Someone is Trying to Scam Me!

[andoulli]

<div></div><div>I have my K75S for sale on the IBMWR site and Craigslist. I just got this email today. Friggin scammers!</div><div> </div><div>Tim</div><div> </div><div><div><strong><b><font size="3" face="Tahoma"><span>Hello</span></font></b></strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span> Thanks for the email response.I have about five of my clients who are interested making immediate payment by cheque.</span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span> </span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span> Two of them has responded very positively and i have given them my own price for selling to them. </span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span> Have added my own profit and gains to your own asking price and they are ready to send payment immediately.payment by </span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span>cheque.</span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span> Any amount that is above your asking price! on the</span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span> check will be sent back to me .please provide methisinformation for the payment</span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span> </span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span> NAME.....................</span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span>ADDRESS...................</span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span>POSTAL CODE....................</span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span>STATE.....................</span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span>COUNTRY......................</span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span>TEL NUMBER...................... </span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span>I will ensure that you recieve payment atleast in 10 working days.</span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span> As regards the pick up, as soon as you confirm to me that the cheque is </span></font></b></strong></span></font></b></div><div><strong><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span>cleared in your account, i will inform my shipper to come for the pick-up immediatelty. I want you to know that any profit i make from this transaction is how i use to earn my living.Delete the advert from the site you placed it for sale and they are so much interested in buying it.I hope you are clear with my mail. </span></font></b></strong><b><span><br><strong><b><font face="Times New Roman"> I look forward to read from you soonest.</font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">Cheers</font></b></strong></span></b><br></div></div><div> </div><div> </div>

[Honda919Rider]

<div></div><div><br></div><blockquote><div><hr>andoulli wrote:<br><div></div><div>I have my K75S for sale on the IBMWR site and Craigslist. I just got this email today. Friggin scammers!</div><div> </div><div>Tim</div><div> </div><div><div><strong><b><font size="3" face="Tahoma"><span>Hello</span></font></b></strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span> Thanks for the email response.I have about five of my clients who are interested making immediate payment by cheque.</span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span> </span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span> Two of them has responded very positively and i have given them my own price for selling to them. </span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span> Have added my own profit and gains to your own asking price and they are ready to send payment immediately.payment by </span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span>cheque.</span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span> Any amount that is above your asking price! on the</span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span> check will be sent back to me .please provide methisinformation for the payment</span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span> </span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span> NAME.....................</span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span>ADDRESS...................</span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span>POSTAL CODE....................</span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span>STATE.....................</span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span>COUNTRY......................</span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span>TEL NUMBER...................... </span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span>I will ensure that you recieve payment atleast in 10 working days.</span></font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span> As regards the pick up, as soon as you confirm to me that the cheque is </span></font></b></strong></span></font></b></div><div><strong><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span>cleared in your account, i will inform my shipper to come for the pick-up immediatelty. I want you to know that any profit i make from this transaction is how i use to earn my living.Delete the advert from the site you placed it for sale and they are so much interested in buying it.I hope you are clear with my mail. </span></font></b></strong><b><span><br><strong><b><font face="Times New Roman"> I look forward to read from you soonest.</font></b></strong><br><strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">Cheers</font></b></strong></span></b><br></div></div><div> </div><div> </div><hr></div></blockquote><div>Yep, scammers all over.</div><div> </div><div>Most of the items I list on eBay get hit by scammers, what wimps.<br></div><div></div>

[Wolf]

<div>Andoulli, I actually investigate scams just like this. Please send me a check for $500 and I'll get right on it. :D</div><div> </div><div>I will mention up front, there is a very high probability that I'll need several more payments before I can show you any real progress. ;)</div>

[Geoff]

<div>I got lots of these emails when I was selling my R1100R. They can be fun if you ask the seller to meet you, or tell him you recognize his IP address and will have a friend visit him soon about the bike for sale. They back off real quick.</div>

[UncleErnie]

<div>I ask them to send naked pictures of their wife/mother/girlfriend/daughter and we'll do business.</div><div>I guess I can understand how lonely old people who are trusting can fall victim to these things, but motorcycle owners you'd think would know better. The BS must pay off or they wouldn't be doing it, though.</div>

[andoulli]

<div>That's what I have been thinking Ernie, there must be something like a one or two percent payoff rate.</div><div> </div><div>Tim</div>

[Geoff]

<div>60 Minutes did a segment on web scams from Nigeria. One of the Americans who lots lots of money was a doctor.</div>

[tmk7c9]

