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Cableguy · 01-30-2008, 10:36 AM

Might want to place a call to the police department (wherever that guy is supposed to be from...). Maybe they can setup a sting.

RacinJason · 01-30-2008, 10:36 AM

Scam city !!! I get that all the time when I put my motorcycles up for sale.

bighit8 · 01-30-2008, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andy aka rut

Please read the following and let me know what you think. I haven't sold it yet and it just simply looks fishy to me. thanks

I'm selling one of my bikes and this is a response I got.

Here you go....
Pls understand that i am quite okay with your prices,Payment would be made out by Check which will be issued in your name for easier cashing, Pls note that I have a shipper who handles my shipping, so you dont need to bother about shipping. I just need you to understand that the check you would be receiving would be an excess check, so all you have to do is , when you receive the check , take to your bank for cashing, then deduct your own part for the item then the remaining balance , i would give you my shipper's contact details to send it to via western union transfer, then after he has received payment, he would contact you to schedule a pickup arrangements.

If you are OK with this arrangement get back to me with your payable name and address, I would wait to read from you ASAP.
Regards,
martins georgge

It would be cool if somehow you could do the transaction and then report this person.I have got Emails like that alot and the promptly report them to yahoo/time warner ect... and I get very few of them now.People like this need to be exposed in anyway possible

JoeTruth · 01-30-2008, 10:41 AM

You're full of shiat and know damn well that it's a scam. Nice!

www.419eater.com

andy aka rut · 01-30-2008, 10:41 AM

thanks all for the responses. I know its a scam-just wanted to let people know it still happens and that it can happen to you. The guy is apparently from Jamaca. I reported him.

thanks!
andy

soul rider · 01-30-2008, 10:42 AM

yeah MON!...spliff

Marshall Willanholly · 01-30-2008, 10:43 AM

________

JoeTruth · 01-30-2008, 10:48 AM

does this sound like a scam?

Geronimo · 01-30-2008, 10:50 AM

Damn, alot of paranoid people here on STR. I've made several of these transactions. I've sold a frame, guitar amp, fork, electric guitar, and some used speedos last year this way. The surplus that I got to keep is well over $38,000,000.00

jeffj · 01-30-2008, 10:50 AM

EDIT: Alright Andy scammed us here

I didn't think you'd really fallen for it, but just in case there are some that may be tempted:

When I tried to sell some stuff on emptybeer, I had scammers send me those offers almost immediately. One guy had the nerve to try it again on a different item THE VERY NEXT DAY after I sent him a total nastygram in response to his first bogus offer.

That check will eventually bounce. The trouble is that your bank may accept it at first and show your balance to reflect it. After they try to collect on it, they will finally figure it out.... BUT, it will eventually bounce.

The worst part is that not only will you send them a bike, you would send them the difference from the check (which is what they are really after).

DO NOT fall for this under any circumstances. That check won't even work well for toilet paper.

Kid A · 01-30-2008, 10:52 AM

looks totally legit to me. I say go for it.

Hey, if interested i got some land you may want to buy. Some refer to it as Beeks place, newly remodeled (see str newbie clean up ride), great views, remote location. i'll cut you a good deal, buddddddddyyyy (aka the "just for you my friend" deal

)

el_d00der1n0 · 01-30-2008, 10:55 AM

I'm gonna build up some serious rideage as soon as my check from Nigeria clears...

D. Diamond · 01-30-2008, 10:58 AM

This is the best scam story ever, LOL.
http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

Impy · 01-30-2008, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D. Diamond

This is the best scam story ever, LOL.
http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

Thanks for posting that link, i was just thinking of that. Best story ever.

el_d00der1n0 · 01-30-2008, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Impy

Thanks for posting that link, i was just thinking of that. Best story ever.

Anybody knows how it ends? I got to the epilogue, and the author says the guy disappeared. Was he killed by the scammers?

Did he kill the wife since she wouldn't flip the coin???? -- oh wait, different story.

tkedeuce231 · 01-30-2008, 09:49 PM

I work at wells fargo bank and I see this type of scam all the time. Just say no!

Roadstar_Rider · 01-30-2008, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D. Diamond

This is the best scam story ever, LOL.
http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

That is hillarious!!

Pain Freak · 01-30-2008, 10:01 PM

What's wrong with you peoples? Don't you have any trust lefts?

