Thanks to this bulletin board, I have learned about how to spot scams a few weeks ago. Well guess what, I got hit today. I hope you guys like my response. Here is the email...:
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From: "smith chain"
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To: "Matthew Windsor"
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 13:11:43 +0800
Subject: reply...........
sorry,i don't really understand the content of your mail.however,i
shall be glad if you can make it more explicity.that is sending me another
mail.
thanks anyway.
----- Original Message -----
From: Matthew Windsor
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 19:35:21 -0800 (PST)
To: smith chain
Subject: Re: Enquiry.......................1997 YAMAHA YZF750R
> Send me a cheque for $2650, another $15,780.00 cash,
> and I will give your shipper $3,000.00.
>
>
> --- smith chain wrote:
> > hi,
> > i am mr smith,an interested buyer of the above
> > mentioned item.
> > however,i'm okay with the price($2650).but there is
> > a firm within the
> > state that is owing me some money and i would want
> > him to pay you the
> > money.so he will issue out a casheir cheque on the
> > amount he's owing
> > me($5800).the debt was incured by him as a result of
> > his inability to
> > deliver a product i paid him for to supply to
> > me.meanwhile,as soon as
> > the cheque gets to you, take it to your bank or
> > cheque cashing point
> > around you,and get it cashed.then deduct your own
> > money and remmit
> > the balance to my shipper in italy via western union
> > money
> > transfer.so that he can make an arrangement on how
> > to convey the item
> > from your location. send me contact details about
> > you if this
> > proposal is okay by you so that i can forward it to
> > them to make out
> > payment for you.thanks for your coperation
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