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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] SGT2012:
I actually trying to buy on CL. You could have be one of the seller i text. I actually worry that i get scam, so i open a thread. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1860751 :eek:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] j cal:
You got in the car with a dude off of Craigslist.

The end.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sunnyo_ola:
Go back to Tmobile where both of you went to and let them review their Camera so that you can get the guy`s full picture and give it to the police.

Tmobile must have came security camera mounted around their store
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Crisisx1:
Dude never let go of your possession unless you have cash in hand smh wow.

Anyways tell police to check survalliance cameras because this is a robbery so they have to.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] SebasC:
Okay... OP is a major dumbass... This whole story is laughable... Trust no one... Especially nowadays..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] simonincz:
Besides blocking the phones IMEI by reporting stolen with Tmobile, what else can I do ?

Thanks
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] simonincz:
I wish for you and your family to stay safe and not be a victim of any crime.. If you and your family is that unlucky and encountered a situation like mine, I hope ya will not get called a major dumbass.

Thanks

:good:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] SGT2012:
Are you serious? You have the imei write down some where and have "plan B" install?

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I think I would call this 'flaming'.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] simonincz:
the phone was brand new fresh, no google account installed nothing.,

no plan b

i only have the imei #....
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dkmdlb:
Don't bother. The police don't care about property crimes. You will only end up more frustrated.

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Also, I'm pretty sure you can get plan b installed even after your phone is stolen. Try it
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Cerv3r:
I didn't even know about plan b... i changed my passwords banned the imei and now its gone.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Pig Vomit:
Bull****. Depends on the cop you reported it to, the department, and their workload. Probably only 10% of people I take reports from have their IMEI and/or serial. Carriers are now blacklisting IMEIs that are reported stolen, and I'm guessing they need a police report as proof. The biggest impediment is the lack of cooperation from carriers (sorry, get a search warrant).

Everyone loves to bag on the cops rather than report the thing stolen and see what happens. More and more departments are working these cases.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/09/us-carriers-agree-to-build-stolen-phone-database-and-blacklist

Better article: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/10/t...e-planned-to-combat-cellphone-theft.html?_r=1

I believe some of the blacklists went live in July.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dkmdlb:
I expected better manners from you, Mr. Vomit, but now I know why you have pig in your name.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Crisisx1:
Plan b doesn't work... I installed it to test it out... Had ppl send me the text locate and I didn't get any emails via Gmail telling me where my phone was located I also had gps on. Probably doesn't work on rooted custom stock roms and recovery
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Pig Vomit:
You expected manners from someone named Pig Vomit?!?

No offense intended.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cashyftw:
Really? So you got in the car with a stranger? Didn't they teach you about this in like 2nd grade?

Sent from my JellyBean Galaxys3
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mysticfrog:
Yeah no sh**!!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] C_LosEvo:
You should have met him at a tmobile thats what i did with the last phone i sold. sorry this happen though.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ikhtiaralam:
LOLOLOLOLOL.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] G1_enthusiast:
**** is funny lol what were u thinking? lmao
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] agtitan:
You weren't robbed. Robbery is if he put a gun to your head or used other means of force. Regardless, that really sucks he stole it from you.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] NICEGYPT:
It's easy buddy. If he went inside tmobile store then get the report from the police department and go to tmobile to give you the video. Usually they have a cameras inside.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ionic7:
If you have sold 500 phones on craigslist you should know better chalk this up to pure ignorance, can I have the keys to your house since you seem to trust anyone?

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he was robbed just instead of a weapon the criminal used his niavness?( if that's a word) against him, he was the gun

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hahaha epic

In all seriousness i am a victim too prolly by the same guy he asked if he could have my wallet and my gf for a few minutes havent seen either in days now, debating if its worth calling the cops maybe find him and thank him for a few days off :P
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AxAtAx:
Now the story is real stupid, are you now saying that you were meeting this person to sell him your phone, with your personal data still on it? This story is bull****!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Frost0113:
And that's why I never use Craigslist.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] arathur:
The OP claims that the first story is his and that the second one is someone else who was most likely conned by the same person. I noticed in both stories that the narrator says something like "one minute" and repeats it, and then says that they "laughed." This may not seem like a big deal to most, but it raises doubts for me.

