I put my car and guitar up for sale and have been inundated with emails from the same types of people.....certified checks...bad spellings....austraila....

I'm not selling either of these things now, but before I tell these guys to screw off, I want to CC: someone else...

any ideas???

fat lando



Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 16:29:01 -0500

My name is LUCAN,I saw your placement of your advert on the internet
which is (Wheels : Autos & SUVs) I am a sales consultant, i help
individuals and companies to source and procure refurbish and used
(Wheels : Autos & SUVs). I get paid on commission. Your (Wheels :
Autos & SUVs) suits the need of my client and i enquire to know if
the () is still available for sale and the final price you are
willing to sell the (Wheels : Autos & SUVs) and the good exact
condition and the age also with the pics. My client will effect
payment as soon as i hear from you and the rate is
affordable.Payment will be via a in certified cashier's check.
Please furnish me with the above required information and provide
your name, contact address
and phone number for better communication.
Yours sincerely,
LUCAN..


From: Dr Adams Fred
To: fatlando@hotmail.com
Subject: Left Handed ESP Viper Standard
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 17:45:29 -0700 (PDT)

HELLO,
I am Dr FRED ADAMS.I'm based in australia (but always
travelling for business calls).I am interested in buying your (
Left Handed ESP Viper Standard.) which i need personally.And i will
like to know the price quotation of it and the present
condition.Inrespect of shipping i will want you to know that i will
take care of the shipping my self.I hope good's is still at hand.I
am around now and probably be for a long time for my wife is having
our first baby(very happy).Contact me back as soon as possible the
good's is still available.Thanks.
Dr Adams.......


From: Gabriel Miguel
To: fatlando@hotmail.com
Subject: 1975 Porsche 914 Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 06:11:11 +0100
(BST)

Hello,
Good day to you and how are you doing, my name is Mr Gabriel Miguel
a marketer in Australia, i buy and sell used items to my clients
all over the world. i want you to know that i am intrested in
buying your item advertised because a client of mine is intrested
in it so if you are intrested in selling mail me back as soon as
possible with your final asking price on the item so that payment
would commence as soon as possible. I will also like you to email
me some pics so that i can forward it to my client to know if he
likes it.
await your mail,
Best Regards,
Mr Gabriel Miguel.......

I'd do business with them, they have gone out of their way to be forward with you, and they seem honest enough..


M

yeah man. I dont get what the problem is

QUOTE (fatlando @ Jun 25 2005, 01:42 PM)

