Need help from US people.

[TattooedMoFo 0]

Here's the situation. I advertised my rig for sale and got the foloowing reply plus a follow up message, but this all sounds like Rubbish to me and I vaguely remember reading something similar a while back. IF you guys have heard of a scam like this, let me know please. here is the E-mail my first reply and his follow up:

hello,
> > i mailed in order to place a purchase enquiry on your [Complete Rig ]which i got the placement while surfing through the web ,i am to buy at the asking rate of £1600 bo,i am located in the US and my associate in the UK will precare for the payment of the transaction,for payment will you accept a certified bank draft.
> > i will be expeecting your mail .
> > take care and God bless

Hey Damon
>
> Don't take this the wrong but you are straight off asking to buy a rig that you havn't seen or asked any questions about? You will excuse me if I don't take this very seriously at all. If you do have enquires you Partner in the UK or yourself can get in touch with me. Should you still then want to purchase the rig, I mutual person will keep the item untill all funds have been cleared, where upon the item will be released to you.
>
> Please feel free to discuss this further with me.
>
> Thanks
> Kevin
Thanks for the mail, definately i ma to get the pics of what i am paying for and the current detailsas you can see i'm currently in the UK i'm really much interested in the rig ,i'll like you to send me some pics and detailed descriptions of the rig .For the pick up,have arranged for that my shipping agent will come for the pick up as soon as the payment is settled.
Inorder to proceed with the payment further. i will need you to forward me your name,address and telephone number in order to forward to my client in the U.S. who is to pay me 5300pounds in on a return trans transaction we had before i left the states,said he will issue you a cheque of 5,300 pounds drawn from a U.S. Bank in your once the check clears at your end,deduct cost of the which you said is 1600.00 pounds, and go to any Currency Exchange Unit around you and make sure you do wire the remaining balance back via "MONEY GRAM TRANSFER" or "WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER" as this will be used for shipping arrangement ,reason being that it will be used to cover the expenses of the shippers, freight cost, insurance and handling/change of title,I hope the title documents is intact.

So at this junction i will advice that you take the advert off the net so that we can concentrate and have this transaction done smoothly without confusion from left or right.

So if my offer is okay by you let me have your informations in this manner:
NAME(to be written on the check):
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE #:
That will be written on the check so as to make payment delivery ready as soon as possible.

And also tell me if i can count on you for the remaining balance for the shipping payment/arrangement.

I look forward to trustworthy transaction with you, expecting your mail soonest.

Thanks and God Bless.

[quade 4]

You have to ask yourself why the circuitous route of funds.

What's with all of this mixing of money? Nobody in a real business deal would ever do that unless they were doing something a bit shady.

quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[darkwing 5]

This reeks of scam. Maybe your local law enforcement will want to follow up on it? Did he ever give you a full name, phone, address...?

-- Jeff
My Skydiving History

[TattooedMoFo 0]

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You have to ask yourself why the circuitous route of funds.

What's with all of this mixing of money? Nobody in a real business deal would ever do that unless they were doing something a bit shady.

I didn't include my last reply but that;'s exactly what I said to him. He said he is over here now, well if that's the csae the a Western Union Transfer and payment in cash will be easy enough....

It did have scam written all over.

[Keith 0]

It's a scam!

Keith

Don't Fuck with me Keith - J. Mandeville

[TattooedMoFo 0]

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This reeks of scam. Maybe your local law enforcement will want to follow up on it? Did he ever give you a full name, phone, address...?

Agreed, no he didn't.

[Ronnie 0]

Someone contacted me about buying my canopy with the exact same scenario. I questioned them about it and I always got a reply that circumvented my questions. Then I sent an email stating "why not have your buddy who owes you money just wire it you." I never heard from them again. It is a scam of some sort.

[bch7773 0]

from what I read, its a scam.

Go here and read:
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/carsale.asp

then ask yourself, does this look familiar?

MB 3528, RB 1182

[RippedCord 0]

Relevant wording from the above clicky: "The scam works because the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) requires banks to make money from cashier's, certified, or teller's checks available in one to five days. Consequently, funds from checks that might not be good are often released into payees' accounts long before the checks have been honored by their issuing banks."

AMDG

[TattooedMoFo 0]

Thanks everybody, during theis time a few people have emailed me from the UK, stating that they have had similar emails from the same people. So everyone has caught on quick that's it's a scam and will be ever careful now.