets are allowed. Here is the address of the ( 914 Weimer Ave Saint Albans WV 25177 )

We initially wanted to sale the house but we changed our minds and decided to rent it out because the economy is bad and it has also affected the housing market. We might decide to sale in the future but for now we are just renting it out .If you are interested you can go by and view it but you will not be able to go inside cause the keys are here with me and my wife in Nigeria.Hope to hear from you soon.

Royce John
+[protected]

OH my yeah, thanks alot this helped me so much too! THANK YOU, Whoever posted this!
I almost lost 1400.00 dollars boy would that have sucked!

THIS APARTMENT HAS BEEN CLEANED UP AND RENTED TO SOMEONE ELSE! Please DO NOT try to visit anymore!..(New tenant)

Pleeeeeaaaassssssse DO NOT visit this apartment ANYMORE!
This girl no longer lives here!
Find her by her phone number if you are still interested...

PLEASE EVERYONE BE AWARE! SHE NO LONGER LIVES IN THIS UNIT! IT HAS BEEN RENTED OUT TO SOMEONE ELSE!

I would like to know why I have used craigslist for many years without any problems, but now I'm getting flaged every time I post something on your personel web site, please let me know what I can do to fix the problem, thank you

We responded to a personals ad on craigslist; which now in retrospect we now we should have not done.
This person came to our house and threatened to use violence if we did not give him money. We gave him money and he left.
We informed Craigslist immediately and asked to remove the personal ad of this person immediately.
The irresponsible staff at Craigslist left the ad active and took no measure.

Also regularly I see erotic massages ads in the personal section of craigslist and despite flagging them; craigslist does not remove them.

she is putting up fake ads on craigslist and is telling people she is older and harrassing them and claims she has kids...really she is a thief and trying to steal animal to resell

I found ad on Craigslist and Sarah Hoffman told I will receive check for $1, 850. I got it and decided to call my bank and they immediately said it is fake one. I can't believe I could fall for such scam!

I decided I wasn't gonna worry,

'Cuz I can prove per-jury,

They made up a tale full of lies,

Faked up an e-mail as a guise,

For "The Craigslist Stalker on WSB" HAW!HAWHAW!WEEEEEEEEEE!

Now I'm gonna sue,

And I'm gonna win,

Them Mortgage Banking fools,

Their hearts are full of sin,

They made a complaint,

Swore on The Bible,

Accusin' me of Slander and Libel,

About "The Craigslist Stalker on WSB" HAW! HAW! HAW!

The Sheriff came by and said, "They gonna sue,

I said "Oh Lawd, what am I gonna do?"

But I went to a lawyer,

And discussed the situation,

And brought all my communication,

'Bout "The Craigslist Stalker " on WSB...HAW! HAW!

I received an email from Craigslist Quick Cash to receive a "free" cd which details how to sell items on Craigslist for shipping & handling charges of $1.95 only, "no obligation". My curiosity cost me $319.60. I did not receive the item, but months later I learned that they billed $39.95 to my unemployment debit card (8) times from Chase Bank account. I had no other acct. w/Chase but noticed my dollars were reduced considerably. After asking Chase to explain, the printout showed that Craigslist was the culprit, they also used another name to make it look as if another company billed me. My report to BBB, Ohio Attny Gen. and anyone else that I wrote to was unsuccessful. Letters sent to Craigslist address was returned, since the address they repeatedly gave me was a "scam" address where they used as the corporate address. Chase was able to return $119. to me. I would have used my american express card and got the protection I paid for, but for $ 1/95 s/h I did not expect that would happen. The Ohio Attorney General's office closed the case since they could not get any response from Craigslist. I am one always trying to be careful to avoid scams, but I have been caught.

they have me block!

Beware of this spammer, tried to purchase items from me on craigslist and requested my paypal id and phone number. No way Jose! Die Spammer.

you may be having your ad flagged for removal because of using someone elses (ie: vitamixes) trademarked name

Craigslist is the cyberghetto. I don't shop at the ghetto in my State so I guess it doesn't make sense for me to shop at an online ghetto either. I have a problem with the fact that craigslist enters into the online community through public means but dodges moral and ethical responsibility via the private sector umbrella. It's a difficult concept for me to get through my head, all the public vs. private internet laws but someday I'll get it and when I do, websites like craigslist will only exist in a "private" cyber world.

both of you are idiots.

It is not Craigslist's fault. They are constantly saying to only buy locally. Never trust anyone that you can not meet with in person.

