the hunt, redux

[dr_memory]

I am, once again, apartment-hunting in San Francisco. It is even more awesome than last time.

Inquiry:

Subject: your 4br listing on craigslist From: "Dr. Memory" To: pdgfr-2829561917@hous.craigslist.org Hey there. My wife and I are very interested in taking a look at this unit; when is a good time for you to show it? -Dr. Memory (phone number)

Comments

[nihilistic_kid]

A place in my building just opened up: $2295, comes with 2-car garage.

[dr_memory]

How big? We have a toddler, and are thus looking in the large-2/small-3br range.

[nihilistic_kid]

Pretty big, I guess. Hard to sell-it's a five-unit victorian and it's the biggest unit. It includes a little office in the back, plus the garage, and backyard access.

[dr_memory]

I am intrigued. Drop me a line? memory at blank dot org.

[catness]

*snicker*

[jered]

What the... those Nigerian scammers are sure getting creative. They really ought to pretend to be from another country though.

[dr_memory]

I think the problem there is that they need to actually get you to wire them money for the scam to work, and they're in Nigeria.

(I guess they could try using fronts in other countries, but the fronts would want a cut, and the more believable-sounding the country the greater likelihood that said country would have functioning law enforcement which would take notice of such activity...)

[tisiphone]

They do now and then use fronts in other countries (Belgium gets picked on a lot, there's been some in London, etc.), but basically the authorities are more on top of it than they are in Nigeria, so it's riskier.

[wotw]

That is the hardest laughing out loud I've done in a very long time.

[dr_memory]

If she writes back, I think my plan is to find an actual 419 scam letter in my spam folder, and see if I can get them talking to each other.

[kest]

OMG, cracking up so hard over here.