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boatdryver posted 01-20-2014 11:38 AM ET (US)
Watch out for a Pristine 2001 13 ft Whaler, 40 HP motor, trailer for $2,400. Florida plates and palm trees in photos: purported to be in Oklahoma.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/boa/4294737035.html
JimL

jcdawg83 posted 01-20-2014 01:48 PM ET (US)
Does look a little suspicious. Of course, the owner may have moved from FL to OK and that's why he's selling the Whaler.
bcoastal posted 01-20-2014 08:20 PM ET (US)
Scam.
Binkster posted 01-20-2014 10:22 PM ET (US)
If it is a scam, how would it work? Do they just put up a picture of any boat, and then expect you to send them a deposit sight unseen? Who would fall for that? At this time there is in Orlando Craigslist a picture of a 50hp 4 stroke Yamaha in a crate(looks new) that says motor runs great, I think the price is $1750. No other details just an email address.
rich
AZdave posted 01-20-2014 10:47 PM ET (US)
There is an Outrage in the Tucson Craigslist that seems to be a scam as well. That one responded to my query to the Craigslist email by insisting that I use my own email address. I guess there is some angle to harvesting email addresses. It does not seem that flagging will make that one disappear.
skred posted 01-21-2014 09:31 AM ET (US)
The 13 footer was posted in Milwaukee Craigslist a while back. Obviously a scam. These guys are playing the percentages: there's always SOMEONE who'll send a deposit... C'mon, folks, if it looks to be to good to be true..... you know the rest.
wezie posted 01-21-2014 10:08 AM ET (US)
As Skred says!
And as a friend reminds; if you have to ask, you know the answer in these cases.
Life is too short to get involved with trash.
By the way, if it is such a great deal that you could drive half way across the country, someone locally would have snatched it yesterday.
Good luck to the Human Beings!
fishinchips posted 01-21-2014 10:19 AM ET (US)
theres alot of scams on craigslist. Becareful.
Sometimes there so good that you think its legit.
Ken
Tom W Clark posted 01-21-2014 10:26 AM ET (US)
These scams are VERY common. I see them on the local craigslist about twice a month here in Seattle.
The telltales always include a too-good-to-be-true low price, an out-of-state registration number (or blacked out registration number) combined with a background that does not look like the local environment. For example, there are not that many palm tress in Seattle, so when I see them in the background of the photos, I am suspicious.
frontier posted 01-21-2014 10:32 AM ET (US)
That 50 HP Yamaha outboard in a crate scam Binkster was talking about in Orlando just showed up on Seattle CL again this morning. It's been all around the country several times.
Just flag it.
swist posted 01-21-2014 05:46 PM ET (US)
Binkster writes: "Who would fall for that?"
The stupidity of the human race never fails to astound me. I wish I could remember the URL of an article I read on some successful scams - they boggle the mind - people giving tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars away for one scheme or another.
That's why we keep seeing Nigeria emails - if they send out five million, there's a very good chance there are one or maybe several idiots in that group.
17 bodega posted 01-22-2014 02:09 AM ET (US)
I've had some strange responses on Craigslist like are mentioned here. The one where they ask for your email so they can complete the deal is pretty obvious. My policy is that anyone who is unwilling to have a voice conversation is off my list to buy and sell.
logjam posted 01-29-2014 05:28 AM ET (US)
I use the same policy as 17 bodega for ebay as well...no talk no sale. The one time I deviated from that I got had. The 18' parachute anchor I bought shrank to a 4'sea anchor during shipping. I was more pi$$ed at PayPal and E-bay for standing behind the scammer than I was at the scammer himself. They ruled that a 4' sea anchor was not different enough from a 18' parachute anchor to be considered a fraud; Visa reversed the charges on paypal, and I will never use paypal again.
Binkster posted 01-29-2014 10:26 PM ET (US)
The 50hp 4 stroke Yamaha for $1750 is still being offered by this mail order company. It was for sale on Craigslist Orlando , and I understand was also offered on Craigslist in Seattle. It looks like a legitimate company, but the price is too attractive. Check out how to pay on their website. BTW they answered my inquiry from Craigslist Orlando
http://www.getitondiscount.com/
rich
Binkster posted 01-29-2014 10:30 PM ET (US)
The price is $1550 not $1750, even a better deal. Also a new 25 hp mercd for $995
rich

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Author	Topic: Boat Sale Fraud
boatdryver	posted 01-20-2014 11:38 AM ET (US) Watch out for a Pristine 2001 13 ft Whaler, 40 HP motor, trailer for $2,400. Florida plates and palm trees in photos: purported to be in Oklahoma. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/boa/4294737035.html JimL
jcdawg83	posted 01-20-2014 01:48 PM ET (US) Does look a little suspicious. Of course, the owner may have moved from FL to OK and that's why he's selling the Whaler.
bcoastal	posted 01-20-2014 08:20 PM ET (US) Scam.
