617-684-5914

This is a text scammer.  Looks at Craigslist items, asks if they are available, then wants your address to send check or money order.  Also, says they are adding extra $ to the check since you are holding it for them.

I got the same thing a few days ago. SCARY! What does he want with the address?...

CRAIGSLIST SCAMMER

Got a text from +1 (617) 684-5914 regarding something I was selling on Craigslist. Said he needed my full name and address, and that he'll pay by check or money order, and would add $30 to hold it. Googled the # and got this site

I received the same message, name and address and they will give additional $30 for holding. I had a listing on BooKoo

craigslist..typical first contact…..messaged him back..through Craigslist…Sent goatsie to handle it…11/11/15
do not google goatsie    nsfw

This just happened to me today same number same scenario asking for my name and address and will throw in 40 extra dollars he said his name was Mark Williams When I text and asked his name

I got the same thing just a few minutes ago.  He wants my full name and address and offer paying extra $40 for keeping it in his favor.

He's still out there. I just got a text just a moment ago asking if my Craigslisted item is still for sale. I googled the # once I saw the 617 area code & wala, here I am!

Got the same message as the rest.  Wanted my name and address to send a money order + extra money

Ashley - They want your address to send a fake money order.  What they normally do is after you agree then they will make the money order for $100 to $500 more and ask for you to send them cash of that $100 to $500 via money gram....Basically they say they don't have change can you send them X amount. Your item will stay and the $100 to $500 is out of your pocket and into there hands.  The money order is fake and would bounce.  Some other of scams are they would send the money order with extra. You will then ship the item if its small enough and the money order would eventually bounce.

Same here. I posted an ad in Craigslist and got the following msg from that #: "I need your full name and address.Am paying by Money Order or check.I'll add $40 for keeping it in my favor." It's a scam. Don't respond.

First sent a text with my title of my Craigslist ad,  a 12 bottle fridge lol, like I'm gonna send that huge thing

In response to Craigslist ad got text from 617-684-5914 exactly as scripted above:
"I need your full name and address.Am paying by Money Order or check.I'll add $40 for keeping it in my favor".
Thanks for the above headsup.

I just got the same exact message I text back YOU

Craigslist Scam:
https://blogs.harvard.edu/philg/2013/04/29/cr ... w-does-it-work/
https://craigslistpostingsecrets.wordpress.com/pay-pal-scam/

http://www.onguardonline.gov/articles/0002d-fake-check-scams
Tip off FBI about this attempt by filing form at: stips.fbi.gov/

You can attach emails to a complaint filed with IC3, the cyber crimes division of the FBI
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
http://www.fbi.gov/

http://www.fraud.org/
http://www.stopfraud.gov/report.html

To report foreign scams and company's:
https://800notes.com/forum/ta-d20d86fdc3e145c/reporting-international-scams
https://www.econsumer.gov/#crnt
To file complaints on Foreign company's:
eConsumer.gov: Report Your Complaint
E-mail: econsumerwb@ftc.gov

Sending fake checks through the mail is a crime so contact the US Postal Service Inspectors:
https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/forms/MailFraudComplaint.aspx
https://www.usps.com/

Wow, this person has been busy!  I got the same m.o. this week, "$40 extra for my favor".  Thank goodness a friend gave me the heads up last night.

He almost scammed me but I stopped it last minute. I woulda been 1800 in debt T_T

Number contacted me regrading Craigslist ad. Wanted information. Asked to take ad down.  Offered 40 to keep in his favor

Yep! The jerk is still at it!!!