Hmm, could this be a scam?

[NY Chief]

email exchange with a guy who wants to buy a bike I have on craigslist... Definitely on the level, right feller's...


From: Abi Scratchley <abiscratchley32@y7mail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 21 June 2011 4:31 PM
Subject: Re: 1994 Harley Dyna Low Rider Convertible - $5500 (irvine)

Thanks for the prompt response.. I am ready to buying it now as birthday gift for my
Brother in-law and i am at sea at the moment as i am a marine engineer and due to the
nature of my work,phone calls making and visiting of website are restricted but i squeezed out time to check this advert and send you an email regarding it, due to my work that i can not call out. I really want it to be a surprise for Brother in-law so i wont let him know anything about the it until it gets delivered to him,I insisted on PayPal because i don't have access to my bank account bank a/c attached to it, i will need you to give me your PayPal email address and the price so i i can make the payments asap for the it and pls if you don't have PayPal account yet,it is very easy to set up, go to http://www.PayPal.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Web site registration will take only 5 minutes just get back to me as soon as you get back to me registered and get it set up,after you have set it up i will only need the e-mail address you use for registration with PayPal so as to put the money through. I have a pick up agent that will come and pick the it up after i have made the payments..
Regards
Abi

----- Original Message -----


Yes, it is still available and the price is somewhat negiotable. It is a very fair price considering condition, history (virtually one owner, we bought it from our friend the original owner and have put very little miles on it since, and the asking price is less than Kelly blue book). It has lots of extra's. I'm sure you would be impressed with the bike.

Thanks.


---- Abi Scratchley <abiscratchley32@y7mail.com> wrote:
> ** CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY --- AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY
> ** Avoid: wiring money, cross-border deals, work-at-home
> ** Beware: cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping
> ** More Info: http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
>
> Do you still it for sale and what is the present condition with your firm price ?

[demonufo]

Absolutely on the level.
Can anybody honestly imagine somebody on a Marine Engineers wages who would be willing to spend that much coin as a gift for a bloody INLAW!
C'mon.

[fillmore nyc]

I dunno, Chiefy... me smells a rat hidin'...

I mean, you WOULD have to give him your email address to make a PayPal payment, but there is just something about this that doesnt sound quite right. Ya hate to walk away from a potential sale, but its certainly worse to walk away from a scam without your bike OR your money. Someone will buy it eventually, and if this guy wants it bad enough, he'll figure out a way to have someone come by and pay in cash.
(Obviously, have a few "big boys" there with you just in case shit goes wrong).

My father in law got ripped off for $7500 on EBAY, no less, for a car that didnt exist. It was supposed to be delivered on "X" date, and it just never showed up. Almost a year later, he's STILL battling everyone and their fukkin' mother for his money.

(Well, he IS Sicilian, after all. You rip off a Sicilian?? "Qualcuno sta andando morire di una morte dolorosa per questo").


I'd be skeptical.

[spaceace76]

even if he IS on the level (he hasn't asked for anything you wouldn't have to provide anyway, if you went the paypal route) it's an awful lot of trouble to go through and you can be easily ripped off in this situation, as you well know.

besides, paypal would take a cut of that and then you'd have to transfer it to your bank account, which would take 3-4 days and you can only do $500 max per month, or you can request a check for $1.50

bike sounds like it's priced to sell from your emails. don't think you need to worry about this poor sea-stranded SOB.

[fillmore nyc]

don't think you need to worry about this poor sea-stranded SOB.

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[somethin'else]

...last name, Scratchley! Shouldn't it be "Normal"?

[spaceace76]

haha, love that abby normal bit. great flick.

waitaminnit here... he says his brother in law is AT SEA WITH HIM.

W
T
F
are you gonna do with a harley on a boat???

[Froumy]

Didn't even read past the marine at sea crap.... Reviewed craigslists scams years ago, and I swear, half of them started with that sentence. No offense to our fine marines, but they've been used by scumbags for scams for years. Like I said, The first 2 sentences are the form letter for scam. Perhaps it's not, but I believe the Central bank of Ethiopa has unclaimed millions of yours, if you just send them a few measly thousand dollars....

[NY Chief]

Haaa!!!!!!!

Knew you guys would love that! Imagine this moron thinking I'm stoopit enough to go for it. I answered politely "Sure! Have your agent come by with cash and you can have the bike" I wanted to say "Sure, my paypal addy is fukuinthemouthrunnin.moron....

...or better yet have his "agent" come by so me and filly could do a jersey beatin on him...

[fillmore nyc]

...or better yet have his "agent" come by so me and filly could do a jersey beatin on him...

Yeah, we GOTTA do this in Jersey... we cant be filthy'n up our city here, now can we??

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[6burgh]

I got that exact same email when trying to sell a car on CL. It's amazing that there are so many maritime engineers out there buying really expensive things for their brothers-in-law. The sad part is that I'm sure this has worked on some people...

[fillmore nyc]

I got that exact same email when trying to sell a car on CL. It's amazing that there are so many maritime engineers out there buying really expensive things for their brothers-in-law. The sad part is that I'm sure this has worked on some people...

Seriously?? The same email?? Wow!! Either a group of people are running the same scam, or one guy is REAL busy with this shit.

Somewhere in the investigation with the rip-off that happened with my father in law, it was discovered that the person(s) responsible have been working the same fake car sale rip with a lot of people. It appears that whoever cooked up this scheme was funneling the money overseas.

That kinda shit is no joke, with terrorism looming large in the world.

[somethin'else]

I get 'em all the time! Even selling chumpy small fry gear. I even get the occasional hooker promising me a "perfectly good time". You know, since they canned the "personals" section. Weird. CL's a party for sure.

[SteadyEddie]

I got the same type e-mail also when trying to sell a piano. The "i'm too busy for a phone call or e-mail, I'll send someone to pick it up."
Yeah, right.
Seems someone could start nailing these people doing this.

[NY Chief]

So anyway...anybody interested in a 1994 Harley Dyna Convertible or a 2005 Road Glide?

Of course, (metro) family discount applies!