Buyer scam---beware

[k77-widow maker]

There an I trying to sell my pride and joy, and I get this e-mail earlier on today.

Hello,

Thanks for your response. My Husband is ok with the the conditions
and features .We are willing to purchase for £12000.So we both be
leaving for Athens ,Greece very soon ,But we made arrangement for
both the payment and shipping. One of our client in the states that
owes us money in the states will issue you the payment on our behalf.
You will be issued a cashier check for £17,500,for both cars as soon as
you recieve the check you and deduct your money and send the rest balance
to my shipping agent via western union money transfer.Note send the excess
funds to my shipper via western union will be deducted from our excess funds. The
shipping charge should have be send to the shipping company but it
take 3weeks befor check clear in their place this are the reasons why
am sending you both the shipping and car payment for immediate
shipment of the car my me and my husband are buying it for our son
birthday when we back from athens greece we are on holiday so be help
us for immediate shipment of the car. May God bless you as you help
my family to get the car.
So the shipping company will shipping company will contact after you
recieve payment or you can go ahead and contact them and request the
information that you will use in sending the excess funds and the address
that it will be picked up from.

There E mail address is [e-mail] Attenion your mail
to Mike Zazworsky
confirm the name and address that the cashier check will be made
out on..
Also include your phone number
Thanks i will be waiting for your swift reply.
Regards


Beware Chaps!!

[FourWheelDrift]

Loads of these about, anything that mentions shipping is an immediate warning.

[parrot of doom]

I'd take the cheque and bank it, and then give it about 5 years to clear. Then send the car

[gingerprince]

All too common occurence now, sadly.

Caveat Venditor, as the Romans would say!

Bet you can't read it all as it's punctuated and breathing only at stops and commas tho

[gingerprince]

FourWheelDrift said:

Loads of these about, anything that mentions shipping is an immediate warning.

the key alarm bell is "western union money transfer".

In fact, they themselves even warn about using themselves!

www.westernunion.com/info/faqSecurity.asp?country=US

[RUSSELLM]

Reply with "I'm too old a cat to be f***ed by a kitten, send cash !"

[Mr.t]

Sometimes known as a form of money laundering !

[russian rocket]

how's about open a specific account, bank the cheque withdraw the cash when it first clears and run.

Perhaps not too advisable but if lot's people did this the banks would close the loophole that allows this scam

[k77-widow maker]

RUSSELLM said:

Reply with "I'm too old a cat to be f***ed by a kitten, send cash !"

you must be telepathic!! lol

[chilli]

Avoid at all costs! There have been a few posts relating to this is the past.... A classic money laundering scam, which if involved means spending some quality time at HM's pleasure. Have a look at this.......

www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk/temp/scammers.html

[victormeldrew]

chilli said:

Avoid at all costs! There have been a few posts relating to this is the past.... A classic money laundering scam, which if involved means spending some quality time at HM's pleasure. Have a look at this....... <a href="http://www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk/temp/scammers.html">www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk/temp/scammers.html</a>

"yes i can lick your Skrotum send me the payment details"




>> Edited by victormeldrew on Friday 29th April 16:20

[chilli]

Absolute class..! Still crying...!

[Mr.t]

Nick, I need tissues, the tear's will not stop. That is fricking awesome !!!.

[k77-widow maker]

victormeldrew said:

chilli said: Avoid at all costs! There have been a few posts relating to this is the past.... A classic money laundering scam, which if involved means spending some quality time at HM's pleasure. Have a look at this....... <a href="http://www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk/temp/scammers.html"><a href="http://www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk/temp/scammers.html">www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk/temp/scammers.html</a></a> "yes i can lick your Skrotum send me the payment details" >> Edited by victormeldrew on Friday 29th April 16:20

He must be dodgy he likes eating sheet!!!

[tonto]

There's a link at the bottom of the web page to [url]www.419eater.com/html/letters.htm[/url]

Just spent the last 20 mins reading 'Bonnie Scotland' on the Letters Archive page.
These Scam baiters managed to get a Scammer to fly to Scotland in the hope of picking up some money. Guess what, the Scam Baiter didn't appear! There's several MP3 clips of the phone calls. They get a tad heated, once the scammers realise that they've been had!