I noticed identical personal postings in Craiglist throughout various cities. In fact, I have found three different postings in various US cities. I notified CL and gave my phone number so I could give the specifics to CL. Instead, I am finding CL themselves are playing games with me. Sending me canned responses like their terms and conditions and saying I am the one overpostings. The problem is an individual can not overpost yet somehow some individuals can. I suspect it is CL themselves for some unknown reason and now they are trying to scare me. They have picked the wrong person to try to scare. Today they suspended my account saying I was overposting which again is impossible unless you are CL or have some type of software that allows this. I gave them two days to repond to my latest message or I will declare war and take this complaint as high as I can.

janerusselljane@msn.com you are a idiot. both those e-mails are obviously scams via too much personal info and unrealistic shipping offers. truth is there are plenty of legitimate people in rural areas who have a hard time finding local deals and will pay a few extra for shipping. your certainty that every offer involving shipping is 100% a scam is ignorance, and your ###ing over honest people trying to save some money by spreading your inaccurate opinion. i have got sellers to ship out of state before using paypal and it was a smooth transaction, so to any seller reading this if you get obvious scam offers like the example used delete them, no harm no foul. but if you get an offer that sounds legitimate but asks you to ship take a little time to get to know whos offering before you use this persons advice to discredit them. talk to them on the phone, see if they have a myspace, facebook, ect., cross reference info, its not nearly as time consuming as you think and if they arent legit you will find out pretty quickly. SO USE GOOD DISCRETION AND RESERVE SOME JUDGEMENT THERE ARE HONEST PEOPLE OUT THERE!

Hi greatguy2209 & the one above,

I just had the same terrible experience with the same people on 31 OCT, 2009. They quoted on phone $125 and in the end I had to pay them $1986. I'm going to sue them, can I get assistance from you two also? Please contact me at qooasha@gmail.com.

Thanks,

a victim of AAA DISCOUNT MOVERS

I had the same experience with these same rogues. They quoted a very low price over the phone (never believe movers who quote on the phone) and then charged me 10 times over.
They made me sign papers which I trusted and in the end quoted over $1000 and paid them in hard cash. They were the same AAA movers who came in the same white truck with no logo
BEWARE OF AAA DISCOUNT MOVERS...NEVER TRUST THEM

Beware of AAA Discount Movers in Houston, TX. You will get robbed but they can actually get away with it. They quoted me a fair price and said it was a flat rate and no hidden fees. They make you sign some papers, but please read the fine prints before signing anything. I was too trusting and gave them the benefit of the doubt. A $300 quote cost me $3, ooo. When it was time to unload, they wanted their money upfront before unloading and demanded $3, 000. I argued with them, because I thought I signed an agreement to pay $300. They took out the papers that I had signed earlier. I was about to die. I didn't have the cash to pay them. Cops were called but couldn't do anything because the agreement was binding. They refused to provide identification so I can use for future references. As a result, I forked over $1, 000 and had to give them my brand new 46' Sony lcd + my laptop as payment for the balance. I was robbed! These guys are crooks! They drive a white truck, kind of like a u-haul with no company logo on the car. There are 4 men. Most movers have their logo on the truck. I should have known! Anyone looking for movers, please do not go on Craigslist. They're theives. I 've learn a very hard and painful lesson.

I have enjoyed CL in the past, but you do have to do your homework and be careful, although that may be true with many sites such as CL, ebay, and such.

I got this today! I was looking into buying an iMac.

Well, I found a way to sell you the imac that will cover the both of us. It's a worldwide delivery company called TNT. They have a service that will allow you to test the imac before I receive my payment.
Please go to the TNT website below and read their procedure so we can be on the same page:
 
http://englandwlt-tnt.com/tnt.express.wolverhampton.depot.overseas.transactions/
 
I will pay the TNT shipping fee and I can use 2 day delivery if you are in a hurry.
 
Thanks.

Arianna Dressel
Chief Logistic Officer
www.bluechipremovals.co.uk

 
> From: xxxxxxx@yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: the 21.5" iMac 3.20 GHz i3 from Craigslist $600
> Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:28:42 -0700
> To: ariannadressel@live.com
>
> Yes I would like to buy it.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Mar 22, 2011, at 10:53 PM, "Arianna Dressel" wrote:
>
> > Hi, I am getting back to you regarding the 21.5-inch iMac from Craigslist
> >
> > My name is Arianna and I am now in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.
> > I am selling the iMac for $600 USD. I have attached some pics with it to this email.
> > The iMac is still available and I hope you are still interested. The iMac was bought brand new from Apple a couple of months ago.
> > About the iMac I can say it's in perfect shape, as I used it only for a few weeks. Included in the $600 price is everything that came with the iMac.
> > The iMac is here with me.
> > I tried to be as thorough as I could with the presentation so you can have all the info if you decide to go ahead and buy it.
> >
> > Please get back to me and let me know if you like the iMac if you're really interested in buying it.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Arianna
> >
> > Chief Logistic Officer
> > www.bluechipremovals.co.uk
> >

Wow! Thanks to this forum, I dint end up paying this fraudster on Craigslist. When I couldn't find the ad on craigslist, I thought it might be a good idea to google this person before I shell out $350. Here's the email I got!

