I got this message in response to an ad selling a Dell celeron 2.4ghz pc in craigslist. This is the second time I got such a similiar email:
- guy want to buy my item
- guy is in business trip to
- some crap about Nigeria.

Smells like a scam where
- guy send me a "certified" check,
- bank pre approve the check ammount.
- I mail out his item thinking it's a good check
- guy gets item and resell it for$ to buy *** and animal porn
- bank hold me liable for bad check.

How should I play this guy? I was just thinking of giving him my address to send the check and then tell him. the "item is on the way" and let him wait.

how would I go about getting law enforcment involved to get this guy?


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here is the content of the email:
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Hello,
Compliment I am LOLA SMITH I'm from Alabama and I would like to inform of my interest in buying your item to my daughter.
I am on a business trip to Holland and my daughter is having her birthday nextweek in Nigeria, i have decided to buy your item (Dell pc, 2.4ghz, 512 ram & Dell E153FP 15" lcd monitor) for her as the birthday gift since I am presently out of the state. There is no time for me going around so i have to get her the birthday gift in an online market and that is why I came on craigslist.
I will be making the payment through auction payments (money order).
I have my daughter address below and will want you to calculate the shipping cost to her address, as I will be responsible for the shipping charges. I want the gift sent to her through FEDEX as secure and safe.
I want you to do this on time because it is urgent.

NAME...OZINREGBE BABATUNDE
ADDRESS...125 EDE ROAD
CITY... ILE-IFE
STATE...OSUN STATE
ZIPCODE...234001
COUNTRY...NIGERIA
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