Jeff Mcdonald?

Received this email response to a classified ad. Wanted to get the name out there, as it sounds questionable. I recall seeing threads on similar scams, but couldn't recall the names involved.

Here is a copy of the email.

Hello Seller,
I'm jeff mcdonld and live in Oregon, I'm intrested in immediate
purchase of your particular reptile posted on kingsnake.com.But before
i proceed in this transaction.
I'm gonna pay you via money order .Okay?

The money order that will be issued will include the
money for the sales of your reptile + the shipping cost.Okay?I would like to
restate
clearly that this reptile will be ship to my reserve in the UK and I have a
private shipping agent who would take very good care of the shipment.Okay?

You are required to cash the money order same day you
recieved it.Okay?Thereafter deduct the sales of your reptile and wire the
excess funds to the shipper via western union money transfer in order
to pick up the reptile from your location.Okay?

Kindly get back to me,with your Fullname,contact address and phone.And
payment will be issue without any further delay.
Moreso,the final asking price? and picture.Okay?
Pls get back to me ASAP via (reptileinthereserve@yahoo.com)
Thanks

Sound fishy?

It's a scam. What's the IP where the e-mail originated?

192.116.79.148

Must have hit enter before I finished typing! Anyway, the IP is 192.116.79.148

I was sure that I had heard of similar scams...it never ends!

That's a New York IP. I would have guessed Nigerian. Anyway, that's a scam. The check will be a forgery and you will be out the money.

Jeff McDonald still at it, received same form letter as above word for word.
E-mail address: reptileinthereserve@yahoo.com
Wish these people would go find a real job
Mike Derks

Hello seller,

This has SCAM written all over it, OKAY?

Perhaps this needs another thread, but I received suspicious email responses to additional ads. They are not from the same person, but appear to be the same sort of scam. I received the following in response to 3 separate ads. All three emails were exactly the same.

Hello
Greetings to you,My name is ramond,i saw your {item) placed on advert,and it
suits what i have been looking for since a very long time,based on the
description i have decided to buy it from you,i'll also like to know your last
asking price and also i have seen the pic,s and i,m ok with it.I am presently
not in the country ,i am in UK on a business trip,So i will like to ask you if
you accept to be payed with Via Money Order or a certified cashier check?If that
is accepted by you,kindly mail me back with
details
full name:
address:
city:
state:
country:
zipcode:
phone number:
Best regards.
MR=ramond

The IP is 196.200.67.52

Should I start a new thread regarding Ramond?

Dwight, I received the same junk you did from two different names( Gerald Christopher & Robert) but they are using the same IP 196.200.67.52
and yet some more trash from Jeff McDonald IP 192.116.79.148
Gerald and Robert used the same letter word for word and Jeff wasn't any more creative.
I hope they keep looking "since a very long time"
Mike Derks

196.200.67.52 localizes to 'S-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, FWIW.

No need to start a new thread. They aren't real names anyway most likely.