scam?

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Dallas RAM

Discussion Starter · Sep 18, 2003

I currently have my truck for sale and i got an intresting e-mail.
Has anyone recived one like this? Looks like a bad form letter to me. He even got my sale price wrong.

]hello,Thanks for your response,sorry for the delay am out of.s that is why u
have not hear from me since am sorry for that the payment of the (vehicle),will
be issued to you by a client of mine in u.s.as soon as you receive the
check,please you will do me a little favour, you will send the rest of the exces
fund to the shipping company who will take care of the shippment of the ( 1986
Dodge Ramcharger 4x4 Camoflaged)you will receive the check for the payment of
the ( 1986 Dodge Ramcharger 4x4 Camoflaged).plaese remeber to send the rest of
the fund to the shipping company as soon as you receive the payment.i will be
counting on you on this transaction.hope i can count on you friend.please send
this information to me so that
the check can be issued to you as soon as posible. i just want u to know that i
have a client in state which own's me some certain amount of $6,000 is the one
who will issue the check for u.the cost price of the vehicle is $1995.i saw the
pix and am ok with it.
NAME...
HOME ADDRESS...
CI TY....
ZIPCODE.....
STATE....
TELEPHONE NUMBER...
THIS INFO ARE NEEDED URGENTLY FOR THE ISSUMENT OF THE CHECK.. i
willbe expecting your respnse soonest. thanks for your
co-operation.i want u to know that i base in south africa that is all
hope to hear from u as soon as possible.
Thanks.

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tv_larsen

· #2 · Sep 20, 2003

Yes, that is a scam. Ignore it.

The deal is they issue you a counterfeit check for more than the actual amount. Then you send them the item (your truck in this case) and the extra money. Later, the check comes back as invalid.

You'd lose the $4K, and possibly, your truck.

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phoenix827

· #3 · Sep 20, 2003

I posted my camper on a couple other site and got 3-4 of these. Went right into the trash!

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Dallas RAM

Discussion Starter · #4 · Sep 22, 2003

another?

Car Links & Eqiupments Sales S.A
231 Osborne Way
Zurich 11,Switzerland
[email protected]

Dear Sir,

I am an Auto/Electronic Equipment dealer based in Zurich-Switzerland. I am
interested in buying your 1986 Dodge Ramcharger 4x4 for resell down here.

Please I want to know if you can shipp to Europe as my shipping agent will
handle the shipping arrangement on my behalf after the payment has been
made.You should please give me the last price if there will be any discount.

Also,I will like to know if you will accept a Certified Cashier check or
Money Order drawn from the American bank.

If that is okay by you,please get back to me as soon as possible.

Regards,
Anthony Juan

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Dallas RAM

Discussion Starter · #5 · Sep 23, 2003

Yet another..

User: clarkjames
> Email: clarkjames003go.com
> Hello,
> My name is Clark James,i saw your ad 1986 Dodge Ramcharger Royal SE when i
> was browsing through.
> I'm really interested in buying your 1986 Dodge Ramcharger Royal SE for
> $3,200,and my method of payment is a certified cashier's check that is drawn
> from a united states bank,and or at a near by cashing store centre around you.
> I'll also like to know if you do shipping to the Republic of South Africa,and
> if you can't I will contact a shipping agent of mine that will handle that as
> soon as the transaction is deal,he arranges for my shipping arrangement.
> I'll be expecting your mail soonest.if really you are very interested.You can
> send the pics if available.
> Looking forward to your reply positively..
> Best of Regards,
> Clark James....
>
>
> Thank you for using the Rodnreel.com Classifieds!
> Please visit again. http://www.rodnreel.com/classifieds/
>
>

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Dallas RAM

Discussion Starter · #6 · Sep 23, 2003

This is how I've been responding to these jokers.

