Need a little help here

[GWDavis28]

Hi all, I think I found a buyer for my Axis Sport, but something doesn't seem right about it. Here is the email that I received.

Greetings,i am highly interested in buying your ITEM FORSALE
from you ,i will like you to give me the ASKING price
and also scan the pics for me for proper verifycation . as for the
shipping,i have a liable shipper that takes goods care of all my
shipping .so about payment i have prepare a CASHIERS CHECK for you
in usa fund ,so pls email me back so that we can
conclude about it. and i will like you to feed me out
of this i.e ur personell phone num and ur adress and ur
email so that i can fax it to my client ,coz he is
willing to send you the check email ASAP....... pls
reply back.
REGARDS

Something about this seems shakey, the email had a yahoo.fr email address.
What do you guys think???

Thanx, Glenn |B)

 

[maceos]

That sure was painful to read. It was like a 5 year old wrote that

I would stay away from this one. There is no way that it could be legit. He has a liable (reliable perhaps) shipper?!?! Why not use UPS, FedEx or even US Mail! He even mentions a cashiers check in US funds. What other funds would you take?

Smells fishy to me....I say stay away from this one.

Just my $.02 worth.

 

[GWDavis28]

After some Googling I found that this dude has done this before. The email was exactly the same as the one that I got.

This blows!!!

http://cracker.com.au/Viewthread.aspx?threadid=11562&categoryid=11291

Glenn |B(

 

[shrkdvr]

I had a few like this a long time ago. I know a few detectives and they said it was a money laundering scheme. Don't Do It!!!

 

[Raz]

I also got one posting on a local website...actually two of these creeps...I told him I was going to cut his nuts off and he stopped bothering me!

 

[GWDavis28]

Thanx guys. Here's a follow up. I sent them an email asking for more info and this is what I got.

Luckly, I've read about this sort of scam and that tipped me off.

EVERYONE PLEASE BECAREFUL!!!!!!!

Hello,
Thanks for the Information.I intend to start
on how you'll be recieving your payment as soon as
possible through my associate who's in US. I'll
instruct him to issue out an american fund cashier's
check in your name the total amount his oweing me on
our last transaction which is closed at $3950...You'll
receive it as soon as possible, Immediately you get
this check i want you to take it to a cashing centre
nearest to you, cash it and deduct your $950 for the
and you'll wire the remaining balance to the shipping
agent through Western Union Money Transfer.
For them to come for the pickup in your place without
giving you any stress. They will use the fund to
settle some customs problem and transport their self
down to your place with immediately effect. Let me
know if this is ok with you....So if its okay by you
and try to send me your full name,home adress, city,
state, country, zipcode, and phone number both home
and mobile
Thanks.

Later, Glenn |B)

 

[koogie2k]

There is a similar scam like this but from a group out of Africa. Simply put, you could be "cleanin'" money for drug peeps or even terrorist types. This should be avoided.

I had one of these type actually call me...(got my personal cell number..??) and I then proceeded to tell them what I do for a living....(I make shark food out of idiots like this)...so, if you get a phone call....let you local FBI or authorities know. To tell you how stupid these cats were, they let their number get out on Caller ID. Give this number/letter to them and let them handle it. I still think I should be able to take them on a nice little journey out to sea.....but alas, the moral majority would not agree....

 

[kbaim]

FINAL SCORE

Koogie 1
bad guys 0

 

[hambucker]

If you see enough of these, you can pick them out a mile away. They are all worded very formally, but with spelling and grammer errors. They all seem to be written in the same way. Not to mention the shady and irregualr back and forth of money. I also never see them mention the item they are talking about, guitar, etc.

 

[OrangeChannel]

There is a similar scam like this but from a group out of Africa. Simply put, you could be "cleanin'" money for drug peeps or even terrorist types. This should be avoided.

I had one of these type actually call me...(got my personal cell number..??) and I then proceeded to tell them what I do for a living....(I make shark food out of idiots like this)...so, if you get a phone call....let you local FBI or authorities know. To tell you how stupid these cats were, they let their number get out on Caller ID. Give this number/letter to them and let them handle it. I still think I should be able to take them on a nice little journey out to sea.....but alas, the moral majority would not agree....

I wanna be the minority....down with the moral majority...

 

[dwf1004]

koogs, you got my vote...hell, I'll steer the boat even.

 

[koogie2k]

Appreciate the offer dwf....but, sometimes, less is more. Less people involved equals more room for the alibi...hehehehe....but, I could let you chum the waters.....just don't ask questions.....hehehehehehe.

OC...that sounds like a line from Pennywise.....

 

[brentrocks]

good advice stay far, far away!!! there will be more!!!

 

[GWDavis28]

Well Brent since posting the sale on GearBlasters and Craigslist I've received 3 or 4 scammers emails and they are all working the same game. THIS BLOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well looks like it's EvilBay next.

Thanx all, Glenn |B)