I got three PM's of this??

"
I am an agent that have chains of clients and one of my client has made a quote on the type of ur item that was why i contact you,My client is using a Money order/cashier's check as mode of payment,and the check will include your item money and the shipper's charges.You are to cash the check at any cashing point in ur area or your bank then deduct the sales of ur item the left over is for the shipper's charges,you will need to wire the excess funds to the shipping company directly via western union money transfer so that they can come over for the pickup of the item at your resindetial,You don't need to bother of the shippment we are using a private shipping company for the pick up,The shipper's information will come along with the check,Will you be able to wire the excess funds via western union to the shipper when you recieved the check?the check is honour and cashable same day it is received. So if you agree to this terms of payment then forward your full contact information where you want my client to send the check to with your phone number...........Regards."

What is it, a scam??

pdq67

Very much so....been around for a long time. They send you a fake check for a lot more than the cost of the part, you cash it and wire the rest to a "shipping" company, they come get the part. A few days later, your bank calls to say the check was no good and take the money out of your account. You are left with no part and a few thousand dollars less.

Forward it to the FTC for investgation. I get them quite often when I have parts for sale. I have a car and a hood listed on here and have gotten them for both.

DON"T respond...it lets them know they have a live email and it only escalates.

Absolutely! My daughter actually got a very real looking check for $4800 in the mail for her to pay the "fees" on a prize they told her she won. The angle was to deposit it in her account and then she was to send them the money back by Western Union for the "fees", then she could claim her $200,000 prize. Of course the check would later bounce but by then her money is long gone.

She ask me what to do with it and I told to either take to the local prosecutors office or just throw it away.


She pitched it.


Larry

But I don't have anything for sale??

Right, I will just delete this and roll on!!

pdq67

PS., He, He!! You CAN'T cheat an honest man!!

Paul...

A dead give a way is "cashing point in ur area " Only a young phisher-scammer will use the ur instead of your :p

Kev

My roommate had that happen to him also. He had some music equipment for sale, same thing the guy wanted to send him extra money. And for him to send back the difference. A check came to his surprise, but it looked way fake. Like someone printed it out on the computer or something.

Paul, You said you got them in a PM. was that a PM through the site here? if so please copy and paste and forward them to AL so he can take action against the folks sending them out. Also delete them as they are just scammer scum!!!!

What I posted is what I got three of here!

How do I forward it on to AL??

pdq67

I'll put this post where he can see it.

Thanks Jim.

pdq67

I've wondered what would happen if you cashed one of those checks and just kept the money to see if it would clear. If it didn't clear then just give the money back to the bank.

let me know the username they sent the pm from. I whacked one african scammer today who signed up and sent a few pm's. by him registering it was easy to block his (and all his buddies) access from their entire region.

Al

let me know the username they sent the pm from. I whacked one african scammer today who signed up and sent a few pm's. by him registering it was easy to block his (and all his buddies) access from their entire region.

Al

You da man!

I've wondered what would happen if you cashed one of those checks and just kept the money to see if it would clear. If it didn't clear then just give the money back to the bank.

Your bank will probably deduct $20. from your account for the bounced check you deposited, maybe your bank charges more than that.
David

AL,

Sorry I deleted them and don't remember the Dude's user name??

Is there any way you can pull them back up?? If so, please do it and get rid of him....

pdq67