Hi,

I found a way to sell the laptop that will be safe for both of us. It's a worldwide delivery company called TNT. They have a service that will allow you to test the laptop before I receive my payment.
Please go to the TNT website below and read their procedure so we can be on the same page:

http://itship-tnt.com/tnt.express.torino.depot.overseas.transactions.html

I will pay the TNT shipping fee for 2 days delivery.
If you agree to their terms please send me your name and address and I will start the delivery procedure.

Thanks,
Anna

From: xxxxxxxxxx
To: anna_halley1979@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: 128GB SSD, Apple Macbook Air 13.3, 1.86 GHZ, 2GB RAM - $350
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:33:35 -0500

Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 23:34:14 +0200
Subject: Re: 128GB SSD, Apple Macbook Air 13.3, 1.86 GHZ, 2GB RAM - $350
To: xxxxxxxxxxxx
From: user7@sportcarsvendor.info

Hi,

The MacBook Air is still available, but I'm currently in Torino, Italy. Because of the financial crisis, I lost my job in United States and I had to move at my sister in Torino ( here I found a good job ) .
I don't need the laptop anymore so I tried to sell the laptop locally, but with no luck. I was offered silly money for the laptop because of issues like - it is a US version or the warranty doesn't work here or that it has a US keyboard format. That's why I'm trying my luck in the US.
I hope you are still interested. The laptop was bought brand new from Apple a 9 months ago. I have attached some pics with it to this email.
About the laptop I can say it is 9 months old and it is in good shape, no scratches, no dents as you can see from the pics I've sent. Included in the $350 price is everything the laptop came with when it was new, including the original manuals and warranty papers. The warranty is fully transferable to the new owner.
The laptop is here with me in Italy.
I tried to be as thorough as I could with the presentation so you can have all the info if you decide to go ahead and buy it.
Please get back to me and let me know if you like the laptop if you're really interested in buying it.

Thanks,
Anna

Hi everyone,

I've been shutting down "Arianna's" websites for about 2 months now. I was nearly duped into this scam and decided to fight back. To date I've managed to close 6 of this scammers websites (all using the TNT name and likeness). I spend about 30 minutes a day trolling on craigslist looking for his ads all over the US and then replying to them, pretending to be interested. Once the scammer gives me a web address I take action to close it by reporting the website to the hosters. If anyone is interested in joining/helping me you can contact me at clscambaiter@gmail.com and I can explain how you can help. If enough of us reply to his ads and get his sites closed down, he'll give up and find a new way to scam people. Also, everytime you shut down his/her websites it costs him money, time and energy. Do it enough times and they'll get frustrated!

Again, email me at clscambaiter@gmail.com and I can explain how to close his/her websites. It's actually pretty easy. TAKE ACTION! FIGHT BACK!

-CLScamBaiter

I am so thankful that I went with my gut feeling and did some research before I closed the deal with this horrible person! Thank God for these posts! Here is the email that I recieved from "Arianna" AND she even sent pictures of the iMac that looked very legit.

fromArianna Goodwin
toHailey Nix

dateSat, Feb 5, 2011 at 9:00 PM
subjectthe 21.5" iMac 3.20 GHz i3 from Craigslist $600

hide details Feb 5 (2 days ago)

Hi, I am getting back to you regarding the 21.5-inch iMac from Craigslist

My name is Arianna and I am now in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.
I am selling the iMac for $600 USD. I have attached some pics with it to this email.
The iMac is still available and I hope you are still interested. The iMac was bought brand new from Apple a couple of months ago.
About the iMac I can say it's in perfect shape, as I used it only for a few weeks. Included in the $600 price is everything that came with the iMac.
The iMac is here with me.
I tried to be as thorough as I could with the presentation so you can have all the info if you decide to go ahead and buy it.

Please get back to me and let me know if you like the iMac if you're really interested in buying it.

Thanks,
Arianna

Chief Logistic Officer
www.bluechipremovals.co.uk

I then emailed her back to let her know that I was weary of a scam b/c I thought that she was in my hometown (which is where the Craigslist post was located). This what she replied:

Hi,

I understand your concern but this is not the case. I'm just trying to sell my imac.
Well, I found a way to sell you the imac that will cover the both of us. It's a worldwide delivery company called TNT. They have a service that will allow you to test the imac before I receive my payment.
Please go to the TNT website below and read their procedure so we can be on the same page:

http://euship-tnt.com/tnt.express.wolverhampton.depot.overseas.transactions/

I will pay the TNT shipping fee and I can use 2 day delivery if you are in a hurry.

