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I almost got scammed twice! Same MO, one through USPS money order and another through paypal/western union wire transfer. I should have realized right away that it was fishy. Every email I got was from a different email address with a different name with the addy. Looking back now it should have been a HUGH red flag when the name attached to the email said "couch". Thanks for the heads up!!! You saved me a lot of money!!

I just got a dealing going with this guy as well.  Huge scam......

Hello,
Payment for the bike (Money Order) has been sent to you, it might be delayed due to adverse weather conditions. As soon as you receive the package, I would like you to follow the payment process accordingly so we can schedule a pick-up this weekend and wrap this all up.

===HOW TO FILL THE MONEY ORDER===
The Money Order 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: Adriano Hernandez
Addy: 203 S college dr, Keene, TX 76059

The package contains 2 pieces of $950 M/O. After filling the M/O's carefully, you take them to your bank and get them cashed, or make a next day deposit. You then deduct the exact amount for your bike, plus $50 inconvenience/transportation fee, you then go to the closest Western Union outlet and send the remaining funds to the Driver/Mover via Western Union who would be coming to your location or public place for the pick up of the bike after receiving the funds.

In summary, you deduct the amount for your bike + $50 + Western Union charges and send the rest to the Driver. Here are the details of the Driver/Mover who you will be sending the funds to:

Name: Walter Robertson
Addy: 8 N 2nd St
City: Cyril
State: OK
Zip-code: 73029

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

Walter will be coming with a mover to help him with the moving of the bike to the truck so you need not bother yourself. I would be awaiting the Western Union details for the Driver so we can fix a pick-up date before this weekend and wrap this all up. Thanks

Mr Adriano

Got a email in response to a couch I posted on craigslist. Email said, "hi, is your bed still available"

Email appeared as being from:
farpenterM@ldsmail.net

When I hit reply, the return email address was:
surveyjobs003@aol.com

I googled surveyjobs003 and found these posts- thanks for the warnings about this scammer!

well today was my lucky day.....so i thought.....just received a fed ex envelope with 2 money orders for 950.00 each.......go figure i was only asking for 150.00. his name was eddy00eddy as well........good thing my friend is a cop...i hope they catch him.........jan

Same thing almost happened to me, same deal, same email.  Got the USPS money orders for $1200 more than the item I sold.  This time he used the name "Bratt Smith" out of TX.   I spoke to him on the phone @404.462.4202.  He had a strange foreign accent. Once I was on to the scam I called him back and left an innocent sounding voice mail that I could not get the funds to his buddy Freedle for a few days and could he call me back to be sure it was OK.   I never sent him the money, but now I have items clearing against the bogus deposit that will cost me bank fees.  The name on the FedEx envelope was Marti Merrick, also from TX.  The phone number on the envelope is a fax line, but it does appear she lives at the address shown on the FedEx.

I tried calling Smith again, but his voicemail box is full.  Most likely a throw-away phone anyway.  I have contacted the US Postal Inspector, no call back from them yet, FedEx, and my bank.  Now I have to deal with the bank on the fees and they are running a scam on the overdraft fees as well!  On top of all this I have been unemployed for quite some time and needed the money I was hoping to get for the piano I was selling.  Nothing but scumbags!

Got a scam message today also for a couch listing on Craigslist. Here's the details. I almost responded back with my address, but fortunately did not fall for it.

Sender: eddy55eddy@aol.com identifies self as "Mr. Russell":

Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 3:36 AM
subject    Couch-payment
    Important mainly because of the words in the message.
    
hide details 3:36 AM (11 hours ago)
    
Hello,
I received your initial email stating that your Couch is still available for sale. I would like to know the lowest price you would go for it.

I would have been happy to travel down for the payment and pick-up myself, but I just relocated due to an urgent project. However, my daughter can easily send a Cashiers Check to you on my behalf and you will receive payment within 2 business days. She has also made arrangements with a truck driver who will come for the pick up of the Couch at your address or any public address 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 Check and they have been duly processed at your Bank. I would like to know how your name should appear on the Check and what valid residential or office address should we mail it to. We are ready to make payment as soon as we get your mailing details. Thanks for selling it to us via this medium.

Mr Russel

He then accepted my offer of $45 and wrote back:

Hello, we are fine with the price of $45 and ready to make payment asap. Are you ok with the mode of payment, if yes then make available a valid address or office address where we can send the Certified cashiers check to. Like i said in my previous email, we will only come for the pick up after the funds have been duly processed at your bank. Thanks

Like I said, my wife encouraged me not to be so suspicious, but he wouldn't answer my question on when he would send a truck to pick it up, and didn't call me either when I told him to. Must be very very careful, this "Eddy" guy is bad news.....

I knew it was a scam from the first email but, I played along.  I deliberately [***] with him acting so stupid that I must have come off as mentally [***]. The final emails didn't even have the correct name anymore.  I am waiting to see what I receive today.

BTW, I sold the table he "inquired about", LOL!!

