scottbill07@gmail.com
I appreciate your response to my inquiry. I’m interested in buying it from you. I would love to come and check it myself but presently am not in the state i went on a business trip and i wanted to get it for my son in oversea, i am ok with the price and i hope the item it still in good condition, let me know the condition and $150 will be added as shipping fees through USPS EXPRESS MAIL INTERNATIONAL, I insisted on paypal because i don’t have access to my bank account online as i don’t have internet banking, but i can pay from my paypal account, as i have my bank a/c attached to it, i will need you to give me your paypal email address and the price so i can make the payments asap for it and please if you don’t have paypal account yet, it is very easy to set up, go to www.paypal.com and get it set up.
i will be looking forward to have your paypal email address so i can pay you up now
Thanks.
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Thanks for the response,i hope the item is still in good
condition?…i want to buy it for my fiance in oversea, i will offer
you $500 plus $150 for the shipping cost through USPS EXPRESS MAIL
INTERNATIONAL, in the post office..i will be making the payment
through paypal so kindly get back to me with your paypal email address
so that i can make the payment today
Regard,
David.
This is the exact e-mail I recieved for an item I had listed on craigslist. This person must use a different e-mail each time but use the same story. Definately a scam.
No, he doesn’t use a different email address.
i am presently not around to complete the transaction with cash, you
can easily create account with paypal just log on http://www.paypal.com after
you might have set up with paypal let me have your PayPal email
account so as to pay you the money fast and secure.
await your reply
This is the response I recieved after I asked why the transaction could not be done differently.
Here is the email that MIKE STONE (mike stone [mikship231@gmail.com]) left for me:
Hello,
Thanks for the swift response,as the furniture is still available, I will send a check to cover the cost of my purchase as am completely satisfied with the “ad”.I will need the details of whom & where to mail the Check..It will be delivered by USPS…
1.Name to be on the check
2.Home address
3.Mobile #
Kindly delete the advert on Craig’s List as am totally committed to buying from you and My mover will be coming over for the pick up after you must have received and cashed the check, Also I would have love to call but I’m a deaf, So please send me an email only.
Regards
This guy is a Joke
I just got one from him!!~
I have been messing with these scammers for a few months now-I am collecting these checks as “trophies”. Each time they send one it is costing them at least $25 for overnight shipping-and I drag them on for days-try it its fun!
Reply
I use to do the same thing and even call the bank to verify the funds. If they mail it usps it is considered mail fraud. I have even reported these people to someone in DC.
Thanks for the response,i really appreciate it,am ok with the condition and the price,i won’t be able to come for the inspection due to my work basis,i am a petroleum engineer and am offshore at the moment,i am buying it as a gift for my Brother,i want to make it a surprise for him,he wont know anything about it until they get delivered to him,i can only pay through PayPal as i don’t have access to my bank account online as i don’t have internet banking,but i have my bank acct attached to my PayPal account and this is why i insisted on paying you through PayPal,
If you don’t have a paypal account, you can easily set up one…log on to http://www.paypal.com. and sign up. its very easy.please do get back to me with your PayPal email so i can proceed with the payment..
I have a pickup agent that will come around to pick it up after i have made the payment.
Thank you.
This guy responded to an ad I listed online to sell my car. Bill Scott. scottbill07@gmail.com BUYER BEWARE, this email is a scam.
This guy got my parents with the car scam. Why has he not been caught yet.
Safe to bet the scammers are in another country. You’d have to find where to money was sent to / received. Then try and file charges there.
We are working on finding him right now, but what’s the big deal we probably can’t get the money back.
We have the address where the money was sent as well. So hopefully we can catch this jerk
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF SCOTTBILL07@GMAIL.COM
Thanks for the response,i really appreciate it,am ok with the condition and the price,i won’t be able to come for the inspection due to my work basis,i am a petroleum engineer and am offshore at the moment,i am buying it as a gift for my Brother,i want to make it a surprise for him,he wont know anything about it until they get delivered to him,i can only pay through PayPal as i don’t have access to my bank account online as i don’t have internet banking,but i have my bank acct attached to my PayPal account and this is why i insisted on paying you through PayPal,
If you don’t have a paypal account, you can easily set up one…log on to http://www.paypal.com. and sign up. its very easy.please do get back to me with your PayPal email so i can proceed with the payment..
