Trying to scare a craigslist scammer. - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

TylerH860 · #1 06-13-2009, 11:41 PM

I tried selling a watch on CL and not surprisingly all I got were scam emails. Keep in mind I do know to take security precautions with selling a small, valuable item like this, so no need to lecture.

I got an email in poor English explaining he was a jeweler and would like to do the transaction via paypal. I said that would be fine, but I would like to speak to you over the phone and get a few references. I also said I would not ship internationally.

He responded with this below:

why are delay the shipping, please i dont know who are and you dont

know who i am, have made the payment for your item and the money have

been deducted from my account ok, if you want the money to show inside

your account ship the item and send tracking number to paypal for

verification and crediting your account ok unelse i will report you to

FBI

Obviously he's trying to scam me since there's no money in my account and he's trying to fool me into paypal giving me the money automatically after he recieves the item. Rather than do the usual response with various insults, I decieded make this up:

From: "FEDERAL BUREAU INVESTIGATION ANTI FRAUD DEPARTMENT" <f.b.i.a.f.d@usa.com>
Date: SAT, 13 June 2009 09:41:11 -
Subject: ANTI FRAUD DEPARTMENT UNITED STATE TREASURY.

ATTENTION:

THIS IS THE FEDERAL BUREAU INVESTIGATION / ANTI FRAUD DEPARTMENT UNITED STATE TREASURY.

DUE TO YOUR FRAUDULENT EMAIL SENT TO OUR UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATORS WE HAVE TRACED YOUR COMPUTER TO YOUR EXACT ADDRESS. HAND YOUR SELF OVER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE AS AN INTERNATIONAL WARRANT HAS BEEN SERVED FOR YOUR ARREST.

THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT COOPERATING WITH OUR DEMANDS IS YOUR INFORMATION WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO OUR INTERNATIONAL SECRET POLICE, RESULTING IN YOUR ARREST, INJURY, AND POSSIBLE DEATH IF YOU RESIST. YOU WILL ALSO BE INCARCERATED FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD IN AN INTERNATIONAL PRISON WITHOUT TRIAL. YOUR HOME COUNTRY IS VERY COOPERATIVE WITH OUR AGENCY AND WILL NOT PROTECT YOU. THIS IS YOUR ONLY WARNING.

J. EDGAR HOOVER JR.

DIRECTOR
ANTI FRAUD DEPARTMENT.
UNITED STATE TREASURY

He seems dumb enough that it might acually scare him.

I sold the watch today, too.