Can anyone tell me if this looks farmiliar(poss scam???) I need advice

[riverjop]

Damm!...you is one sexy texan..Yehaaaaa

Im tellin your hubby!!!

wanna pet my kitty?

 

[thegeckobarn_DW]

hehehehe Good luck findin' him.. He won't admit to being my husband.. yet...

(But, then again, we're not married just yet...!)

hehe Wanna pet my hamsters?

 

[riverjop]

hey! we have got to stop meeting in here!......................................I think somebody is watching?

 

[thegeckobarn_DW]

Here, I'll change my "self" so you don't get caught with someone SSOOO good lookin!

 

[bcfos]

Just another scam.

But have some fun with it. Write back and explain in great detail how you like to mutilate people for a hobby and explain that they are next.

Or option #2 request they acually send the check first and after it clears you will ship the animal in question.

Either was you won't hear back from them.

 

[thegeckobarn_DW]

NO no no...

You send them back an email stating YES you're SO glad that someone wants to buy [insert animal] here. And you just wanted to double-check that your asking price is okay (and then state the asking price times 2). And ask for their info and when they'll be sending the check. Most times, they won't even notice the change in price, since they didn't actually read the original ad. Tell them you'll send out the shipment once you've cashed the check (no, don't actually cash it!!!)

Then, lead them on, get them to send you the check. Once they do, call up the bank that supposedly issued it and the local law enforcement and let them know.

Then, just keep leading the scammer on - don't email him back for about 4 days after you've received the check, and then give some creatively horrendous sob story, etc. etc... Then, once it just gets dull, break the news to em.

If they ask for a phone # (after they've sent the check), give them the local police's phone #.

Go to that website I linked ya to - gives good detail & wonderful examples on how to scam the scammer!!

 

[KolleenJ]

Now normally this wouldnt be too much of a red flag, exept in my case. I almost ALWAYS post pictures and prices of my animals for sale. 9 out of 10 have pics of the exact animal in the add, price clearly marked, no mistakeing the deal. Whenver its not an exact pic of the animal I state I will not do exact pics, but the price is always there.

This is exactly why I asked in the first place. I e-mailed the people and told them I would send THEM and cashiers check.....

No responce...lol


Kolleen Jenks

 

[keithhamlin]

HAPPENED TO ME ALSO

I received the email from a mr ward jolly from Canada who wanted to send me a cashiers check for a pastel jungle male worth $2000. He wanted to send me $7000 in a cashier's check, have me deposit it, keep my two thousand and Western Union the rest to a cousin in the U.S. to pay the shipper. Absolutely crazy.

I turned over the fraudulent check, emails, addresses where he wanted money sent to , etc to authorities.

No I never sent the animal.

Keith Hamlin

 

[roadking]

yet another

I got one from "Mrs Lurence". It's almost funny that they think someone would do this. But they must be successful to keep running the same scam. Wonder if anyone has followed through on their requests?


greetings,
i just want you to be aware that i have my personal shipping
company who's shipp all the goods i bought international. so dont
stress your self for the shippment. my personal shipping company will
attribute you for the pick up of items, also i will like the payment to goes
on a certified cheque. which i will be instructing a client of mine in
the state which is oweing me sum of amount of $3,500 so he will made
out the cheque to you. & after that you will get it cashed in the nearest
cheque cashing stores around & after that you will deduct your money
for the goods i bought & send
the remaining funds to my shipper via western union money transfer in
order to locate you fro the pick up of the goods. cos my client is
mading the cheque out to you with the shipper fees. so if you are ok with
this send your exact name you want on the cheque, address were the cheque
should be sent to, country, zip code, cell/homephone, thanks
mrs lurence

Allan Shultz

 

[Rhamador23]

I wonder about this email too..

I recieved this email too.

"Hello and how are you.
I saw ur ad for the boa and i must telll you that i am intersetd in it.
I am willing to pay $450 and i willl also make arrangements for
shipping.
I ma based in amsterdam,netherlands and i have already contacted
Jet-a-pet and they woould be available for the puck up.
Pls if my offer is acceptable to you,i would appreciate it if you could
get back to me,so that i can arrange payment and shipping.
Regards
LES

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Click on (or cut and paste into you browser's
location window) the URL below to view the ad that
this message is in response to.

http://market.kingsnake.com/detail.php?de=243046&cat=8


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This message was sent by an unregistered or non logged in user.
This person may or may not be who they say they are.
The return address they provide may or may not be their correct
address.

Sent 05:11 AM, Aug 14th, 2004 from I.P. Address 208.52.116.13


DeleteReplyForwardSpam Move...


This one though, keep emailing me and someone actually called and left me a message regarding this transaction. Pls let me know if this one seems sketchy for you.

Thanks
Gab

 

[DThomas]

Yes it is.