I have a pickup agent that will come around to pick it up after i have made the payment.
Thank you.
AFTER HE ASKED ME TO SEND THE 650$ PAYMENT TO THE PICK-UP AGENT (IN CANADA) VIA WESTERN UNION WHILE HIS PAYMENT TO ME WAS PENDIND IN PAYPAL, I QUIT ALL MESSAGING WITH HIM. DEFINITELY A SCAM.
And here he is again
Hi there, Thank you for getting back to me.Can you assure me that is in good state and that i will not be disappointed with it?I’m ready to pay your asking price and to be honest, i want to buy this for my Brother as gift. I a marine biologist that works on the sea at the moment. phone calls making and visiting of website are restricted but i squeezed out time to check this advert and send you an email regarding it so my only quickest payment option is PayPal as i can send money via PayPal anytime.Since I’m requesting this transaction to be done via PayPal, i will be responsible for all the pay pal fee/charges on this transaction and if you don’t have an account with paypal,its pretty easy, safe and secured to open one. Just log onto http://www.paypal.com. I hope we can make the purchase as fast as possible? I have an pick up agent that will come for it after i make the payment . i will like to see more pics i look forward to hear back from you soon.
Hey,
He is at it again…….I wore the AH out…..and won with no monies
And again.
Similar story, similar conditions, why can’t anyone do anything to stop these scams
Hi there, Thank you for getting back to me.Can you assure me that is
in good state and that i will not be disappointed with it?I’m ready to
pay your asking price and to be honest, i want to buy this for my Dad
as gift. I a marine biologist that works on the sea at the moment.
phone calls making and visiting of website are restricted but i
squeezed out time to check this advert and send you an email regarding
it so my only quickest payment option is PayPal as i can send money
via PayPal anytime.Since I’m requesting this transaction to be done
via PayPal, i will be responsible for all the pay pal fee/charges on
this transaction and if you don’t have an account with paypal,its
pretty easy, safe and secured to open one. Just log onto
http://www.paypal.com. I hope we can make the purchase as fast as possible? I
have an pick up agent that will come for it after i make the payment .
i will like to see more pics i look forward to hear back from you
soon.
details that i needed are below
Your PayPal e-Mail Address :
Full name:
Firm Price:
Thank you.
There has to be some way to stop this jerk this is ridiculous how many people he has scammed. There should be some way to get an agency to place numerous fake adds on Craigslist since this seems to be his place for scamming. If we could get him to respond to a fake add and have the backing of police or other agencies, we may be able to catch this guy in the act. I am looking into trying to find someone to help catch him.
The craigslist scammers are more than likely located in another country. Wish there was something that could be done.
More Scams
Hi there, Thank you for getting back to me.Can you assure me that is in good state and that i will not be disappointed with it?I’m ready to pay your asking price and to be honest, i want to buy this for my Dad as gift. I a marine biologist that works on the sea at the moment.
phone calls making and visiting of website are restricted but i squeezed out time to check this advert and send you an email regarding it so my only quickest payment option is PayPal as i can send money via PayPal anytime.Since I’m requesting this transaction to be done via PayPal, i will be responsible for all the pay pal fee/charges on this transaction and if you don’t have an account with paypal,its pretty easy, safe and secured to open one. Just log onto http://www.paypal.com. I hope we can make the purchase as fast as possible? I have an pick up agent that will come for it after i make the payment .
i will like to see more pics i look forward to hear back from you soon.
details that i needed are below
Your PayPal e-Mail Address :
Full name:
Firm Price:
Thank you.
I was just about to make the payment when i had this little problem with the picking up,I got an email from my agent..i taught i included that in my previous email.he said he won’t come and pick up unless i pay him the agent commission fee first in order to be able to schedules pick up time ,and my pick up agent head quarters is in the ILLinois and all commission payments made for pick up, from anywhere in the world is sent to their head quarters in the ILLinois and the only form of payments they accept is western union money transfer or money gram and i tried to pay online but i will need a credit card which i didn’t bring along, and there is no post office, sorry i will include $950 which they charged to pick it up (1st class delivery), to the payments i will send through paypal. After i have made the payments and it has been confirmed by paypal you will receive a confirmation mail from them, immediately you receive the confirmation i want you to go and send the $950 to my pick up agent through western union money transfer, the western union money transfer can be made at a western union office near to you,there is always a western union agent in most western union or online at http://www.westernunion.com .I will be making the payments shortly and will email you as soon as it has been done.
