Internet Scammers

[rfoster]

I know this is quite commonplace now, I've now had 5 emailed scammers trying to 'purchase' my car from abroad. You know the type. After deleting most of them I thought I'd have some fun with one of them. Here's my email'ed conversation with him...

hello its a plesure in speaking with you on your advert of the Lotus Esprit NA
for sale by you for £8,750 ono. and i think its ok by me so i will be paying with a certf cashiers check drawn from us bank in regards of your payment ok so i have a private shipping company to come for the pick up as soon as you recieve the payment ok.and the payment will be £10.500 so the remaining balance will be sent to my shipper ok so i will need your full name , contact address , and phone in regards of your payment ok. mail as soon as possible.
regards....
kenny.......
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Feck off! (Pardon my French!)
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hello Richard Foster,

it is not your fort you talk to me in that way i think you dont have manna may god forgive you or did I fale you to sell you car y so treting be carefull over there ok

thanks,
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Thank you. Everyone in the UK is aware of this fraudulent internet scam so stop wasting ours and everyone else's time. I have forwarded your details to the Police.
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stupid idiot
i think there is something wrong wit your brain or do you knowe who you have been talking to i hope nothing wrong in your brain just arobe like you Iknow.
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Okay, prove me wrong. send me CASH in POUNDS STERLING for the car & shipping, and once it's been verified as legal tender I'll happily forward it on to you.
Regards,
Richard.

Of course I've had no response to this and I have forwarded the details to the Police but I'm sure that will lead nowhere. Honestly if they could spell & use grammar correctly they'd be dangerous!

Thanks to the LEW website I was made aware of these scams but there are plenty of people out there who wouldn't know! Spread the word...

Cheers,
Richard.

[paul c]

Hi Richard,
Have posted on this before myself. These guys just search for anything thats for sale (not just cars).
Some times the text has the name of the item for sale just inserted into a pre-written E-mail,ie;

Helo,
I wish to purcase yore LOTUS ESPRIT N/A. If you want to sell me LOTUS ESPRIT N/A then maybee we deal in money now. I wish western union transfer for LOTUS ESPRIT N/A... etc,etc

Here's a common scam,Very well explained (this time its used on a camera dealer).

www.craigcamera.com/scam.htm


PAUL C

[Lotusacbc]

Richard,

Hello I am for Lotus Esprit. Send me Lotus Esprit to me, and I will not pay, oops, I mean I will pay Lotus Esprit. Send to U.S., and swear I pay Lotus Esprit.

LOL