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Craiglist scammer claiming to be Luke McGreg from Sheboygan, WI who's working in the temperate rainforest of Northern California.  Wants to buy my iPhone and offered an extra $50 if I'll hold it for him and he'll pay by certified check.  I offered to deliver the phone to him on my unicorn but that didn't prevent him from replying back as if I were seriously considering the offer.

Same guy contacted me yesterday. Same story.

Mailed me a certified check to add to my collection. Craigslist fake check and wire money to my shipper scam. Overnight classy cost him 10 bucks. ops I cashed his check and spent it all on a party. He has my info and is calling the police on me LOL...

Those checks and the envelopes they came in should be forwarded to the Postal Inspectors.

My guy with the same number is Luke Mino.  LOL.
" I'm okay with the advert, I'm Luke Mino. ok but i won't be coming to see it as i work out of state. I'm also buying some Items. i'll add extra $50 to the price for you to keep for 2 days and i'll be paying with certified check, so i will need your info to mail the check to you. Name & address to mail the check to?"

"Luke" now has a new number 4242835092

yep, same script as Doug above. I gave him about 4 different fake addresses. Then said no , can't do it and asked him to wire me the money, no response.. lol. Sadly some people actually fall for these.

Currently dealing with a Luke Mino (lukemino9685@gmail.com) who wants to buy my road bike.  Same script, extra $50 to hold for two days because he works construction out of town.  Will pay check and won't pickup until check clears.

same story here! wanted to buy my sofa and loveseat. At first i thought was real, than quickly realized it was scam. Do i just ignore it? Or is there somewhere i can report this to?

Same info but mine goes this way
I'm Luke Mino. i'm gonna need your full name to be on the check and address to deliver the check to you and pickup will be after the check cleared? I would have loved to do cash transaction in person and pickup at once but i'm into construction trade and currently working out of town. I'll add extra $50 to the price for youto keep for 2 days. And I want you to know that the check will be cleared before pickup so that both of us can be rest assured that we have a good deal? Thanks

“Luke Mino” sent text re item for sale, almost same story as yours. Gotta put an end to these guys.

Currently dealing with a Luke Mino who wants to buy my old car tires.  Same script, extra $50 to hold for two days because he works construction out of town.  Will pay check and won't pickup until check clears. Only difference: my contact is via email only. I wrote him: "I told you cash only. Why don't you put down your scam and do some honest work?" Response? Silence.

Same situation. So I am having them send the check to the police department lol

Same script, same name, Luke McGreg, cheboygan wi. , doesn't use PayPal or venmo, extra 50 to hold for 2 days and his carrier will pick up. Check will clear by pick up. Ughhh! Thanks for everyone's feedback!! Truly helpful!!

Texted me about item I have on Craigslist.  My son is a police officer he googled him and saw comments that he is scammer. So I blocked his texts

I have the same guy for tires . . . what is it he (they) are after?  Just information??

What good would "information" do them.  They want money, simple as that.

Craigslist, Kiiji, AutoTrader, Etc. Scam:

The scam works like this.  Communication is always by text or email for some made up reason such as they are deaf, they deployed and can't use their phone (then how did the text get out?), etc.  They think your item as described is perfect.  They might ask a few questions about it, and then will pay your asking price, sight unseen, because they are never around close by to come look at it (they use the stationed somewhere in the military a whole lot, or working overseas, or on an oil rig in the middle of the ocean, or simply fill in your own job here).  They will give you an extra $40 or $50 to hold it for them.  Then they tell you they will send a cashier’s check or money order for that amount plus extra for the “shipper”.  They count on the fact that people don’t know or realize that the funds being made available by the bank and the check actually clearing are two completely different things.  They ask you to wire that extra money by untraceable means such as Western Union or Moneygram.  The check or money order turns out to be bogus and you end up out the money you sent plus the bank fees.  Also, if the check is big enough you may end up being charged criminally.  Please note that check was probably mailed from somewhere in the US, so it is very important that you take the check and the envelope it came in to the Post Office and have them forward it to the Postal Inspectors.
In the case of them using PayPal, the same thing happens.  They send a fake email looking like it came from PayPal, get you to pay the shipper, and then find out that the e mail was fake, and no money is available.