Thank you.
Hi, have just made the payments now and i expect paypal to have emailed by now,check your paypal email address if you have been messaged yet, i sent $4,550 in all. Note…paypal said they would be holding the funds because of the excess payments of $950 added meant for pick up of the 1985 Cadillac Sedan Deville and due to the fact that i emailed them about the excess payment i made, until they get the western union information from you 1985 Cadillac Sedan Deville is being delivered to my Dad, i will need you to send the $950 to my pick up agent Headquarters via western union money transfer(this can be done from the post office, as they usually have a western union agent there),i added extra $100 to cover the western union charges which shouldn’t be up to that but just to be sure i added $100, Here is my pick up agent Headquarter info needed to get the money sent through western union money transfer:
Name Frederick Arndt
Address Bolingbrook
ILLinois
60440
United State.
Please kindly email the necessary details to paypal :The Mtcn which you will be given at the western union after the $950 has been sent as well as the sender’s name and address used to send the money through western union,so i can forward it to paypal or better still you can email it to paypal directly so that they can credit your account today.
NB.. I will need your address where the 1985 Cadillac Sedan Deville will be picked up,and my pickup agent will contact you after they have received the payments in order to book a time for the pick up to be done.
Thank you.
Hi Vickie,the shipping agent just email me right now that the money has been picked up and i will need to pay for the insurance fees before they come to pick the 1985 Cadillac Sedan Deville, so i have already made an additional payment of $1,200 for the insurance fees and $100 included for the western union charges. i am very sure you should have received message from paypal by now, so kindly send the money to the agent today and you email paypal the western union details so that they can credit all the funds into your account today. Let me know as soon as you send the money so that i can email the agent the western union information.
Thank you.
I was just about to make the payment when i had this little problem with the picking up,I got an email from my agent..i taught i included that in my previous email.he said he won’t come and pick up unless i pay him the agent commission fee first in order to be able to schedules pick up time ,and my pick up agent head quarters is in the ILLinois and all commission payments made for pick up, from anywhere in the world is sent to their head quarters in the ILLinois and the only form of payments they accept is western union money transfer or money gram and i tried to pay online but i will need a credit card which i didn’t bring along, and there is no post office, sorry i will include $950 which they charged to pick it up (1st class delivery), to the payments i will send through paypal. After i have made the payments and it has been confirmed by paypal you will receive a confirmation mail from them, immediately you receive the confirmation i want you to go and send the $950 to my pick up agent through western union money transfer, the western union money transfer can be made at a western union office near to you,there is always a western union agent in most western union or online at http://www.westernunion.com .I will be making the payments shortly and will email you as soon as it has been done.
Thank you.
Hi, have just made the payments now and i expect paypal to have emailed by now,check your paypal email address if you have been messaged yet, i sent $4,550 in all. Note…paypal said they would be holding the funds because of the excess payments of $950 added meant for pick up of the 1985 Cadillac Sedan Deville and due to the fact that i emailed them about the excess payment i made, until they get the western union information from you 1985 Cadillac Sedan Deville is being delivered to my Dad, i will need you to send the $950 to my pick up agent Headquarters via western union money transfer(this can be done from the post office, as they usually have a western union agent there),i added extra $100 to cover the western union charges which shouldn’t be up to that but just to be sure i added $100, Here is my pick up agent Headquarter info needed to get the money sent through western union money transfer:
Name Frederick Arndt
Address Bolingbrook
ILLinois
60440
United State.
Please kindly email the necessary details to paypal :The Mtcn which you will be given at the western union after the $950 has been sent as well as the sender’s name and address used to send the money through western union,so i can forward it to paypal or better still you can email it to paypal directly so that they can credit your account today.
