The Dink Network

Tonight I listed a couple items on Craigslist: a Nikon D50 SLR camera, and a Samsung PDA/Phone combo. I got a few replies within the first 20 minutes, or so, but the ones that came later were clearly scams. I received an email from a 'Mary Smith' who showed interest in both of my items. Read through the following for a laugh:

Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:13:45 -0800 (PST) From: Mary Smith Subject: Nikon D50 Digital SLR Camera - $325 To: sale-260679675@craigslist.org ** 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 Do you still it for sale?? =20 --------------------------------- Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. ------------------------------------------------------------------ this message was remailed to you via: sale-260679675@craigslist.org ------------------------------------------------------------------=	Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:14:56 -0800 (PST) From: Mary Smith Subject: Samsung SCH-i730 for Verizon - $200 To: sale-260671716@craigslist.org ** 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 Do you still it for sale?? =20 --------------------------------- Check out the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and = get things done faster. ------------------------------------------------------------------ this message was remailed to you via: sale-260671716@craigslist.org ------------------------------------------------------------------=
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:18:59 -0700 From: Andrew <[redacted]@cox.net> User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (X11/20060911) To: Mary Smith Subject: Re: Nikon D50 Digital SLR Camera - $325 Yes, the item is still for sale --Andrew	Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:19:16 -0700 From: Andrew <[redacted]@cox.net> User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (X11/20060911) To: Mary Smith Subject: Re: Samsung SCH-i730 for Verizon - $200 Yes, the item is still for sale. --Andrew
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:26:25 -0800 (PST) From: Mary Smith Subject: Thanks........Nikon D50 Digital SLR Camera - $325 To: Andrew <[redacted]@cox.net> Thanks for your mail.I will be commencing with the payment of thisitem of yours through (Alertpay International Money Order) Online.....So, all i will be needingfor the payment to proceed is your full name and address...So i will offer you $370.00 so that you can remove theposting as soon as possible... Moreso, the shipping cost will be handled by me which you will not be charge a penny for that as soon as the payment has been confirmed, i will email you the shipping documents you will paste on the kagewhich you will have the procedure to follow above it.Get back to me as soon as you get this message so that i can order AlertPay to proceed with the payment.... Best Regards. --------------------------------- Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta.	From: Mary Smith Subject: Thanks...............................Samsung SCH-i730 for Verizon - $200 To: Andrew <[redacted]@cox.net> Thanks for your mail.I will be commencing with the payment of thisitem of yours through (Alertpay International Money Order) Online.....So, all i will be needingfor the payment to proceed is your full name and address...So i will offer you $250.00 so that you can remove theposting as soon as possible... Moreso, the shipping cost will be handled by me which you will not be charge a penny for that as soon as the payment has been confirmed, i will email you the shipping documents you will paste on the kagewhich you will have the procedure to follow above it.Get back to me as soon as you get this message so that i can order AlertPay to proceed with the payment.... Best Regards. --------------------------------- Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates.
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:13:21 -0700 From: Andrew <[redacted]@cox.net> User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (X11/20060911) To: Mary Smith Subject: Re: Thanks........Nikon D50 Digital SLR Camera - $325 Hi Mary, I will be glad to send you the item after I receive funds. Please send the funds to: United States Government 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20500 I look forward to your reply. --Andrew	Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:16:31 -0700 From: Andrew <[redacted]@cox.net> User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (X11/20060911) To: Mary Smith Subject: Re: Thanks...............................Samsung SCH-i730 for Verizon - $200 Mary, I will be glad to ship the item as soon as I receive funding. Please send funds to: Janet Napolitano 1700 West Washington Phoenix, AZ 85007 I eagerly await your reply. --Andrew

I figure maybe I can help get our country out of debt, and maybe help my state a bit too. I hope "she" replies. I edited out my email address since I don't much like spam bot harvesting.

Well, I had no reply on the US Government one. I was surprised at this, however:

Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 04:18:33 -0800 (PST)
From: Mary Smith
Subject: About Payment......Samsung SCH-i730 for Verizon - $200
To: Andrew <[redacted]@cox.net>

Dear Janet

Thanks for your quick response. And i will like to tell you that your full name and address as been forwarded to AlertPay for the payment to be commence with them so as soon you recieved the confirmation mail from them kindly get back to me with the weight of the item so i can proceed with the shipping document in which you will print out and paste on the package of the item so you can drop it off the nearest fedex location arround you and you won't pay a dime for this cos i got an account with them .Okay.

Mary


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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:38:13 -0700
From: Andrew <[redacted]@cox.net>
User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (X11/20060911)
To: Mary Smith
Subject: Re: About Payment......Samsung SCH-i730 for Verizon - $200

Mary,

The weight is 2.4 pounds.

--Andrew

Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:24:07 -0800 (PST)
From: Mary Smith
Subject: I will send the shipping document tomorrow morning????????????? About Payment......Samsung SCH-i730 for Verizon - $200
To: Andrew <[redacted]@cox.net>

Thanks for the weight of the item and i will get back to you with the shipping document so you can drop off the item at the nearest fedex location arround you and get back to AlertPay with the shipment tracking number for proper verificatioin so they can send out their post agency delivery man to deliver you money order to you at your door step immediatly they recieved the shipment tracking nuber from you .Okay.

Thanks and i will send the shipping document tomorrow morning so you can ship out the item.Okay.

Thanks..........

Mary


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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:47:21 -0700
From: Andrew <[redacted]@cox.net>
User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (X11/20060911)
To: Mary Smith
Subject: Re: I will send the shipping document tomorrow morning?????????????
About Payment......Samsung SCH-i730 for Verizon - $200

Sorry, I require the funds before I send the item. In the US, you pay
for something, and then you get it. I don't know about in Nigeria, but
that's how it works here. Okay.

--Andrew

That's a nice P-P-P-PowerBook you have there, Janet.

That Powerbook story was so funny when I read it.

What gets me is he keeps addressing me as Janet when I keep singing my name as Andrew.

"What gets me is he keeps addressing me as Janet when I keep singing my name as Andrew"

Maybe your singing is in fact grunting and he tries to figure your name out along the way.

It's bad markup and copy and paste style, prevents me from reading it, but I get it that you're going to sell something online? I wouldn't done that, most people are poor and scam you.

lol @ Glenn

Didn't you have a warez site?

Yes, I did. And?

"I wouldn't done that, most people are poor and scam you."

I can see you didn't bother to read it

I'm a lazy man, lol.