Thanks.

Still at it. Now "her" name is Bianca Genovese

Hi every one please note very imporatant in crigalist where ever if found in the name of the person "Arianna"
the same person using differnt name and cheeting every one.

So please be aware in "crigalist"
VERY VERY IMPORTANT: TNT DOENST WORK WITH "WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER"

Arianna Cawood, Arianna Nordwind, Arianna, Arianna Bowring, Arianna Mercer, arianna_richards, Arianna Silverman, and etc...
if u get any mail from "customerdepartment@to-tnt.com " this id please be aware he is the scams.
the Scam using same mail id "@live.com" exapmle : arianna_richards@live.com
scam Site: www.niinivirta.it

Aware every one please send money thru " western union money transfer" TNT courier doent work with " western union money transfer"

Good Ole Arianna is still at it:

On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 9:36 PM, Arianna Nordwind wrote:
Hi, I am getting back to you regarding the 64GB 3G iPad from Craigslist

My name is Arianna and I am now in Torino, Italy.
I am selling the ipad for $450 USD. I have attached some pics with it to this email.
The ipad is still available and I hope you are still interested. The ipad was bought brand new from Apple a few weeks ago.
About the ipad I can say it's in perfect shape, as I used it only for a few weeks. Included in the $450 price is everything that came with the ipad.
The ipad is here with me.
I tried to be as thorough as I could with the presentation so you can have all the info if you decide to go ahead and buy it.

Please get back to me and let me know if you like the ipad if you're really interested in buying it.

Thanks,
Arianna

Chief Logistic Officer
www.niinivirta.it

On 11/18/2010 4:40 AM, Nathan wrote:
I am interested, however, what prompted you to post on Cincinnati's Craigslist if you're in Italy? I'll gladly pay $450 for a 64Gb 3G iPad in hand. I shopped Craigslist because I was prepared to meet the seller face-to-face for the exchange. That is quite a challenge for someone in Italy.

Thanks.

On Thurs, Nov 18, 2010 at 1:36 PM, Arianna Nordwind wrote:
Hi,

I posted the ad there because I live there. But now I have been relocated here with my work.
I am selling the ipad in the US because the warranty is good only there. Because of that, nobody wants it here for this price.
I found a way to sell you the ipad that will cover the both of us. It's a worldwide delivery company called TNT. They have a service that will allow you to test the ipad before I receive my payment.
Please go to the TNT website below and read their procedure so we can be on the same page:

http://www.to-tnt.com/tnt.express.torino.depot.overseas.transactions/

I will pay the TNT shipping fee.

Thanks.

Arianna Nordwind
Chief Logistic Officer
www.niinivirta.it

omg i posted on craigslist for an iphone 4 and she emailed me! SHE IS FAKE! BEWARE~ HER FIRST NAME STAYS THE SAME HER LAST CHANGES!
OK, perfect. Let's agree to the terms of our deal now.
I will sell you the iphone for $360 with everything in the pictures included, I will use 2 day delivery and allow you 5 days to inspect it. Shipping is on me. Your total price will be the $360 for the iphone + a fee ($30) when sending the money to TNT. So, do we have a deal? At this point I need your name and address to start the deal.

Thanks.

Arianna Bowring
Chief Logistic Officer
www.niinivirta.it

Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:12:02 -0800
From: saraholoba@ymail.com
Subject: Re: the iphone 4 from Craigslist $360
To: bowring-arianna@hotmail.com

Ok I'm very interest in doing this what now from TNT? I give u my address and u ship then u pay?

Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 10, 2010, at 3:55 PM, Arianna Bowring wrote:

Hi,

Well, I found a way to sell you the iphone that will cover the both of us. It's a worldwide delivery company called TNT. They have a service that will allow you to test the iphone before I receive my payment.
Please go to the TNT website below and read their procedure so we can be on the same page:

http://it-tpg.com/tnt.express.torino.depot.overseas.transactions/

I will pay the TNT shipping fee.

Thanks.

Arianna Bowring
Chief Logistic Officer
www.niinivirta.it

Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 18:20:05 -0800
From: saraholoba@ymail.com
Subject: Re: the iphone 4 from Craigslist $360
To: bowring-arianna@hotmail.com

im interested but yourall the way in italy. how would this work

From: Arianna Bowring
To: Sarah Oloba
Sent: Tue, November 9, 2010 9:57:42 AM
Subject: the iphone 4 from Craigslist $360

Hi, I am getting back to you regarding the iPhone 4 with 32GB from Craigslist

My name is Arianna and I am now in Torino, Italy.
I am selling the iPhone for $360 USD. I have attached some pics with it to this email.
The iPhone is still available and I hope you are still interested. I bought the iPhone brand new one week ago. The phone is locked with AT&T.
About the iPhone I can say it's in perfect shape, as I used it only for a few days. Included in the $360 price is everything that came with the iPhone when I bought it new.
The iPhone is here with me.
I tried to be as thorough as I could with the presentation so you can have all the info if you decide to go ahead and buy it.

