What do you think?
08-09-2005, 07:18 AM
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What do you think?
I know that this has nothing to do with our trucks, but I need to know what you all think.
My wife was trying to sell a dog, she put a add in the Recycler paper and today somebody called. It was wierd from the start,
There was never any contact with the buyer but a call from Sprint and it was like second hand conversation.
The next thing I know is she ask me to e-mail a picture to an adderss that did not look right to me.
So I sent the picture and within a few minuets I got back a reply.
I just cut and paste the message and I need to know what you think.
I think it is a SCAM and I headed it off.
Why would someone buy a dog from California when they are supposed to be in Texas.
I just have a bad feeling about this.
........This is the message.......
Hi ,
Thanks very much for your email, The reason I am sending you this
email is to make final reconfirmation of the product and also to let
you know that payment will be by certified CASHIER CHECK. In view of this I need you to email
me any
information that may be required to send the CASHIER CHECK, as I do not
want to send the CASHIER CHECK to a wrong location lest they gets into
the wrong hands.
Regarding the shipping, I have a company that takes care of the pick
up of my consignments for me and ship to my destination anywhere in
the U.S.A, you do not worry about shipping, the company will send
down a representative to arrange the sales documentation and the pick
up from your end for onward transfer to my destination.
I also want to alert you on the fact that you will be recieving an
overdraft CASHIER CHECK, which will cover the money for the pickup
(pickup and shipping to the final destination) as well as the money
to be paid to the company that will take care of the pickup and the
documentation with you. So please, as soon as you receive the CASHIER CHECK, go and cash
them immediately, deduct the money that accrues to
you, and send the balance to the Head Office of the company that
handles the shipment in N IGERIA via the nearest Western Union agent
in your area. Deduct the Western Union charges from the balance and
send the remaining to NIGERIA immediately .
The CASHIER CHECK will be in your name to make it easier for you to
receive payment, deduct your money and send the balance via Western
Union as regards my earlier direction, please reconfirm your details
one more time.
I will give you the details of the company that you will send the
balance of the money to inNIGERIA once I get a reply and agreement
that you will send the money to NIGERIA via Western Union money
trnasfer immediately you cash the CASHIER CHECK.
Once the money is received by the agent in NIGERIA, the shipping
agent will contact you immediately to arrange the documentation as
well as the pick up immediately. So in view of the above, here are
some of the details I will need for final issuance of the CASHIER CHECK to you.
(1) Full Name
(2) Mailing address, no p.o.box please
(3) your direct telephone number
(4) acceptance of my offer
Once you get back to me with all the above, theCASHIER CHECK will be
issued out immediately and it will be sent to you .
Hope to hear from you immediately.
Regards,
N.B. : I will pay you extra $50 to reserve this for me
On 8/8/05, Jim Lane <lanejvjr@verizon.net> wrote:
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Lane
To: kimmiepet@gmail.com
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 6:21 PM
Subject: Dog
I think I smell something fishey...
My wife was trying to sell a dog, she put a add in the Recycler paper and today somebody called. It was wierd from the start,
There was never any contact with the buyer but a call from Sprint and it was like second hand conversation.
The next thing I know is she ask me to e-mail a picture to an adderss that did not look right to me.
So I sent the picture and within a few minuets I got back a reply.
I just cut and paste the message and I need to know what you think.
I think it is a SCAM and I headed it off.
Why would someone buy a dog from California when they are supposed to be in Texas.
I just have a bad feeling about this.
........This is the message....... Hi ,
Thanks very much for your email, The reason I am sending you this
email is to make final reconfirmation of the product and also to let
you know that payment will be by certified CASHIER CHECK. In view of this I need you to email
me any
information that may be required to send the CASHIER CHECK, as I do not
want to send the CASHIER CHECK to a wrong location lest they gets into
the wrong hands.
Regarding the shipping, I have a company that takes care of the pick
up of my consignments for me and ship to my destination anywhere in
the U.S.A, you do not worry about shipping, the company will send
down a representative to arrange the sales documentation and the pick
up from your end for onward transfer to my destination.
I also want to alert you on the fact that you will be recieving an
overdraft CASHIER CHECK, which will cover the money for the pickup
(pickup and shipping to the final destination) as well as the money
to be paid to the company that will take care of the pickup and the
documentation with you. So please, as soon as you receive the CASHIER CHECK, go and cash
them immediately, deduct the money that accrues to
you, and send the balance to the Head Office of the company that
handles the shipment in N IGERIA via the nearest Western Union agent
in your area. Deduct the Western Union charges from the balance and
send the remaining to NIGERIA immediately .
The CASHIER CHECK will be in your name to make it easier for you to
receive payment, deduct your money and send the balance via Western
Union as regards my earlier direction, please reconfirm your details
one more time.
I will give you the details of the company that you will send the
balance of the money to inNIGERIA once I get a reply and agreement
that you will send the money to NIGERIA via Western Union money
trnasfer immediately you cash the CASHIER CHECK.
Once the money is received by the agent in NIGERIA, the shipping
agent will contact you immediately to arrange the documentation as
well as the pick up immediately. So in view of the above, here are
some of the details I will need for final issuance of the CASHIER CHECK to you.
(1) Full Name
(2) Mailing address, no p.o.box please
(3) your direct telephone number
(4) acceptance of my offer
Once you get back to me with all the above, theCASHIER CHECK will be
issued out immediately and it will be sent to you .
Hope to hear from you immediately.
Regards,
N.B. : I will pay you extra $50 to reserve this for me
On 8/8/05, Jim Lane <lanejvjr@verizon.net> wrote:
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Lane
To: kimmiepet@gmail.com
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 6:21 PM
Subject: Dog
I think I smell something fishey...
08-09-2005, 07:48 AM
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SCAM
Thank you guys...
I just needed to hear it from someone else.
I was pretty sure, just never thought it would be this close to home.
Jim
I just needed to hear it from someone else.
I was pretty sure, just never thought it would be this close to home.
Jim
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08-09-2005, 11:15 AM
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Originally posted by Hoss
Ask for their address and ship a dead dog to their front door....COD.
Ask for their address and ship a dead dog to their front door....COD.
08-09-2005, 12:48 PM
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Keyword "NIGERIA"=SCAM!
Also, that's an awful lot of verbage just to buy a dog no matter where they are from.
Fwd that whole thing to FBI like Shovelhead said.
Keith
Also, that's an awful lot of verbage just to buy a dog no matter where they are from.
Fwd that whole thing to FBI like Shovelhead said.
Keith
