Crooked people!!!

[jellyrug]

The Gixxer 600 sold after listed 3 days, for more than I paid for it. The Harley is still listed, not that much interest.

So, I get this email below this morning. Just wonder how many folks fall for this and how they get away with it. Perhaps one should set a trap and have the PoPo in on the deal, so when the bike is picked up they can track and arrest?

I got your mail. Well, I have read through your ad and from what I
have seen,it is priced favorably compared to others so I want you to
consider it sold to me because I am ready to buy it for the asking
price.I am Tech Sgt Gary Sherlock currently on duty serving the
country.Presently I am out of town on duty in a remote area until
December 12. We have a bad and fluctuating network here otherwise I
would have called you and seal the deal on phone. At the moment, email
and text messages works best for me.Nevertheless,I am ready to seal
the deal right away and pay you via my PayPal account that is attached
to my bank account as it is the only secure form of payment that I
have access to right now. So,kindly get back to me with your
FULLNAME,PAYPAL EMAIL ADDRESS,PHONE NUMBER AND THE PICKUP ADDRESS.
so that I can initiate the payment immediately.If you don't have a
paypal account, it is absolutely free to set one up, kindly visit
www.paypal.com.A shipper will be hired that will come for the pick up
upon the completion of the payment aspect of the transaction.Let me
have the requested details to proceed with the payment if we have a
deal. TY
Sincerely,

 

[twotonevert]

I always just delete.

Sent from my JKU!

 

[Blrry]

Yep. Delete button. I don't know if the police even care about this stuff until after a crime happens. And then it's too late.

 

[AV8R_Murf]

My wife sells on ebay and craigslist a lot. She gets these all the time. She just deletes them. Still very frustrating.

 

[outlawbusa]

Yep. Delete button. I don't know if the police even care about this stuff until after a crime happens. And then it's too late.

Unfortunately they have nothing to go on until a crime has actually been committed. By then, it's too late as far as you are concerned...

Edit: After reading the quote again, guess I said the exact same thing...can we say "like"

 

[StrtRac3r]

The worst thing about those emails to me is that they think I'm that stupid. But then I realize some people ARE that stupid.

 

[jellyrug]

The worst thing about those emails to me is that they think I'm that stupid. But then I realize some people ARE that stupid.

I was born, raised, educated in a country which was pretty conservative in my days. So I am probably a bit more naive when it comes to understanding how folks can say and do whatever they like, out in the open, and get away with it.

 

[Dscahill]

All they want is the address of the goods so they can get it for Free-50

Delete and move on

-D

 

[outlawbusa]

All they want is the address of the goods so they can get it for Free-50

Delete and move on

-D

Actually, in this particular scam I believe they are attempting to get enough personal information to use someone's Paypal account...however they seem to have so many motives these days it's hard to tell what their actual intentions are sometimes...

 

[Blrry]

"So,kindly get back to me with your
FULLNAME,PAYPAL EMAIL ADDRESS,PHONE NUMBER AND THE PICKUP ADDRESS.
so that I can initiate the payment immediately"

Maybe save a canned response that lists the name of an officer in charge of cyber crime in your area, their work (police) email address, phone number and police station, lol.

 

[dadofthree]

 

[RedBusarider]

This is an easy one - never sell anything if the person buying it isn't standing in front of you

Why would anyone want to deal with someone that is out of town for the next 3-4 months? ???

One more thing is why would they need your email address when they already sent there fake proposal to you? Sounds fishy to me.

 

[outlawbusa]

The one that says they already have the certified check made out for more than the amount and need a refund...I always send them this address to send it to:

935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20535-0001

I've always wondered how many show up in the mail

 

[03TBUSA]

Just got one or those a few weeks ago. Just ignored it. Stuff like this exists because people actually fall for it. I had a guy call me about a year ago when I was living in Houston that I believe was calling from the middle east or something. Super heavy accent and I could hear kids running around in the backround speaking something...not english or spanish. Insisted on my credit card number and would not quit calling. I finally pulled a jerky boys and kept putting him on hold. Drove him nuts and then he stopped. Good stuff..hehe

 

[Superzuki]

One more thing is why would they need your email address when they already sent there fake proposal to you?

They probably sent 10,000 and need your email address to see which one bit. Then like someone else mentioned they send a cashier's check for more than the amount and you can refund the balance, to another address.

 

[StrtRac3r]

I have a friend that's a branch manager at a bank. Says some of his customers bite, somebody sends them a check and says they need the over paid amount back right away. So they deposit the check and before it clears they send the amount back, when the check bounces they are stuck, paid the other guy already.

 

[RedBusarider]

I have a friend that's a branch manager at a bank. Says some of his customers bite, somebody sends them a check and says they need the over paid amount back right away. So they deposit the check and before it clears they send the amount back, when the check bounces they are stuck, paid the other guy already.

Sorry, I know there are stupid people in this world but I don't know anyone so stupid
that would send money back to someone BEFORE the check cleared especially because they sent to much.

Besides would you take a check that wasn't certified? From someone you never met and far away?

Over paid amount? So do they send you a note with the check to send back the over paid amount?
Right there would be a huge RED FLAG that this was fake. If not and they called you and wanted the extra back there
seems to be 2 choices - either tell them when it clears THEN you will send back any extra OR say What overage? ???

 

[MisterGDBusa]

:-)) same as those that you wont lottery in some other country and you need to give them all the info so they can give you the money.

 

[StrtRac3r]

Sorry, I know there are stupid people in this world but I don't know anyone so stupid
that would send money back to someone BEFORE the check cleared especially because they sent to much.

Besides would you take a check that wasn't certified? From someone you never met and far away?

Over paid amount? So do they send you a note with the check to send back the over paid amount?
Right there would be a huge RED FLAG that this was fake. If not and they called you and wanted the extra back there
seems to be 2 choices - either tell them when it clears THEN you will send back any extra OR say What overage? ???

Lol yeah, I hate when I have to over pay because I wrote the check for the wrong amount. Too hard to write another.

I think usually that situation is like the lottery style one. Or someone who died left them money and they can't get to it for some stupid reason and they need you to deposit it and you can keep 10% or some crap for being the go through guy.

 

[red1100cc]

some people have too much time on their hands. some of those folks are bad, and some of those folks are good.

these are the good guys. - 419 Eater - The largest scambaiting community on the planet!