Craigslist scam?

[Midniteoyl]

I'd let it go..

 

[aczlan]

Remote employee visiting the home office for a few days?

Or employee with a VOIP/dialin line which calls out through the main office...

as stated, if it is a cell phone a person is using, it could be completly across country from where the number is listed,
I make it a practice when receiving inquiries and having left a tel# for me to call, to first find out where the number is from before calling, it can be easily done by using the Whitepages.com ( reverse number search ) sometimes I get luckey and it will even provide a name, if Both the number and name match up with the information provided in an inquiry I'll feel it is lagit and will reply, Many times I'll say something like I see your tell number comes up as a New York etc etc,, usually they'll say yeah! they got their cell phone service from while living in New York etc,etc, and never bother to change it to a local service after moving here,

I also use Whitepages.com, free to tell where it is from and if its a cell. REALLY surprised the guy I bought my last car from when he gave me his work landline number and I knew where he worked.
I have family who have lived in NY and UT with GA cell numbers. They got 4 sequential numbers when they signed up and didn't want to change them.

Aaron Z

 

[aczlan]

Understood, but he CALLED from a verifiable landline in LA.
I have tried calling him three times now and the call simply will not connect. I think it's due to my wifi being silly though and I'm surely not calling him on my real phone number.

Have Google voice call your real phone and then call him, eliminate wifi as a possible problem while still hiding your real phone number...

Aaron Z

 

[jerrybob]

Haha. Maybe. I always carry.

You and me both sister!:thumbsup:

 

[M E Race]

Whatever anyone does, NEVER, I repeat, NEVER call back a number with an 876 area code. It isa US area code but it is for Jamaca. It is a scam going around . The return call can cost up to $1500. a min. Since it a legit call that you make the phone co. won't remove the charge without a legal battle.

 

[94BULLITT]

Whatever anyone does, NEVER, I repeat, NEVER call back a number with an 876 area code. It isa US area code but it is for Jamaca. It is a scam going around . The return call can cost up to $1500. a min. Since it a legit call that you make the phone co. won't remove the charge without a legal battle.

Would you get charged if you used a cell phone?

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[deepNdirt]

Would you get charged if you used a cell phone?

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with only a Nation wide plan.... I'd think Yes!

 

[dave1949]

with only a Nation wide plan.... I'd think Yes!

Yeah, unlimited long distance doesn't make all numbers toll free.

 

[tractchores]

Lots of reasons for the possible number (voip, may work for that company and have called from the office while travelling, etc, etc). Usually you can weed out a scam very quickly and I've never had a scammer actually be willing to talk via phone... or try to pay in cash. It's not like you're selling a super high value item that they may want to steal, nor would you be carrying lots of cash since you're the seller not the buyer. Let us know what you find out...

 

[DT86]

Well turns out he sounds kind of legit. He is in CA.

That's all I'll say for now, until the deal goes through or turns out to be a scam.