blog.JacobBurke.com » MacBook Pro http://blog.jacobburke.com Random thoughts about life, technology and the world around me. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:19:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Craigslist MacBook Pro Scam http://blog.jacobburke.com/2008/08/09/craigslist-macbook-pro-scam/ http://blog.jacobburke.com/2008/08/09/craigslist-macbook-pro-scam/#comments Sat, 09 Aug 2008 09:09:46 +0000 Jacob Burke http://blog.jacobburke.com/?p=175 Yesterday I heard back from the seller about the MacBook Pro I found on Craigslist.  I was really hoping that it was a local person selling an MBP at a low price.  Well, turns out the the whole thing is a scam.  It was hard to believe at first, considering the ad said that the product was in Elmira.  I was really hoping to get this so that Albert could retire his 7 year old PowerBook.  I guess things are just too good to be true.  The “seller” and I have been emailing back and forth.  She was willing to take care of the shipping costs (she has moved to Manchester, UK now) via DHL and then I would pay her after receiving the MBP and verifying that it works.

I got curious, so I plugged her email [amy28.1979@hotmail.com] into Google and got two hits from blogs about MacBook scams on Craigslist.  I am glad that I did.  So now I am just leaving the situation as is.  If she emails me back, I may see where it goes.  But I am now certain that I am getting played and I am not happy at all.

Albert, sorry that I could not get you a MacBook at the incredible price of $640.00 – Craigslist is just a cespool of scams.

Cheers!

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