Craigslist Scams

So I am moving and selling a lot (actually all) of my stuff on Craigslist. I am sure I am preaching to the choir when I say Craigslist is awesome, but there are still people who take advantage of the trust factor.

Namely, for my mattress, box spring, and frame I got not one, but two, offers to have a check for a large amount of money sent to me and then instructing me to send the difference plus my costs to a shipper via Western Union or cashier's check. Talk about amateurs. The first warning on the Craigslist scams page is this very scam! They would have had better luck coming to my place and just beating me up and taking my money.

One of the scammers used the name Joy Merry. Gimme a break - that is the most fake sounding name in the world. Or that is what I thought until I did a search on it and there are actually people with that name. Life must suck when people expect you to be happy all the time, just because your name implies it.