I understand in both cases, the man was very believable. In the first story, he was well dressed, and in the second story, he had his daughter in the car. Regardless of how nice they seem, why would you let him go into the store with your phone. YOU (OP) should have taken the phone in yourself, in your OWN hand. I don't care if his daughter, wife, grandma, pet turtle and life savings are in the car with you, you don't ever let a potential buyer out of your sight with the item you're selling; that's is one of the cardinal rules of craigslist. It's just plain stupid and no one will feel sorry for you. The dumber of the two stories is the first one. If he's verifying that your phone isn't stolen at the T-Mobile store, don't you think you're supposed to be the main guy talking. You're supposed to walk in there in front of the potential buyer and be like "My name is ____ _____. Can you pull up my account information so I can show this guy my phone isn't stolen. What kind of idiot lets someone else take his phone into the store? Do you think the T-Mobile store people are gonna tell someone "yeah, this phone belongs to Mr. ______ who does have an account with us?" They can't give out that information. Also, how could the store people know if it's stolen or not if the OWNER HIMSELF doesn't bring it in?

The guy who took your phone deserves it because you literally gave it to him without thinking. No sympathy here.

I don't know why I'm wasting time writing this because both stories are fake, especially the 2nd one. He says he was still holding on to the keys and THEN the guy vanishes into thin air. Did the car w/ the kid inside vanish too? Did the keys vanish from his hands???
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Frost0113:
I don't think anyone could have said it better then you.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Crisisx1:
How the hell do you get a hold of over 500 phones?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AxAtAx:
agreed. Makes for good talk only. seriously, no one could be that stupid. Could they?:)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] androholic:
I used to use craigslist all of the time to buy phones and other small electronics and resell them on ebay for a profit. I uploaded ads I would keep on image shack & advertise as "get cash now", and I would pay more then a pawn shop or used cell phone store, but about 60-70 percent of what most potential buyers would pay. I would say I had probably 150 meetings over a couple of months, and that's when I decided it wasn't worth the risk as the characters I was meeting were getting shadier & shadier. You've got to remember that CL is full of desperate people willing to do many things for a small amount of money. I personally would meet only in public places, generally a walmart close to my home, and I ALWAYS legally carry a pistol. I was doing this to make ends meet when I was unemployed about a year and a half ago. I have two children and a wife, and I decided that if I have to carry my pistol to pedal cell phones, then this was just not worth the risk. I can't tell you how many times I suspected that I was being setup & I left without meeting with the seller. I advise anyone who's looking to buy something like a used smartphone to use ebay. It's a much safer alternative, and a worry free transaction . I personally would rather pay 20% more for an item then to take that risk again.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] chrisram88:
Even tho I agree with what he said, they guy could have had a spare key. Not that it matters but some people can be So stupid. SORRY Op

Sent from my SGH-T999
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] simonincz:
Honestly, my post wasn't written very well as I am still in shock of how I fell for this dumb scam that caught me off guard.

The second post of the victim, I have not got in contact with the guy since the forum he posted on disable registrations and I am unable to contact him.

To sum it up quick with you guys:

1) Due to the fact I am from Nyc and the transaction was taken place starting at PARK AVENUE and EAST 58TH STREET.. This is a highly upscale populated area. It was on a Wednesday I just left work and I was dressed in office attire just like he was.

Who the hell would imagine this clown dressing all up and telling me he just came from work too would pull a scam like this ?

1st ) I should have never got into this car, that is correct. Like I said again, hes in the car all dressed up, theres no standing and parking around the area, the traffic cops will come hunt you down right away. I just wanted to show him the phone get the money and finished however he asked very nicely if i can go to tmobile with him and for me, I have nothing to hide, why not ? few blocks away, heavy populated area -upscale neighborhood.

2nd ) When I found out that post from the other guy , it sounds pretty much just like mine how the keys to the car was what gave me the idea I had his keys so it should be ok.. Also, when we were driving down the block he told me he bought the same phone off craigslist prior with his daughter in his car and finally the seller refunded him because it was stolen.

At the moment, I am waiting for the detectives to get back to me, I have the police report all submitted and the surveillance footage is valid just awaiting how to proceed to get this con man.

How did I get 500 phones ? I sell electronics and buy part time, its a hobby...

There are shady people EVERYWHERE, its so easy to get schemed on and robbed yes.... However this scheme caught me good... Therefore lesson learned etc..

As for deserving to get schemed on ? I don't need your nice words as I am very realistic.. I am just sharing my story to you all so you can avoid such a situation one day if something similar happens to you.

I read about people getting robbed all the time on craigs, unfortunately I am the victim this time.

I do not require sympathy or good words from anyone of you, my purpose is to give ya a heads up on whayt I encountered..

If ya do know how I can get back at the thief with the IMEI , then share your experience or get back by reversing phone# or such...

Thank you for reading and be safe doing trades all over, not just craigslist.. Online scams are huge these days.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] simonincz:
All they do is verify if the IMEI is clean or not.

Letting him hold my phone was a BAD IDEA, indeed.

