Friday, August 10, 2007

The Scammer Emails..........to be continued.

BEWARE!!! We posted our car for sale on Craigslist and I got an email response which I really suspect is a scammer. But just for fun I decided to play along and see what happens. Just trying to scam the scammer. :) Enjoy the emails below, but beware and don't let a scammer get you!




Carter Johnson wrote:
Hello Carina,

Thank you so much for your mail, we are good to go from here. I want
to let you know that am very much interested in purchasing your
vehicle right now I am busy with a seminar preparation but I PROMISE
to mail payment to you via USPS and update you so that you'll be
expecting the payment in the mail. Can you make yourself available for
the shipping company when they will come for the pick up? I'll update
you as to when shipping arrangement will be made so that you can be
available when my shipper get's to your place to arrange pick-up and
to handle the transfer of Title. Please send your full Name/Address
and telephone number so that payment can be sent as soon as we
conclude on all arrangements.

Payment will be mailed to you for the vehicle via USPS,The selling
price for the vehicle/Shipping fees is included in the payment. Please
can you give me your solemn word that you will forward the shipping
funds to the shipping company as soon as you have the check cashed at
your bank.The funds are meant for Insurance,Taxes and papers for the
vehicle,I really want to buy the vehicle so please consider it sold to
me. I am giving you my word. Please, acknowledge this so that I'll
know if you're okay with me mailing out payment to you.

I await your response soonest.

Regards,

Carter.



On 8/10/07, Carina wrote:
Hi Carter,

So are you buying for a car dealership or something? So I'd like to know when and where you are wanting the car shipped to? I haven't ever done that before so I need alittle more explanation about how that works. Also why do you need us to pay the shippers? That seems like you are making it too complicated. Why not just send us the money for the car and pay the shipper yourself(you know, to just cut out the middle man) It sounds like you have done this before and know the ropes. This is all kinda complicated for me so I think we'd really rather just sell it locally for cash. If you have someone here in Oregon that can come pick it up(or we could drop it off) and pay us the cash for you, that would probably be better for us. So let me know what you'd like to do.

Thanks
Carina


Carter Johnson wrote:
Hello,

I am presently in england for a serminar... I am assuring that everything would go on smoothly. my shipper will come to you base to pick up the vehicle as soon as funds have cleared you bank. please send you info so that I can have payment sent to you.. confirm the info below:

Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zipcode:
Phone:

I'll be expecting your mail..


Carter.



Then I wrote back(lets see what he has to say now! hehehe....I'm so bad)
Hi Carter,

Oh England how fun! I'd love to visit Ireland. What kind of seminar, if you don't mind me asking? Ok so thats fine, the shipper can come pick up the car ASAP. You can send cash payment to:

Carina H.
PO Box 70442
Eugene, OR 97401

There have been problems with mail theft in the neighborhood so don't send cash to our street address. Then just have your shipper give me a call(or email me)for pickup of the convertable ASAP. You're gonna love this car!

Thanks,
Carina



Carter Johnson wrote:

Hello Carina,

Thanks for the info.. I'll make arrangement for payment to me sent also I'll update you when pick up be schedule.. to let you know my payment is not inform of cash.. send a check via fedex but unfortunately fedex does not deliver to P.O Box so please I'll need your physical address... please send that in your next mail.

I'll keep you posted..

Carter.




Hi Carter,

SO in your last email you said you were going to send the check via USPS:

"..........I am busy with a seminar preparation but I PROMISE
to mail payment to you via USPS and update you so that you'll be
expecting the payment in the mail.........."

and I think we should keep it that way. Don't bother sending Fedex, just send it to my PO box as that is much safer. I'd still rather you send cash thanks. I really need you to hurry up with this process, we can't hold this car for you forever, we really want to get it sold ASAP.

Thanks,
Carina



Carter Johnson wrote:

Hello Carina,

I am writing to update with the my payment status... I will be forward the tracking number for the payment.. before Thursday it going via Fedex. I am trying to finish up some a project here. I am sorry that I kept you in the dark. I am assuring that the transaction is consider done. I'll keep you posted with update.

I'll be expecting your mail.

Carter


Hi Carter,

Alright sounds good. So when can I expect the check at my PO box? You aren't giving me alot of information to go on here. We have had some other offers on the car so if you still want it I'm going to need to receive payment, otherwise we'll be accepting the other offer. I'll give you a week to mail the check, sound good? Just curious why you changed email addresses? Which email address am I supposed to be corresponding to anyways?

Carina






Hahaha good times, Don't worry I haven't given him any useful information about me, but he is trying hard to get it. I wonder if he has caught on yet or if he still thinks he is gonna get me.....we shall see......mwahahah(evil laugh)!!!

TO BE CONTINUED when he emails me back.............................. So what do you think, should I send him a scathing email and let him know what a scammer I think he is? or just let it go and count my blessings?

7 comments:

AMY AND MIKEY said...

Carina I'm scared to death! What if he comes and takes your car when you're not home, or when you are sleeping?!!! I definetly agree he is a fake- but aren't you nervous he'll come to your house and steal the car or something? Your emails are really funny though!

Lindsay Marchant said...

Wow, that is crazy! You are sly tricking the scammer. I can't wait to hear the next email. Keep us posted!

Anonymous said...

I hav eto work tomorrow, but sometime we should get together and play games with them. Give me a call 541-736-6909 or 541-255-3378. I don't think I have your phone number

Karen K. said...

I am being a "blog lurker" and reading your blog (I'm a friend of Lindsay's). This is a great post! You are right. It is definitely a scam. My son had the same thing happen to him. (Scary world we live in.) I will be anxious to see what happens next. Be careful!

Annie and Jake Callister said...

you go girl. down with scammers!!!

Anonymous said...

Carina,
Thanks a bunch for your blog about Carter Johnson. He sent me nearly the same emails (today!) about a car I have on CraigsList.
I googled his name & scam and found you.

Anonymous said...

I am selling a car on Craigslist and got the same thing! LOL What a joke. I'm just writing the guy back to tell him I'm on to his sly scam.