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Day: January 19, 2007

Damned Scammer!

EDIT: Combining two blogs:

Received: from [196.207.0.218] by web58909.mail.re1.yahoo.com via HTTP;
Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:10:50 PST

I'm trying to sell a camera on Craigslist and received the following query:

Hello,
I would like to know maybe the item is still available for sale an in excellent condition?hear from you soonest..
without thinking, I went ahead and replied.  The ip up there is in Africa.  Why would
someone over in Africa be looking at my listing for Eugene?

Damn, I think I'm about to be annoyed by a scammer (and probably spammers)  time to
turn up the antispam settings on my mail server.


Kelly replies:

Thanks so much for repling my mail…
However, i have just relocated to Las Vegas,NV. Due to this my phone line is yet to be activated,i would have love to contact you by phone and complete this deal…So i will be responsible for the shipping of  this item.Just to let you know am sending this to my Son in the college has his birthday gift next week, i have a shipping account with FedEx Express in which i will be useing for the shipping of the item,i will be sending you a shipping LABEL and INVOICE which you will  print out and have it pasted on the box ofthe item once the  payment has  been approved and cleared.Okay Am impress with the condition of the item, so am offering $300  inorder to be the bid winner. Hope you consider my offer.Please do note, i don’t use paypal or whatever it’s been called. B’cos i have been scammed using it and you can as well vist this site  on paypal ( paypalsucks.com) and you  will see what am talking about.So to proceed with this transaction, i will need your full name and addressas it will be written on the ALERT PAY MONEY ORDER. Inorder to  proceed with the payment.