<div>read in the st. louis post just 2 days ago...some county treasurer from michigan lost $185,000 to european &quot;investments&quot;. The bank accounts were traced back to...guess where...Nigeria.</div><div> </div><div>There is something like $400,000 still missing, noone knows where it went. The treasurer was in jail for embezzlement from the state of michigan when I read the article.</div><div> </div><div>Just one score like that is enough for them to keep trying I guess, even if they get shot down 99.9% of the time.</div>

[andoulli]

<div>Here is another, man these things are showing up like stay cats. There is this common thread that they keep asking for my last price.</div><div> </div><div>Tim</div><div> </div><div><font size="2"><p>Hello,</p><p>Regarding to your Bike for sale ,i will love to purchase Your Bike,But will love for you to get back to me with the list of bikes you have for sale and also the Last offer price,Present condition,Available pictures, And other details .Also i willwant youto know that my mode of payment willbe by Cashier Cheque Or Money order.</p><p>Your response will be highly appreciated.</p></font></div>

[andoulli]

<div>And another.</div><div> </div><div>Tim</div><div> </div><div>Hello,<br> I am Mr Nicholas Johnson.<br>I am interested in buying your BMW K75S 1988.<br>I live in California but presently I am in Texas with my wife for a missionary mission.<br>I will like you to send me the recent details and also pictures to view.<br>Also let me know if still available so that we can negotiate.<br>My method of payment is Cheque.<br>I am awaiting for your response.<br>Thanks.<br>Mr Nicholas Johnson.</div>

[tmk7c9]

<div>I think any e-mail i've ever seen with the word &quot;cheque&quot; in it is a scam. You would think they would catch on and know that around here, they aren't &quot;cheques&quot;, they're &quot;checks&quot;</div><div> </div><div>At least here in the midwest they are....not sure about elsewhere. </div>

[andoulli]

<div>And another!</div><div> </div><div>Tim</div><div> </div><div><strong><em>Hello seller i saw your ads bike for sale on the internet and i want to buy it and i will like you to give me the last price of it so that i can buy it and hope to read from you as soon as possible thanks....</em></strong></div>

[andoulli]

<div></div><div>Check out this fraudulent auction on EBay.</div><div> </div><div>I sent him a message asking where the motorcycle is located and got this back.</div><div> </div><div>Link has been deleted.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><font size="2">Hello,<br><br>I am glad to see you are interested in purchasing my motorcycle. First of all I want to tell you that I'm not at home, where the item is located. Because of my job I have to move all the time. Now I am located in Dublin, Ireland. I work for a worlwide company.This is a good thing for you because I have connections and I can ship it for free. The price I hope to obtain is $ 3,500.00. The bike has no electrical or mechanical problems. It has never been raced or abused. Believe this bike has no problem at all. The deal will go strictly according to eBay's rules and policy. In order to start the official transaction, I need to know your details:<br> -full name and shipping address<br> -eBay user ID<br>As soon as I have them I'll start the official procedure and eBay will notify you about this. You'll also receive important guidelines and payment instructions from them (please go through them exactly). I'll handle the shipping, so this will be free of charge for you + I am willing to deduct you with the fee for handling the payment procedure. We will use eBay's Escrow Insurer to manage the payment. It is the safest way for both of us and also you will have 10 days to inspect the product before I receive the money. Also, a refund policy will be included.<br><br>Looking forward to hearing from you.<br><br>Thanks,<br>John</font><br><br></div><div> </div><p>Message Edited by andoulli on <span class="date_text">02-17-2007</span><span class="time_text">01:24 PM</span></p>

[grizz0844]

<div><strong><u>3,500, </u></strong>boy is he willing to take a loss. According to N.A.D.A. that bike is worth between $8,880-$11,680.:D So he is either an idiot or, as you said, it is a scam. The old adage holds true: If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is. </div>

[andoulli]

<div></div><div>I contacted EBay regarding this fraudulent auction, and they have removed it, therefore the link should no longer work.</div><div> </div><div>As for the sale of my motorcycle, the scam hits just keep coming. Of course they all have a common theme, and yet each is a little different. They are all alike in that the scam involves shipping the bike and payment by check. Interesting that you see this rip-off both from bike buyers and bike sellers. Here is most recent.</div><div> </div><div>Tim</div><div> </div><div><span>Hello,</span><br><span>I just place a look on your item and i am interested</span><br><span>in immediate purchase of this item,but before i proceed</span><br><span>on this transaction i will like to ask some question as follow.</span><br><br><span>1.What is the condition of the item?</span><br><br><span>2. Do you accept a ( cheque / money order) as a mode of</span><br><span>payment?</span><br><br><span>3. What is the final asking prize you can go at last?</span><br><br><span>4. Will you let our shipping company to come to your</span><br><span>house for the pick up of the item cos we don't want you</span><br><span>to worry yourself about the shipping of the item.</span><br><br><span>5. Will you be able to send are remaining</span><br><span>fund back to the shipping company via western union</span><br><span>money transfer same day you recieve and cash the</span><br><span>Cheque for the arrangement of the home pick up from your house</span><br><br><span>6.if okay You are to send your NAME,ADDRESS,CITY,STATE,POSTCODE,TEL # to mail out the payment.</span><br><br><span>Regards.</span></div><div> </div><div> </div>

