Just received an email from someone on a motor I posted on here for a buddy mine. It seems like some sort of a scam to me. Has anyone else had this thing happen to them? Here is the email from faithysmart005@yahoo.com:
just place a look on your item and i am interested in immediate purchase of this item,but before i proceed on this transaction i will like to ask some question as follow.
1.What is the condition of the item? Very Good Shape
2. Do you accept a ( cheque / money order) as a mode of payment?
3. What is the final asking prize you can go at last? See Below
4. Will you let our shipping company to come to your house for the pick up of the item cos we don't want you to worry yourself about the shipping of the item.
5. Will you be able to send the remaining fund back to the shipping company via western union money transfer same day you recieve and cash the Cheque for the arrangement of the home pick up from your house
6.if okay You are to send your NAME,ADDRESS,CITY,STATE,POSTCODE,TEL # to mail out the payment.
Regards.
Obviously not from around here. Someone might want to look into this.
It is a scam. basically, here is how the scam works: they send you a money order or cashiers check for over the amount of the purchase. The form of payment is bogus... It can sometimes take your bank months to figure out... though they will put the money in your account. You send the "buyer" the overage money amount because you think it all went fine since the funds are available... when your bank finds out it is fraudulant, they deduct that check amount from your account... again, can be months later. If they DO send someone to pick up the item, you are out both what you are selling, and the money you sent them.
I think it would be funny to start communicating with these people and drag them along, maybe it could turn into a good post going back and forth with them????
There is a website devoted to people who do just that, 401 scammers or something. I have seen posts of pics the scammers took of themselves doing some pretty interesting things as condistions of getting the money they want. Pretty funny the things these people will do to get your cash.
I have been known to string along scammers from time to time, thing is, DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION! Phone numbers, address, etc.
My thinking is, the longer I string one out, the less time the scammers have to work on someone that could fall for it.
Kind of FISHY!!!
