Something Sounds Fishy...

TTexan · 02-11-2010, 04:34 PM

Backstory: I posted a mountain bike for sale on Craigslist for $250, this person shows interest and wants to send payment via snail mail. Then I get this email...

"The payment has been sent by UPS courier company and the item will be
picked up as soon as you receive my payment,I will wait for the
payment to get cashed before I'd send my mover for the pick up.I will
like to tell you that i would be sending a cheque worth of $3,000 to
cover the moving of the item and the money for the item... As soon as the
cheque reaches you,have it cashed and remove your money for the item
and send the remaining fund to my mover by via western union money
transfer.My mover is also picking some of my other items up for me in
the same city of yours so that is why i need to give him that amount.I
will like you to remove $100 for your running around in getting the
cheque cashed.I will send you the tracking# and shipper information to
use for sending the rest funds via western union.Please let me know
if i can trust you on this so we can move forward from here. Regards"

Anyways. I wish people wouldn't waste my time. Anyone want a bike?

Blake · 02-11-2010, 04:38 PM

fucking nigerian scammers

southlight · 02-11-2010, 04:40 PM

They offer to pay you $100 more and you still complain.

Best regards,
south

bosstones · 02-11-2010, 04:49 PM

lol I had four dining room chairs up on Craigslist a couple years ago and got more or less the same thing. I was only asking $100 for the chairs, too! Their story was that "he" owned/operated a shipping company in Minnesota and would set up one of their trucks to pick up the chairs from my house.

I wrote "him" back and basically leveraged the fact that, as NFL division rivals of the Vikings, I could never in good faith sell "him" the chairs.

TTexan · 02-11-2010, 04:57 PM

Yeah, I just told him/her that I decided not to sell the bike.

Granted, I will be re-posting it later this evening.

Tondtar · 02-11-2010, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TTexan

Yeah, I just told him/her that I decided not to sell the bike.

Granted, I will be re-posting it later this evening.

And they will send another similar offer from another e-mail address.

It's a scam ...If you plan to sell on CL, make it cash and carry ONLY. It's the only way.

Dan in PA · 02-11-2010, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bosstones

I wrote "him" back and basically leveraged the fact that, as NFL division rivals of the Vikings, I could never in good faith sell "him" the chairs.

hahaha

immiketoo · 02-11-2010, 06:22 PM

I want to start a company that "aggressively" pursues these people to make a point. Anyone want to help me with a small start up?

Dan in PA · 02-11-2010, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by immiketoo

I want to start a company that "aggressively" pursues these people to make a point. Anyone want to help me with a small start up?

I like the sound of that...

E90SLAM · 02-11-2010, 06:57 PM

Nigerian prince would like to share his wealth with you!

O-cha · 02-12-2010, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by southlight

They offer to pay you $100 more and you still complain.

Best regards,
south

He's complaining for good reason, that's a pretty known scam to most. Check is cashed, and appears to be legit, you send your real money to his "mover (him)" and then you get a call from the bank saying sorry, money disappeared.

BMW F22 · 02-12-2010, 12:34 AM

I don't know why they keep sending the same shit over and over. I mean doesn't it raise suspicion when they offer to send $3000 when the item is going for $100?? Not only that but wtf would you send me money and then ask me to return the rest to you...

Hawkeye · 02-12-2010, 09:47 AM

People are dumb... and this probably works on a few of every thousand they send it to. If they didn't make any money doing it they would have stopped by now.

I am all for a company that aggressively pursues people that do this crap.

lambtron · 02-12-2010, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

People are dumb... and this probably works on a few of every thousand they send it to. If they didn't make any money doing it they would have stopped by now.

I am all for a company that aggressively pursues people that do this crap.

They are called the FBI.

And then there is this guy who fucks with scammers: http://www.thescambaiter.com

bosstones · 02-12-2010, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lambtron

They are called the FBI.

