Sunday, August 19, 2012

Need Hip Boots and Several Shovels (Craigs List Bushwa Again)

Thanks for your prompt response, Am so happy for your quick response..I understand your explanation. A little about me....my name is Carla Cunningham, I speaks English and Spanish fluently, I am 24yrs old female,I am fun loving, personal, friendly,clean, caring,and respectful of others.a non-smoker, don't do drugs, i drink occasionally,and drama free, from Zurich,Switzerland...I presently live and work in Geneva as Medical doctor with UNAIDS,(www.unaids.org)

I will be coming to State for medical research due to nature of our work. This was why i made inquiry as per the availability of your space.Please let me know the Utilities that are available in the rent.(ALL application will be signed when am back in state.)

For the payment that is not a problem at all...Because my boss will be highly responsible for all my expenses, all i have to do is to confirm the amount of the room which i have done including the utilities(if there is any) and then get it sent to him. I will like to move in September 1st

However i will be in need of the information in which the payment will be issued to..,So all i require of you is for you to send me your..

FULL NAME
FULL ADDRESS(Apt#,City,State and Zip code)
PHONE NUMBER
EMAIL ADDRESS

So that I can forward it to my boss because my boss will be paying for the rent, my flight and some other things so all you have to do is that as soon as you receive the check he will send. You will deduct your rent fee and the utilities from it and then get the rest back to my flight manager so that my ticket can be booked. Waiting to hearing from you. I will want all this information for quick payment asap pls.

Stay Blessed.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey, I got this same exact response from "someone" looking to rent my home in Woodstock IL. Word for word, it was identical. I checked her "name" on google and found your site. Thanks for exposing this.

Anonymous said...

Hey, I got the same exact response for a Craigslist ad I have for a home I'm renting. Thanks for pointing out the scam.

Anonymous said...

I got the same email too. It seemed very suspect to me so I was lucky I found your blog. Thank you.

Anonymous said...

What these jerks - that's the nicest word I can use for them - do is to set up a situation in which a boss or father or uncle or aunt is going to pay for the housing of this super-bright, super-hard-working individual. And then send you a nice huge "International Cashier's Check." For even more than you're asking, so that you can provide said wonderful young person some funds after she arrives. Oops. Something has happened at home, so she cannot come. So, could you take a large amount of money for yourself for your trouble, and send back, perhaps by postal money order, the rest?

Then, about a month later, you find out that the "International Cashier's Check" is worthless. You lose three times: first, whatever amount you "refunded"; secondly, whatever your bank charges you; and then whatever opportunity cost you had for providing your rental to someone REAL.

In this case, spotting the fraud, I had already told her that I'd have a friend/colleague in Zurich - very real - contact her directly, and that she could have the American branch of UNAIDS to do a bank wire - they're real. So, beware. And let other folks know of the structure of the scam.

Anonymous said...

I had this exact same incident happen to me! Word for word. Ofcourse I didn't fall for it. I am reporting it to Craigs list.

Anonymous said...

I receved the same email !
Thank you !

Anonymous said...

I got the same email too. It seemed very suspect to me so I was lucky I found your blog. Thank you.

Anonymous said...

Thank you so much for exposing this scam!

Anonymous said...

Thank you so much for exposing this scam