Go fore it Andys. Be trustting.

tekknics12 · 01-30-2008, 10:21 PM

Sounds like One of those classic scams from Nigeria.....

Cableguy · 01-30-2008, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D. Diamond

This is the best scam story ever, LOL.
http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

Love it! Best story I read so far this year...

01-30-2008, 10:41 AM	#25 (permalink)
andy aka rut STR Veteran	thanks all for the responses. I know its a scam-just wanted to let people know it still happens and that it can happen to you. The guy is apparently from Jamaca. I reported him. thanks! andy __________________ "I haven't worn that dress in a couple weeks!"-Dino Brown "Tim, You're coming home with me tonight!" - Jesse (Intergadriv3r)

01-30-2008, 10:43 AM	#27 (permalink)
Marshall Willanholly on a routine expedition	________ __________________

01-30-2008, 10:52 AM	#31 (permalink)
Kid A Work sux then u ride	looks totally legit to me. I say go for it. Hey, if interested i got some land you may want to buy. Some refer to it as Beeks place, newly remodeled (see str newbie clean up ride), great views, remote location. i'll cut you a good deal, buddddddddyyyy (aka the "just for you my friend" deal ) __________________ Taco Tuesday Funky Bunch! Come out and play -> http://www.socaltrailriders.org/forum/group.php?groupid=6

01-30-2008, 10:55 AM	#32 (permalink)
el_d00der1n0 STR Veteran	I'm gonna build up some serious rideage as soon as my check from Nigeria clears... __________________ My Blog

01-30-2008, 10:01 PM	#38 (permalink)
Pain Freak Directionally Challenged	What's wrong with you peoples? Don't you have any trust lefts? Go fore it Andys. Be trustting. __________________ "The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew—and live through it." — Doug Bradbury "When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me." — Emo Philips

01-30-2008, 10:36 AM	#21 (permalink)
Cableguy Member	Might want to place a call to the police department (wherever that guy is supposed to be from...). Maybe they can setup a sting.

01-30-2008, 10:36 AM	#22 (permalink)
RacinJason STR Veteran	Scam city !!! I get that all the time when I put my motorcycles up for sale.

01-30-2008, 10:41 AM	#24 (permalink)
JoeTruth	You're full of shiat and know damn well that it's a scam. Nice! www.419eater.com __________________ "Merit begets confidence, confidence begets enthusiasm, enthusiasm conquers the world!"

01-30-2008, 10:42 AM	#26 (permalink)
soul rider Bend over	yeah MON!...spliff

01-30-2008, 10:48 AM	#28 (permalink)
JoeTruth	A similar thread and experiences from a while back... does this sound like a scam? __________________ "Merit begets confidence, confidence begets enthusiasm, enthusiasm conquers the world!"

01-30-2008, 10:50 AM	#29 (permalink)
Geronimo STR Veteran	Damn, alot of paranoid people here on STR. I've made several of these transactions. I've sold a frame, guitar amp, fork, electric guitar, and some used speedos last year this way. The surplus that I got to keep is well over $38,000,000.00

01-30-2008, 10:50 AM	#30 (permalink)
jeffj Sloths Mock Me	EDIT: Alright Andy scammed us here I didn't think you'd really fallen for it, but just in case there are some that may be tempted: When I tried to sell some stuff on emptybeer, I had scammers send me those offers almost immediately. One guy had the nerve to try it again on a different item THE VERY NEXT DAY after I sent him a total nastygram in response to his first bogus offer. That check will eventually bounce. The trouble is that your bank may accept it at first and show your balance to reflect it. After they try to collect on it, they will finally figure it out.... BUT, it will eventually bounce. The worst part is that not only will you send them a bike, you would send them the difference from the check (which is what they are really after). DO NOT fall for this under any circumstances. That check won't even work well for toilet paper.

01-30-2008, 10:58 AM	#33 (permalink)
D. Diamond "Ride lots." -Eddy Merckx	This is the best scam story ever, LOL. http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

01-30-2008, 09:49 PM	#36 (permalink)
tkedeuce231 Junior Member	I work at wells fargo bank and I see this type of scam all the time. Just say no!

01-30-2008, 10:21 PM	#39 (permalink)
tekknics12 Member	Sounds like One of those classic scams from Nigeria.....

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