5/10/2007

... for sale, but not to idiots

... okay, wow. i've never been so swamped by fake offers and scams in my life. i'm trying to sell a really nice TV on craig'slist and holy hell have i been attacked by FAKE offers and scams trying to screw me, take my product, leave me with no money, and maybe attack and hold me for ransom.

it's a great TV! 51" panasonic hdtv! huge! nice! jes' don't wanna move it! and these are the types of offers i've been getting in email: (this is NOT edited by me, i swear...read it carefully and enjoy the sheer horror...)
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Message:

Dear Seller
Am Laura Anderson by name am interested in the purchase of yourElectronice which i saw the advert on the internet today and i was highly interested in buying it from you.if you dont mind i will like to know if it'sstill available for sale and your last offer price so that i can make plans onhow am going to buy it from you, i will like to know it present condition. will you Accept Us Postal Money Order as a mode of payment, because there's a client and colleagues of mine (mafia?) who will be ready to send you payment py post if we bothaggree on the term and condition,if this is ok by you kindly get back to me with the pictures of the Puppy.Hope to hear from you soon,Best Regards,Laura Anderson
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WOW, what a hold this person has on the english language! Sure, i know some people have some issues with grammer.. but this seems to me like a hack and slash cut & paste job. and yesh, my friends... "kindly get back to me with pictures of the Puppy..." i dunno. do ya THINK this sounds like a scam? I don't wanna end up in a ditch somewhere... I think i'll pass on this offer, but damn it was funny to read.

3 comments:

EE said...

Good lord....I was going to make a crack about spell check and what a fine feature it is.... But honestly, this person needs quite a bit more help than spell checker is going to offer them. LMAO!

shannon said...

so is this tv a wall mounted one? just curious...for friends! i swear!!! :)

Anonymous said...

no.. it's a monolithic beast that fills the entire corner of a room.

it could hang on a wall tho. if it was reinforced with concrete, rebar and perhaps an iron man or two on both ends....

giggle