more fun with scammers

Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 02:37:12 +0100
Subject: washburn lyon electric guitar w/ practice amp - $75 (alexandria, va)
From: glevipaniz@gmail.com
To: sale-hjxug-2535751575@craigslist.org

** 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.html

You still have it up for sale? 

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 Dan Robinson

To glevipaniz@gmail.com

Yes.

 kevin grierson

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To Dan Robinson

Hi,
Thanks for your response. I'm going on a vacation to London but I will instruct my assistant to prepare and mail your payment which I'm sure you will get in about 4 - 6 business days. I'll add $20 extra for the delay. I'll pay by M O or cashier check so send me your info (i.e full name, mailing address and your phone number) 
I will also make arrangement for pick-up which will be after you must have received and cashed the payment.
Awaiting your info.
Thanks

 Dan Robinson

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To facebookpromotions001@gmail.com

You know what would really be more convenient for me is if you gave me your name, address, phone number and your bank routing number and checking account number and I will just direct-debit your account.  I'd be happy to ship the items to you.  That way we could complete this transaction much quicker.

saving money on auto insurance

• drivers who switch to all-state save an average of $353
• drivers who switch to geico save an average of $230
• drivers who switch to liberty mutual save an average of 20%
• drivers who switch to state farm save an average of $426

at least that's what all the commercials say. you'd think i could get free insurance if i just switch insurance companies back and forth a few times. now how can this be? surely, someone must be lying. nope. they just aren't telling the whole truth. the reason they can all make this claim is because who the hell changes insurance companies to a more expensive company? no one. obviously, anyone who switches to a new insurer only switched because that new insurer was cheaper than their current insurer. all drivers who switch, save. drivers who don't save, don't switch. duh.

collection of random rants

* the illinois senator situation is actually quite infuriating. the system has been hijacked. it's clear that neither blagojevich nor the person whom he appointed, roland burris, are acting in the interest of the people of illinois. these are elected positions, intented to represent the will of the people. regardless of whether or not he has broken any laws, i don't believe anyone from illinois wants blagojevich in office anymore and he refuses to step down, even though it would be the right thing to do. similarly, it appears that his appointment is legal and the senate will have to allow it, burris should recognize that source of his appointment is not representative of the people and by extension neither is his appointment. i think blagojevich knows he's screwed at this point and is doing his best to stick it to everyone on his way to jail and burris is a egotistic powerhungry opportunist. at any rate, it's very sad to see such blatant disrespect for the spirit of democracy. here's a snippet from a new york times op ed on burris.

On the negative side, you might want to include the fact that Burris has already constructed a mausoleum for himself that is topped by Illinois’s state seal and the legend “Trail Blazer.” Those are followed by a list of his historic firsts, ranging from the impressive (first African-American elected to a statewide office in Illinois) to some stuff you would really try to refrain from bragging about except at parties in which there had been a great deal of drinking (first African-American exchange student from Southern Illinois University to Hamburg).

There also is a sidebar granite slab for “Other Major Accomplishments.” As the mausoleum illustrates, even in an occupation in which oversized egos are practically a career requirement, Burris can be a little alarming. The fact that he made Illinois history by being elected state comptroller in 1979 is something you would feel like admiring a lot more if Burris had not told The Associated Press in 2008: “I’d say if there hadn’t been a Roland Burris, that there would not have been a Carol Braun or a Barack Obama.

* the government tv converter box coupon program has run out of money. lots of people are whining. get over it. the government is not obligated to pay for you to watch tv. plus, who knows how many people got the coupons because, hey, free $40, even though they have cable and don't need them.

* all of the bridges from virginia into DC are going to be shut down on inauguration day. i don't quite understand how they expect to get 4 million people in and out of downtown dc when the only way in or out is going to be up through maryland. and while i am fortunate enough to not have to go downtown or even leave my house that day but 4 million people PLUS all the vendors, hotel staff, restaraunt staff, security staff, metro staff, organizers and various other people will. metro certainly can't handle it. i will either be blockading myself into the house or trying to get out of town the day before. by the way, there is anecdotal evidence that people, as i imagined, are not getting the ridiculous amounts of money for renting out their houses during inauguration.

* monday night i stepped in dog poop. it was not a little poop either. i might have to incinerate my shoes. i'm pretty sure it's one of our neighbors who just lets her dog out of her house because she is too lazy to walk them. it sorta wanders around until it finds a shoe to poop under and she opens the door and starts hollering for it to come back. this is also the same neighbor that while she rarely picks up after her dogs, when she does, she leaves a little pile of poop filled bags by her front door for days and days while flies congregate around them. she is also the neighbor who has a really obnoxious barky dog and leaves the windows open during the summer so they can see ever person and squirrel that walks by and bark at them as loudly as possible. i've also seen her sit in her car (which is filled with garbage) smoking a cigarette with the engine running listening to the radio for up to 20 minutes on some occasions.

my new job

i'm trying to sell my old laptop on craigslist. and have received a few emails. here's one of the more interesting chains...

him:

Is it still available for sale?

me:

Yes.

him:

I am interested in buying your item...Firstly,i will love to know the condition of the item, but there is a little problem,i will not be able to look at the item or pick it up from your place because i am currently out of the state for a Conference meeting,so you will be shipping the item to my Son in West Africa because i want to buy the item for him and i will prefer the shipment to go through USPS Global Express Mail Service EMS,i will add $100 to your money to cover the shipping charges.And about the payment, i will prefer PayPal because it is secure and easy to send money online and these is because these is the first time i will buy item online and Craigslist was introduced to me by a friend and i don't want to get ripped off. So get back to me with your PayPal email address for the immediate payment. I will be very happy if you could get back to me now. Thanks for your understanding and in anticipation of your response. Regards..

obviously some sort of scam at this point...

me:

I do not ship. Sorry

him:

i can understand the way you feel but i want to assure you that there won't be any problem and that is why i want to send the money before you get the item ship out to my son.. I would have love to pick it up myself but due to the nature of my Job i won't be able to do that and more so,i don't know when i will be back from my trip so that is why i want you to help me out.You don't have any problem in receiving your money just get back to me with your PayPal email address so that i can send the money to your account as earlier as possible. Thanks for your consideration and hope to read back from you soon.

me:

I am wanted by the FBI for internet fraud and I cannot go into the post office. They have my picture everywhere.

at which point, I think received a job offer...

him:

Hi mate, i will like to know much about you cos am total nigeria so want usa guy that can help me print check i will like you if you do it for me so we be share the gain together.i want you to get back to in time.

sheisters getting what they deserve (hopefully)

well, it turns out that network solutions is being targeted in a class action suit for their domain name locking i mentioned previously. where do i sign up?

sheisters

according to ICANN, network solutions is the 3rd biggest domain name registrar in the industry, and yet for some reason they feel it necessary to squat on domains from it's own potential customers. i had used godaddy previously but it turns out that this industry is filled with shady companies. godaddy likes to charge you triple if you want to renew your domain name after a year. i didn't want to send them any more money so i thought i would try and find registrar. i decided to try network solutions since they seemed more reputable than the boob-jiggling-superbowl-ad-running godaddy. after finding one that was available i started to go through the registration process. turns out that network solutions charges about three times what most other registrars charge so after going through most of the checkout process and getting the final price at the end, i decided i to try yet another registrar. unfortunately, all of the sudden, the domain name that i was going to register was no longer available. network solutions now locks all the domains that anyone searches for for 4 days. they claim it is some sort of grace period for the benefit of their customers. what it really is is holding domains hostage, forcing customers to either pay their higher prices, or wait it out. bastards.