Spam on my Craig's list MR2 ad. Is everyine getting these?

Here is a spam email I got in response to my MR2 ad on Craig's list. Is everyone getting these.

Original Message ----- Hi, would you come down on the asking price? Do you know the approximate mileage? Are there any problems with the engine?

I wrote back: What type of racing were you planning to do?

Spammer Replied ----- Awesome, that's perfect. My fiancee Jason is the one paying for it. We agreed that he buys the car for me, if I cover the cost of the policy. I can definitely afford it, but he still wants me to show him a basic estimate of the cost before he buys it for me. I'm at the office, and they allow internet use to corporate sites only. Would you do me a favor, and go to "website those feckers tried to trick me into visiting" and just............... End Spam.

Here is my MR2 ad. http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/3044253727.html

Not that particular one, but I can be guaranteed of a few spam type mails within moments of placing a listing. The "what is your bottom line" spam, the "let me overpay you and please ship it here" spam, etc.

That's weird.

When would that response work? It's too specific to fit as a response to most things you might have said.

Gotta slap your hand though- As a brother automotive addict and/or enabler, you should have posted it here first!

Good luck with the sale.

I got almost the exact same one yesterday. The weird thing is is started out sounding legit. "I'm interested in the Volvo, I have one like it and would like another. I'm in Mt. Vernon." I figured it was real since they mentioned a semi-local town.

The next reply to my response was from a different name and email "are you willing to budge on the price?" I replied yes and got the same response about the insurance from yet a different name and email.

Then I deleted it.

I likes the car, and if you were closer you'd be $300 richer.

I got even more spam, so I am now in the habbit of answering initial emails with a question about how they plan to use the MR2. That should let me know if it's a real buyer. Seems to be working well so far. At a price of $300 I may need to be careful about scrap guys.

The spammers (really scammers) are getting so sophisticated that it is becoming very hard to sort the legitimate buyers from the scumbags.

I sold a motorcycle on Craigslist recently, and I swear 75% of the email I got was spam. My idiot BIL put his phone number in a Craigslist ad and got scam calls from around the country.