Please get back to me and let me know if you like the iPhone if you're really interested in buying it.

Thanks,
Arianna

Chief Logistic Officer
www.niinivirta.it

I'll add on to this list of complaints with an exchange regarding an iPad...

from Arianna Brenner
to XXXXXXXX
date Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 3:49 AM
subject the 64GB WIFI + 3G iPad from Craigslist $450

Hi, I am getting back to you regarding the 64GB 3G iPad from Craigslist

My name is Arianna and I am now in Torino, Italy.
I am selling the ipad for $450 USD. I have attached some pics with it to this email.
The ipad is still available and I hope you are still interested. The ipad was bought brand new from Apple a few weeks ago.
About the ipad I can say it's in perfect shape, as I used it only for a few weeks. Included in the $450 price is everything that came with the ipad.
The ipad is here with me.
I tried to be as thorough as I could with the presentation so you can have all the info if you decide to go ahead and buy it.

Please get back to me and let me know if you like the ipad if you're really interested in buying it.

Thanks,
Arianna

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This just goes to show that NO ONE should deal with people selling on Craigslist who are not local. Craigslist warns of this.

Thank you for this complaint board. You saved me from the following "too good to be true" offer for an iPad from Arianna Brenner

Hi Tom,

I won't return home so soon. I'll have to send it to you from here.
I found a way to sell you the ipad that will cover the both of us. It's a worldwide delivery company called TNT. They have a service that will allow you to test the ipad before I receive my payment.
Please go to the TNT website below and read their procedure so we can be on the same page:

http://italydelivery-tnt.com/tnt.express.torino.depot.overseas.transactions/

I will pay the TNT shipping fee.

Thanks.

> From: tlawrence@juno.com
> Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 18:03:10 +0000
> To: ariannabrenner@live.com
> Subject: Re: the 64GB WIFI + 3G iPad from Craigslist $450
>
> Arianna,
>
> I am very interested in buying your iPad. When will you be back in Texas, and where in the DFW area do you live or work? I am in north Dallas and wanted to get an iPad for my wife's birthday which is in 4 weeks.
>
> Tom

I agree. Same thing happened to me. She keeps asking money from me until all my savings are gone and still my problems is not solve yet. She's a scam so don't let her fool you.

She is awful. Does anybody know what her real name is?

I know who exactly you are talking about. Since I hired her before and kept asking for more money. I lived in Vallejo and I know exactly where her office is. She did some work for me but I just have to stop since she kept asking for more money. Some of her work went well but I never really get the result I wanted, because she told me that she didnt finish the work since I didnt pay her more money... Exactly! Extortion...

REPORT HER TO THE IRS!

Mark Bynum also tried to get me to mail an iPod Nano to his 'Reverend father'. We traded emails ONCE before I recognized his scam. He offered to pay $40 extra for the shipping. Bogus! DO NOT SELL TO/BUY FROM MARK BYNUM! His email at the time was bynummark00@gmail.com

Bought game system from ad on craigslist.org/chataanooga never received game after payment to seller.

seller: Michael [censored] [protected] number listed in ad with pics of game system. Nintendo 64 System w 28 games and several accessories.

Oh my Gosh ! I'm in the process of being scammed by them now! This is the email they sent me.

Hello,
Thanks for your response, my name is Dr zina Brewer from Canada
(Toronto) I'm moving to your area for 4 weeks contract with
Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA) in united states. My daughter
name is ( Mary, she is 5 yrs old) i want you to help me Care for her
from 9am to 4pm from Monday to Friday for 4 weeks.She is very nice
gentle attractive .You do not have to worry about transportation, I
have negotiate with a cab Driver that will be driving her down to your
place go and come. Get back to me with the total cost, it is my
financier in the united state that will sponsor me and responsible for
the payment, so i want you to get all information to be use to have
the payment, so that i can forward it to my financier in the state to
send you the check, you will be paid with Us dollar certified check.
Please get back to me with the amount and i will be glad to update you
and make the payment in advance to show you how serious i am, because
i want everything to be done before i will get back to the states.
Kindly get back to me with the below information so that the check
will be made out to you immediately.

