 Scam Artist Returns, I just got this e-mail |
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| Mike D. |
  Sep 12 2003, 05:49 PM
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OK, It runs now, and pretty good too!  Group: Members Posts: 1,456 Joined: 3-January 03 From: Santa Clarita, Ca Member No.: 85 Region Association: None 
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"Goodday,
We specialise in purchasing for our customers around the globe and We have a customer interested in purchasing your Strong, good running 2.4T engine with Webbers mentioned above for the sum of $3,000 and i will like to know if cachier check is for the payment we will arrange for the pick up of the ITEM once payment is confirmed cleared by you. Please acknowledge the offer and we will inform the buyer of your confirmation of acceptance to sell and have the funds remitted to you as soon as possible. Hope to hear from you. Thanks.....Johnson." I told him to send the Check and I'll get the engine ready. he, he, he... |
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| boston914 |
Sep 13 2003, 07:14 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 52 Joined: 15-July 03 From: Boston, MA Member No.: 912 |
This sounds like the start of the scam where the "buyer" overpays you, then asks you to return the excess to them by wire transfer.
The "certified" payment they send you is fake, and the scam is to try to get you to send them the "excess" before you or your bank realize that their payment was fraudulent. A friend of mine ecently sold a Triumph TR7 on the web, and the guy sent a check for $57,000 instead of the $7000 that the car was supposed to cost. The "buyer" begged my friend to please return the $50,000 excess by wire transfer ASAP. Fortunately, he told the bank about it, and the check turned out to be drawn from a non-existent bank in Ohio. Be very careful! |
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Mike D. Scam Artist Returns Sep 12 2003, 05:49 PM
vortrex I got an email yesterday asking about my rotors fo... Sep 12 2003, 05:58 PM SirAndy get a fake id, open a new account in a town about ... Sep 12 2003, 06:08 PM joea9146 I just got the same Email Also :pissoff: Sep 12 2003, 06:50 PM sj914 Who are they scamming you or themselves. Sep 13 2003, 02:23 AM sj914 So its best to wait it out a couple weeks for the ... Sep 13 2003, 08:14 AM seanery Or don't take checks at all.
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