206-426-1718

The Caller Is Barry Johnson contacted through Craigslist.  
I live in Virginia, but the caller is from Seattle, WA.  The chances of that are really slim.  And the e-mail that was sent to me seemed fraudulent as well.  I'm still waiting for an e-mail response to get further details.

i just got the same e-mail on craigs list for my car 2/6/11 scam

i got the same email for my 66 chevy and that he was interested and was sending me a certified check and was not in a hurry to get the vehicle until everything had cleared......so not really sure what to think now.

same here wants to send "certified check"  with is false    from Qchex.com  I.E.  not bank certified
for something  in the jewelry section for about as much as the cars lol
he also told me he was barry johnson    i asked him to send the check and i will be calling the bank whose rounting number  is on the check  and   if the check is fraudulent  i plan to send it to the fbi
bc the ip address says they are in california

Got email about a craiglist ad. Got the same number from two different emails. Once as Barry Richardson and once as Tony Patrick. The same bull [***] as any fraudster - going to send a bank cheque and asking me to remove my ad from craiglist. Also asked for my personal details. Not a good idea to give out details even if you want to verify the check.

I just received an email from the same name ( Barry ) and number.  I called the number and got a voicemail from Barry so I left a message.   The guy has an odd accent. May be Swedish..... not sure.
Anyway, did anyone ever hear back from him if you did leave a message ?   I think Chris Hanson from Dateline needs to pin this guy down... :)

I live in Florida and received the same response from Barry about a purchase from Craigslist.  Thought it was very odd because of the 206 area code.  And part of his auto signature was "E-sea Crew Maniger"  Misspelling screams this is fraud.
My recommendation is to block his email if you can

I just got the same email for a Craigslist ad in Honolulu! What is this wackjob doing? Just like Brian, his auto signature was "E-sea Crew Maniger." The misspelling was what I thought suspicious. He wanted to purchase an item without even looking at the condition! He was going to send a certified check...bologna! I'm glad I looked up this number.

Yea I received an email from this number on Craigslist as well. His name is Tim Orosz on mine but he still signed it E-Sea Crew Maniger. I too had a gut instinct about this idiot!

I got a request from Barry Johnson who wanted my address, phone, etc. I sent him the address of the Sheriff's Dept and their phone number.

I got e-mail request from Barry Johnson from E-Sea!?? I sent him the address and phone number to Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office!

Yep, now this guy's name is apparently "Tim Orosz". Funny thing was that the initial email was from yahoo.co.uk, and sure enough, the IP was from the UK as well, probably a proxy. The second email was from a GMail account, probably because the idiot knew he'd slipped up and used Yahoo when GMail does not put the source IP in the header.

The phone number is in Seattle, but I can almost guarantee it's a leased number with a service that will allow him to check messages remotely and possibly relay calls through it as well. Yet another worthless scumbag trying to rip people off and doing a very lousy job of it.

Well he got me.... For a large amount!

its  a scam he got me for 1200$ dont fall for it he makes you do a money gram and then cancels the check, i have the FBI and CIA all over him, if you have any info let me know!

I got an email from TIM too wanting to buy my golf cart for 1650.00 wanted me to wait on the check to clear....im glad i seen all theis when i searched his name on here!! thanks

This person "Tim Orosz" is also using the number 817-400-8461 out of Texas.  I am in Alabama and I got his response to my Craigslist ad today.  Found you all while researching him.  Thanks for posting this thread.  His e-mail to me is below.

"Hello,

I'm completely interested in buying it.

I perfectly understand the present condition as started in the advert.
I'm very busy with work and other important obligations .I anticipate that I'll have a Bank Check issued out to you.I'm in no rush with you till funds are cleared in your  bank or anything. I’ll handle the pick up when check has been cleared.Kindly e-mail me back with your Name:
Address: City: State: Code :Phone Number. The payment should get to you within 2 to 3 business days via USPS service.

Please withdraw the advert from Craigs to avoid interruption.

Tim Orosz
E-sea Crew Maniger"

got the same email. about my car on craigslist

I got a message from him as well in Kansas!!!

My name is Maria. I posted my BMW on Craigslist 03/08/2011. He said his name was Barry Johnson also. He asked me for my address, phone number, city everything. Of course I'm not going to give my personal information to anyone on craigslist. I'm glad I looked up this "BARRY JOHNSON" before I made any moves to sell him my car. So thankfull they have websites like this. You guys are awesome you totally saved me from making a wrong move.

he just emailed me im talking to him right now, anyone needs info let me know.