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BEWARE of SCAM E-MAIL OFFERS FROM BOGUS BUYERS/SELLERS
BEWARE of E-MAIL OFFERS FROM BOGUS BUYERS Assume cashier's checks are phony too The caller trusted a buyer and took a cashiers check from the man. Turns out that the check was not only a forgery, but it was also written out for $6,000 more than the amount asked. The polite buyer, who was really a con artist, asked if the seller would mind wiring him back the overage and everything would be square. Once the seller got a call from his bank, telling him that the check was a forgery, he was out his property plus $6,000. This is very scary. Even the FDIC has a warning at its Web site, telling banks to verify that cashiers checks are for real. But the banks dont feel they are responsible at all. One bank was recently quoted in the Boston Globe as saying the onus is on the consumer to determine whether the funds they are depositing is good. Its a bunch of baloney. The truth is that if your account is improperly drafted and you dispute it, the bank has to pay you back. They act like they dont have to, but they do. At the same time, there is no requirement that banks have to verify whether a check is phony. So, if you get a cashiers check from someone, you must assume that its phony. Clark used to recommend that people take cashiers checks, not personal checks. Today, if youre selling something, take a personal check and not a cashiers check. Banks need to come up with some security measures to prevent this from happening. But until then, you have to do what you can to protect yourself. Just a note to send to your memebers, I have a pile of these so called This from a client: It is a great thing that you do to inform customers and consumers in general of Noticably, there are many spelling errors, punctuation & grammatical errors. NEVER give out your personal information and please be careful! A Cashier's Check is NOT necessarily credible! Please be sure of incoming funds before releasing ANYTHING! Please look in out FAQ's for more information. Remember: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is! Thanks Patsy & Jim Haggerty December 12, 2006.........this just in.............more scamming...please BEWARE!! Good day to you.Thanks for your prompt response.The good news is that my client has consented your vehicle with full intrest,after i have forwarded him your vehicle information and he evaluated it.I have also discussed the payment issue with him and due to time constraint,he has instructed me to carry on with this transaction immediately. October 3, 2006 ...from one of our advertisers: I am to notify you my interest in buying your part on behalf of my Boss.He has given me a quick notice to placed an order for your particular part .I need to get in touch with you on the negotiations if you would accept a Certified Cheque as a mode of payment.If yes,send your address phone&name and the final asking price.I am counting on your support in concluding this transaction within the shortest time,but my Boss is going to send you Certified Cheque of an excess money which you will deduct your part fees there and send the excess Fund to the reputable shipper for Pick Up to United State Get Back To Me Asap. August 13, 2006 One advertisers reply to the scambags: This is a truck with well the asking price. It is already bottom priced at less than half the value. Rather than leaving any more money on the table than I already am, I will just keep it and drive it. I hold the title on all my vehicles. It should be obvious to the most casual observer that this truck has a custom paint job that is not available from the factory. There were no accidents found in my research prior to purchase of this truck. If you read the description, you are aware that almost all the mechanicals in this custom have been rebuilt or replaced. I'd tell you that it is a one-of-a-kind custom and a real head-turner, but that's what every custom car owner out there will tell you. If this is a legitimate inquiry, thank you for inquiring. If it is not, don't waste any more of both of our time because CASH TALKS and BS WALKS. No, I won't take a cashier's check in excess of the price and send real money back to you for the difference. When this truck sells, it won't go anywhere until I am holding $9900. greenback dollars minted in the US of A in my grubby little fingers....... On 8/13/2006 11:16:10 AM, Jesse Owen (js_cars@fastermail.com) wrote: > Hello, > Thanks for the email. I have a customer who is very much interested in > buying your Vehicle. He happened to budget for a vehicle last time and > unfortunately it was sold. I have discussed with him and he has agreed > that he will be willing to have the vehicle shipped to his place which is canada, > he would have be present in this transaction but due to the nature of his > business,he cant be able. > Again I have some questions to ask: > 1.Has the vehicle ever been repainted? > 2.Do you have the title papers? > 3.Any accident record. > 4.what is your last asking price? > I will be awaiting hearing from you as soon as possible. > Regards....... > August 8, 2006
Hello Dear, Thank you for your response with the pics of the car however, After discussing with my wife who really insists we? purchase your vehicle (87 FORD PU), we have decided to move on with the deal at the price of ($7,500), She will be going on a vacation soon and will rest virtually all the transaction on my shoulder and assign a shipper like wise that i will work with and stressed that will be issued out a cashier check of ($12,500) in your name which was a refund payment of a cancelled order earlier made by her ,you are only required to deduct the cost of your vehicle ($7,500) and send the differece ($5,000) when payment gets to you to a shipping agent whose information will be given to you as at and when due, he will be needing the fund to offset shipping charges, taxes and other cosmetic repairs/touches, the agent will be responsible for signing and transfering of title paper and also pick-up. So you are required to send me your NAME IN FULL, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER for payment to be delivered to you. All other information needed in completion of this transaction will given to you in due time.THANKS HOPE TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU. REGARDS, LEON GUGEL Tel:+447024051545 Email: leon_a_gugel02@yahoo.com May 1, 2006 Apparently, the 'Peoples Court' today, they had a mother/son conflict. The Son had a Moped for saleon Ebay for $400. The Son was contacted via email by a guy in the U.K. who wanted to buy it, emails and several phone conversations ensued, and the guy in the U.K. sent him a $2,200 check with the instructions to take out his $400 for the moped and to wire the rest to his shipper in New York, and he will be contacted by the shipper to pick up the merchandise. Suprisingly the shipper never showed, and the purchaser called and said he changed his mind and to send the $400 back to him. This has DUMB written all over it, The seller got curious and finally called the cops only to find out that the whole thing was BOGUS. To top it all off, Mom cashed the check thru her bank, & gave the $2,200 to her son, the son pocketed $400, then Mailed the balance via Western Union to the guy in New York. The following e-mails are not legitimate offers and should be ignored, deleted and/or reported to the authorities. