craiglist scam

I'm pretty sure this is a scam.


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Craigslist Bike?

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Garry Vale ([email protected])Add to contacts 4/09/13
To: [email protected]

I saw your listing on CL and I am interested in buying the motorcycle.Could you let me have your firm price? In an attempt to completely eradicate spam and for the purpose of easy communication, please only respond back to me with your direct email address and your firm price to garryvale150 at gmail dot com. Thank you for your understanding.

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xxxxx xxxxx ([email protected]) 4/09/13
To: [email protected]

Hi,in regards to your interest in this motorcycle.
I have no set price yet, What I plan on doing is leaving the motorcycle on the market for a minimum of 2 weeks.
If somebody wants it before than, they'll have to offer me $5000.00 or very close to that price.
I already have one offer for $3850.
you're welcome to see it first of-course.
let me know!
xxxxx

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Garry Vale <[email protected]> wrote:

>I appreciate your response. I have carefully read your ad. on Craigslist
>and I am highly contented with it. Your asking price is quite reasonable
>and affordable comparing to others that I've recently seen. So I am ready
>to go with you.
>
>I am currently at SERE Military Camp as an instructor for new recruits and
>will not be back until June 22. This makes it very hard for me to make
>phone calls as this is against the ethic of my job whenever on
>duty,otherwise, I would have loved to seal the deal via phone calls.
>However, I still manage with emails and texts. Also, coming to your
>residence for inspection won't be possible, so you have to assure me that
>its in condition described. You may now consider me a favorite buyer and if
>possible withdraw the posting from the site immediately so that I can be
>rest assured that it is all mine
>
>Like I said earlier, I am willing to move forward with the purchase and
>will be paying you via my paypal account which is attached to my bank
>account. You will receive a notification of payment from PayPal as soon as
>I make the payment, and the funds will be credited directly into your bank
>account . So, please get back to me with the following information to
>proceed with the payment immediately;
>
>1) Your full name,
>2)Address for pick up
>3)Your paypal email address
>4)Your mobile #
>
>
>However, If you do not have a PayPal account, kindly visit
><http://www.paypal.com/>
>www.paypal.com to create an account. It is very easy to set up and highly
>secure to deal with. As soon as the payment aspect is handled, I will hire
>a shipper that will come over to your place and pick it up for me. Let me
>have the requested paypal information to proceed with the payment if we
>have a deal. I hope to hear back from you soon. TY
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Garry Vale ([email protected])

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xxxxxxxxxx ([email protected]) 6:49 AM
To: Garry Vale

""local transaction only""
this is not negosiable.
Nice try!
xxxxx

It's a standard scam.

The scammer would send a fake paypal email stating you were paid the cost of the bike plus shipping.
You would be directed to send the "shipping" money by Western Union or Moneygram to the (fake) shipper. The email will claim that your money is on hold until proof of payment of the "shipper" is provided.

In reality, the "shipper" is part of the scam. He will collect the money and forward it to the scammer. No money would be released into your paypal account. If you contacted paypal, you would soon learn that no payment was ever made.

Nobody would show up for the bike, because he's after cash, not the bike.

Paypal does not hold money pending shipment, taxes, or any other payment. When a payment is made, it will show up in your account. If it is on hold (again this wouldn't happen for shipping anyway) you will still see it, you just can't withdraw it. Paypal also would never send you to WU or moneygram, as these services are in direct competition with paypal.