 

[SNAKESDJF]

I hail from Canada, LOL, LOL

Definately one of those Nigerian Scams, i also got one like that. First i thought either the person is really retarded and cannot write or it is a scam. i had one like that and the person stated they were from Canada, however they provided me with a tell number with the country/city code of South Africa. SInce i call alot of overseas countrys at work i called it just for a joke and sure enough it was a resident who couldnt speak english, lol i would definately delete it. you could possibly report it to the Fauna Administrator, but i dont think there is much they can do. Dave

 

[SSReptiles]

Don't feel bad

This has happened about two years ago when they asked to send me a $10,000 check for my old car I was selling online. Just the exact words, but changed for cars interests. They where interested in my car and wanted to send extra cash for my worries. Well, I was sooo happy that I may have sold me car, but then again, it sounded to good to be true, so I looked up info there it was, it was a scam. There is a website that explains the whole thing. Once the check has been cashed, it goes to a bank in Africa and that bank says it's fake, so it take a few days till your bank finds out it's fake.

It sucks in the long run though.

 

[Rhamador23]

Here's the latest email of my "client"... Funny...
This is his 7th email. I replied. The funny thing is that he actually called on the phone.

Hello and how are you.Sorry i was not able to get back to you
YESTERDAY.

I just had confirmation that payment would be delivered to you today
and it is coming by USPS (united states postal service).Here is the
tracking number 0304 1070 0000 9260 0361so track it on www.usps.com or
contact the nearest post office

Pls i would appreciate it if you can follow the following instruction.
My WIFE was involved in ghastly motor accident this morning on her
way to AMSTERDAM from EINDHOVEN where she works. She was coming to
pick me up at the airport.So I am in a state of shock right now.My
associate in the USA makes me to understand that he sent you a
cashiers check for $4500 as against the $450 agreed upon by us,but
the problem now is that he has travelled to Jamaica on holiday,so i
would appreciate it if you can come to my assistance.


So this is what i want you to do for me, i would appreciate it if you
could go ahead and cash the CHECK and deduct your money for the BOA and have BALANCE sent to me TODAY in AMSTERDAM so as to
enable me make arrangements to fly my WIFE via chattered flight from
the Vilage to the city for immediate operation.Her condition is
critical and i would appreciate it if you can act as swiftly.
Pls after you must have deducted all neccessary charges i would
appreciate it if you could asist me in sending the remainder balance
by MONEY GRAM money transfer today to the medical director of the
hospital where she is.

RAYMOND COLE

TIELSTRAAT 54

1104 KV

AMSTERDAM ,NETHERLANDS


Pls i would appreciate it if you could get back to me with all the
relevant information like
REFERENCE number
senders name and address and amount sent.I would also want you to
put a test question and answer.
TEST QUESTION SHOULD BE: WHAT FOR? ANSWER: HOSPITAL BILL
Here is the list of money gram agents near you

BILLY & MARTYS
900 SECOND AVE SOUTH
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402
Phone: 612-371-9202

CHICAGO FOOD AND DELI
2500 CHICAGO AVE S
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55404
Phone: 612-871-0222

MENAS INTERNATIONAL RECORDS DW
2217 NICOLLET AVE S
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55404
Phone: 612-872-8392

ROGERS MARKET
2007 GLENWOOD AVE N
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55405
Phone: 612-377-8878

THIRD AVE FOODS
1905 3RD AVE S
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55404
Phone: 612-871-7425

UNBANK 12
17 NORTH 7TH STREET
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55403
Phone: 612-338-7410




Pls i would appreciate it if you could get back to me as soon as you
get this mail.
Regards
LES

PS

I have concluded all arrangements with the shipping company(JET-A-PET) and they
would contact you for the pick up.I willl email you the pick up slip.

 

[Rhamador23]

Scam

I checked the tracking and it's really on its way. What shall I do with the check? PLs read his request.

Gab

 

[Mickey_TLK]

If it were me, I would do the following.

Print out the emails, take them with you to the post office to get the cashiers check, and turn it all over to the post master.

Either way it really doesnt matter, nothing will be done of it.

HOWEVER I wouldnt cash the check or deposit it, as we all know its rubber.

I love the whole wifes accident story. Im about to email him (if its listed) and wish her well.

 

[Mickey_TLK]

You should post this jokers email address so we can all email and wish his wife to get well. This could be fun.

Heck I may even offer his some hairy white balls at a great price to help get the old ball and chain back on her feet. I have a bridge I wasnt really planning to sell, but could come off it cheap to him so she could get that surgurey. Id hate for an imaginary person to die because they couldnt get money from the scam fast enough.

 

[serpentinedreams]

The correct authority to report these scams to would be the US Secret Service. They will be grateful for all emails to be forwarded as well as the actual check once it arrives. As if they can do anything about it, I wouldnt know but you might as well play along and let the government handle it. As of yet the scams have been pretty easy to notice, I am wondering however how many people if any have fallen for this. It is imperative IMO to not teach these criminals to be more efficient by pointing out there mistakes. -Thanks Shaun DeBord

 

[acorsi]

We can do something!!!

Hello all,
I too have gotten this e-mail and have followed it to the point where I have the check they have sent.. It is from Partners Federal Credit Union so I called them and they told me that they are stolen black checks and that they did not issue it.. So, I called the FBI and they gave me the Internet address of the Internet fraud web site and told me if enough people fill out a complant they will investigate it.

WWW.IFCCFBI.GOV

Go to the site and fill out a report!! Who knows it may help!

Thanks,
A. Corsi

 

[mingdurga]

scam e-mail

I've received three of these the past month. If you reply your e-mail comes back as undeliverable. Scam? I think it's some computer retard with time on his/her hands. Probably has no friends, so we're his life line.

Mike