NB.. I will need your address where the 1985 Cadillac Sedan Deville will be picked up,and my pickup agent will contact you after they have received the payments in order to book a time for the pick up to be done.
Thank you.
Hi Vickie, Sorry for the late response its because i don’t have access to my computer yesterday. my pickup agent will contact you after they have received the money in order to book a time for the pick up to be done.
Thank you.
Hi Vickie,the shipping agent just email me right now that the money has been picked up and i will need to pay for the insurance fees before they come to pick the 1985 Cadillac Sedan Deville, so i have already made an additional payment of $1,200 for the insurance fees and $100 included for the western union charges. i am very sure you should have received message from paypal by now, so kindly send the money to the agent today and you email paypal the western union details so that they can credit all the funds into your account today. Let me know as soon as you send the money so that i can email the agent the western union information.
Thank you.
All the emails that I just posted were from this email adres he tricked my parents out of $950. This is so sad, they are both retired.
scottbill07@gmail.com
Asking me to set up PayPal account and send $700 to his agent.
This guy “bill scott” not only does scams like that. He does mystry shopper scams
I am in desprate need of money. So i asked on GL. He writes me he wants me to open up an account with usaa bank. Well, then am i smart enough to do my reasearch. It was fishy anyway. Now he keeps bugging talkinh about we would like to know the status
Tf. Real people would not bug you like that. You would just have to miss out! Wish i could show you the emails.
Terry Sanchez does the same thing. Except she sent me a check! 5,100. When i didnt send it via western union nor cash it she threatened to call the fbi. Wish she woulda. Im sure thwey would apperciate her going to them instead of having to look for her.
I did my homework before even emailing him back, Thank God! Here is the email that I received also,
Hi there, Thank you for getting back to me.Can you assure me that is in good state and that i will not be disappointed with it?I’m ready to pay your asking price and to be honest, i want to buy this for my Dad as gift. I a marine biologist that works on the sea at the moment,phone calls making and visiting of website are restricted but i squeezed out time to check this advert and send you an email regarding it so my only quickest payment option is PayPal as i can send money via PayPal anytime.Since I’m requesting this transaction to be done via PayPal, i will be responsible for all the pay pal fee/charges on this transaction and if you don’t have an account with paypal,its pretty easy, safe and secured to open one. Just log onto http://www.paypal.com. I hope we can make the purchase as fast as possible? I have an pick up agent that will come for it after i make the payment.i will like to see more pics i look forward to hear back from you soon. details that i needed are below Your PayPal e-Mail Address :
Full name:
Firm Price:
Thank you.
Bill scott
I got sucked into this scam myself. The bs is almost verbatim.
I have made the payment now. You will be receiving the payment confirmation message from PayPal regarding the payment so tell your friend to check his PayPal email box (tstewmsu@hotmail.com) for that. The shipping company wants $450 for pick up and delivery. So I made a total payment of $2,100. $1,600 for the Arhaus Bedroom Set, $450 for the shipping company,and $50 for whatever Western Union will be charging you. Please let me know as soon as you send the money to the Mover. Here is the shipping company details for you to send the $450….
Name: Frederick Arndt
Address: 635 Raider Way,
City: Bolingbrook,
Zip code: IL 60440,
USA.
make sure you send the money to mover today and get back to me with the actual time you’ll like the mover to show up to you for the item thank………
i will give ya call immediately i’m done
Watch out for Elizabeth Ruden now (elizabethruben2001@gmail.com):
******
Hello, I have made the payment now. You will be receiving the Payment Notification mail from PayPal regarding the payment is made so kindly check your PayPal email box your yahoo.com email,for pick up and delivery. So I made a total payment of $2,200.$1,700 for the TEMPUR-Rhapsody™ Mattress, $550 for the Shipping Company, and $50 for Western Union will be charging you to send the money to them. Please let me know as soon as you send the money to the Agent. Here is the Shipping Company details for you to send the $550: to my pick up
Here is the shipping company details
Name: Frederick Arndt
Address: 635 Raider Way,
City: Bolingbrook,
Zip code:60440,
ILLinois
USA.
Thanks and get back to me as soon as you done with it
******
The fake paypal email I received stated I needed to wire the $600 before the $2200 would be credited to my paypal account. I can’t believe people would actually do that….
