Scam?

[Kilomph]

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[devonjordan]

SCAM for sure...

Whats the item?

[Kruzen]

uhh duh, scam in a heartbeat.

[Kilomph]

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[TDE30]

Hello sir or sirs, this are a scam.

With glorious regards to your family,

Dr. Franklin Johnneberg of the Great West Africa Bank.

[Kilomph]

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[atomic]

Opinions?

Here is your first sign....

Opinions? I can hardly make sense of what they said in the second email, I'm going to have to read it over a couple more times. Could be a case of religion brain washing gone bad, either way I want their money!

The fucker talks like he has a 3rd grade Kentucky back woods education.





I would cease talking with said buyer immediately...


:mrgreen:

How the Buying & Selling Scam Works in a Nutshell.

Legitimate Seller (LS) places an ad for the vehicle on the Internet (or elsewhere) with an e-mail address for responses.

Scamster Buyer (SB) responds to ad saying he'll pay the full asking price plus some extra. Different reasons are given for the extra amount, usually for shipping the vehicle to a foreign country or because someone owes SB some money. The extra amount is usually between $4,000 and $10,000. Moreover, SB offers to pay with a cashier's check!

LS is amazed and delighted to be able to sell his vehicle for the full asking price and responds to SB.

SB responds immediately but then some kind of delay usually crops up.

Eventually, SB sends the cashier's check to LS, but it is mailed from a foreign country (to thwart USPS investigators checking on postal fraud).

LS replies to SB that the cashier's check has arrived and, presumably, deposits it in his bank. The bank honors the cachier's check (usually within 1 or 2 days) and makes the money available to LS.

SB urgently requests that the difference between the cashier's check and the cost of the vehicle be sent or wired to his shipping agent after which he will make arrangements to pick up the vehicle. Sometimes a bank transfer is requested.

LS sends or wires the money or makes a transfer to SB's account.

Days or weeks later, LS is informed by his bank that the cashier's check is counterfeit. SB has disappeared. The vehicle is never picked up.

[357 Stig]

All i can say is.....

http://www.419eater.com

be sure to look in the Trophy Room for gems such as these: ;)

[Scotaku]

Here's how the cashiers check scam works...

Despite all the warning signs, you bite. Then one of two scenarios pays out.

They send you a clever forgery; one that might even get cashed and "clear" your account prompting you to send the goods that were "paid" for. You're honest so you ship legitimately... and lose your items when the forged check is found out and the money is taken back from your account.

or...

You are sent a forged or even legitimate check for greater than the amount you agreed to sell for. Again being honest, you send the goods -and- a legitimate check of your own that is laundered and processed to later be cashed against your account for far more than the overpayment. This scam works even with a legitimate check from the "buyer" because he gets your good check back and sucks out what he legitimately paid you and then some. The chemistry to remove/alter ink on a good check would make your head spin.

In brief, if it walks like a scam and talks like a scam... it's a scam.

[Kilomph]

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[kronus]

referring to whatever you're selling as an 'item' is generally a HUGE red flag.

[Mastrcruse]

ur full name and address including ur phone number

I have noticed that this is a big thing to look out for too. Basically your identity, I doubt its hard to find your bithdate some where with this info.

[357 Stig]

Ok, I wasn't going to go along with it, just didn't really understand the cashiers check part of it.

That's a funny ass website, btw!

yeah, i rather enjoy it from time to time. i know it wasn't exactly the answer to what you were looking for, but over the intarwebs, anyone who cannot speak clear concise English is suspect and anyone obsessing over the "condition of the item" is a douchbag.



10 pts to the person who can name this band and album...and...go!

[Sean5294]

Scam Scam... Scam Scam..

[der affe]

yeah, i rather enjoy it from time to time. I know it wasn't exactly the answer to what you were looking for, but over the intarwebs, anyone who cannot speak clear concise english is suspect and anyone obsessing over the "condition of the item" is a douchbag.



10 pts to the person who can name this band and album...and...go!

sod!!!!!!!
Speak english or diiiieeeee!!!!!!!!