Ask THEM to send YOU money via Western Union.  Tell them you have no bank account and do not accept checks.  Watch the fun.

im glad i caught all this information...i just got out of the military (special forces) and im selling a couch...this guy is going by mr.russel now...i knew that it was a scam ..so im just gonna wait for his partner to come and either just beat him unmercifull or hand cuff him and call the police...u guys fell victim to him so ill let u decide...either way hes goin to jail!!!!

Hello,
I received your initial email stating that your table is still available for sale. I would like to know the lowest price you would go for it.

I would have been happy to travel down for the payment and pick-up myself, but I just relocated due to an urgent project. However, my daughter can easily send a Certified Cashiers Check to you on my behalf and you will receive payment within 2-3 business days. She has also made arrangements with a truck driver who will come for the pick up of the table at your address or any public address 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 Check and they have been duly processed at your Bank. I would like to know how your name should appear on the Check and what valid residential or office address should we mail it to. We are ready to make payment as soon as we get your mailing details. Thanks for selling it to us via this medium.

Mr Russel

Very similar experience. Warning bells went of when we realized both emails he sent us had the same reply address (edd55eddy@aol.com) but were sent from two different email addresses as well:

digaspare@saatchi.it  and
nudsen@hillsdale.edu

Still calling himself Mr Russel at 8/18/2011

To kimbo, hope you did catch his partner and gave him over to the police.

Take out the part where he says table and insert couch and that is the same email we got word-for-word.

This person is also doing similar scam by soliciting for mystery shoppers.   BEWARE.  What a jerk(s). He will stand before The Almighty and give an account of his life.

Hi!
Got emails from eddy44eddy@aol.com and eddy404eddy@aol.com covered as ttbrad@selway.umt.edu -> University of Montana or odbey4@marshall.edu -> Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia.
He wanted to by my sofa, too. I think he is part of the Nigeria Connection because one of the email Headers showed "X-Originating-IP: [197.255.23.16]" which in fact is Nigeria. But he also uses Germany, France, ...
I am planning to give the money order to the police to check for finger prints and handwriting.
Let's see how long it takes to get him.

btw.
now, he is calling himself Mr Roberts

This guy just doesn't quit!  Has anyone reported him to craigslist and the internet service providers?.......he appears to not get the message.....what is it exactly that he's trying to gain?  This all seems rather stupid to me....they're not the sharpest tools in the shed to be pulling this stuff.

Sandy

These are the email addresses he used on me:
eddy00eddy@aol.com
buchholz@sasktel.net and he used the name Mr. David.

I sell stuff on Craigslist all the time and i get more of these scammers than real inquiries.
i love to play along and use up their time and energy.  my favorite thing to do is when they want a western union payment i make up a false number 9 digits instead of 10 and send them the 9 digit number  first and when they email back in a panic i tell them i am out of town now but will send it them in a few days.  after a few days i send a false number and see them freak out again.  they really do get upset, its funny.

also if they ask for a money order or money gram, they them you work for a place and you get free cashiers checks, so if he gives you a good address to send that instead you can send it immediately.  they might get greedy and give  you an address that might help them get caught.

i always try to screw with them and get real information.  i also call whomever the fake check is issued from and give them a heads up.

Glad I found this thread. Got a reply on a Craigslist sale from a "ze_1975@erols.com <surveyjobs003@aol.com>" just today. Searched on the address and discovered he's a fraudster. Won't be replying

Got the same email as everyone else trying to sell a bed frame. Didn't want to be so suspicious on the first email so I gave him my parent's address and name (because I am staying there home from college). I know better that to cash anything he sends  me, I actually told him that was an inappropriate request, but now I'm concerned that he has my mother's name and home address! Will he do anything with that information? :(

Even after all the reports, he's still at it. Last week I received an email from kaccuratemoving@shaw.ca (eddy44eddy@aol.com), asking me if my sofa posted for sale on Craigslist was still available. I responded with one word: Yes. Today (8 days later), I received the following email from "Mr David" aka ruprecht53017@gmx.us aka eddy404eddy@aol.com. (I wonder how he keeps track of all of his alias-email addresses?)

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From: <ruprecht53017@gmx.us>
Reply-To: "ruprecht53017@gmx.us" <eddy404eddy@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:12:25 -0400
Subject: 24118431~~Ready to pay for your Sofa~~77099729

Hello,
I received your initial email stating that your sofa is still available for sale. I would like to know the lowest price you would go for it.

I would have been happy to travel down for the payment and pick-up myself, but I just relocated due to an urgent project. However, my daughter can easily send a Money Order to you on my behalf and you will receive payment within 3 business days. She has also made arrangements with a truck driver who will come for the pick up of the sofa at your address or any public address 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 Order and they have been duly processed at your Bank. I would like to know how your name should appear on the Money Order and what valid residential or office address should we mail it to. We are ready to make payment as soon as we get your mailing details. Thanks for selling it to us via this medium.

Mr David
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