Maybe contract some Somali pirates who have lost their sea legs? They must be bored and are sort of in the right region. They also don't care about jurisdiction.

southlight · 02-12-2010, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by O-cha

He's complaining for good reason, that's a pretty known scam to most. Check is cashed, and appears to be legit, you send your real money to his "mover (him)" and then you get a call from the bank saying sorry, money disappeared.

Hence the

in my post.

Best regards,
south

JB135i · 02-12-2010, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tondtar

If you plan to sell on CL, make it cash and carry ONLY. It's the only way.

And have a friend or twelve there when you meet the buyer/seller too. Some place neutral and with an off-duty cop friend who brings his weapon as well.

Maestro · 02-12-2010, 12:03 PM

I can not tell you how many fake checks I have collected from these idiots, I see these guys coming from a mile awhile and it so easy to play them along so I play to see how many checks I can collect. I biggest on I got was for $8K.

SoCali E36 · 02-13-2010, 02:41 AM

I work in a bank and i can say for the most part the majority of their targets are elderly people who think they won something.

immiketoo · 02-13-2010, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoCali E90

I work in a bank and i can say for the most part the majority of their targets are elderly people who think they won something.

That's the part that pisses me off the most. Elderly nowadays are overly trusting and scams play on all of people's weaknesses. Greed, unfamiliarity with technology, fixed incomes, trying to have a little comfort in their lives, even trying to leave something to their families after they are gone.

I HATE these MFers. The FBI will NOT do anything about it. They are not set up for this type of investigation, and they have a 10K minimum to take a case.There is no LE agency in the country that can keep up with the thousands of victims per day. We see five to ten a week, and there's absolutely nothing we can do except try and educate them about how to avoid this scam. It seems easy for most of us, but these bastards are devious.

02-11-2010, 04:34 PM	#1
TTexan Verizon Expert 22 Rep 256 Posts Drives: 08 JB 335i Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Austin, Tx iTrader: (3)	Something Sounds Fishy... Backstory: I posted a mountain bike for sale on Craigslist for $250, this person shows interest and wants to send payment via snail mail. Then I get this email... "The payment has been sent by UPS courier company and the item will be picked up as soon as you receive my payment,I will wait for the payment to get cashed before I'd send my mover for the pick up.I will like to tell you that i would be sending a cheque worth of $3,000 to cover the moving of the item and the money for the item... As soon as the cheque reaches you,have it cashed and remove your money for the item and send the remaining fund to my mover by via western union money transfer.My mover is also picking some of my other items up for me in the same city of yours so that is why i need to give him that amount.I will like you to remove $100 for your running around in getting the cheque cashed.I will send you the tracking# and shipper information to use for sending the rest funds via western union.Please let me know if i can trust you on this so we can move forward from here. Regards" Anyways. I wish people wouldn't waste my time. Anyone want a bike?
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bosstones Lieutenant Colonel 1154 Rep 1,543 Posts Drives: o_0 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Suburbia iTrader: (0)	lol I had four dining room chairs up on Craigslist a couple years ago and got more or less the same thing. I was only asking $100 for the chairs, too! Their story was that "he" owned/operated a shipping company in Minnesota and would set up one of their trucks to pick up the chairs from my house. I wrote "him" back and basically leveraged the fact that, as NFL division rivals of the Vikings, I could never in good faith sell "him" the chairs. __________________ - Jeff bosstones' flickr
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TTexan Verizon Expert 22 Rep 256 Posts Drives: 08 JB 335i Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Austin, Tx iTrader: (3)	Yeah, I just told him/her that I decided not to sell the bike. Granted, I will be re-posting it later this evening.
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BMW F22 Major General 3566 Rep 9,788 Posts Drives: ///M235i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (8)	I don't know why they keep sending the same shit over and over. I mean doesn't it raise suspicion when they offer to send $3000 when the item is going for $100?? Not only that but wtf would you send me money and then ask me to return the rest to you...
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SoCali E36 BMW Client Advisor 1000 Rep 3,526 Posts Drives: X5 40e/e36 M3 Sedan Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Where the road takes me... iTrader: (10)	I work in a bank and i can say for the most part the majority of their targets are elderly people who think they won something. __________________
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