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Offline Berliner Beer

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« on: May 07, 2007, 13:37:16 »
I have advertised a baby carrier/rucksack in the free adds paper and got this email...... Dont worry I didn't! Just for interest the item was advertised for £45.....Still For sale :D

"Thanks for the mail , the price is okay by me and i am ready to from you immediately, i am ok with 70POUNDS  for the ( BABY/ TODDLER Carrier Rucksack ) and i want you to delete the ad from the website, i have a reputable shipper that will take care of shipping from your end and i want to let you know i have a client in the state that is owneing me a sum of 2000pounds i will instruct him to issue you a certified cashier's chueque on my behalf and as soon as chueque arrives, you hold out your amount and send the difference to my shipper for the pick up in your place, i hope i can trust you for my balance and also you will be contacting my shipper with all neccesary formation needed for pickup in your place i.e the actual weight and exact mension of the ( ) if you have it, if this terms are okay by you, do get back to me with the following details  which payment be made out to you like this
    Home Address...
    Full Name on chueque...
    State...post code...
    Country...
    Telephone Number... Mobile phone number...
    Fax Number...
Do get back to me asap with this details  for payment to able made out to you immediately Waiting  to hearing.
  N.B........ALSO I AM GOING TO COMPENSATE YOU WITH 50pounds FOR YOUR KIND EFFORT TOWARDS THIS TRANSACTION"


What a load a tosh
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« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2007, 13:53:23 »
I know they are out there doing this s**t but what’s the scam?
No one in their right mind is going to hand out their details and nothing is being posted until payment is received.
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« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2007, 14:00:25 »
It's simple;  you get a bankers' draft, you bank it, you ship the goods, 4 weeks later the bank finds out the draft is forged or stolen and revokes the money.  By this time you've already (a) lost the goods and (b) written out a big cheque to the scammer for the balance, which of course has gone from your account.

As I've said before, Bankers' Drafts are NOT guaranteed and CAN be revoked, regardless of whether your bank tells you otherwise.
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« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2007, 16:18:01 »
Pretty soon no-one will be accepting banker's drafts anymore.  What's the point? they used to be guaranteed but nowadyas they aren't worth the paper they are written on.
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« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2007, 17:04:16 »
How about this one this chap sent me...

Hello Patrick....
     
        Thank you very much for your prompt response... I want to use this medium to inform you  that i am a far away buyer from Norway and  i wont be able to view the car in person but i am ready to make an immediate purchase of your 2005 SUZUKI GRAND VIT because i am satisfied with its present state and condition and also from the pictures on the web, i believe in good faith that the car is in good condition.
 
Secondly, payment ( A UK CERTIFIED BANKER'S DRAFT) will be mailed to you via 1st class post in a couple of days if we come to a solid agreement.I have made arrangement for the pick-up and shippment, so i would like you to prepare the log-book and the dvla/v5 papers for me so that once the payment has cleared at your bank then i can have the car shipped from your residence to me directly.
 
 I have sealed arrangements with a shipping company over here in Oslo
prior to this time to handle the shippment for me cos  they have an
agent over there in the u.k who can carry out all the paperwork for me
so please inform all other prospective clients that an offer has been
placed on the car.
 
 I am a used car dealer with my own private garage and showroom here
in Norway , and have a client over there in the U.k who owes me money
from business purchases with my showroom which i would like to use to
purchase this car.The only constraint is that sum owed me is more than
price of your car. Please,could you deduct price of car (£8,650) from sum ?and send the difference to my shipping agent in the U.K who will be on standby to come and do the pick up on my behalf.
     
             The total amount on the draft would be £13, 500.,i would like you to
get back to me with your FULL NAME ,CONTACT ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER so payment can be made out to you and  i can call you up so tha we could both fix a date for pick-up and all documentations when the draft  is received.   Please make sure you get in touch with me as soon as you get this message ..
 
