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09-06-2009, 10:12 AM
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#26 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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Originally Posted by 03aspec  ok so i JUST posted an ad for my blackberry on craigslist like a half hour ago and i got this email already....
Hi,
I'm interested in buying your item for my Fiancee who is on vacation
in West Africa. i will be traveling on a business trip Tomorrow so i
wont be able to meet you or do the shipping myself.
really don't know whom to trust cos there are so many scammers
here!.Meanwhile,i will pay you $400 including shipping to West
Africa if the item is in good condition.you can send me a payment
request via PayPal to rushssteve71@yahoo.com and I will transfer the
money as soon as i receive the money request via PayPal.I wait your
reply.
Thanks and God bless
Rush
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Wonder what GSP's wife is doing in West Africa.
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09-06-2009, 10:18 AM
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#27 | | F**K YOUR HEAD
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Funny thing, The aston martin vantage scam I posted a few months ago, was also a woman named maria going to spain
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09-06-2009, 10:19 AM
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#28 | | Hyde's Understudy
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^ do you still have the link lol
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09-06-2009, 10:28 AM
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#29 | | SFICC-03*
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when someone gives too much info in an ad, usually its an elaborate excuse.
like talking about your divorce, or when they want to buy your item because their only child went to university overseas and really wanted it as a bday present...
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09-06-2009, 10:32 AM
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#30 | | F**K YOUR HEAD
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LOL in the e-mail before she told me the car was automatic
But in the autotrader ad it was a manual
Also told me it was AWD... 
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09-06-2009, 10:35 AM
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#31 | | Banned (ABWS)
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and ilvtofu's identity is revealed
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09-06-2009, 10:41 AM
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#32 | | F**K YOUR HEAD
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Lol it was revealed long ago in that thread
and on the RS group on stalkbook
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09-06-2009, 05:05 PM
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#33 | | NOOB, Not Quite a Regular!
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you forgot to censor out your email address philip1019@live.ca in the 3rd email.
meh... this traveling excuse happens all the time. i wanted to rent a place in Richmond and the landlord was "traveling to Africa on a mission in the name of Jesus", then i wanted to buy a car and the woman (Brenda) who got it from her divorce settlement is located in Quebec and wanted to use the EBay Vehicle Protection Program.
notice how they're always "women" sellers/buyers.
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09-07-2009, 03:15 AM
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#34 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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You know what's bad is when you're selling stuff (local sale) and they say they'll forward you the funds from Africa, then ask you for your credit card # so they can stick the funds into your account.
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09-07-2009, 09:00 PM
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#35 | | The RS Freebie guru
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It's so pointless posting these things... it's like saying I went to McDonald's and had a Big Mac.
There are ALWAYS scammers on Craigslist.
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09-07-2009, 09:35 PM
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#36 | | Hyde's Understudy
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so lets say mercedes makes a new E class and someone post about it, then maybe u will say, its' pointless posting these things, there are ALWAYS new models from cars.
or ppl posting riced out cars, there will ALWAYS be riced out cars
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09-07-2009, 09:38 PM
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#37 | | F**K YOUR HEAD
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The only things worth posting are free swag
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09-07-2009, 09:52 PM
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#38 | | Unofficial Tin Foil Hat Specialist.
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Originally Posted by ilvtofu Lol it was revealed long ago in that thread
and on the RS group on stalkbook | Wow, I didn't know there was a Revscene Group  . I just joined
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09-08-2009, 09:14 AM
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#39 | | The RS Freebie guru
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Originally Posted by BlackZRoadster ^
so lets say mercedes makes a new E class and someone post about it, then maybe u will say, its' pointless posting these things, there are ALWAYS new models from cars.
or ppl posting riced out cars, there will ALWAYS be riced out cars | If there's a new car model, then people can discuss about the new car model... if someone posts about a riced out car, then people can discuss about that particular riced out car...
But in this case, there is nothing to discuss about this particular scammer... there's nothing to differentiate this scammer apart from the thousands of other scammers on Craigslist. There's nothing unique about "Maria" or anything in the emails... it's your standard Craigslist scams that goes on day in and day out.
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09-08-2009, 10:48 AM
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#40 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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I swear, someone should go through this but in reality, send them a pile of crap or something....
When I used to work for ebay, I got all these ppl that got jacked for this.. I know it was stupid of them to go through it but also felt bad for them... someone's gotta teach these guys a lesson haha...
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09-08-2009, 12:26 PM
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#41 | | Hyde's Understudy
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Originally Posted by InvisibleSoul If there's a new car model, then people can discuss about the new car model... if someone posts about a riced out car, then people can discuss about that particular riced out car...
But in this case, there is nothing to discuss about this particular scammer... there's nothing to differentiate this scammer apart from the thousands of other scammers on Craigslist. There's nothing unique about "Maria" or anything in the emails... it's your standard Craigslist scams that goes on day in and day out. | why is there nothing to discuss? we can discuss her stupidity in her contradictory lines, etc etc..
if there is nothing to discuss, there will be 0 replies to this thread, if you dont like me posting about scams, go pm a mod about it
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09-08-2009, 04:10 PM
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#42 | | The RS Freebie guru
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Originally Posted by BlackZRoadster why is there nothing to discuss? we can discuss her stupidity in her contradictory lines, etc etc..
if there is nothing to discuss, there will be 0 replies to this thread, if you dont like me posting about scams, go pm a mod about it | There will never be 0 replies to any thread on RevScene, no matter how stupid or useless it is. 
I never said I disliked you posting about Craigslist scams, nor is it something that should be reported to a mod... I'm just saying it's totally pointless posting about Craigslist scams.
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09-08-2009, 09:04 PM
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#43 | | Hyde's Understudy
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^ well its pointless to you but apparently its got quite some views and replies, so i guess there are ppl out there that are intersted in scams,
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