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -The latest fraud e-mail: April 25, 2006 As per our conversation, ?I have a Chevy advertised on your website. I rec'd a bank cashier's check for the sale of my car. There were a lot of suspicious things about the e-mail correspondence with the possible buyer. In the United Kingdom postmarked envelope, there was no note or letter. His name was not on the check. The check was from a bank in Greensburg, KY. There was no return address on the outside of the envelope. The Bank, when called, said the check was no good and the 2 signatures on the check were not good. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ April 24,2006 Hi Patsy, Copy of bogus buyer email-updated October 23, 2005 Please note the names and e-mails and DO NOT RESPOND TO THESE CROOKS!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KEEP READING....Phony SELLERS too!! This is a scam as you can read, no phone contact is made untill you give a deposit.... Dear Seller, Thanks for the mail, due to the high rise of the pounds in the money market we are expanding our search horizon to America and right now i have a client who is very interested to purchase one of your cars. I work by percentage and my clients pay for it not you, and i promise them to look for their choice car and find it at the cheapest cost possible. Please i will need your assurance that the car we are buying is in good condition, the assurance should please be a written and signed one and should be forwarded to my mail address. He will post to you a certified cashier check for the car, the amount on the check is $16,000 so you are required to send $7,000 to the agent after deducting the cost of your car $9,000, this is because the check was issued along with the funds for the shipment in your name, we will not bother you with the shipping arrangements so i have made some contacts and have procured the services of a Cargo! shipping agency here in London who runs on constant bases this kind of services along these routes to collect the car from your location and deliver it to my clients home in ENGLAND. All we require of you now is to make sure the agency gets the neccessary funds they will need to make the arrangements and secure a date when you have received the checK ?for earliest shipping arrangements and prompt delivery as i have assured the client, the funds will come from the check after you have received it and when deduct the money for the car. Therefore, i urge you to provide your complete mailing information (which include your legal name and correspondence address), contact phone number so that he can mail the certified cashier check to you. PLEASE CONFIRM THIS AND PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING: ? 1.LEGAL NAME 2.CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS 3.DIRECT PHONE NUMBER ? I will be expecting the name and address that will handle this transaction where he (our client) will post the check to, as i promise to get more business your way and be fast with that. Regards, Dave.? Hi,
are you interested in my 1987 Harley Electra Glide for a straight
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Robert
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Hello, to issue you a certified cashier check which would cover all expenses for it. It is most likely you would get it sometime next week or even sooner. The reason being that after you deduct your $29,950 and other expenses emanating from all forms of charges. The rest could be wired by you to an international shipping agent via western union money transfer, who will be communicated to you in due time. in the safest and most proffesional way. is his fees for his services,tranportation to and fro,clearing and all other charges involved in this transaction okay. as soon as he is mobilized by the funds you send to him. and to where it is going to be sent to and for shippers pick up point, and also your phone number so I can! always contact you on to monitor proceeding of things.please do get back as soon as possible. ?thank you for your question. regarding Transaction# FKF11558578 involving a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe classic car, from Mr. Mike Rogers, Valley Forge, PA. are kept in writing due insurance reasons. the same day of delivery, to set up the final arrangements with the truck team that arrives at buyers location. If you have any other questions or concerns, please let us know. We will assist you in shortest time.
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thank you for your question. Transaction# FKF11558578 involving a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe classic car, from Mr. Mike Rogers, Valley Forge, PA. All records of this transaction are kept in writing due insurance reasons. to set up the final arrangements with the truck team that arrives at buyers location. From: rita hedges [mailto:mrsritalee@yahoo.ca] was so overwhelmed with the car. He wished it could be here the next day. His father, my client shall send you a cashier cheque for the car and this will cover the shipping costs so as to avoid the posting of two cheques. The cheque will be for $37,998. At least, I should bestow some level of trust in you having gone this extent. Note that this cheque should be comfirmed before the car is picked up by the agents I shall arrange. While you deduct the money for the car, ($22,998.00), you send the remaining money ($15,000) to the shipping agency which I will hire to take care of the shipping arrangements. You have to do this immediately you get the cheque so that they will reserve a cargo space and date for the car. They are saying something about taxation and duties, honestly, ?I don't know anything about this, since this is the first time we are buying a car from outside the Uk, I will appreciate it if you asceratin the truth in this, to know if they are lying about it or if there is really a tax and duty to pay before the car can be shipped out of your country. And use the remaining $40 to make up for any expenses that you will incur while sending the money to the agents. Thanks, please provide a postal address for the cheque as my client is now in Isreal attending a conference on "Peace in The Middle East" and I have promised to get this done before his son's birthday coming up soon. (This is supposed to be a birthday gift for his son) The agent (who shall as well bring other items he has bought) have promised a qucik delivery. So Please every thing will hang on how quick you send the money to them when you get the cheque. and fianlly you have to be fast with what you are doing,so that we can conclued the business.Thanks and god bless you and your family. mrs riat lee.. Original Message-----From: white smart [mailto:goldenmotors2002@yahoo.com]
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