Binkster	posted 01-20-2014 10:22 PM ET (US) If it is a scam, how would it work? Do they just put up a picture of any boat, and then expect you to send them a deposit sight unseen? Who would fall for that? At this time there is in Orlando Craigslist a picture of a 50hp 4 stroke Yamaha in a crate(looks new) that says motor runs great, I think the price is $1750. No other details just an email address. rich
AZdave	posted 01-20-2014 10:47 PM ET (US) There is an Outrage in the Tucson Craigslist that seems to be a scam as well. That one responded to my query to the Craigslist email by insisting that I use my own email address. I guess there is some angle to harvesting email addresses. It does not seem that flagging will make that one disappear.
skred	posted 01-21-2014 09:31 AM ET (US) The 13 footer was posted in Milwaukee Craigslist a while back. Obviously a scam. These guys are playing the percentages: there's always SOMEONE who'll send a deposit... C'mon, folks, if it looks to be to good to be true..... you know the rest.
wezie	posted 01-21-2014 10:08 AM ET (US) As Skred says! And as a friend reminds; if you have to ask, you know the answer in these cases. Life is too short to get involved with trash. By the way, if it is such a great deal that you could drive half way across the country, someone locally would have snatched it yesterday. Good luck to the Human Beings!
fishinchips	posted 01-21-2014 10:19 AM ET (US) theres alot of scams on craigslist. Becareful. Sometimes there so good that you think its legit. Ken
Tom W Clark	posted 01-21-2014 10:26 AM ET (US) These scams are VERY common. I see them on the local craigslist about twice a month here in Seattle. The telltales always include a too-good-to-be-true low price, an out-of-state registration number (or blacked out registration number) combined with a background that does not look like the local environment. For example, there are not that many palm tress in Seattle, so when I see them in the background of the photos, I am suspicious.
frontier	posted 01-21-2014 10:32 AM ET (US) That 50 HP Yamaha outboard in a crate scam Binkster was talking about in Orlando just showed up on Seattle CL again this morning. It's been all around the country several times. Just flag it.
swist	posted 01-21-2014 05:46 PM ET (US) Binkster writes: "Who would fall for that?" The stupidity of the human race never fails to astound me. I wish I could remember the URL of an article I read on some successful scams - they boggle the mind - people giving tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars away for one scheme or another. That's why we keep seeing Nigeria emails - if they send out five million, there's a very good chance there are one or maybe several idiots in that group.
17 bodega	posted 01-22-2014 02:09 AM ET (US) I've had some strange responses on Craigslist like are mentioned here. The one where they ask for your email so they can complete the deal is pretty obvious. My policy is that anyone who is unwilling to have a voice conversation is off my list to buy and sell.
logjam	posted 01-29-2014 05:28 AM ET (US) I use the same policy as 17 bodega for ebay as well...no talk no sale. The one time I deviated from that I got had. The 18' parachute anchor I bought shrank to a 4'sea anchor during shipping. I was more pi$$ed at PayPal and E-bay for standing behind the scammer than I was at the scammer himself. They ruled that a 4' sea anchor was not different enough from a 18' parachute anchor to be considered a fraud; Visa reversed the charges on paypal, and I will never use paypal again.
Binkster	posted 01-29-2014 10:26 PM ET (US) The 50hp 4 stroke Yamaha for $1750 is still being offered by this mail order company. It was for sale on Craigslist Orlando , and I understand was also offered on Craigslist in Seattle. It looks like a legitimate company, but the price is too attractive. Check out how to pay on their website. BTW they answered my inquiry from Craigslist Orlando http://www.getitondiscount.com/ rich
Binkster	posted 01-29-2014 10:30 PM ET (US) The price is $1550 not $1750, even a better deal. Also a new 25 hp mercd for $995 rich