This transaction will be in cash only. I am taking the neccessary precautions
due to the risks involved in foreign transactions. If this is a legitimate
offer your agent can come and inspect the vehicle. At the time that he or she
feels comfortable with the quality of the vehicle the transaction will be made.
After payment in US currency (cash only) NO CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS has been
satisfied the title and paperwork will be transferred and your agent and he or
she will be responsible for the removal of the vehicle. If your intentions are
otherwise such as to defraud by use of an an advance fraud sceme then this
entire conversation will be turned over to the Dallas office of the Secret
Service. Their telephone number is 972-868-3200 for future reference.
Additionally If any illegitimate solicitation arrives by US mail I will
contact the United States Postal Service for further action.

http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/fraud/welcome.htm

http://www.secretservice.gov/alert419.shtml

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maverick148

· #7 · Oct 5, 2003

I've had a few of these,I just mess with them till they get pissed a stop emailing.You know its bullshit when they never ask anything about the car or truck they want to buy!

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Blauram

· #8 · Jan 31, 2004

Yes , I have gotten 2 of these emails. first guy says his name was Joseph Carberry and the second guy said His name was Galmen Daniel.

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mid_evil_thymz

· #9 · Feb 17, 2004

PlymouthRock said:
Yes , I have gotten 2 of these emails. first guy says his name was Joseph Carberry and the second guy said His name was Galmen Daniel.

Yeah old Joseph J Carrbury,
Hows this sonud? Familiar.
My regards to you and your family..
Yeah his shipping agent my ass. we got the check for 3k via ups. It looked legit as hell we had already contacted the local authorities and they put us in contact with the FBI here in Fl.
The Fbi had us cash the check and hold the 3k til we got info back from the bank it was written on. The check was fake of course. I kept all emails and other correspondance between Joseph and Myself. The check is Real enough looking because it is copied from a real check that they bought and they use the routing numbers and account numbers to remake the chacks on check paper purchasable at any office supply store. The reason I was told to cash the check is that it becomes a different set of charges when the check is cashed then when it is actually sent and written. It becomes interstate check fraud. The feds are looking into these guys. The check was sent from Victoria Island Nigeria from a David Martins. The Feds are trying to find out who these guys are. the problem they have is the authorities in Africa are less than sympathetic to our problem..
Yeah its trash of course it is. What did P.T. Barnum say? ther'es a sucker born every minute..
If it's too good to be true then it isn't. Common sense say's scam so trash these emails and be done with it
Rodney Reed

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Jrsfan

· #10 · Jun 21, 2004

Dallas RAM said:
I currently have my truck for sale and i got an intresting e-mail.
Has anyone recived one like this? Looks like a bad form letter to me. He even got my sale price wrong.

]hello,Thanks for your response,sorry for the delay am out of.s that is why u
have not hear from me since am sorry for that the payment of the (vehicle),will
be issued to you by a client of mine in u.s.as soon as you receive the
check,please you will do me a little favour, you will send the rest of the exces
fund to the shipping company who will take care of the shippment of the ( 1986
Dodge Ramcharger 4x4 Camoflaged)you will receive the check for the payment of
the ( 1986 Dodge Ramcharger 4x4 Camoflaged).plaese remeber to send the rest of
the fund to the shipping company as soon as you receive the payment.i will be
counting on you on this transaction.hope i can count on you friend.please send
this information to me so that
the check can be issued to you as soon as posible. i just want u to know that i
have a client in state which own's me some certain amount of $6,000 is the one
who will issue the check for u.the cost price of the vehicle is $1995.i saw the
pix and am ok with it.
NAME...
HOME ADDRESS...
CI TY....
ZIPCODE.....
STATE....
TELEPHONE NUMBER...
THIS INFO ARE NEEDED URGENTLY FOR THE ISSUMENT OF THE CHECK.. i
willbe expecting your respnse soonest. thanks for your
co-operation.i want u to know that i base in south africa that is all
hope to hear from u as soon as possible.
Thanks.

Yes it is a scam, heres the one I got:
Hi.

Thanks for the timely response.I am at the moment supervising my new filling station in Canada,I would have my shippier handle the shipping on my behalf.A check in the amount of $14,485 will be sent to you and you'll deduct cost of your Car $6,500 and you'll send the excess ($7,985) to my shipper to enable prompt shipping of the Car.

My pick up agent will be the one to take care of all the necessary paper works.I will be expecting the name and address you'll want the check issued with and also your phone #.

Waiting to hear from you,

Mike.

Luckly my bank caught the counterfeit cashiers check because I had never heard of this scam before. Thank God this butt head didn't get his hands on my truck and yes I have turned him in. He went by the name of Michael Harry and Martin Adams. So be careful, don't trust this kind of email.

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