Check this out, what the hell???

[AndyB 10+ year member]

As some of you might know, im selling a Profile CL300. I have an ad placed on another site and i got a response. But.... read on

He sent me this email...

Hello,

I was surfing the web when i came across your item,

you place on the web for sale It\'s been four months now

that i have been looking for , which am showing interest in it

But i want to ask this question,Are you the owner ?

is it in good condition?, can you tell me more about it ?

and above all how much do you want to sell and the last price you will

be willing to sell it for me? Am going to pay you with money order

OR check. try and send the

information below

(1)full name......

(2)contact address........

(3)phone number...

for further discussion .

Awaits your urgent response as soon as possible

for us to talk more extensively about this transaction.

I sent him this back...

Hey,

Thanks for the quick reply. Yes, I am the owner. I dont know how to describe the condition in full without pictures. Performance wise, this amp is in fine condition. But, it is not totally scratch free. During the install, someone thought he knew what he was doing and began to drill a hole into my box and nicked the side up a little bit. This is something very minor, but i want to be sure and point out every aspect. This is something you would not notice unless you were told about it or were looking for it. The only other significant scratch is on the top. It is about 1/2 an inch long. It is not a gouge, just a scratch. It is not that noticable. I do not think this will force you to not buy the amp, as with anything you buy, it wont stay mint forever. Overall, the amp is in very good condition. To tell you about the amp i guess i will give you some specs. It has a MOSFET power supply, and it takes 1 25A fuse. It has pre amp outputs, with a terminal size of 6/6. If the amp is bridged, it will put out 225x1 watts. At 2 ohms it will put out 110 watts x 2. At 4 ohms it will put out 75watts x 2. The amps peak power is 150x2.

I will sell this amp. I need to get rid of it. I amp upgrading my system to a RE Audio 12.1 amplifier that will run me $400, so i need the money to buy it. As for the price, you can make me an offer. The cheapest price that i could find the amp online was $80 without shipping.

-Andy J. Biddle

-Louisville, Kentucky (I will give you my full address if you decide to purchase the amp)

-(502) 231-9204.

Thanks alot for your response, hope to talk to you soon.

He then sent me this???!

Hello

i have seen the price and its ok by me then i

have instructed my client to issue the check to

you.meanwhlie i also instructed him to include the shipping cos on the payment so you should expect a check of $2,500the excess is for my shipper that will be coming for pick up.the funds will be used for the shipping of the {item along side 3 other items i placed order for in care of my shipper.i'll imploy you to wire the balance via western union money transfer to my shipper as soon as you RECEIVE the cheque.My SHIPPER IN UK will come for pick up on a specicified date that will be convenient for you.i hope i can count on you for my shipper's balance I ALSO WANT THIS TO BASE ON TRUST

CAN I TRUST YOU?...

PLS i will like you to give me ur contact info once again.Hope this is understandable by you.

pls get all this done for me so that i can fax it down to my client

that will send you the cheque..

Get back to me as soon as possible

Regards

john

Is that not screwed up as hell or not? I didnt give him my address, what 3 other items could he be talking about, and what the hell is the deal with $2,500? JESUS CHRIST!

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Never wire any money internationally. Don't do it. Get rid of all temptation to do it. OK?

I lost $200 to a "seller" in Singapore. Simply disappeared, and left me with no amp and a lighter bank account. I tried filing fraud charges with his bank, but convienently, he closed out the account after payment was received so I couldn't do squat. Classic. The only thing I could do was get the messageboard he was on to cancel his account to stop him from doing the same thing to someone else.

Besides, the wire fees will cost you roughly $40 extra anyway.

Stay away.

 

[AndyB 10+ year member]

I know that, theres no way im making any deals with this guy now. What the hell is he talking about? 2,500???

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

Sounds like the international guy / company who sends out SPAM via e-mail asking you to become a dealer of their 'products'.

 

[AndyB 10+ year member]

He just sent me this...

hello

thanks for the mail yes,it was my client in usa that will send the payment to you is owing me some of $2500 and this is only way i can have the money back,and i have some order item i have to pikc up in usa you know i reside in london ,uk ,pls if you can do this for me i will give you some of $100

thanks

john

 

[96pfinderSE 10+ year member]

but if hes gonna wire you money just give him the adress for the western union and take the money. his loss not yours

 

[96pfinderSE 10+ year member]

dude free 100 bux for shippin out 2500 DO IT! lol

 

[cjjackson85 5,000+ posts]

Yeah just do it you puzzy, what have you got to lose...

 

[AndyB 10+ year member]

I understand like none of this shit. This dude is smokin some serious stuff. I cant take his money hell, i dont know what but hell do somethin.

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[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

...its a scam, theres been posts before, as well on other forums.

 

[AndyB 10+ year member]

So i should just tell this queer to **** off?

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

yes, it is a scam! well documented on boards. You'll neither money nor gear. There is no 'client' or shipping company. they are all in it together, they'll pay OVER price for gear, you'll deposit a bad M.O. or worse into your account, GIVE the shipping guy the extra AND the gear, the crap will bounce outta your account like flubber and they won't give a $#!+

it's usually posted as e-bay scam.

 

[Nightskye 10+ year member]

The Fake Overpayment

A con artist buys an $800 ring from a seller, but indicates that he "accidentally" paid $1800. The scammer points out his "oversight" and asks the seller to wire him the $1,000 via Western Union. A common part of this ploy are statements like, "I misunderstood you, my English is not very good," Baldwin said.

The payment turns out to be some form of fraud, so when the seller sends the $1,000, he's out both the ring and the money. Western Union payments are completely untraceable and unrecoverable, she said. "Never return overpayment via Western Union."

 

[quickstopdante 10+ year member]

other items hed like you to hold till his guy could pick it up? 2500? sounds like drugs or money laundering

 

[AndyB 10+ year member]

Ok... wow the world is ****ed up eh? Im composing a nice little response email, just because im bored.