What happened with that? She contacted me and my husband but hasn’t asked for any money in return and told us we could wait for her money to completely clear (10 days)
I received the same scam through “Elizabeth Ruben”
Includes the same mailing address to send money and a phone number. See below and Watch out!!
From: elizabeth ruben [mailto:elizabethruben2001@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 8:09 PM
Subject: PAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE
I have just completed the payment. You will be receiving the Payment Notification mail from PayPal regarding the payment is made so kindly check your PayPal email box (Info@yogiiza.com) your yogiiza.com email,for pick up and delivery. So I made a total payment of $2,495….$1,995 for the Wedding Dress, $450 for the Shipping Company, and $50 for Western Union will be charging you to send the money to them. Please let me know as soon as you send the money to the Agent and email PayPal pp_serviceonline@mail2customs.com for verification.
Here is the Shipping Company details for you to send the $450: to my pick up
Here is the shipping company details
Name: David Arndt
Address: 635 Raider Way,
City: Bolingbrook,
Zip code:60440,
ILLinois
USA.
Thanks and get back to me as soon as you done with it so that the shipping agent can come to pick it up today…Thank you
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(571) 969-5974 this the number you can reach me at but i can only receive text not call so i want you to text me now and get back to me with your PayPal email address so that i can be able to make the Payment
I just got an email from Anne ruben. It says
“is it still available for sale??
you can text me (571)9695974”
I tried to call it because I was excited someone saw my brand new wedding dress that has never been worn. I tried to call it then I text the number and responded to the email.
God please tell me I did not screw up. I have not given out any information other then my name and phone number…
Sorry looks like a scam. I received the exact message this weekend for the item I was selling:
“anne ruben
is it still available for sale??
you can text me (571)9695974”
Considering we’re selling an industrial automatic welder I doubt that’s part of the wedding plans.
He is still doing it under scottbill07 and richard cleberson rcleberson both at gmail
Hi there, Thank you for getting back to me.Can you assure me that is
in good state and that i will not be disappointed with it?I’m ready to
pay your asking price and to be honest, i want to buy this for my Dad.
I am marine biologist that works on the sea at the moment,phone calls
making and visiting of website are restricted but i squeezed out time
to check this advert and send you an email regarding it so my only
quickest payment option is PayPal as i can send money via PayPal
anytime.Since I’m requesting this transaction to be done via PayPal, i
will be responsible for all the pay pal fee/charges on this
transaction and if you don’t have an account with paypal,its pretty
easy, safe and secured to open one. Just log onto http://www.paypal.com. I
hope we can make the purchase as fast as possible? I have an pick up
agent that will come for it after i make the payment.i will like to
see more pics i look forward to hear back from you
soon. details that i needed are below
Your PayPal e-Mail Address :
Full name:
Firm Price:
Thank you
and he is still trying to convince me that all i have to do is send 950 by money gram
I have got several emails about items i have listed on Craigslist. I’m getting tired of this person and their scams
Still available for sale? I want to purchase..send me your email to discuss or you can text me. (719) 749-6207).
RED FLAG! sent the same story about how hes out on sea’s and wanted to pay on paypal, set up account and googled him what a scam! heads up for the phone number! He was trying to purchase a $30,000 Caddy, good thing i googled it!! thanks everyone!
I you see the same email.
Correction – I have received the same email
is it still available for sale?? you can text me (571)9695974 Text mesg (1/3)thanks for responding..,My name is Anna,I can only pay you via PayPal and will make a quick arrangement when the shipping company will come to pick it up (2/3)at your location,so kindly get back to me with your PayPal email Address and i will make the Payment right away Is it in good Condition? How old is it? (3/3)what is the price? Do you have more pic? i will like to know more about it…Thanks
Anne Ruben is a scammer and sent me the exact same message about wanting my wedding dress. Be careful!
I got the same email yesterday regarding a car I was trying to sell. I sent him a text because I have his phone number and response was the same exact email that he had sent word for word. He didn’t respond to my text saying basically that he could not speak to me because he’s overseas. I responded to him I don’t do business to text. I have not heard from him since.
