these scams have been around for a while.

 

I had a similar scam from a guy that wanted to buy a radial arm saw from me through craig's list. Claimed to have sent me a check for too much and asked me to send him (through Western Union) the difference.

SCAM SCAM SCAM!

 

This is how I chose to respond to the boat offer:

I am extremely interested in this boat. I just received a check from Nigerian Royalty in the sum of $10,000.00. I am willing to send you the check and wait one week for the check to clear your bank, then you can send the boat and the $5,000.00 back to me (you can keep the extra $500.00 for your troubles). Please let me know where to send the check and I will mail it immediately.

I understand the eBay shipping center is very reliable and I expect I will receive the boat within 2 weeks via UPS ground. Please confirm they will use plenty of packing peanuts to be sure to prevent shipping damage to the hull.

I have yet to get a reply!

 

You are dealing with a fraudster. A lot of red flags in that advertisement.

 

Same scam appeared on the craigslist motorcycle section for Oahu, Hawaii about two months ago except they claimed to be from AZ.

 

Same email in almost the same words was questioned by somebody else on here, probably 6 or 7 months ago. It pops up once in awhile.

 

One of my coworkers saw a Jeep ad a few weeks back....much the same story, other than in storage in Soledad, Ca. LOL...he emailed the 'guy' to have some fun....the guy responded with the same type email as listed here. On the 2nd correspondence, they told him...."This is NOT how the game is played!" End of emails. Ad disappeared the next day.

Yall recon some are that 'dumb'?

Billy G