Hope to hear from you soon
 
Larry
 
N.B. I have stated the name,address and email address and mobile number of my client in the United Kingdom,feel free to get in touch with him anytime.
NAME OF AGENT:-MR .FREDRICK JAMES.
ADDRESS:-13 ******** Drive ,Williton Taunton ,Somerset Ta4 ***  .
EMAIL ADDRESS: fredrick2006mail@AIM.com
MOBILE NUMBER:-+44 702 4031 262

He origionally sent me an e-mail just asking for a few details about car....

I won't type what I wrote back, Wolfie might ban me from the site! LOL :wink:
How stupid do these people think we are? Might give the mobile a call later... LOL

oh I have edited the address just incase there is some poor sod who has been scammed and their address is being used.
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« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2007, 19:21:55 »
My mate sold his gsxr and said the guy was going to give him a draft.He started saying that there safe and can't be forged etc.
Im going to print out this forum and show him that he's wrong and taking a big risk.
Luckly a covinced his wife in talking him in to cash only on collection which he did and it was ok .How would he had felt if he'd had done the latter and it was a scam,just go's to show there is always risk with drafts when reading your posts
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« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2007, 09:28:14 »
There are plenty of stolen and fake ones around, I'm happy to accept one but it must clear through the bank first...
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« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2007, 11:14:41 »
When I was exporting Minis to the USA I would have 10 of these emails a day!
  Now and then I would reply and string them along, I have cheques here for about £230k!
  I banked one of them to see what would happen and it actually cleared in my account but 10 days later it was gone. Looked good having £40k in the bank though!
  What they do is get genuine bank details from big companies, Mine was Smithklyne Beecham. THe cheques are printed with genuine account numbers and will clear.  Until the companies accountant notices the large chunk of money has dissapeared that amount will sit in your account and you will think all is well.
  By then you would have sent a payment for the balance to the scammer and when the cheque finally bounces it is only you that is out of pocket.
  THey are not interested in the car/bike/other item you are selling.
 The best thing you can do is either just ignore them or if you have the time string them along. at least while you are wasting thier time they will be leaving others alone. People on this site www.419eater.com have made a hobby out of it
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« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2007, 11:23:48 »
Quote from: "barnhill4x4"
When I was exporting Minis to the USA I would have 10 of these emails a day!
  Now and then I would reply and string them along, I have cheques here for about £230k!
  I banked one of them to see what would happen and it actually cleared in my account but 10 days later it was gone. Looked good having £40k in the bank though!
  What they do is get genuine bank details from big companies, Mine was Smithklyne Beecham. THe cheques are printed with genuine account numbers and will clear.  Until the companies accountant notices the large chunk of money has dissapeared that amount will sit in your account and you will think all is well.
  By then you would have sent a payment for the balance to the scammer and when the cheque finally bounces it is only you that is out of pocket.
  THey are not interested in the car/bike/other item you are selling.
 The best thing you can do is either just ignore them or if you have the time string them along. at least while you are wasting thier time they will be leaving others alone. People on this site www.419eater.com have made a hobby out of it


Do you get to keep the interest? might be worth trying...LOL
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« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2007, 14:42:05 »
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The best thing you can do is either just ignore them or if you have the time string them along. at least while you are wasting thier time they will be leaving others alone. People on this site www.419eater.com have made a hobby out of it


i'm on 419eater - it is actually quite satisfying to waste their time so that they are not scamming others. its also an amusing website, and well worth a look if you have a bit of time spare to laugh at what these isiots are prepared to do to get your money.
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« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2007, 15:11:55 »
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There are plenty of stolen and fake ones around, I'm happy to accept one but it must clear through the bank first...


Problem is it will clear through your bank 1st. Then you'll think great that's cleared. then a couple of weeks or upto 6 months down the road. you'll get a letter from the bank saying sorry but that draft was stolen/fake etc and we're taking our money back out of your account. and if the money in your account isn't enough to cover it then you'll be overdrawn and get charged for that as well.
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