CL scams

Robin1953 wrote:

zippyphil wrote:
Robin1953 I did the same.

Did you get a response? I haven't...:B

nope, not a word.

Islandman wrote:
That is the official monetary exchange rate with Nigeria money probably

LOL!

I got lucky on my 1988 Truck Camper and 1989 Ford Truck Purchase off of Craigslist. The owner was moving to Hawaii and needed to sell. He was asking $3500 and ended up selling it to me for $2500. Everything was completely legit. I bought it in 2009 and still have it.

Bob in Calif.

zippyphil wrote:
Robin1953 I did the same.

Did you get a response? I haven't...:B

1492 wrote:
Looks like a scam. A search found the Class C was originally sold on EBAY back in Aug 08, 2014 for $13,975 here at 2000 Fleetwood Tioga 22 C. Another website www.racing-vehicles.com has the original EBAY listing with all photos.





Photo from Craigslist listing.





Photo from original EBAY listing.

Amazing, they parked an identical rig in an identical spot, with identical trees at the exact same time of the day, so they cast identical shadows. What an amazing coincidence, since we all know that nothing on Craig's List could be a scam.

That is the official monetary exchange rate with Nigeria money probably

For those of you that still think it 'might not' be a scam.
Nobody, and I mean nobody lists anything legitimate for sale on CL for $2168.

2175, 2150 maybe even 2200 but never, ever 2168.

Knowing this simple fact should keep you out of trouble.

DrewE wrote:

Naio wrote:

rexlion wrote:
If a CL ad has a super low price, I look at the contact info. Scammers will have an out of state area code or will have only the anonymous email contact. A genuine local seller will usually list their local phone number.

Gosh, I sell a fair amount of stuff on CL, but I would never list my phone number or email, for safety reasons!

what safety concerns do you have with people getting your email or telephone—I mean, it could lead to annoyance or even harassment, but unsafeness?

I had a stranger call me up once and compliment me on my house. He had run my phone number through a free online search service which gave him my address, and then google mapped it.

He was harmless, as far as I could tell, and just clueless about how this would seem. But it showed me that anyone can do the same.

For email, it's only spam that concerns me.

DrewE wrote:

Naio wrote:

rexlion wrote:
If a CL ad has a super low price, I look at the contact info. Scammers will have an out of state area code or will have only the anonymous email contact. A genuine local seller will usually list their local phone number.

Gosh, I sell a fair amount of stuff on CL, but I would never list my phone number or email, for safety reasons!

I'm amazed you manage to sell things without giving buyers some way to contact you. (I guess you use the CL anonymous email or something similar?) Anyhow, what safety concerns do you have with people getting your email or telephone—I mean, it could lead to annoyance or even harassment, but unsafeness?

Reminds me of one ad I saw when I was shopping for my motorhome. It was a local one, that had been on CL for quite some time, and included only an email—that apparently they never checked or responded to.

An out of state area code doesn't necessarily mean the person isn't local, these days. Number portability and especially cell phones mean that any number could actually be anywhere. A better (but far from certain) way of finding local sellers is to see if there's a state license plate visible in the pictures. Most scammers seem to have no plate or edit the image to remove it. (That doesn't work for old RVs that have been sitting for awhile, of course, but I didn't care to buy any that wasn't in basic operable condition and couldn't be road tested.)

I sell a fair share of things on CL myself. I also do not list a phone number or email. They can email me via the anonymous CL one on the ad. Once voice contact needs to made (them buying it or coming to look at it), then i will give a phone number. I don't give it out online in the open like that because bots will harvest it and use it...

Naio wrote:

rexlion wrote:
If a CL ad has a super low price, I look at the contact info. Scammers will have an out of state area code or will have only the anonymous email contact. A genuine local seller will usually list their local phone number.

Gosh, I sell a fair amount of stuff on CL, but I would never list my phone number or email, for safety reasons!

I'm amazed you manage to sell things without giving buyers some way to contact you. (I guess you use the CL anonymous email or something similar?) Anyhow, what safety concerns do you have with people getting your email or telephone—I mean, it could lead to annoyance or even harassment, but unsafeness?

Reminds me of one ad I saw when I was shopping for my motorhome. It was a local one, that had been on CL for quite some time, and included only an email—that apparently they never checked or responded to.

An out of state area code doesn't necessarily mean the person isn't local, these days. Number portability and especially cell phones mean that any number could actually be anywhere. A better (but far from certain) way of finding local sellers is to see if there's a state license plate visible in the pictures. Most scammers seem to have no plate or edit the image to remove it. (That doesn't work for old RVs that have been sitting for awhile, of course, but I didn't care to buy any that wasn't in basic operable condition and couldn't be road tested.)