Potential scam through Craigslist

[Zan]

"Alex" has either disconnected his number or blocked me so this is confirmed a scam.

The cards were apparently his grandfather's who passed away recently, he and his dad were going through his estate in Clarion PA. The deal was certainly too good to be true but I spoke to this person for a fair amount of time (at least I thought) for me to judge his character.

He went to the Clarion post office yesterday afternoon to ship the cards and sent me this tracking number:

RA252573870US

USPS has not scanned this package yet, and after speaking to a representative at the Clarion post office he confirmed that any package dropped off yesterday has been scanned. This package was expected to be sent priority express. When I sent the picture that Alex sent to me of him standing in the line at the post office their representative said that lobby is not what it looks like in their post office.

I'm in touch with my business insurance company and have begun to file a claim. Waiting for their advice on where/when to file a police report.

[jimq16415]

Numbers at USPS that start with R are registered mail. If it was accepted at USPS like he said and it didn't have activity on the postal intranet heads would roll. You're right about a scam.

[perezfan]

Ugh... so sorry to hear this. Hope you get resolution with your claim.

[G1911]

How did you pay? You didn't send it PayPal F&F or similar, right? It is easy to get your money back if you used G&S or a similar sensible service for sending lots of money to a complete stranger.

[hcv123]

1) If it's on Craig's list - assume it's a scam until proven otherwise.
2) If I am doing business with someone I don't know or who isn't well vouched for by people I do know (and trust) I use a protected method of payment including being willing to pay the extra 3-4% fees so the seller nets their ask and I am protected.

I am sorry the above doesn't help with your current situation.

Another thing that would have made my warning sirens sound with your transaction is it appears the pictures you shared are photoshopped - as they appear 100% identical except the card has changed.

Good luck with the situation.

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by hcv123

1) If it's on Craig's list - assume it's a scam until proven otherwise.
2) If I am doing business with someone I don't know or who isn't well vouched for by people I do know (and trust) I use a protected method of payment including being willing to pay the extra 3-4% fees so the seller nets their ask and I am protected.

I am sorry the above doesn't help with your current situation.

Another thing that would have made my warning sirens sound with your transaction is it appears the pictures you shared are photoshopped - as they appear 100% identical except the card has changed.

Good luck with the situation.

Good advice. But the two pictures are not the same. Look at the space between the index and the middle finger. Much bigger in the Mantle pic.

[BigfootIsReal]

Originally Posted by cgjackson222

Good advice. But the two pictures are not the same. Look at the space between the index and the middle finger. Much bigger in the Mantle pic.

Not identical, look at the gap between the index and middle fingers

[effe]

Originally Posted by cgjackson222

Good advice. But the two pictures are not the same. Look at the space between the index and the middle finger. Much bigger in the Mantle pic.

His hand is casting a shadow, the cards are not.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by Zan

"Alex" has either disconnected his number or blocked me so this is confirmed a scam.

The cards were apparently his grandfather's who passed away recently, he and his dad were going through his estate in Clarion PA. The deal was certainly too good to be true but I spoke to this person for a fair amount of time (at least I thought) for me to judge his character.

He went to the Clarion post office yesterday afternoon to ship the cards and sent me this tracking number:

RA252573870US

USPS has not scanned this package yet, and after speaking to a representative at the Clarion post office he confirmed that any package dropped off yesterday has been scanned. This package was expected to be sent priority express. When I sent the picture that Alex sent to me of him standing in the line at the post office their representative said that lobby is not what it looks like in their post office.

I'm in touch with my business insurance company and have begun to file a claim. Waiting for their advice on where/when to file a police report.

What type of insurance would cover something like this?

[Yoda]

Originally Posted by jayshum

What type of insurance would cover something like this?

I can assure you that insurance companies are not in the business of offering "scam" insurance.