386-256-6867

This number was given to me by a person offering a job (listed on craigs list Aug 5, 2010). Sent a bogus cashier check that thankfully I thought to check out before cashing.  Offered job of Personal Assistant while he was away on business to keep his "office Running"....all a lie.  I am reporting to both my local law enforcement and the FTC.

I also made the same mistake

Although I've never called it, the same number was trying offer me a job being a model from Trump Modeling Agency. I also did some extensive searching on the IP address of the email (iola.hoffmann5928@gmail.com) with the number in it, and turns out it's coming from a city in Nor Cal called Mountain View. I looked into Craigslist and also saw iola.hoffmann5928 trying to offer roles in "Beauty and Brain." It seems that "Iola.hoffmann" also likes to compensate people with fake checks totaling to $300. I guess it's his lucky number or something.

This number is used by a scam artist.  He pretends he's buying something from me on Craigslist and that he's sending the check (which is fake) made out for a higher amount than the sofa I'm selling.  I'm supposed to give the "extra funds" to the person (his partner in crime) who's "buying" the item.  The scam assumes that you won't cash the check before giving his criminal partner the "extra funds".  By the time you try to cash the check, his partner is long gone with the "extra funds" and your bank won't cash the fake check he mailed you.  Or if the bank does cash it, you'll be deducted the full amount of the check and be charged a fee on top of it a few days later when they realize it's fake.  So you've lost everything - your item, the "extra funds" and a fee from the bank for cashing a fake check.

This man "Mr Eddy" also tried to send me a cashiers check with extra funds for some delivery truck driver for a couch that i was selling on craiglist. my boyfriend said it sounded fishy and i looked the phone number up on google and this site came up! thank goodness! what a [***]. waste of my time!

wow, I can't believe I almost fell for this guy. Thankfully all of you have posted about him. I too, almost sold him something over Craigslist. His e-mails were overly formal about money order protocol, so I thought it was wise to check out the phone number he gave me. He doesn't cover his tracks very well, fortunately. He seems to have a lot of e-mail addresses, and calls himself "Mr Eddy."
e-mails: gle22nlc2@juno.com, eddy55eddy@providence.edu, eddy55eddy@aol.com

Eddy00eddy@aol.com tries to buy a sofa with checks that he sends through fedex.com - sending 4 times what I asked for item on craigslist.

"Mr. Eddy" Tried to buy a sofa from me on CraigsList. Just got his money order today, with a note inside the envelope saying to check my email. Email is as follows



"Hello,
I got your email with the details to where the payment for the sofa/set would be sent to via UPS. Consider it sold by removing the ad from the classified site. You'll be receiving the M/O within the next 36 hours. I will be sending your payment along with the picker's payment So all you have to do is to cash the Money orders at your Bank, deduct the funds for the bed, then send the remaining funds to the person who will be coming for the pickup of the bed. I hope i can trust that you will send the shippers funds in due time so He can come for the pickup as soon as he receives the payment from you. Will be giving you a call as soon as ups is about to deliver the funds to you. Thanks

Thanks
Mr Eddy
+1386-256-6867
(if no response, drop a voice mail and I'll call back)"

Another alternate email address is surveyjobs003@aol.com

Didn't cash the money order, turned the fraud money order over to the post office.

Previous email as well:

" Hello,
Payment fot the Sofa will be delivered to your doorstep today via USPS. Be on the lookout for the package, it could be dropped in your porch, your mail, or anywhere safe if no one will be at home when they knock. Due to weather conditions, the shipment might encounter a slight delay but will surely be delivered today.

As soon as you receive the funds((Money Order), follor instructions carefully and complete the process accordingly.

===HOW TO FILL THE MONEY ORDERS===
The Money Orders has 2 sections
The 1st section {writes pay to}.....in this space you are to fill in your full names and address.
The 2nd section {writes from}.....in this space you are to fill in my name and address.

Name: Edward Green
Addy: 1901 N Walnut Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73105

After filling the M/O carefully, you take it to your bank and get it cashed. The package contains a total payment of $950 (1 piece of $950 M/O). You are to cash the Money Order at your bank, deduct the exact amount for the Sofa, plus $50 extra for your transportation expense. You are also to deduct the western union charges(Money in a minutes) from the remaining funds and send the rest to the Truck Driver/Picker via Western Union who would be coming to your location or public place for the pick up of the Sofa after receiving the funds.

Here is the details of the Driver who you will be sending the funds to:

Name: Jerry Freedle
Addy: 3521 Country Street 2770
City: Cement
State: Oklahoma
Zip: 73017

After sending the funds to him via western union, You are to get back to me with the Western Union details below:

1. The exact amount sent
2. Money Transfer Control Number( 10 digits MTCN)
3. Sender's Full Name/ Address on the receipt

Jerry Freedle will be coming to pick up the Sofa as soon as i receive the W/U details from you. You are required to send in a feedback as soon as you receive this email.

Mr Edward Green
+1386-256-6867
(if no response, drop a voice mail and I'll call back)"

End of email.

I googled the address 1901 N Walnut Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73105

Here is a link to what came up:

http://oklahomacity.citysearch.com/profile/ma ... e_oklahoma.html

Also, I googled the address of Jerry Freedle

Link to that as well

http://www.homes.com/listing/126483001/3521_C ... CEMENT_OK_73017

Trailor for sale.......