However, I was in the car with his keys. Who would of thought it have gone this way ?

Again, if you read my post, I don't need anyone to feel sorry for me, this is me sharing my experience.

No lie, I bought and sold over 500 items, high end and low end. Becareful ya.

As for the second post-

It seems like he was shocked swell and unable to describe the incident as clearly as possible . However this is what I think happened, he went into fossil with the keys and turned around and the thief with his daughter in the car just vanished..

The KEY WAS A SPARE it was all a CON setup for the seller to feel like hes holding something valuable.

Its a good scheme but if he wast fast enough, I sure would chase his ass down and choke the crap out of him until cops come.

But your right, - you don't ever let a potential buyer out of your sight with the item you're selling

However many cases show the buyer examining the item and just running off, go on youtube and check the videos...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kwilsonjr:
You got in a car with a stranger off Craigslist? You are damn lucky a phone is all you lost dumbass.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrkevo3000:
OP I won't flame you cause I buy and sell alot on craigslist and ive seen this happen personally to an older lady( you'll love this story- real story I promise).. They meet at the at&t store and check out how it went down: after seeing the phone the guy tells the older lady he needs to take the phone into the store to see if it works, she sits in her car and watches, from her observation she sees him talking to the at&t rep and discussing something, he comes out and says the rep needs to ask you a couple of questions before they free the phone up, she gets out of the car and goes into the store, she gets to the counter and he pulls off, the older women asks the rep what did the guy say or ask you, the rep says if we had a certain phone in stock blah blah right.. so this lady loses her phone to this scam artist right..... No hears the kicker.. this dude gets a block before Seattle police pull him and his girl over, that's right it was a sting, they had been trying to catch this dude for months, him and his girl were scamming people on craigslist for years but the police didn't get involved until their last couple scams got violent, where they beat a couple up for some jewelry because the couple felt like they were being scammed and started leave.. so whether your story is real or not this **** has happened and is happening. Just don't make yourself a target, be smart when selling or buying. And don't think you can't get scammed on Ebay or PayPal cause ive seen people receive rocks in the mail.lol Or sell an item and get a request for refund and receive rocks back, PayPal or ebay has no way to tell what was received or shipped only thing they see is sent and received. But they still are your safest place to do this type business. But Op never get into any strangers car unless you know for a fact that if something jumps off you can wipe his ass real quick:D
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mysticfrog:
Side doesn't your t mobile have cameras? They should be able to give his image to d police..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gagb1967:
It is not robbery, not even burglary. You willingly gave him the phone.

He only has to say he paid you and police may tell you, you may take the case to civil court. Where you do not have a case btw.

Just live and learn....
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Fuse8499:
Don't bother trying to reverse lookup his number. He more than likely used a caller id spoofer like BluffMyCall.com. Live and learn!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gagb1967:
You are lucky I am not Apple, otherwise I would sue you for using my patented use of live and learn on this thread! :D
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] KRAZYADROIDMASTER:
Is this the triangle he gets afterthought he reboots the stolen phone???
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Saturny:
Careful.

Nowadays people will steal anything. At my store (Kroger), a coworker of mine's phone was stolen. She put on the desk at CS & a lady took it. She called t-mobile (with my phone, since I have t-mo too) and the police. And a guard at my store told me HIS phone was stolen at a birthday party. He also told a few days later his car got stolen too. :crying:

Just goes to show you: BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR STUFF.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] psykhotic:
I wish there was a rule on this forum requiring proper grammar and spelling. Some of these posts are painful to read.

Anyways, getting in the car was really stupid. Great way to become an accessory to a crime, kidnapped, murdered, etc.

I'm still trying to figure out how he disappeared while the "victim" was in the car with his kid.....
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gagb1967:
This is an international forum. For a lot of us, English is, at best, our second language.

If you want to share, and take advantage of the knowledge spread throughout XDA, I recommend you to get used to it. Furthermore, you should be thankful that many of the great developers on this site, share their info in English and not in their native language.

Finally, if I were you, I would start by checking your only other post in XDA, which is, by the way, poorly redacted, uses no proper English grammar, punctuation deserves a D-, and overall is very confusing.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] iloveandroid16:
You are not very intelligent... first why did you get in a car with him? Second you should have stayed with that phone & not let it out of your sight for even a second.... you have been scammed, game over.. have you done something bad to someone because it seems like a case of karma.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AxAtAx:
Not only that, he had his data still on it. I believe in karma, and he just got hit.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] simonincz:
I got schemed on because of karma? How old are you, 3?

How does the phone have data on it when I said it's brand new?

