Sold ATTN: Be on the lookout!

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Well, as some of you know, I'm selling a Visonik x4000xd. I have it posted on a few other sites, as well as Termpro's Classifieds. This one person has showed interested, and we've exchanged a few emails. Today, I received this email:

hello,

thanks for your previous mails about me buying your equipment and i am ready and very much intrested in purchasing it,but very unfortunate for me to have just received an inpromptu message from the company i work that i have to visit a site in west africa which is proposed as the new company branch in africa,since i am my branch manager in hawwai i am been transfer to west africa for some few weeks.but promise to be back before the end of the month,but since i have negoitated with you to send payment to you via money order and i wont want to obstruct that i contacted a client who his owning me some money to send a certified us money order of $2000 on my behalf to you so as to deduct the amount of the euipment and have the balance of the payment wired to me via western union money transfer to west africa,since bussiness and transaction is all about trust,can i go ahead and instruct my client to have the payment forward to you and trusting you to wire the balance of the payment to me as soon as you cash the money order at any local cashing store around your neighbourhood,kindly reply me if we can go on with these transaction.thanks

regards

rad

I've seen this scam before, and it looks just like what he has proposed. So everyone be on the lookout for something similar to this pattern.

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[loserpunk 10+ year member]

his english was pretty crappy

but did he want to have a friend send you 2000 via money order, then you send him w/e is leftover and the amp? i'm kinda confused

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

I believe so. I've read about the scam before, though. There was a post on Sounddomain forum about this, but the forum is down right now. Once it gets back up, I'll post that as well.

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

That's a classic.

- Steve

 

[jellyfish420 10+ year member]

it on this forum as well...

http://forums.caraudio.com/vb/showthread.php?t=75324&highlight=scam

 

[Termlab 10+ year member]

cant you just cash all 2000??? and stiff his a s s???

just curious if you can rip off........ the rip off??

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

cant you just cash all 2000??? and stiff his a s s???

just curious if you can rip off........ the rip off??

It won't clear. It's fake.

We've exchanged a few more emails in the last half hour or so- here they are:

Me:

http://forums.caraudio.com/vb/showthread.php?t=75324&highlight=scam

http://www.fraudaid.com/scamwarnings/419-030303-01-warticle.htm

Not gonna happen.

His reply:

hello what are you saying should i go ahead and instruct payment to be forward to you

thanks

rad

Me:

No, what I'm saying is what you are telling me, and

wanting to do, is a scam. Read the links. Your last

email follows that of the scam pattern almost

identically.

If you want the amp, sign up for Paypal, and send me

the money. Right now that is the only way you will

get it.

Him:

hey why going too far this is not a scam are you on line pls let clear things out holla bak at me

thanks

rad

Me:

The method in which you want to pay, will not work. I

will not accept such a payment method. At this point,

the only method you have to pay me is Paypal. That is

it.

 

[themainjam 10+ year member]

its a fake check the bank wont take it...

Edit

and if they do take it....... it will bounce like a rubber ball.

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Him:

Then lets close the purchase

Me:

I'm only accepting Paypal.

Have a nice day.

 

[themainjam 10+ year member]

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LMAO that guy is too much he send exactly the same thing as whats posted and he says nuh uh i am not trying to rip you off!! LMAO

 

[Renegadesrun 10+ year member]

This POS mailed me too.

 

[Mindless 10+ year member]

Lol send me the money order i can get it cashed for 1/2 of the loot .. I know a shady guy that runs a store there insurance will cover it

he has been begging me to find a source for real good fakes

I know this dont help but maybe you should say "hey im sorry " get him to send it and forward it to the feds...

 

[jtomsic 5,000+ posts]

Lol send me the money order i can get it cashed for 1/2 of the loot .. I know a shady guy that runs a store there insurance will cover it he has been begging me to find a source for real good fakes

I know this dont help but maybe you should say "hey im sorry " get him to send it and forward it to the feds...

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[Mindless 10+ year member]

Was a joke .... Its just something we joke together about .. Like "Hey dont handle that 50 too much till it drys"

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[BulldogSr04 10+ year member]

I had somebody who saw my car on autotrader offered me the amount I requested and said he was going to send me 17 grand in money orders and I would have to pay the shipper out of that and send him back the rest. He also stressed the importance of me hurrying it up. I told him it wasn't for sale. Looked very much like a scam.