From: been isaac080 <been_isaac080@yahoo.com> To: fatlando@hotmail.com Subject: Left Handed ESP Viper Standard Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 19:22:39 -0700 (PDT) Hello my name is been isaac i am very happy because i have been searching for this ( Left Handed ESP Viper Standard) for so long, and i am impressed when i came across it on the net pls i will like you to get back to me with this information the update pics the present condition the last asking price of it and i will like you to know that i will be making my payment with a certified check or money order pls get back to me soonest today so that i can proceed with the payment. been which item are you talking about? i have several? is it the porsche or the esp viper? From: coded 135 To: greenlakeamps@comcast.net CC: fatlando@hotmail.com, BRUNNO@COMCAST.NET Subject: items Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 21:06:43 -0700 (PDT) hello , due to my search i discover your advert which you place on your website,kindly send me the present picture and the condition of this (item) and am going to make my payment with a cashier check,also let me know your last friendly price for this (item). hope to hear from you soonest Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 16:29:01 -0500 My name is LUCAN,I saw your placement of your advert on the internet which is (Wheels : Autos & SUVs) I am a sales consultant, i help individuals and companies to source and procure refurbish and used (Wheels : Autos & SUVs). I get paid on commission. Your (Wheels : Autos & SUVs) suits the need of my client and i enquire to know if the () is still available for sale and the final price you are willing to sell the (Wheels : Autos & SUVs) and the good exact condition and the age also with the pics. My client will effect payment as soon as i hear from you and the rate is affordable.Payment will be via a in certified cashier's check. Please furnish me with the above required information and provide your name, contact address and phone number for better communication. Yours sincerely, LUCAN.. and here's my favorite: FROM THE HONOURABLE OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA LAGOS NIGERIA. ATTN:Contract Beneficiary, CONTRACT #:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009. From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the federal government of Nigeria. Your name and company was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding contractors who have not received their payments. I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from my record in my file your outstanding contract payment is us$65.7 million dollars(sixty five million seven hundred thousand united states dollars). Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings for record verification and proper documentation to avoid future embarassment. 1) Your full name. 2) Phone, fax and mobile #. 3) company name,position and address. 4)profession, age and marital status. 5) Copy of int'l passport. As soon as this informations are received, your payment will be made to you in a certified bank draft from central bank of Nigeria and a copy will be given to you for you to take to your bank and confirm it. MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESSES profcharlessoludo2005cbngov55@yahoo.co.uk profcharlessoludo2005cbn5@yahoo.com Best Regards, Prof Charles Soludo. Executive Governor,Central Bank Of Nigeria. From: Dr Adams Fred <dradamsfred@yahoo.com> To: fatlando@hotmail.com Subject: Left Handed ESP Viper Standard Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 17:45:29 -0700 (PDT) HELLO, I am Dr FRED ADAMS.I'm based in australia (but always travelling for business calls).I am interested in buying your ( Left Handed ESP Viper Standard.) which i need personally.And i will like to know the price quotation of it and the present condition.Inrespect of shipping i will want you to know that i will take care of the shipping my self.I hope good's is still at hand.I am around now and probably be for a long time for my wife is having our first baby(very happy).Contact me back as soon as possible the good's is still available.Thanks. Dr Adams....... From: Gabriel Miguel <gabmiguel@yahoo.co.uk> To: fatlando@hotmail.com Subject: 1975 Porsche 914 Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 06:11:11 +0100 (BST) Hello, Good day to you and how are you doing, my name is Mr Gabriel Miguel a marketer in Australia, i buy and sell used items to my clients all over the world. i want you to know that i am intrested in buying your item advertised because a client of mine is intrested in it so if you are intrested in selling mail me back as soon as possible with your final asking price on the item so that payment would commence as soon as possible. I will also like you to email me some pics so that i can forward it to my client to know if he likes it. await your mail, Best Regards, Mr Gabriel Miguel.......

maybe i'm being paranoid, here, but look there's a trend.....

It looks like they're filling in blanks and all want to deal with their own reps.....If you were intrested in buying something wouldn't you want to be more "personalistic?" and sound like you know what you're talking about????

I mean a left handed ESP Viper is no small change...I paid 1500 dollars for it, wouldnt they say wow.....i've been playing esps and they're the best etc..etc..

and as far as the porsche, it doesn't even sound real. I have an email from the guy who want's to pay me 7K for it and an additonal 8k for shipping?

oh well....

at least my posts are adding up...

Hmmmm, paranoid....the two responders to yer thread are a foil helmeted sheep/goat analyzer and a a guy who wants to know if a Saab/Volvo wagon is better than a 914....

And people think I;m off.....

LOL. I wanted a cheaper and more reliable car...you mentioned the volvo wagon.

OK...boxy but good. You can get laid in the back and still be considered a good republican if you wear wing tips and are a Protestant/Quaker/fill in the blank nazi that doesn't read the fine print. What's the downside?

space is not a concern with me....i coudl get laid in my 914....i'll wear my tri-corned hat if i get the volvo....

QUOTE (fatlando @ Jun 25 2005, 02:42 PM)

any ideas???

SCAM ...

all three of them. run for the hills ...

where did you advertise?
Andy

Send these guys to me, I am also a Liberian-American economist!


M

QUOTE (redshift @ Jun 25 2005, 08:05 PM)

Send these guys to me, I am also a Liberian-American economist! M

Hmmm....I thought you were a "Lobe Automist"

QUOTE (fatlando @ Jun 25 2005, 03:42 PM)

I put my car and guitar up for sale and have been inundated with emails from the same types of people.....certified checks...bad spellings....austraila.... I'm not selling either of these things now, but before I tell these guys to screw off, I want to CC: someone else... any ideas??? fat lando

One of the pitfalls of doing business on ebay. When you create your ads, stipulate that you will ONLY sell/ship to the cont. US. You might also put in a stipulation that you will not accept any bids from someone with less than 5 feedbacks. That will help limit the amount of this kind of bs that you get.