[UncleErnie]

<div>It's gotten kind of funny that, after you make a list, then go back to the garage and re-check it, go back again to get the manufacturers name of some part you added, etc, spend 4 paragraphs writing detailed descriptions of every aspect of the bike (including it willingness to pull with a passenger at high altitudes and it's Briggs and Stratton Aptitude Test), The Buyer From Hell always asks, &quot;What is the condition please?&quot;</div>

[Wolf]

<div>The hazards of online advertising. It's things like this that lead me to trade in to a dealer, even though I know I'm losing several grand in some cases.</div><div> </div><div>Better to get a couple thou less than lose it all to some swindler. I hate that it's come to this. :mad:</div>

[carlo]

Andoulli, would you be so kind as to go back and break that link up, or delete it entirely?<br>It's being listed on a single line, which stretches the displayed page to the point where you<br>have to scroll back and forth to read the messages.<br><br>Regarding Nigeria, I saw an article in the paper recently, where there's a new scam going on.<br>They're sending out &quot;work at home with your own computer&quot; spams. Nothing new there, I guess<br>but what they want people to do, is recieve goods that were purchased fraudulently (of course<br>they won't tell you that part), usually with stolen credit card info. You repackage the goods<br>and send them to someone in Europe, who will then ship them on to Nigeria.<br>This is because most US shippers won't ship items directly to Nigeria any longer.<br>Of course all the packaging and shipping is done at your expense, with promises to reimburse you<br>and pay you a generous salary.<br><br>I read once that fraud is the biggest industry in Nigeria, even though they have huge oil<br>reserves in that country.

[andoulli]

<div>Tell me to stop and I will.</div><div> </div><div>Tim</div><div> </div><div><div>Hello,<br> i saw your advert plased on the internet i am intrested in buying your bike i will like to know the last price and the present condition.pls do get back to me now.<br> Thanks....</div></div>

[andoulli]

<div>Please tell me to stop.</div><div> </div><div>Tim</div><div> </div><div><font face="Comic Sans MS">Am Mariam Jones Intrested in purchasing your advertise Item for sel for selll..Pls e-mail me back with the least price,Presently condition and the pics if still available for sell...Await your swift response<br>Regards<br>Mrs Jones<br> <br></font><a target="_blank" href="mailto:E-mail....................mariam_luv332@yahoo.com"><strong><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000000">E-mail....................mariam_luv332@yahoo.com</font></strong></a><strong><font face="Comic Sans MS"><br>Phone #................+447031847887<br> <br>PLS YOUR SWIFT RESPONSE WILL BE APPRECIATED IMMEDIATELY YOU RECIEVE THIS MESSAGE</font></strong></div>

[carlo]

Keep em coming.I love that stuff.<br><br>You might want to check out some of the scam the scammers web pages. They have all sorts of ways to annoy, humiliate, and financially hurt (it costs about $60 to create and send a bogus cashier's &quot;cheque&quot; ) these people.<br><br>I'm going to be listing a '93 Nissan ZX300 soon, and I'm highly tempted to have a bit of fun with some of the scammers we'll be hearing from.<br><br>oh, and thanks for fixing the page width!<p>Message Edited by carlo on <span class="date_text">02-17-2007</span><span class="time_text">05:02 PM</span></p>

[andoulli]

<div>No problem. Thanks for the scam the scammers tip.</div><div> </div><div>Tim</div>

[Wolf]

<a target="_blank" href="mailto:E-mail....................mariam_luv332@yahoo.com"><strong><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000000">E-mail....................mariam_luv332@yahoo.com</font></strong></a><div> </div><div>HEY! That's the same girl that emailed me out of the blue, saying she was looking for that special love connection!</div><div> </div><div>Little two timing......</div><div> </div><div>:p</div>

[andoulli]

<div>:cool:</div>

[BillyR]

Is nothing sacred anymore...:cool: