I was nearly scammed!!
05-10-2009, 02:53 PM
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My Ride: 06 525xi
Jet black
sprint booster
ACS front lip
So I wanted to sell the extra OEM side skirts that i've got and listed it here, ebay and craigslist to broaden my market 
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A few days after listing on craigslist I got an email from a potential buyer who said he was very interested in buying it. He got my info and told me he'll send me a check and have his 'mover' pick it up. This is his actual last email:
"Good day Salah,the UPS contact me that the payment will be deliver to
you tomorrow morning and here is the UPS tracking # j2208087596 as
soon as you receive it kindly deduct the money of the item and get the
remaining funds transfer to my mover tomorrow after deducting your own
money and wire the money to my mover via Western Union money transfer
and here is my mover information below to wire the money to......
Name: Nicole Cottrell
126 turner lane Dr,
Midwest City, OK 73189-1223
And get back to me with the Western Union details such as the following.....
Sender's name and address in use sending the money:
Western Union 10 digit MTCN number:
Actual amount sent:
And don't forget to deduct the Western Union charges from the money
when sending and take extra $50 for the little running around i might
cause you on this and will be waiting to hear from you.
Thanks."
I put in bold what that b@%$ wanted me to do. I'm assuming he'll send me a like a thousand extra and would want me to wire it and then I'll find out that his check is bogus!!
. A few days after listing on craigslist I got an email from a potential buyer who said he was very interested in buying it. He got my info and told me he'll send me a check and have his 'mover' pick it up. This is his actual last email:
"Good day Salah,the UPS contact me that the payment will be deliver to
you tomorrow morning and here is the UPS tracking # j2208087596 as
soon as you receive it kindly deduct the money of the item and get the
remaining funds transfer to my mover tomorrow after deducting your own
money and wire the money to my mover via Western Union money transfer
and here is my mover information below to wire the money to......
Name: Nicole Cottrell
126 turner lane Dr,
Midwest City, OK 73189-1223
And get back to me with the Western Union details such as the following.....
Sender's name and address in use sending the money:
Western Union 10 digit MTCN number:
Actual amount sent:
And don't forget to deduct the Western Union charges from the money
when sending and take extra $50 for the little running around i might
cause you on this and will be waiting to hear from you.
Thanks."
I put in bold what that b@%$ wanted me to do. I'm assuming he'll send me a like a thousand extra and would want me to wire it and then I'll find out that his check is bogus!!
05-10-2009, 03:00 PM
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happened to me to when i sold my wheels on craigslist. i was asking for 750 and he sent me 6000 dollars. HMMM NOT OBVIOUS. I sent him an email back saying get a job piece of shit. You dont accidently send someone 6k when they were asking for 750. These people are worthless.
05-10-2009, 03:07 PM
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You guys should visit this website http://www.419eater.com/
Originally Posted by dudemeister' post='874418' date='May 10 2009, 06:53 PM
So I wanted to sell the extra OEM side skirts that i've got and listed it here, ebay and craigslist to broaden my market .
A few days after listing on craigslist I got an email from a potential buyer who said he was very interested in buying it. He got my info and told me he'll send me a check and have his 'mover' pick it up. This is his actual last email:
"Good day Salah,the UPS contact me that the payment will be deliver to
you tomorrow morning and here is the UPS tracking # j2208087596 as
soon as you receive it kindly deduct the money of the item and get the
remaining funds transfer to my mover tomorrow after deducting your own
money and wire the money to my mover via Western Union money transfer
and here is my mover information below to wire the money to......
Name: Nicole Cottrell
126 turner lane Dr,
Midwest City, OK 73189-1223
And get back to me with the Western Union details such as the following.....
Sender's name and address in use sending the money:
Western Union 10 digit MTCN number:
Actual amount sent:
And don't forget to deduct the Western Union charges from the money
when sending and take extra $50 for the little running around i might
cause you on this and will be waiting to hear from you.
Thanks."
I put in bold what that b@%$ wanted me to do. I'm assuming he'll send me a like a thousand extra and would want me to wire it and then I'll find out that his check is bogus!!
. A few days after listing on craigslist I got an email from a potential buyer who said he was very interested in buying it. He got my info and told me he'll send me a check and have his 'mover' pick it up. This is his actual last email:
"Good day Salah,the UPS contact me that the payment will be deliver to
you tomorrow morning and here is the UPS tracking # j2208087596 as
soon as you receive it kindly deduct the money of the item and get the
remaining funds transfer to my mover tomorrow after deducting your own
money and wire the money to my mover via Western Union money transfer
and here is my mover information below to wire the money to......
Name: Nicole Cottrell
126 turner lane Dr,
Midwest City, OK 73189-1223
And get back to me with the Western Union details such as the following.....
Sender's name and address in use sending the money:
Western Union 10 digit MTCN number:
Actual amount sent:
And don't forget to deduct the Western Union charges from the money
when sending and take extra $50 for the little running around i might
cause you on this and will be waiting to hear from you.
Thanks."
I put in bold what that b@%$ wanted me to do. I'm assuming he'll send me a like a thousand extra and would want me to wire it and then I'll find out that his check is bogus!!
05-10-2009, 03:26 PM
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My Ride: 2004 545i, Sport and Premium package, Titanium Silver with Black Dakota Leather interior
I sold my E36 M3 on Autotrader a few years ago. Someone e-mailed me with the same BS proposition. I told him to kick rocks.
05-10-2009, 04:12 PM
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Rule of thumb
If a deal is too good to be true it must be a scam
If a deal is too good to be true it must be a scam
05-10-2009, 04:15 PM
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I had a similar scammer when I advertised an e28 wheel & tire in the Roundel. The character sent me 4 - four - $250 money orders by US Postal Mail when the deal was $150! In a note with the money orders he wanted me to take 1/2 the extra cash and mail him the other half in US$$'s.
That was the big tip-off and I smelled CROOK!
Called the Post Master in my town to report the scam. In two days I had a US Postal Inspector and a local police officer at my house to collect the documents and copies of the emails the scammer sent to confirm the transaction.
The Postal Inspector reported that it happens 100's of times every day!!! The money orders looked legit - fancy paper, engraving, and all!!
Rule = "If it sounds too good to be true -- it probably is!"
That was the big tip-off and I smelled CROOK!
Called the Post Master in my town to report the scam. In two days I had a US Postal Inspector and a local police officer at my house to collect the documents and copies of the emails the scammer sent to confirm the transaction.
The Postal Inspector reported that it happens 100's of times every day!!! The money orders looked legit - fancy paper, engraving, and all!!
Rule = "If it sounds too good to be true -- it probably is!"
05-10-2009, 04:22 PM
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yea the guy that sent me mine has professionally printed checks with all the security features real checks have. it all looks real but obviously too good to be true. the person who did mine even offered for me to keep an extra hundred dollars.
beware of all these guys. no job, tons of time, trying to take your hard earned money
beware of all these guys. no job, tons of time, trying to take your hard earned money