And I totally thought that this was a real women... My deposited that money into my account through my ATM and my bank put a 5 day hold on the money.. Because they were suspicious about the check, and I got and check my bank and it says RET DEP ITEM. I dont think I owe the bank any money because I didn't spend any of it. I think the bank just returned the money back to the sender. UUGHHH. Im so embarrassed, something told me as soon as they said they were going to mail me my money, before I even did anything something was up, but nope ! I feel embarrassed...my account has gone back to my normal balance, no fee has been put on their from the bank yet.. I dont know if they will charge me a fee for the check being returned of not..

I just received an email from a zina brewer wanting me to care for her child and from canada she would be in town for 4 weeks also I kept asking her to call me and she kept asking me for my name and address so I just googled her and this is what came up thanks for letting people know

Here's the context of my conversation with someone who tried to scam my childcare. So frustrating that there were people trying to scam small time businessmen like me.

"Hello,
Thanks for your response, my name is Dr zina Brewer from Canada
(Toronto) I'm moving to your area for 4 weeks contract with
Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA) in united states. My daughter
name is ( Mary, she is 5 yrs old) i want you to help me Care for her
from 9am to 4pm from Monday to Friday for 4 weeks.She is very nice
gentle attractive .You do not have to worry about transportation, I
have negotiate with a cab Driver that will be driving her down to your
place go and come. Get back to me with the total cost, it is my
financier in the united state that will sponsor me and responsible for
the payment, so i want you to get all information to be use to have
the payment, so that i can forward it to my financier in the state to
send you the check, you will be paid with Us dollar certified check.
Please get back to me with the amount and i will be glad to update you
and make the payment in advance to show you how serious i am, because
i want everything to be done before i will get back to the states.
Kindly get back to me with the below information so that the check
will be made out to you immediately.

Full name to be on the check :-
Street address (not P.O Box): -
City:-
State:-
Zip code:-
Total charges:-
Mobile number for easier communication:

I will await for the information from you as soon as possible. Remember she
is all i have and i really want a conducive and pleasant atmosphere
for her. We will arrived to the state on 1st of Feb, start on
the 2nd of Feb 2015.

Dr zina Brewer
200 Elizabeth St
Toronto, ON M5G 2C4

Thanks for your kindness and God bless you"

I gave back my info and some details on my childcare and she sent back this email reply.

"Thanks for getting back to me, concerning the cab driver as have told
you earlier that have made proper arrangement with the cab company, so
they have book me a car with a driver that will be driving me to work
and also be driving ( Mary ) to your place every day for caring, the
car is for me as my private car for the whole month as far as i don`t
have any car in the state..i am happy to inform you that the payment has
been sent to you and will deliver to you soon.I was informed that our
Cab driver funds was included in the payment sent to you to cover the
movement of my daughter your place and me to work soon as you
get the check, i will like you to deduct the full cost for your work
and extra $100 for your honest to care for my daughter and get the
rest fund send to my Cab driver and due to the short time before our
arrival. i will like you to send the rest fund to the Cab Driver
through Western Union so that she can do all necessary things pending
the time of our arrival.I hope you understand this and we can be able
to depend on you"

They sent a check from so called Digital Persona Inc. located from California and I got so suspicious I searched the company in the internet. I found a number and called them. They confirmed that the check I have is fraudulent and they received hundreds of calls about the same thing the same day. They need to be caught before they can do more damage.

Dr.Marlon Smith with the same story contacted me in Arizona with the same scam. No money was exchanged but because we now know that this was a scam, we just wanted to give you all a heads up.

I just got a different one : Dear Applicant,
  I got your mail concerning the nanny position for our son.I'm
Steve and my wife name is Janet  and our son  is Jean Jr we are from New
York. We are relocating to your area and  we`ll be staying there for a period
of a year.I'm a Building Contractor and got some project there to executewithin
the period of our stay and my wife  will be undergoing a course on IT. Weneed you  for our  son  when my  wife is out for lecture, he's 6yrs old and
you can watch him in our apartment  or  my wife can also bring him to you whenever she`s going for lectures, thus you will be taking care of him
from 9am-12noon. Monday to Friday.
We are willing to offer you $400 weekly, ($350 as your wages and $50 for
your transport allowance).Kindly let us know if you are satisfied with
us to know if you are satisfy with our offer so that we can make
arrangement for your payment because my wife is going to begin her
lecture
on 25th of march  and we need you to start working as soon as she
begin
her
lecture. My son is friendly  and love to play a lot with toys.
  Kindly let me know if you are ready to work for us and also so
get
back to me with the following details of yours so that i can make
arrangement for your first week payment in other to secure your
service
before my wife  arrival because i wont be around till 10th of May.
Full Name:
Address:
State:
Zip code:
Phone #:

Hope to hear from you soon.
Steve

I smelled the scam as soon as he wanted to send me a check!

