Tiger Scam on Craigslist
About a week ago, I received an email from a sweet-looking 72 year-old woman who included her picture in her signature, saying that she was responding to an inquiry I must have sent out during my Tiger hunt. She apologized for not answering sooner, but explained that her husband just died and she was too distraught to do anything else at the time. She tells me then that she has his '65 Tiger that she is selling for $14,000 and asks if I am still interested. I write back expressing my deepest condolences and say, yeah, sure, I'm still interested!
She sends back a link to photos that, to my admittedly untrained eye, look like a fantastic Tiger. The give-away to me, though, was her description of the car -- the most technically detailed imaginable, specifying every upgrade and performance feature with a mechanic's ease.
My, what big you teeth you have, gandma.
I consulted with Norm, who confirmed that the scam on this Alger has been going on for some time. Amazing.
About a week ago, I received an email from a sweet-looking 72 year-old woman who included her picture in her signature, saying that she was responding to an inquiry I must have sent out during my Tiger hunt. She apologized for not answering sooner, but explained that her husband just died and she was too distraught to do anything else at the time. She tells me then that she has his '65 Tiger that she is selling for $14,000 and asks if I am still interested. I write back expressing my deepest condolences and say, yeah, sure, I'm still interested!
She sends back a link to photos that, to my admittedly untrained eye, look like a fantastic Tiger. The give-away to me, though, was her description of the car -- the most technically detailed imaginable, specifying every upgrade and performance feature with a mechanic's ease.
My, what big you teeth you have, gandma.
I consulted with Norm, who confirmed that the scam on this Alger has been going on for some time. Amazing.
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