They're trying to rip me off....

[Todd Simpson]

By now, most of us have heard of this scam. Check out the e-mail I got today regarding my a4 for sale.

What authorities can I turn this over to? Any chance of catching these scumbags?

I recieved your mail, terms have been agreed on by my client with the company rules and regulation. my client. has instructed me to carry on with the transaction , that payment will get to you in a cashier check of $ 23,650 which is a refund payment of a cancelled order earlier made by my client. Due to company policy this check has to be made out in this amount to you ,because company policy only allows a refund payment on one cashier check,so you are required to deduct cost of your audi A4 which has been agreed on as$14,500 when payment
gets to you, you will transfer $ 9150 to my customer via western
union money transfer or money gram transfer in your location to
him to be able to offset shipping charges.
After payment has reached you and balance sent back to my
agent,he will come for the pick up immediately (24hrs max) and
drive to a prepaid shipper to be shipped to my awaiting
customer,while title papers and other necessary documents will be sent by you via fedex courier to my customer.
Please Confirm this and provide the following details;Your legal
name,address and phone number(s) for the check payment to be delivered to you via courier serivce.
Thanks

[924Sman]

Have them send the check then don't cash it. Now they are going to have to pay international fees for sending the check. Take the check to WU and let them hunt him down. Sman

[RickM]

Unfortunately this is so common that nothing is likely to happen.

Here's who to file the complaint with. http://www1.ifccfbi.gov/index.asp

[HarryD]

For fun, try this:

www.frudster.com

[Z-man]

Hopefully, someday soon, this type of scam will be so well known that it will finally stop.

Unfortunately, there are those who actually believe this stuff, and think they can make a quick buck, but in the end, they lose! They way the scammers see it: if they can get 1 out of every 1000 people to bite, they win!

-Z-man.

[tabs]

U mean I"M NOT GOING TO GET MY 20M from Nigeria????????

[nostatic]

Originally posted by tabs
U mean I"M NOT GOING TO GET MY 20M from Nigeria????????

have you been selling your essence again? You know that is a very bad idea...on so many levels.

[concentric]

Originally posted by Todsimpson

Please Confirm this and provide the following details;Your legal
name,address and phone number(s) for the check payment to be delivered to you via courier serivce.
Thanks

I've had this same thing happen a number of times when I try to sell music gear. I normally tell them that I don't accept third party checks and will refuse the mail/courier if they send it to me. That shuts them up, but good.

JCM

[Decolliber]

Originally posted by tabs
U mean I"M NOT GOING TO GET MY 20M from Nigeria????????

I have been corresponding with one of these guys in Nigeria. He told me that a relative died and left $50 million for me to collect. All I have to do is pay him $125,000 for various clearances. I decided to have some fun and have convinced him that I murdered my grandmother to get the $125K. I just sent him an email saying I am flying to Benin tomorrow and I want him to meet me at the border of Benin and Nigeria. I have been using the name Jeffrey Dahmer. I told him to bring a nice Nigerian prostitute with him when he comes to meet me. Just to make him a bit nervous, I said I may be armed.

[CamB]

I told him to bring a nice Nigerian prostitute with him when he comes to meet me.

That is some funny ****

[MrPants]

i dont understand, what is the scam?

[RickM]

The scam is you wiring (zero recourse and accountability) to someone who is most likely in Nigeria for a product you'll never see.

Or accepting a bogus check for "More" than you're selling your product for and wiring the buyer the difference.

[MrPants]

oh so he is supposed to wire the "excess" amount before the check clears and then when it bounces hes out whatever he transfers?

[Zeke]

Originally posted by MrPants
oh so he is supposed to wire the "excess" amount before the check clears and then when it bounces hes out whatever he transfers?

Hello?

[MrPants]

howdy

[tabs]

Yeah, but I still don't get the 20M...