Be Aware ----Fraudulent buyers----Scam

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umhloti
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Got this email as a reply from somebody that wanted more details about my G . Must be a well planned email responce that is like a out of office reply . The previous email was just please tell me more . I thought it was a scam and just said that all the detail is in the add and to please call me on the listed number in the add if they are genuine. This is most likely where the next email defualts to a reply

See below copied and pasted letter from a Griffith Walsh

rom Griffith Walsh :twisted: :evil:
to .com>
date Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 2:09 AM
subject Payment arrangement
signed-by yahoo.co.uk

hide details 2:09 AM (18 hours ago)

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Hello,
Thanks for the quick reply, after consideration, my wife and I have agreed to buy the auto and the price is perfect. Reserve it for me and take off the advert from the internet because I am making payment arrangement immediately. It is meant for a wedding gift to our daughter, we do not want her to know about it, we want it to be a surprise. She is getting married in Italy soon. I couldn't buy the auto here in London because the auto here is right hand drive. Due to distance barrier and my tight schedule of programs and to avoid additional cost, its not advisable to come physically to see and test it before payment, but I am ok with the details on the advert and I am paying for it as described and I accept that you sell it to me at no warrantee or guarantee.

I am presently on a program to improve my business popularity, I am planning to relocate to Norway to set up a private clinic sometime next month.. I will instruct my bank to send you a bank cheque for the payment, this money is for your payment. I'll make arrangement for the shipping personally, I will contact a shipping company I know very well in Italy to come for the pick up when everything is ok. The cheque my Bank will send to you is a certified covered cheque/draft, which can be exchanged, confirmed and cashed in any post office, bank or finance institute in Austria, Ireland, Germany and any country in Europe in 3 days.

All you have to do when you get the cheque is to take it to your bank or any finance institute for cashing and exchange, as soon as the money is credited on your account, deduct your payment for the auto. I will provide you with all details and instructions of my shipping company. The shipping company will sign on my behalf as my representative and collect all documents including change of ownership. He will transport it alongside my other medical items and wedding gifts I already purchase. I will provide you with all required details and instructions when you receive the money and have deducted your payment. I do hope I can trust you with this transaction, I would have done this by myself but I am trying to put up my private clinic presently.

NOTE: 100 Euros in addition will be included to cash the cheque and to pay for the bank exchange charges and cheque cashing fees if required.

Please reply as soon as possible so that I can instruct my Bank to issue out the payment immediately. Send to me the name of the beneficiary that should be on the cheque and your complete home address where to send the payment in the following order:
Name:
Address:
Postal Code:
Country:
Phone No:
Price:
Email:

Once I receive a response from you, my Lawyer can prepare a sale contract between us for this transaction and my contact details will also be included. I am counting on your understanding and trust to make this transaction a success because I really want a surprise gift for my daughter and want her wedding to be a happy one.
Have a wonderful day.

modificata
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Re: Be Aware ----Fraudulent buyers----Scam

Sounds like the Nigerians have moved to Italy. MF Scammers. May they all rot in hell.

tclynes
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Re: Be Aware ----Fraudulent buyers----Scam

they always seem to use italy as a base, i had one like that before.

umhloti
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Re: Be Aware ----Fraudulent buyers----Scam

ye and there is a lot of people that still fall for them and loose a lot of money

modificata
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Re: Be Aware ----Fraudulent buyers----Scam

I know someone who lost over £30K! But in fairness to them this 16 years ago when no one knew about the scam.

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Re: Be Aware ----Fraudulent buyers----Scam

Yes. Seems so corny and obvious. I got one a few years back and was simply curious to see what would transpire.
They sent me a Cheque (for much more than the car, as is the scam) and yes it was from Nigeria, although the (stolen) cheque was from a Coffe Shop business in London.
Now I did consider cashing the cheque and seeing what would happen, but thought better and tried to report it to my Bank, the Police, anyone. It was nigh on impossible to get anyone to pay any attention. Bank wasn't interested, Police didn't deal with it, and I never got a response from the online fraud unit site etc.
In the end, I just ignored the thing and pinned it on the wall.

The correspondence after I ignored them did get quite intimidating and rough. It did occur to me that some 'nasty' types might turn up on the doorstep, which is why I had the cheque sent to my work address at the time I couldn't get anybody to shut down the email ID they were using either.

Best ignore completely like 99.9% of the time. I was told the Bank can recoup the money from stolen cheques/accounts any time they like, even when it has so called 'cleared' the system, so you'll lose it eventually unless you close the account, and even then you'd get a bill in the post from the Bank. (Seems its ok for the Banks to write off their debts, but you never can :)

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Re: Be Aware ----Fraudulent buyers----Scam

some of them are told what to do , & are employed in a large office to send these out all day, thre game is worth $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ . But, occasionally the scam back fires.

:wink: to your avdvantage.....

Ask them politly to deposit the funds in to your account direct

sort No-
acc No-
Name bank-

to save time & the balance shall be refunded to any nomoinated account of there choice.

If they do, its yours :lol: ... If they want it back :lol: ask them to come get it . :P

umhloti
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Bushcraft. I like that Idea as much as what I like your photo on your tag.

Ye and then if they come to get their cheque they will wish they never came .

i like that Idea. :D