Craigslist Scam! When it seems to good to be true...............it probably is.

[TheMan419]

If you enjoy screwing with these scammers go to 419 Eater - The largest scambaiting community on the planet! They are a whole community related to what is called baiting the scammer. Usually you set up a fake email address and use a google voice number as your phone number if they request it. That way it is not as easy to trace to you in real life.

 

[dodge man]

No paint or body work? Clear title? There to lazy to even type something up for a tractor, they just cut and paste the info from a car they were trying to scam.

 

[Aaron L]

How many jurisdictions actually title and/or register tractors?

Good question. The scammer probably just uses that bit (title and reg) in all their fraudulent auto/motorcycle/boat/etc listings.

 

[Aaron L]

If you enjoy screwing with these scammers go to 419 Eater - The largest scambaiting community on the planet! They are a whole community related to what is called baiting the scammer. Usually you set up a fake email address and use a google voice number as your phone number if they request it. That way it is not as easy to trace to you in real life.

I've read some of their exploits, the 'Nigerian' scams in particular. Funny stuff.

 

[Aaron L]

No paint or body work? Clear title? There to lazy to even type something up for a tractor, they just cut and paste the info from a car they were trying to scam.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if they have hundreds of those scam listings going at any given time. Probably don't take more than a few minutes to set up each one. English probably isn't their native language, and they probably have a very limited knowledge of American customs and such. When they write their own descriptions and such they often give themselves away (like with the title/reg bit and the name "Kellie" instead of Kelly). Easier and quicker just to cut and paste.

 

[otlski]

Craigslist scam checklist

contact info is embedded as part of the picture
gmail account
woman's name as the main contact - us men must be suckers
tItle de$cr1ption uses non $tandard *****characters to f00l CL $pam deTector
the story has a military slant
person is in a hurry
the price is too good to be true > most important
they frequently do not have a map
the picture does not make sense... ie. the trees in the picture doesn't match the area where the item is supposedly located. like palm trees in upper Michigan

 

[fried1765]

How many jurisdictions actually title and/or register tractors?

Canada does!

 

[fried1765]

I emailed again stating that I needed the location of the tractor for shipping costs, and because I wanted to examine it before purchase. Haven't heard back.....


Kinda feel dumb for giving my email address and cell # to them in the first place (when I sent my original email response to the CL ad) when it was obviously a scam. Guess they can't do too much with that info other than provide it to spammers and such. My email address, name, and cell # are already out there anyways. My cheapness/desire for a good deal clouded my judgement.....

I played with this exact same scammer (same Ford 3910) several months ago.
I asked where I could look at it, but did not get an answer to that specific question.....just more BS.
The scammer finally told me the 3910 was already loaded on a trailer in Omaha, for delivery to me.
I responded that my brother (I have no brother) lives in Omaha, and he could go look at it for me.
Never heard from the scammer again!

 

[Clint S]

Same add is on our local CL.

 

[Aaron L]

Think this is another one. They've left out most of the usual red flags...........but not all of them.

Selling a good condition1991 Ford 771 II


Has the usual tiny and grainy picture and "too good to pass up" price. Also has a funky title. Phone number area code in in Long Beach California (this is listed in NorCal, several hundred miles from Long Beach). The number didn't go through when I tried calling it from work (unlisted number with caller ID block) either. The description is also cut/pasted straight out of another current CL ad (that looks to be legit) in my area.

Selling a good condition ford tractor with 62h.p.,come with frontloader and box scraper.
Brand new front tires, forward / reverse power shift. (562) 352-9671

Here's the (most likely legit ad that they cut/pasted the description from:

Ford 191 tractor 4x4

Selling a good condition ford tractor with 32h.p.,come with frontloader and box scraper.
Brand new front tires, forward / reverse power shift.

After cutting/pasting the description from the legit ad, they changed the HP from 32 (that is right for the 1910 in the 'text donor' ad) to 62 (still wrong, as a 7710 has 97 HP).