Thanks so much for getting back to me, am okay with the time schedule.
> My Name is Charles Rowell, my wife's name is Ann with our first child
> James of 4 years old. My wife is 6month's pregnant and we are in the
> process of re-locating from London, UK to your city and will as
> well appreciate if you can recommend a good doctor for her when we
> arrive. I will be working on a contract basis with the U.S. Department
> of Health & Human Services in your area, doing private research work
> and am in need of someone who can help my wife with some of the house
> hold chores running some errands when necessary and babysitting my son
> Nelson taking care of him as yours. You would only be needed for 4
> hours daily and 3 days in a week at your convenience.
>
> James is a talented son and very bright. He is fun loving, kind and
> lovely. I will be needing your service for 3 months till my wife
> deliver. I have a Personal Assistant who is helping me with the
> re-location process.
>
> It's okay if you prefer to be a live-in or live-out nanny as i can
> drop him at your home everyday and will greatly appreciate if you will
> be delighted to accept this offer as we would be arriving on 28th of
> Feburary 2012.
>
> If you accept this position, I will instruct my finance manager to
> forward to you a check for your first week upfront payment by express
> mail so that i can be rest assured of your availability for the job
> and wouldn't need to search for a nanny / chidlcare anymore. I will as
> well run a background check on you because it's not easy to leave a
> child with someone just like that and i hope you understand my
> concerns.
>
> If this employment opportunity is acceptable to you, kindly get back
> to me asap with the information below required for confirmation and
> further proceedings to take place:
>
> Full name:
> Contact Address: (No P.O. Box)
> Apt #:
> City, States and Zipcode :
> Home & Cell numbers:
>
> Calculate 4hours daily for 3 days and get back to me with the total cost
>
> Our expected arrival date is 28th of Feburary 2012, but you will be
> paid beginning immediately. All we ask from you is honesty and
> sincerity. And am sure you will enjoy the time you will spend with my
> son.
>
> Please do get in touch on time so that we can start making
> arrangements with our travel agency while i await your swift
> responseregards this employment offer and the requested details.
>
> Have a pleasant week.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Mr Charles Rowell.

I got hit up by many of these if they use the word advert I just delete the message rowell was the last one to email me I responded back to him that i was full and he still sent me another email this one
I recieved this one today. I didn't fall for it but thought I would share...
My Name is Charles Rowell, my
wife's name is Ann with our first child James of 4 years old. My wife
is 6month's pregnant and we are in the process of re-locating from
London, UK to your city and will as well appreciate if you can
recommend a good doctor for her when we arrive. I will be working on a
contract basis with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services in
your area, doing private research work and am in need of someone who
can help my wife with some of the house hold chores running some
errands when necessary and babysitting my son James taking care of him
as yours around these hours of 2pm - 6pm from Mondays through Fridays.
You would only be needed for few hours per week at your convenience
and will like you to get back to me with your available hours.

James is a talented son and very bright. He is fun loving, kind and
lovely. I will be needing your service for 3 months till my wife
deliver but am offering $350.00 per week as compensation for a
trustworthy and honest candidate. I have a Personal Assistant who is
helping me with the re-location process.

It's okay if you prefer to be a live-in or live-out nanny as i can
drop him at your home everyday and will greatly appreciate if you will
be delighted to accept this offer as we would be arriving on 28th of
Feburary 2012.

If you accept this position, I will instruct my finance manager to
forward to you a check for your first week upfront payment by express
mail so that i can be rest assured of your availability for the job
and wouldn't need to search for a nanny / chidlcare anymore. I will as
well run a background check on you because it's not easy to leave a
child with someone just like that and i hope you understand my
concerns.

If this employment opportunity is acceptable to you, kindly get back
to me asap with the information below required for confirmation and
further proceedings to take place:

Full name:
Contact Address: (No P.O. Box)
Apt #:
City, States and Zipcode :
Home & Cell numbers:

Our expected arrival date is 28th of Feburary 2012, but you will be
paid beginning immediately, as i will have several small assignments
for you to complete prior to our arrival, such as checking our new
apartment for necessary supplies, purchasing what may be needed before
our arrival, etc. All we ask from you is honesty and sincerity. And am
sure you will enjoy the time you will spend with my son.

Please do get in touch on time so that we can start making
arrangements with our travel agency while i await your swift response
regards this employment offer and the requested details.

Have a pleasant week.

Sincerely,

Mr Charles Rowell.
so I will delete it

OMG, I have been in contact with "Charles Rowell" as well. I thought It was sneaky when he wouldn't tell me which part of my city he would be moving to and he called his son Nelson and them James. Thank You so much for posting this.

my name is Andrew Dove and their is a scam currently running on craigs list automobile service. I was taken for 1500$ by someone calling himself luis peterson in london england . he shows you a photo of the car then he sends you to

Hello Mr. Andrew,

Right now i will forward your full name and address to eBay.
I will initiate the transaction through Ebay and they will contact you with all necesary information about this transaction (terms, buyer protection, payment instructions, invoice, etc.)

