On More Scams... from the same damned person!

So the story goes that a guy loves to lure in those Nigerian scammers, remember them? The ones who would tell you they were the wife, cousin, uncle, whatever of some fantisctially rich person and they needed you to help them get their money out of Nigeria, Europe, The Moon, whatever. Anyway this guy, the Ebola Monkey Man, clearly deserves a medal!, but, well I wish he was posting bicycles on Craigslist.

Back in October 2010 I tried to sell a frame I've got that's just collecting dust, you can read about my attempts here, read the reader comments as well, I'm not the only would be victim.

Well my guy is back at it. I am trying to sell a Roubaix, full build that's been sitting in the shop since June of 2010. I know someone who said they were going to buy it, but they never did.

Anyway here is the latest... (Note: Clifton, AKA Clarance, AKA Jokam is in red ink, I am in blue ink.)

On Sun, 25 Mar 2012, sarah wrote:
** CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY --- AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY
** Avoid: wiring money, cross-border deals, work-at-home
** Beware: cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping
** More Info: http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams


Good Morning,


Happy weekend to you...I am interested in your advert on craiglist and
would like you to contact me back on my email cliftongemni@gmail.com with
you as i am keen in buying it.


Thanks


SGT Clifton Gemni
U.S. Army

Does anyone actually talk like that? Anyway that message reminded me of ole' Clarance Rose,

On 3/25/12, Michael Cole wrote:
Well the bike is still avaialble but I am in Toronto Canada, that might be
a bit of a drive for you.


That said if you'd like to see it, drop me a note and I'll see what I can
arrange.


Michael

Well surely if you are about to blow $3500 (the list price I posted) for this thing you would want to inspect it at least once?

Hello
Thanks for your prompt response.am okay with it and i want to buying it right away at the rate of (US$3500.00).I am satisfied with the description of it in which it would be convenient for me to pay through PayPal.I am not available to check it up before purchasing but i have checked the necessary details of the advert...If you are not familiar with PayPal,i would suggest you visit www.paypal.com and make a registration with them and contact me with your PayPal email address after completing the registration.I am presently making proper arrangement with my picker in order for him to schedule how to come for the pick up of the item after payment is made.Please get back to me with your PayPal email address so that i can proceed with the payment

Not the sharpest knife in the drawer, we call them 'couriers' "pickers" are what gross people do with their noses... or is he talking about day labourers on fruit farms, sadly I think in the United States they are usually called illegal aliens. Also, I'm in Toronto, in Ontario, which is, last I checked, in Canada, which means I used Canadian, not US money. I would like to think that a seargent in the US Army would know that in other countries people don't use US funds.

Anyway I replied, I think I'd like to lead this guy on for a while, in the spirt of the Ebola Monkey Man!

Where are you located? Are you sure you don't want to see this thing first? Wouldn't it make more sense to inspect the bike before you buy it?


I'm open to suggestions. Does anyone have a fake Paypal account they can 'loan' me? (Yes I've already reported this piece of work to the RCMP and to Paypal, I don't think either of them will do anything though, apparently they are flooded with reports like mine.)
 
Craigslist users beware!