I received the following email in response to an ad that I posted on craiglist:
Hi,
My assistant told me your item is still for sale on list, I will add $50 to the purchase price for you so that you can hold it for me as i am on a business trip and wouldn't want to lose it to someone else. Please provide your full name, address and your phone number so that I can send your payment. I will be paying you by a Money Order... It will take 6 -7 days for the payment to get to you and as for delivery I will make arrangements for the pick-up after you have received payment. Kindly get back to me, as soon as possible, with your name, phone # and mailing address where payment will be sent.
Note: As soon as you have your money in hand, we can talk about the picking up of the item. I would like you to take the posting off from craiglist today.
Best Regards
Fortunately, the item for the ad was picked up a few hours before I received the email and after I had removed the ad so I knew that it was fraudulent. Posting this as a warning to other craiglist users. Beware!
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