Stonecove
Member
I listed an item for sale on Craig's list on Sunday. Within minutes I received an email stating the following:
"I will like to buy this item so pls do withdraw the advert from Craigslist. I will also like you to know that i will be paying by check due to the fact that i will not be able to meet up with the cash and local pick up.I will have my mover to come for the pickup as soon as the check cleared and cashed..I will need you to provide me with the following information to facilitate the mailing of the check. Full name, address and phone number"
I responded with:
" I’d be glad to provide name & address & phone number if you do so first. Then I’ll call you with contact information."
He then responded:
"I am presently on a mission and we are not allow to make call for security reason.The only means of communication we have is via the internet and its been monitored. I don't want our transaction to be delayed till then cause i don't want to loose the item that why i will ask the secretary to issue the check for you then my mover will come pick it up as soon as the check cleared and cashed."
Today I responded with:
"If you are concerned that this email is being monitored, just have your secretary send me an email with your name and address and her phone number."
I don't know what it is that made me nervous maybe the broken English, but something just doesn't smell right. It will be interesting to see if he sends his secretary an email or if he tells me his secretary is on vacation bla bla. Anyway what do you think. The information he asked for is needed for him to write me a check, but I smell a rat. What can he do with my name address and phone number that he could get from a phone book??? Am I being paranoid for a good reason?
Thanks,
Stonecove
"I will like to buy this item so pls do withdraw the advert from Craigslist. I will also like you to know that i will be paying by check due to the fact that i will not be able to meet up with the cash and local pick up.I will have my mover to come for the pickup as soon as the check cleared and cashed..I will need you to provide me with the following information to facilitate the mailing of the check. Full name, address and phone number"
I responded with:
" I’d be glad to provide name & address & phone number if you do so first. Then I’ll call you with contact information."
He then responded:
"I am presently on a mission and we are not allow to make call for security reason.The only means of communication we have is via the internet and its been monitored. I don't want our transaction to be delayed till then cause i don't want to loose the item that why i will ask the secretary to issue the check for you then my mover will come pick it up as soon as the check cleared and cashed."
Today I responded with:
"If you are concerned that this email is being monitored, just have your secretary send me an email with your name and address and her phone number."
I don't know what it is that made me nervous maybe the broken English, but something just doesn't smell right. It will be interesting to see if he sends his secretary an email or if he tells me his secretary is on vacation bla bla. Anyway what do you think. The information he asked for is needed for him to write me a check, but I smell a rat. What can he do with my name address and phone number that he could get from a phone book??? Am I being paranoid for a good reason?
Thanks,
Stonecove