..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gagb1967:
I understand your frustration, but taking it against other people posting their opinions is not gonna help. You were scammed, as 98 percent of people, because you were either too greedy, too negligent or too naive. If you have been living in NYC long, (I lived there for 3 years) you should have known better
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] theking_13:
Lol, with eBay you get scammed easier.

Example: You send a buyer a MINT phone. They receive it, complain its not mint and has scratches (could be their ****ed up phone), complain to eBay, ask for evidence, and unless you had the IMEI written down, they easily switch out the phones, and you're left with a less than mint phone, while they're merrily running around with yours.

When I sell a phone local, meet them up in a place like Starbucks or Mcdonald's, get their plate number, and check the bills. Hasn't failed me yet. :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] RevenG:
Rule #1 when selling on CL, always always ALWAYS keep the phone in your possession until you get the cash. Make it an even hand off and always triple count the cash. And pay attention to the way the person acts.

I hate to say it, but if someone were to ask me to get in his car, I'd say no. Honestly, you're lucky he just scammed you.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] G1_enthusiast:
i always do pic of my imei and video of it :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AxAtAx:
Look bud, I wasn't the one that got in the car with a stranger, and handed a $500 phone to him also. That would be more like a 3 yr old. Personally, I wouldn't have posted anything like this or told ANYONE for the fact that others would be all over it. This story seems fake as hell, cause NO ONE can be this damn stupid. Sheeez
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] simonincz:
If calling me stupid makes you feel happy go ahead, your just one of those people with a foot up their ass.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AxAtAx:
Sounds like a insurance scam to me.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Crisisx1:
All of you stop *****ing. End of story.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] iGoOsE76:
Wow... all the negativity on this thread is funny... but they are all correct. You never ever take your eyes off it until you get some cash in hand... and just for curiosity, why did you get in a car with a complete stranger that you meet on CL? Me and the wife watch a lot of crime shows and forensic files... and what you did is what others did and they ended up dead... so I say count your blessings that it only costed you $500 and not your life.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] simonincz:
Posting on this thread, I don't really mind if its negative or not, I have watched and read news about robberies all the time and wonder how they can fall for such dumb scam.

If you read one of my post, the reason why I got in was just to show him and like I said heavy populated upscale area there was literally cops a few feet away from the car... Go google map , 58th street and park avenue and tell me if you would believe thats a bad location right in front of td bank. But yes no getting in car.. Poor judgement at the first.

Anyways, I don't care how ya react to this, my thread is to serve as a reminder no matter how many transactions and how smart you think you are, one day you may just fall for such a dumb scam. It's a heads up for people all over and in nyc especially, its totally different out here..

Some of you guys go sell cell a phone thats worth $100 with a gun loaded just in case and parked in a deserted street or parking lot..

In NYC people just meet up forking over laptops costing several thousands without a gun..

I sold a bunch of phones and ipods with sticker on and they don't even check and hand me cash... I was thinking what if I just resealed the package and had a rock in there ?

This is NYC i am posting about.. your vision of a transaction and a vision of a new yorker is totally different.

I am not even mad I was schemed on, I am happy I am safe and gone through a bad lesson to gain more experience. I am happy I wast robbed by muscle.

With a feedback of selling more than 500 items in nyc, this one really gave me a few nights of thinking of everything felt like a dream when you realize you was scammed.

The End.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] deviusdragger:
what did you just say? and no, i am smart, and i havent gotten scammed and will not get scammed. so dont say no matter how smart you are, because obviously your definition of smart is not on my level. Sorry you got jacked, end of story on to the next one.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bikrame:
New york is horrible place for Craigslist. I did so many transaction on Caiglist on Oklahoma and had not a single problem. But over here too much problem
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] PROlific666:
Another lesson to be learned is that there are a ton of delta bravos on this forum. In the future check out the app phone locator pro. Its paid but well worth it and you can use it on every android phone you own afterwards. When the money is in your pocket type in the password and wipe the phone. If somehow during the transaction they get the phone, you can lock down the phone, GPS track, record audio and video all from texted commands(I've tested them all and they work great) . If they try to unlock the phone it will take a picture of their face. Even if somehow they break through your password(which would take a miracle) it will send you their number when they remove a sim or put in a new one. Also the app can be hidden so if its stolen when its unlocked they cant deactivate it before you lock it down. This could work even if you get a gun put to your head... unless they wait for you to unlock it and then demand their paper back lol...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] iloveandroid16:
Smh you might not be stupid but you if not then you're just really naive.. i hate new york its alot of crooks there. You should have known better than giving a stranger a $650 phone. Smells like karma, i stole money from my school in order to get a ipod touch a few years back. A year later i had a S2 & while shopping in h&m i left it in a dressing room ... i came back it was gone.