Thanks,
Luis
Hello Andrew R. Dove,

Please tell us if You received the invoice for your transaction. Once we will receive the fax from you with the payment details as explained above, we will instruct the seller to start the shipping process. We will hold the payment until you send us your confirmation that you are satisfied with the item received. As soon we have your confirmation we will release the payment to the seller. You will receive further details regarding the shipping process (courier information, tracking method, expected delivery date) after the payment confirmation.
*NOTE: It may occur that your e-mail doesn't support HTML language and that is why you haven't received the invoice from us. Please check your bulk/junk/spam/ messages, the invoice may end there because of increased filters of the e-mails providers.

Thank you for using eBay.
Vehicle Purchase Protection Program

I've received a letter from eBay that they have sent you the invoice for the car.
Just wanted to be sure, that you received it and if you understood how to make the payment, and how to confirm it.
I have one request for you when you are going to make the payment. Please inform the Western Union agent that you are sending the money to a relative or a friend of yours in London, United Kingdom cause otherwise when i will receive my payment i have to pay 15% from the amount to the state here. I really appreciate if you can do this for me. It will help me a lot.

Thank you and look forward to doing business with you.

Hello,

You have to know that the 1994 Lexus ES300 I am selling is 100% working and great looking, no flaws or dents, no scratches or any kind of damage. The title is clear. It has 96, 860 miles, automatic transmission, leather and many options. This vehicle engine runs very very smooth. No electrical problems on this beauty. This detailed vehicle makes the exterior look like it just came off the assembly line. As I know that my current situation is pretty special I want the deal closed only through eBay's Buyer Protection Program in order for you to be 100% protected. You will make the payment to eBay and they will hold the money until you receive the car. ONLY AFTER you receive the car and inspect it (for 10 days) eBay will release the payment to me; in this way we are both protected. Anyway i am sure that if you won`t be satisfied with the car i will surely find another buyer in your area and there will be no need for you to ship the car back. I am located in London, United Kingdom and I was sent here to improve the military relationships between our country and United Kingdom. One month ago, my wife moved here with me and brought the car with her, but now we have to sell it back in the United States because we are unable to register this car here because i would have to pay very high import/custom taxes. My final price on it is $ 1500. If you will take it for this price, I am willing to handle the shipping. It will be shipped from here by plane with US Air Military Cargo so it will not cost me anything. You will get it to the nearest airport in your area and then it will be trucked forward to your place. You will receive the car in about 4 days. Please get back to me asap if you decide to buy, and include in your e-mail your full name and address where you want it shipped so I can start the deal with eBay. You will receive all the transaction payment and shipping details from them.

Thank you and have a nice day,
Luis Peterson

P. S : You can view the pictures here : http://s1017.photobucket.com/albums/af292/1994LexusES300/

I followed these instructions and lost my money this add remains on craigs list today why?

I found a Nissan 350Z on Craigslist, placed the order and the seller told me a story about the car.
The seller all of a sudden changed the purchase from craigslist to eBay. After sending the money to an eBay representative, my friend then found the same car in a different town; emailed the seller and the seller gave him a different story and attempted to sell the car to him. Ever since i asked for a refund, "eBay" and the seller stopped contacting me.

I tried to sell a vehicle on craigslist and was personally flagged by them.How is it a "craigslist killer" can post contact info., sell a house, garage sell, etc w/ contact info. but not me?Anyways I let the FCC and SEC do the talkin' for me.I emailed them (co and ceo) a copy of the "open internet" policy filed last year w/ the FCC.What they are doing is UNFAIR and ILLEGAL!Here is the proof of ad w/ identifying tracking numbers... [protected] May 31 11 08:26:41 AM bgm cars & trucks - by owner 1996 ford explorer xlt awd.

I posted an ad for sharing an apt (my own, where I live). I kept getting bounced for the most ridiculous reasons, like not being able to put in the # of bedrooms or that a person would have his/her own br. I've read the regulations a # of times, I am a professor, so understand language quite well. I would have a reply, then get flagged -- maybe by the person who answered and who would then want no competition? There is no one to help at CL. I strongly recommend boycotting this site, and finding alternatives.

Some individual is trying to scam people out of $750.00 to save a single stray dog of heart worms. I posted that the money could feed a lot of hungry children instead of saving one sick stray dog. The ignorant OP in the pet section deleted the post. That miserable individual thinks saving one stray dog from heart worms makes more sense than feeding hungry children. What A pathetic piece of crap. Craigslist's way of thinking is.
Screw the Children, Save a dog.