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Hi, just had the "pleasure" of getting contact from Rick Futoran myself. I foolishly gave him my email, but nothing else yet. He can't do much with my email can he? Ugh, should have looked him up first. Glad at least to not interact with him anymore after this!

Yeah I got a second request from someone else about PayPal so I researched it

I'm so glad I Googled him. He is a scam!This is the message sent to me from Rick Futoran [rickfutran@gmail.com]:My name is Rick, I want to buy this as a surprise but I can only pay through PayPal if that is acceptable. Send me some closeup pics because I won't be able to see it myself due to nature of my job( Submarine Engineer ). Pickup will be after your account is credited and I have a hauler who will come for the pickup at your preferred location once payment is confirmed. I have few questions1. What is your final price ?2. Any negative things I should know ?3. Where do you live ?Email back to know if my offer is accepted so that we can proceed, I hope to hear from you soonRegards

I posted furniture on craigslist today, not 5 minutes later I got a text from 410-635-1509, asking me to email him at mideyness@gmail.com and let him know if I still had the furniture. I emailed him using another gmail address I use for this type of communication. I got the exact same email back as others.Hello,Thanks for the response, My name is Steven Futoran. I am buying this as a surprise to someone very dear to me and I want to keep it that way(AS A SURPRISE) after delivery day. I work with Bechtel Corp,we are currently working at a very rural area which makes it very hard for me to make phone calls due to bad network reception here but you can always text me . I will not be able to view it but I have a Mover who will come for the pickup so please get back to me with more pics and also I will be making the payment via PayPal as that is the only payment option I can access from here I hope you understand.I have some questions for you;Are you the first owner of it?Where do you live?What is your final asking price ?Does it have anything negative i should know about?Hope to read back from you soon.....Regards FutoranYes, this is a SCAM! He's using different numbers and different email addresses but the same person. I hope they catch him and he goes to federal prison for a long time

Hi, I just got this person with the same story about someone very dear to them and wanting to put the money in my paypal account. I'm so glad I found this out before I got ripped off. When He texts me that the money is in my paypal, then he wants to sent his guy with the truck to pick up my furniture. Now I know the truth. Thank you Sue big time.

I got the same exact message. I was thinking he was legit but decided to research first and found out that it is a scam. wow, am I relieved to read your post. Thank you so much!

Received a text from 740-206-7897, Stev.Futor@gmail.com, within one hour of posting on CraigsList - requesting I email him - and, yes, I did (alias address). Received response email almost verbatim re above scenarios. Be careful out there. Expletives.

I just got the same email from stev.futor@gmail.com from the following phone number 304-774-4298

Exact same thing just happened to me after I posted on Craigs List. Thank God I googled it!Hello,Thanks for the response, My name is Steven Futoran. I am buying this as a surprise to someone very dear to me and I want to keep it that way(AS A SURPRISE) after delivery day. I work with Turner Construction,we are currently working at a very rural area which makes it very hard for me to make phone calls due to bad network reception here but you can always text me . I will not be able to view it but I have a Mover who will come for the pickup so please get back to me with more pics and also I will be making the payment via PayPal as that is the only payment option I can access from here I hope you understand.I have some questions for you;Are you the first owner of it?Where do you live?What is your final asking price ?Does it have anything negative i should know about?Hope to read back from you soon.....Regards Futoran

The number he used with me is: 304.446-2260