Same exact as above-scam artist

I had the same thing happen here with a wedding dress sale he should have known better.  The internet is a powerful tool.

Greetings!

How are you doing? I will like to inform you that the payment of the wedding dress and the carrier had been mailed out to you. .Kindly please follow my instruction to complete this transaction.

Fill and cash money orders from your bank. Deduct funds for the wedding dress plus $50 for your running around trust and delays. locate any western union outlet around you by sending all excess funds less western union charges to Jerry Freedle. Carrier will be coming over to pick up the wedding dress as soon as funds is received via western union.


Kindly fill the senders name and address on the package with your name on the money orders to get them cash from your bank.

Once again this is Jerry Freedle information whereby you will be sending the funds to via western union.

Name.Jerry Freedle
Addy: 3521 County Street
City: Cement
State: Oklahoma
Zip: 73017

You need to get back to me with western union details as soon as the funds is sent to Jerry Freedle

My daughter's big day is coming up in some few weeks from now and she so worried as at of yesterday when she called me at work.

Please she can't wait to see the wedding dress.

Good Day...

I am contacting you in respect to confirm if you are eligible and ready enough to go into business transaction with

me. I have a proposition / proposal and i am in need of a partner.

My questions are:
1. Can you handle a financial project ?
2. Can I trust you with finance as a trustee/stakeholder?

For more talks regarding this proposal, i can be reached at the below email address.

Sincerely Yours,

Chesher Colin
Email To: mr.cheshercolin@yahoo.com

he is now going by john at honeywell inc. same guy with a moneygram scam. buyer beware

I received an email from eddy55eddy@aol.com asking about my couch for sale. So he is still using the email and name email. I'm on the west coast also, so he's reaching farther now. Honestly though only scammers deal in cashiers checks like that and want personal information up front. Also, they're are either really formal or have really bad grammar, and can never be personally reached either.

this guy reached out to me in response I had for a couch listing on Craigslist. I had a gut feeling this was a scam - and not only did I get an email from him- but another scammer for the same sofa!!!

correspondance from both below:

FROM: eddy55eddy@aol.com
SUBJECT: \\\\\Ready to pay for your Couch/////

Hello,
I sent this email before but since i didnt hear from you, i suppose you didnt get it. I got your initial email stating that your Couch is still available for sale. I would like to know the lowest price you would go for the Couch.

I would have been happy to travel down for the pickup and payment of the Couch myself, but I just relocated due to an urgent project. However, my daughter works with United State Postal Services (USPS) and we will be glad to pay with a USPS Money Order. She has also arranged with a Mover/Driver who will come for the pickup of the Couch at your address or any public place of your choice. I'll appreciate it if you consider it sold to us via this means.

We will only come for pick up after you have received the Money Orders and they have been duly processed at your Bank, only there and then will we arrange for the pick up of the Couch. I would like to know how your name should appear on the USPS Money Order and what valid residential/office address or public place should we mail it to via UPS courier service. We are ready to make payment as soon as we get your mailing details. Pls signify clearly if the Couch is no more available so we don't waste time with endless discussions. Thanks for selling it to us via this medium.

Mr Eddy

I looked on Craiglist and noticed that this is a commonly used scam- where they "overpay you" and then you have to wire the overpayment, leaving you with a fradulent check, and out of whatever you're selling, and legally responsible for this transaction. Report this person!!!!

HERE'S THE SECOND SCAMMER- NOT SURE IF ITS THE SAME PERSON?

FROM: William Steeves
sgdsdgdsfg@gmail.com

gmail.com

hide details Mar 7 (2 days ago)

Hello,

I hope you are fine and alright. I have been busy myself but doing great. There is something i think i must bring to your notice.

After a reconciliation of my account , i discovered that somehow my assistant must have over paid you. The payment that was meant for another transaction was sent to you and the one meant for you was sent to another, however i want to believe i wont have a problem with you.


Please once you receive your payment, i will like you to deduct your money and send the remaining via western union to the shipping company that will help me with the pick-up. I will ask them to contact you as soon as possible .Let me know
as soon as you get your payment.
                                             Warm regards.

                                             William Steeve.

Same Couch scam as he has done for months.

Think any Government agency would do anything or is the cutbacks that bad they don't care if he does this. He should be in Jail, OH YEAH FREE Rent and Food there!

This guy message me also send the email many times that he sent the money order bed cost $40 and he will hire a mover? what a crap...he said he sent me $950 money order and send the balance to the driver

I gave him the FBI address hope they will open it and check the money order is a fake and investigate..

The e-mail I got was from Mr. Edward Porter not Mr. Green but the body of the message was verbatim.  I hope everyone filed a complaint with the USPS. He shipped the fake postal money order to me via USPS express mail return address James Sorenson 2342 Brentwood Rd NW Canton OH 44708.  It seems the real trick it to catch the inbound shipment of fake money orders!

I got an email to send Jerry Freedle 1500.00 for a 300.00 item i was selling on Craigs list. I got 2 cashiers checks in the mail i took them to be verified and they were fake. What a bunch of morons.

They havn't caught him yet =(  he emailed me about my bed listed on CL from the same email address "surveyjobs003" with the name of "Hi" and all he said was "is your Bed still available". I emailed him back and said "No- P.S: i know this is scam, nice try". Thank goodness for this forum or else I would have never known!