Scammer reply to ad posted to AutoCatch.com

[carseller]

I received a scammer email via AutoCatch.com. The email headers are not useful because the message is relayed through AutoCatch. The telephone number given is for Eau Claire, Wisconsin. All the standard red flags are there, including spelling, punctuation, and grammar.

From: Lilian
Phone Number: 7457189001
Email: [email protected]
Best Time To Reach: Any Time
Message:

Goodday, This is Lilian Lloyd , i have go through your ads placed here and it look inevitable to what i have been looking forward to purchase, Firstly i will like to know the present condition of the car , where its located and the final asking price , more also i will like to know if you will like to be pay with certified cashier check or Money Order , Please i will like to read back from you so that we can proceed with the transaction without no any further delay as i will be looking forward to read again from you . Lilian.

[dkas2929]

carseller,
Terrible grammar, I'm guessing this person isn't anywhere near Wisconsin and 718 is a cell phone.
It might have been bought in Wisconsin but I'll bet its nowhere in the U.S. now.

[Dotti]

Whether the person in Eau Claire was the primary scammer or the mule is hard to say, but there was in fact someone from Eau Claire involved.
http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news/wis ... check-scam

1 arrested in elaborate check scam
Posed as buyer on Craigslist
Updated: Tuesday, 26 Apr 2011, 9:11 AM CDT
Published : Tuesday, 26 Apr 2011, 9:11 AM CDT

EAU CLAIRE (AP) - Eau Claire police have arrested a person found with more than $700,000 worth of fake checks and money orders. Authorities say the documents were used in elaborate online scams.

Police say the scam involved posing as a buyer on Craigslist and sending checks for more than the amount owed.

Officer Jason Kaveney says scammers would suggest the seller cash the check, keep a little extra and send back the rest.

Kaveney tells Wisconsin Public Radio the false documents were professionally made, with "extraordinary" quality.

He says many such scammers are never caught because they're so hard to track.

Sandy Chalmers is with Wisconsin's Trade and Consumer Protection division. She warns that no one doing legitimate business would ever send a check for more than the purchase amount.