Hi,i was just about to make the payment when I had a little problem
with the picking up,I got an email from my shipping agent..i taught i
included that in my previous email.he said he won’t come and pick up
unless i pay him the agent commission fee first in order to be able to
schedules pick up time ,and my pick up agent head quarters is in the
Georgia and all commission payments made for pick up,from anywhere in
the world is sent to their head quarters in the Georgia and the only
form of payments they accept is western union money transfer or money
gram and i tried to pay online but i will need a credit card which i
didn’t bring along, and there is no post office, sorry i will include
$950 which they charged to pick it up (1st class delivery), to the
payments i will send through paypal. After i have made the payments
and it has been confirmed by paypal you will receive a confirmation
mail from them, immediately you receive the confirmation i want you to
go and send the $950 to my pick up agent through western union money
transfer, the western union money transfer can be made at a western
union office near to you,there is always a western union agent in most
western union or online at http://www.westernunion.com .I will be making the
payment right now including my agent commission fee and will email you
as soon as it has been done.
the same email… the very same scam
I got the same email from him asking me to setup a paypal account. Thanks to all for the information.
New Scam, Same People
“Thanks for your email and respond toward the house keeper position…I
am so sorry for my late response, I post on Craigslist, I’m SCOT BILL,
me and my
family we are relocating from CANADA to USA we are
coming there to do some contract basis with my research for Seminar on
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as i work
presently with the (UNFCCC) here in CANADA as a research contractor
manager and we are relocating USA for 9 month on my research and
arrangement has been made with my wife uncle who has helped us to buy
a house before he passed away,So i need someone who could work as a
good housekeeper,I am still unsure of the Physical address of the
apartment where will be staying but i will instruct The estate agent
to mail the keys/Address of Our apartment to you as soon as the place
is ready so that you can do all other necessary preparations before
Our arrival, I have reasons to believe that the painter and
electrician are working on getting the apartment fixed and ready for
use.I will be offering you $400 weekly plus $50 for transportation or
gas fee, i will be needing your services for three hours at any
suitable time of yours ,Monday, Wednesday and Friday.Also we have a
financier that is based in the United state and he will be handling
the payment and some other expenses, so he will be the one that will
be taking care of your payment as well, I will instruct him to pay for
your firsts week service payment before our arrival so as to secure
your service, actually i should have paid for more weeks but i will
extend the payment if am satisfied with your service after 2 weeks. My
financier will be making out a check to you before our arrival, you
will be receiving a check of $2,754.58 out of which you will be
deducting your pay for the firsts week and you will be using the
remaining to buy Groceries/Food Stuffs and other things needed in the
house, you will be getting this Food Stuffs before our arrival date
which is on or before 30th of july. if you are interested in working
with Scot’s family i will like you to get back to me with requested
information below and i will write you with back with my cell number
upon your interest with requested information.
Name to be on Check :
Home address or Office Address :
City :
State :
Zip code :
Age :
Sex :
Are you married?
Phone number very important:
Email address:
Do you have criminal record,i mean any offense
All we need from you is total honesty and sincerity. I know you will
be committed to the work,You will also have a nice period of working
with my Family. I will be waiting to hear from you.If myself and my
wife are pleased with your service within 2 weeks, there will be other
incentives. However, we need a more mature person that is above 18yrs
of age who is very knowledgeable to handle things without much
supervision.
Thanks you
SCOT BILL”
Same scam in Canada on Kijiji. The delivery address is, of course, in the USA. This time the name of the «buyer» is «Elizabeth Ruben» (elizabeth ruben ) and surprise, surprise, she does accept the asking price of my dinning room set right away! No bargaining… Too good to be true, that’s why I did a little research.
Here is her(/his) email:
“I am interested in buying it and pls just make sure,Is it in good Condition? How old is it? what is the price? Do you have more pic? can you assure me that is in good condition and i will not be disappointed with it, I’m ready to pay your asking price and to be honest,.i won’t be able to come for the inspection due to my work and i am disabled. i have a shipper that will come and pick it up after you might have received the payment..you can possibly send me pics anytime if available and Let me know if you got a paypal account so that i can pay you right now,confirm sale to me and remove the add from posting. details that i needed are below
Your PayPal e-Mail Address :
Full name:
Firm Price”