Junkmail scammers - LOLZ Part 3/4 I think.

flatfourfan · 2012-09-10T15:55:38+00:00

Man I thought that I was done with this lot, but it seems that they're still out there. I have 2 other threads based on my fun with this lot, but it seems that they're at it again. Advertised my mother in laws laptop this morning for 2k. I guessed that it was a decent price and thought, maybe 1 or two scammers asking the normal lines. 1) how much for the item? 2) Can you ship the item to Lagos Nigeria.........?? lol But no, I got something fresh today. Firstly email was from a very english sounding name (Emma Young) and asked all the right questions and in English as well. She then asks for my banking details as she wants to make 100% sure that she gets it and give a deposit, cause it's a great deal. Already at this stage I'm thinking scam, scam, scam......lol. FFF, the eternal pessimist when it comes to junktree. Then she asks if she can call me, I say sure, she calls and straight away................it's a bloke.........he's Miss Young's boyfriend and he's going to help "Emma" because she doesn't know the correct terms etc, no worries. Straight away, this bloke says that he'll come in person to pay and collect the balance of the laptop. I say fine. Funds have to clear first before I accept any balance payment, so if it hasn't cleared, then he's going to have to wait. He says cool. I give him my work address and tell him that he can collect it here. He asked if it is my home address as he would want to test it. I say no, it's my work, a high security embassy and we can test it in the reception area after he has been through security. This is when it got funny. He said that he's not happy with coming to my work and asks if we can rather meet in a parking lot at the local mall. I say nope, my way or the highway. He then gets snotty saying that he's already made the payment into my account and that he'll put in extra if we can meet elsewhere. He said he'll come through tomorrow, but my money is on him not coming through and also the money deposit being fake. R10 says that this guy and his mates were hoping to stash me in a dustbin somewhere................hmmmmm Stay tuned.

Seventhson

flatfourfan wrote also just had an email from a mary cox cox_mary70@yahoo.com. Also trying to deposit payment into my account.

If you selling your laptop best place is to go to prophecy forums. Decent people there.

charleshaupt

Be careful,always watch your back..

flatfourfan

I ended up selling it to a legitimate guy from Angola....he came to my work, tested it out and payed me in cash.

BluJu

Isis wrote When I sold my guitar I got so fed-up with the one guy who made a "deposit" into my account and demanded he come collect my guitar that I eventually organized to meet him at Roodeplaat dam where I keep my "valuable guitars". I don't know if he went to the fake address I gave him, but I really hope he did.

Haha nice.

Ye you got to be careful.

Through experience I feel I can easily spot the scammers but I still prefer to just sell my gear on the forum.
Even if it means waiting longer or selling for less it is nice to know that I don't have to deal with suspect folk.

Royce77

flatfourfan wrote I ended up selling it to a legitimate guy from Angola....he came to my work, tested it out and payed me in cash.

Just out of interest, do you think that the scammers resort to using counterfeit money in order to get past suspicious sellers?

flatfourfan

Royce#77 wrote
flatfourfan wrote I ended up selling it to a legitimate guy from Angola....he came to my work, tested it out and payed me in cash.
Just out of interest, do you think that the scammers resort to using counterfeit money in order to get past suspicious sellers?

I wouldn't put it past someone to try that. Luckily at my work we have a uv light and yes, I checked the guys money before I took it.

studmissile

Brendon "BluJu" Neuhaus wrote Through experience I feel I can easily spot the scammers but I still prefer to just sell my gear on the forum.
Even if it means waiting longer or selling for less it is nice to know that I don't have to deal with suspect folk.

What do you mean, I don't trust nobody here! 8) Hell I don't even trust myself! ?

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