Craigslist Scam?

Question

I posted a used xbox 360 and this is the email i got back- is it a scam?


I want to buy your item for my grand daughter as birthday gift. Meanwhile want to know the following answer about your item.

Is it in good condition?
How much is your final price?
Are you the owner of the item?
How long have you used it?

Do get back to me with the following question.

Thanks
Mrs Paul

THEN THEY WROTE BACK


Hello,

Thanks for getting back to me.I want you to understand me,because i love your item,i would like to pick the item in your area,due to am currently in England now, Wolverhampton. I was promoted to Sales Administrator and I have to take a 6 months trainning program here in UK, before I'll be back home, in USA.

Meanwhile the [XBox 360] is for my grand daughter birthday present that traveled to spend time with her mum where she works in the Total oil company in Africa .

I'll be paying you through Payko Online Money Order that will be deliver to your contact address you will provide for the payment or i will pay you through PAYPAL. Both secure and protects two parties in a transaction. I will like you to provide the below requirements in your reply for me to send it to Payko Office for payment before you ship it. I will assure that Payko is reliable because that is what i have been using for a long period of time now and is very fast.I promise you that this will be a smooth business for us.Please kindly provide the information immediately so that payment will get to you immediately .

Full Name:
Full contact address:
Phone number:

As soon as I can hear from you with the above, I shall
make out payment. I will forward my grand daughter's residential
address to you for shipping as soon as the payment
reaches you.
I will be very grateful to hear from you soonest.
warm regards,
Mr Paul
+ 447011130626

NB: I will be paying you the total of $430 for both
the cost price and the shipping cost.

THEN

Thanks for your mail.I have done the payment for you through payko online money order.
Meanwhile payko is money order that delivers money at door step.That the reason why they do need your information to avoid wrong delivering to you.I hope that your information is correct?.Once they contact you about the payment do let me know

Here is my grand daughter shipping information.

Name CHUKWUKADIBIA UGOCHUKWU .C.
Address 28 OBIANODO STREET
City ACHARA LAY OUT
State ENUGU
Zip Code 23442
Country NIGERIA

I hope to hear from you soon

Love
Mr Paul

THEN

I will like the item to be shipped through USPS.It will cost you 200 to 230
to ship it.But you like do ship it through DHL,you can ship it through there.Have payko contact you?

Answer 1

My advise: don't buy or sale anything from abroad neither to say from...Nigeria. Whether it is ebay or craigslit.

Answer 2

Yep....I would be wary of anything coming out of the UK and Africa. I am still getting e-mails from a nut job that I told to get lost weeks ago. I Googled his name and what he had done was reversed his first and last name. Guy/girl was party in a lotto scam in the UK and Africa. Pass on it and DON'T GIVE THEM ANYMORE DATA. Turn e-mail address into FTC or FBI. If you do nothing they will continue to con people.

Answer 3

As one gent said above [xbox] may mean its a form letter. DON'T ship it in til you get paid. So even if that Payco comes to your door with a check wait 2 months after you cash it before you ship it.

Answer 4

scams all over craigslist, yeah... you should ask for paypal payments only, that way you're sure to get your money.

When they put [xbox] like that, it's usually cause it's a form letter.

Answer 5

too much to read but why would you post it on craigslist and not amazon or eBay its safer.

Answer 6

F--k them, it's scam!