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  by NY2010resident
 
Smells too much like a scammer. Will post the reply once they respond. The reply goes to : [email protected]

Tuesday, October 2, 2012 6:06 PM
From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
To: @hous.craigslist.org
Hi,
Please get back to me if the place still available for rent and the date of availability .
Thanks
  by MikeinGR
 
I've received the same just a bit ago:

Received: by 10.14.4.5 with SMTP id 5csp97406eei;
Wed, 3 Oct 2012 12:07:32 -0700 (PDT)
Received: by 10.68.216.2 with SMTP id om2mr15180509pbc.88.1349291251743;
Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:07:31 -0700 (PDT)
Return-Path: <bounce-anon=[email protected]>
Received: from mxo15f.craigslist.org (mxo15f.craigslist.org. [208.82.238.110])
by mx.google.com with ESMTP id rr1si9427779pbc.38.2012.10.03.12.07.31;
Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:07:31 -0700 (PDT)
Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of bounce-anon=[email protected] designates 208.82.238.110 as permitted sender) client-ip=208.82.238.110;
Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of bounce-anon=[email protected] designates 208.82.238.110 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=bounce-anon=[email protected]; dkim=neutral (body hash did not verify) [email protected]
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by craigslist.org (Haraka/1.3.3) with ESMTP id 5804300F-51A4-49FB-B723-D906A44321FE.238
(envelope-from <[email protected]>);
Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:07:27 -0700
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for <[email protected]>; Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:07:27 -0700 (PDT)
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Received: from engineer1.Spann.local (ajera.spannllc.com. [12.15.214.131])
by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id yf6sm4004328igb.0.2012.10.03.12.07.26
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Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:07:26 -0700 (PDT)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:07:25 -0500
X-Priority: 3 (Normal)
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Reply-To: [email protected]
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Content-Type: text/plain
Subject: $300 / 250ft² - Room for Rent
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
X-CL-ID: 5804300F-51A4-49FB-B723-D906A44321FE.238


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Hi,

Please get back to me if the place still available for rent and the date of availability .

Thanks
  by NY2010resident
 
Another one came through but the reply goes to this other email address : [email protected]

Wednesday, October 3, 2012 3:41 PM
From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
To: @hous.craigslist.org
Hi,
Please get back to me if the place still available for rent and the date of availability .
Thanks
  by MikeinGR
 
I replied back to [email protected], giving "them" a link to this thread and explaining that "they" were obviously a scam and they should reconsider their introduction. Obviously, the moron ignored me and replied back with:
Thanks for your response to my previous email.I will like to tell you a lil about me..My name is Jessica Spencer I was born and brought up in Scottland...mom from India and dad from Spain.I am quiet and easy going person to live with. I'm 32 years old of age, I am extremely clean,quiet and respectful, I am a sensitive, intelligent, patient and caring person,have a good sense of humor and am easy to get along with.I don't drink nor smoke,no pets,I'm a very busy woman also.I admit I am not perfect but I try to leave things in a condition so that others are not inconvenienced.

I need to secure this room for myself before i arrive to the state as I'll be moving in with my luggage.I must confess to you that you will enjoy my stay in your home.I am a chemist by profession and i am currently working with Southern General Hospital 1345 Govan Road,Glasgow G51 4TF.I am married with a kid.Although they will not be coming with me to the state.I will travel to Glasgow Scotland to visit them once in a while.

I will be in the states by the middle of this month for the next one year and during my stay i will be working with the United State Environmental Protection Agency on a private research work....It will be a great pleasure seeing you soon.I think you should let me know a lil about you too.You can reach me on +447035907855 anytime.I would have called you earlier but my phone cannot make international calls.

Thanks

No Scotsman would ever misspell Scotland with two letter Ts, for starters. There's a lot wrong with that reply.
Last edited by Bubbles on Thu Oct 04, 2012 2:03 am, edited 1 time in total. Reason: Quotations added for clarity.