From: Jon Shoop (shoop19@brick.net)
Date: Wed Aug 13 2003 - 06:07:07 PDT
Scam................
Had a reply to my ad on the Resin M3 Breech I make. The e-mail looked cut
and pasted which raises my suspicions. Buyer wanted the breech M3M6...which
was wrong, and was having an associate in the US that owed him a sum of
money, send me a check.
I was to send the item, M3M6 breech to an address in England. Several
e-mails follower confirming the deal and announcing the sending of a
Cashier's Check Via FEDEX to me the next day, Friday.
Friday came and so did FEDEX from some guy I never heard of, a check drawn
on the US Bank of San Francisco for five thousand dollars for a six hundred
dollar item. The last e-mail stated to send item and forward balance of cash
to the Western Union system for the buyer to pick up in England.
Went out of town that day and the e-mails and phone calls came pouring in,
"where is the money"? "I know the check has arrived as FEDEX and my
associate has confirmed", overseas operator calling, message.."where is the
money, why haven't you consummated our agreement"...??????again and
again....
By now, Monday , I go to the bank and show the officer the check.....she
makes several calls....SCAM,,,BOGUS check. It started as a Cashier's check
for $80 not five thousand. By Tuesday the e-mails and calls stop,,,I still
have the check.....and all is well....BE Careful.....Seller Beware!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nigel Hay MILWEB (www.milweb.net)" <Nigel@milweb.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 3:48 AM
Subject: [MV] Nigerian vehicle Purchase Scam
> Folks, lots of people in UK and Europe are being targetted by West
Africans
> offering to buy higher value vehicles unseen and sending checks for the
full
> amount plus "shipping" - then calling the vendor next day to ask them to
pay
> the "shipper" there and then before check is cleared - which of course it
> never will. It is widespread in the classic car market now so I thought
you
> may be interested to see the warning we send all our classified
advertisers
> as an autoresponse. Is it cropping up in USA?
>
> Dear Advertiser
>
> MILWEB is currently receiving 10.500 hits a week and is as I am sure you
are
> aware very aware, highly successful.
> However, we feel you should know there is currently a group of criminals
> targeting a wide range of vehicle advertisers, both in publications and on
> the internet, with a clever scam. These fraudsters are normally of West
> African origin and are very experienced at such activities. You may be
> interested in looking at some of the scams exposed on
www.ladsfromlagos.com
> or www.scamorama.com
> It currently involves offering payment for the vehicle plus shipping
(this
> often sounds like a large amount of money) , without viewing it, payment
> being made with a 3rd party cheque or bank transfer for more than the
asking
> price. The scam involves the seller being asked to reimburse some of the
> balance to the buyer - from what is effectively a worthless cheque or
faked
> bank transfer. They then disappear into the ether with your money.
> MILWEB advises that you are very careful of anyone offering such a
payment,
> tempting as it is.
> Contact is nearly always by E Mail. The fraudsters may ask for your bank
> account details- DO NOT GIVE YOUR BANK DETAILS TO ANYONE WHO IS UNKNOWN TO
> YOU.
>
> MILWEB advises that you are careful of anyone offering such a payment,
> tempting as it is.
> Any suspicions should be reported to the police. Please keep copies of any
E
> Mails you may receive from any suspicious parties.
>
> Whilst MILWEB can accept no responsibilities for any loss or problems
> incurred in any transactions resulting from your MILWEB advertisements, we
> feel it is important that you are made aware of such scams.
>
> As they say on Crimewatch -"don't have nightmares....."
>
> Thankyou for using MILWEB.
>
> With kind regards,
>
>
> Nigel Hay
> Publisher
> www.milweb.net
>
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