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I had almost exactly the same e-mails regarding a lathe I was selling. That one was a "marine biologist", and his wife was due at any time. Just send name, addres, etc., and we will come "pick it up." These guys are almost comical, but some poor soul out there will fall for their schemes.
 
If you really have to ask here if this is a scam you also need a head dr. LOL
 
Even on the assumption this is genuine, you're putting yourself at risk of violating federal laws. Is the supposed buyer a legal buyer (felon? mental case etc.). Is he located in your state? Is this a straw-man transaction?

But then, it still screams scam.
 
Please tell me your not serious! Everything about this screams SCAM! A quick 2 second search on any sentence quickly shows you that! wow..
 
It's impossible to know with any certainty whether or not it's a scam. However, something just doesn't seem "right". I wouldn't deal with him. I hope the address you gave him was a business and not someone's residence.
 
Mike1234567 said:
It's impossible to know with any certainty whether or not it's a scam. However, something just doesn't seem "right". I wouldn't deal with him. I hope the address you gave him was a business and not someone's residence.
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You for real? It's a well known scam bro.. it's very certain it's a scam!
 
This way to the Great Egress!!!!!!

There's one born every minute, but "they" have to send a LOT of e-mails to find them.

Aren't you glad that while you were uncertain, you instead had the good head on your shoulders to ask others if it really seemed wrong?

Scams are getting prolific out there, and a small touch of cynicism, applied sparingly will save you a lot of pain.
 
To have some fun, tell them you're kinky.
They must show up naked, with clown face paint, wearing pumpkins on their feet.
Only then will you hand them the gun and cash.
Be sure to have your camera handy, this is going to be good...
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*ROFL* I hope your happy! I laughed so hard I dropped my smoke and burned a hole in this .. well .. torn old shirt.
 
Classic Nigers scam. They used to do this at the mall i worked at. They would call up a shoe store and buy 500 pair of doc martins, send a bad Bank check, and have there own people pick them up. One company actually fell for it and was out 300 plus pair of shoes... Bad juju
 
I was not familiar with any of these popular scams that you guys are referring to, but thank you for pointing them out. Like I mentioned earlier, I also didn't know about Cashier's Checks. These things are why I asked you. I was already to the point that I was going to require a photo ID or something, so I was not going to "just do it." I'm glad I asked you guys, though, and now I'm well-informed.

I told him no. LOL
 
its a scam, and an old one at that

check made out for more than the sale, you give him the goods and the change, find out days later the check is bogus, and your left holding the bag
 
If you do a lot on Craigslist you see this kind of thing all of the time.
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Sure do. And the emails look very much the same.

Anything involving cashiers checks, amounts over the sale price and containing really poor grammar is a scam. Guaranteed.

Internet dating sites are another hot spot for scammers. They take professional pictures of models to hook some poor sap, claiming they live somewhere in Europe or Russia or somesuch and then ask for money for a plane ticket. Sad part is, some people actually send it.

Unfortunately, most of these scams are done by people outside of the US, and interpol just doesn't give rat's behind, so nothing is ever done, even when people get screwed out of sizeable sums.

You can toy around with them if you feel inclined, but it's really a waste of time. They recycle the same messages, only editing a few words to make them (somewhat) instance-specific. Me? The most effort I'll go to is a 2-word, 7-letter combo that is seemingly understood by everyone, English-speaking or not.

Just always be wary. If you suspect it's a scam, it probably is.
 
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Classic "bad cashier check scam". You end up giving his "movers" the change and you end up without your gun and the change you gave them. You could do a couple of things...
#1 - send an email canceling the sale and refuse delivery of the FedEx
#2 - call the authorities

Also, this doesn't sound like an international scam since his "movers" are going to pick-up the gun. Canceling the transaction is probably the best way to go without further involving yourself.
 
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