another craigslist scam

 right off the bat this sounded fishy and i do alot of buying on the internet and the more i got told the more i knew it was a scam especially when reading the emails and went to the springfield craigslist and no posting for said truck

 http://merced.craigslist.org/cto/2067468954.html

says that the truck is in illinios and here are the following emails

From: Chris Martin <criss.martin201@gmail.com>
To: vinnie <cattledog_vinnie@yahoo.com>
Sent: Sat, December 4, 2010 5:27:38 AM
Subject: Re: dodge truck

Hi
I am selling this 99 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT because my platoon has been sent back to Iraq and don’t want it get old in my backyard. The price is low because I need to sell it before December 11th. It has no damage, no scratches or dents, no hidden defects. It is in immaculate condition, meticulously maintained and hasn’t been involved in any accident.. .I do have the title, clear, under my name. The truck has 167,563 miles original miles
It is still available for sale if you are interested, price as stated in the ad $2,500. The truck is in Springfield, IL, in case it gets sold I will take care of shipping. Let me know if you are interested and email me back.
 
Body type: 4×4 Truck
ENGINE: 6 Cylinder
Transmission: Automatic
Fuel type: Diesel
Vehicle title: Clear
Exterior color:  Green
Interior color:  Gray
Thank you
 
Chris Martin
139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
Springfield, Illinois Army National Guard

contacted springfield national guard spoke with a rep who says this scam has been going on for over a year and note it didnt take me long to find exactly this scam using military info even on the national guard website there is enough info there i could pass myself off as a guard here is the next email

From: Chris Martin <criss.martin201@gmail.com>
To: vinnie <cattledog_vinnie@yahoo.com>
Sent: Sat, December 4, 2010 10:56:59 AM
Subject: Re: dodge truck

The transaction will be fully under Google’s surveillance, giving us both security and insurance that nothing will go wrong. They will be the 3rd, objective party involved in the transaction. This way you will actually pay for the truck after you will receive and test it, because Google will hold the funds and release it to me only after you accept and confirm the delivery. After the truck reaches your address you will have 5 days to test it. Within this period you have to decide if you purchase it or not. If you decide to take it you will have to contact Google and let them know that, so they can release the payment to me. If you won’t like it you will have to ship it back to me within the 5 days and Google will refund you.

 I supposed to ship the truck to another buyer, then he told me that he found another vehicle so is no longer interested. He already paid the shipping charges, the shipping is paid I will send the truck with all the papers ( vehicle registration, warranty papers,transfer papers etc ). I am just waiting your full name, full address(street, city, state, zip) and phone number to complete the shipping papers and start the delivery process.
 
Thank you

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