Sellers beware!!

  • go-fish
    Mn.se metro
    Posts: 119
    October 13, 2007 at 10:53 pm #1256363

    I recieved this e-mail in response to a classified I have with IDA. BEWARE

    From : Ian Wayne <[email protected]>
    Sent : Saturday, October 13, 2007 1:42 PM
    To :
    Subject : PAYMENT DETAILS!!!!!!!!!!

    Thanks for your feedback,The payment is via certified bank check, I will instruct a client to issue out the payment of $5,000 to you on my behalf via certified bank check..Meanwhile, he will include the shipping fees to it which will be a little bit higher than the price of the (motor)..all you just have to do is to deduct your asking price which is $1,800 out of the payment and forward to balance to my pick up agent which i told you i will arrange for the pick up. I will also want you to provide me with your full name that the payment will be issued out to and your address in which the payment will be posted to including your contact phone number for further communication.. I will be waiting to read from you soonest.
    Thanks

    evileye
    Milan Il
    Posts: 407
    October 13, 2007 at 11:06 pm #616271

    You get those all the time anymore no matter where you advertise, but at least by now pretty much everyone knows its a scam

    bigcrappie
    Blaine
    Posts: 3987
    October 13, 2007 at 11:16 pm #616273

    Sounds like a great deal to me.

    shayla
    Posts: 1399
    October 14, 2007 at 12:08 am #616279

    Is there any way to track these goofs down and pound them into submission? Does anyone actually fall for that scam?

    david_scott
    Twin Cities
    Posts: 2946
    October 14, 2007 at 1:26 am #616293

    Quote:

    Is there any way to track these goofs down and pound them into submission? Does anyone actually fall for that scam?

    Possibly…

    Have the person send you the check, tell them you cashed it and to send his person over to get whats left over

    Just hope its not a Van full of armed thugs that come to collect.

    cogborn
    Prior Lake/Savage, MN
    Posts: 64
    October 14, 2007 at 1:32 am #616296

    Here’s a dead give away “yahoo.co.uk”. The UK means United Kingdom. If you go to the Yahoo site (http://uk.yahoo.com/) it’s for both UK and Ireland. Thanks for informing us.

    mikev
    Posts: 114
    October 14, 2007 at 11:00 am #616333

    Yes, indeed, people fall for this garbage. I know someone who had the same type deal with the rental of a house and buying some furniture, she lost about 5000 bucks. Not good.

    howler
    bagley wi.
    Posts: 609
    October 14, 2007 at 11:26 am #616342

    thunderjohn
    Savage, MN
    Posts: 17
    October 14, 2007 at 8:33 pm #616404

    Many people have fallen for it. I imagine the greedy ones. There are also emails coming stating the person has inherited a large sum of money and needs your help getting it out of their country. They will give you a portion after it gets into your account, which of course they want your account #. Then bang, your account is emptied. The USPS has been making some arrests in those cases. The other scam is constant on Craigslist ads.

    wade_kuehl
    Northwest Iowa
    Posts: 6167
    October 15, 2007 at 3:16 am #616452

    I get emails from Nigerian princes every day. They want to make me rich and don’t ask for much in return. One of these days, I’m going to take these guys up on their offer so i can retire.

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 21871
    October 15, 2007 at 12:55 pm #616578

    You too ??? I love the new ads, where the old guy sits down next to the gal, and starts reciting the email scam. Hilarious !!!

    big g

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