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I have just personally experienced a new scam

I have just personally experienced a new scam.  Someone found my ad on ForSaleForRent.com, I am selling my Nikon FE SLR camera.

 

http://mb.forsaleforrent.com/classifieds/CPViewItem.asp?ID=55384

 

I get an email, with the same sort of grammar and punctuation of a Nigerian Email scam that says:

 

Hey Owner, I am James by name and reside in u.k, I want to know the present condition of this item on advert which you have placed and is preferable to have your phone number and i will like to buy the item as i am ready to abide with any offer from you including shiping for the item which is urgently needed for my store and i want you to let me know if you can end the auction for me as soon as you are agree with my offer and kindly email me back with your last

and total invoice price along with the below details;

1) Full name 2) Home address 3) Working phone number

 Moreso,get back to me with if you are willing to ship to new york in which i will be paying for the shipping also through my ups account And i will like to inform you that i am making the payment with a certified money order through one of my associate from united state bank as soon as the transaction sealed and awaiting your respond.

 

Now he says his name is james, but the email comes from 'carlos matin', I am already suspicious, but I want to sell the camera, so I reply by sending him a PayPal invoice.  This allows him to pay me, via paypal. 

 

He replies:

 

MANY THANK TO YOUR MAIL ! BUT I CAN ONLY PAY YOU THROUGH MONEY ORDER BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT I DEAL WITH AND MORE OVER I WOULD HAVE SEND YOU THE PAYMENT MY SELF BUT NOW I'M NOT REALLY BUCKS UP THAT IS WHY I'M DIRECTING MY ASSOCIATE THAT WANT TO PAY ME TO WRITE YOU THE MONEY ORDER INSTEAD OF ME OK AND HIS GOING TO SEND YOU THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1800 SO ALL I WANT YOU TO DO NOW IS TO JUST DEDUCT $600 FOR THE TOTAL INVOICE SO I BELIEVE THIS HAS INCLUDE BUT THE ITEM SELLING PRICE AND THE SHIPPING PRICE TO MY STORE IN LONDON WHILE THE EXCESS FUND WILL BE TRANSFER TO MY STORE ATTENDANTS FOR THE PAYMENTS OF MY STORE RENTALS I HOPE YOU CAN DO THIS AS I HAVE THE BELIEVE THAT I CAN TRUST YOU WITH MY EXCESS FUND SO KINDLY MAIL ME BACK WITH YOUR FULL CONTACT DETAILS SO AS TO FORWARD IT TO THE ISSURER AND TO ENTRUST YOU WITH MY EXCESS FUND.

  

 

So now I know he wants to send me $1,800 for my $450 camera, and I should turn around and send him the camera and $1,200 of MY MONEY.  Obviously he is going to send me a forged Money order, and get me to cash it and send him money.

 

So I tell him that I will have to wait until the money order clears before sending him the camera and “any excess’.

 

I get the reply:

 

YHES THE MONEY ORDER IS COMING FROM ONE OF MY ASSOCIATE WHICH I WILL FORWARD YOUR DETAILS TO THIS NIGHT SO BY TOMMOROW MORNING HE SHALL MAIL OUT THE PAYMENT TO YOU SO THE QUESTION NOW IS THAT CAN YOU CASH THE MONEY ORDER THE SAME DAY YOU RECIEVE IT SO TO TRANSFER THE EXCESS AND SHIP THE ITEM YOU IS A MONEY ORDER IS DIFFRRENT FROM ORDINARY CHECK ?

                                                                                                                      

KINDLY MAIL ME BACK

 It is a scam, and this guys is using ForSaleForRent to find his victims.



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