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Postby glockmeister » Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:50 am

I got a guy who wanted to buy my 360, he asked for all my info, then he said he was in d.c. right now and he was going to money order it, I said ok at first, then later said cash only please and he never replyed. I wouldn't sell it to the guy. Just make him do paypal if he wants to buy it. One of the safest ways for money transfer.
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Postby Rogue Reaper » Tue Jun 01, 2010 8:03 am

This guy will ask for you bank account # and routing number to send you money, with that info he can empty your bank account. Same info used as sending allows withdraw.
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Postby Moparspanky » Tue Jun 01, 2010 8:31 am

Scam. Cash only. Folks can even do fake money orders and when it doesn't clear your bank charges you.
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Postby Moparspanky » Tue Jun 01, 2010 12:23 pm

Good place to ID 'common' scams

http://www.scambusters.org/
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Postby Zinja Nombie » Tue Jun 01, 2010 1:15 pm

Wow

Definitely by the looks of it, is one really inexperienced buyer, a child, or a very determined foreign person who wants to scam your a$$ because most people are too dumb to even notice it.

what I really wonder is, if this guy IS a scam, how many people have fallen for his dumb shit before you?

Looks like you got some good support here though.
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Postby sounguru » Tue Jun 01, 2010 4:18 pm

The next step will be a transfer from a bank in Australia while he claims he is in New York and will want you to ship it to a bus stop in Nigeria so his brother can receive it and then ship it to him since he is traveling on business... Seen it all before.

Which of course will all be fake and you will get some official looking e-mail from your bank saying that the transfer was complete. Also it takes banks a week or 2 to verify that a cashiers check is no good so don't accept that either.
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Postby Jester316 » Tue Jun 01, 2010 4:29 pm

Take his money, and ship him these: http://www.revengecrabs.com/
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Postby glockmeister » Tue Jun 01, 2010 4:34 pm

Nasty wrote:So yeah, I got this email this morning;

Hello,I will instruct my banker to issue the payment directly to you bank or do you prefer sending you a certified check?Get back to asap coz am in dere need of the items.

Mel.


He is in DERE need of my items :lol:


Well this guy is insanely stupid, or from another country. But still insanely stupid. He doesn't space his sentences right, he spells wrong, and he uses wrong grammer, IE payment directly to you bank. Tell him to screw off or something.
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Postby Partiro » Tue Jun 01, 2010 4:56 pm

Just say you only take paypal transactions and move on with life. I am sure you are not selling to him anyways.
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Postby ~Thunder~ » Wed Jun 02, 2010 10:16 pm

100% scam.

And it's not just spending your money you'd have to worry about. For example, he could deposit stolen money to your account for payment. He'd have some options there.

i vote that you correspond with him and see how much of HIS info you get before forwarding the e-mails to the fbi. ;)
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Postby Patrick750 » Wed Jun 02, 2010 11:07 pm

I'd like to buy your rifle, I want your name, social security number, your full name, adress, what times your in your house, which doors you keep locked, and where your family lives.

Thanks!
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Postby Deathlycobra » Wed Jun 02, 2010 11:11 pm

airsoft750 wrote:I'd like to buy your rifle, I want your name, social security number, your full name, adress, what times your in your house, which doors you keep locked, and where your family lives.

Thanks!


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Postby Mike a.k.a. Pocahontas » Thu Jun 03, 2010 10:59 pm

my money is on nigeria, just sayin'
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Postby Cap n pickles » Fri Jun 04, 2010 1:17 pm

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