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Scam?????

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I recieved this email the other day from an ad I placed in the Los Angeles recycler. I have never had a email concerning a purchase sound this fishy.




Hello,
I am interested in purchasing your (ADULT Bearded Dragon Trio) and i am okay with the price, and don't worry about the shipment i have a shipping agent that will certer for the shippment but i want you to no that my client will be sending you $3600 certisfied MONEY ORDER down to you and I want you to Have it in mind that the remaining balance of the excess fund will be send to my shipping agent that is coming for the picked up in your place. if this mode of payment is accepted by you i will like you to send your Full name and address including your phone number in which you will receive a certified MONEY ORDER drawn. I await those details as soon as possible to fax it down to my client to get the MONEY ORDER issue out to you by next week. Email asap. N.B : here is my full contact info : ( JERRY HART), @#^T(^($ AVENUE,UNIT 50,ONTARIO CA.CANADA So am compensating you with $100 to get the MONEY ORDER cashed .OK
Waiting For Your Quick Respoced A.S.A.P.
Regard


I took the first part of his address out.....
Canadian looking on the los angeles recycler?
$3600?????
What do you guys think??????
 
I really might want your beardies. How much do you want , were can I see some pics?

That guy is tryn to pull a nigerian(sp?) scam, Do a search on it. A ton of people have had the same thing sent to them.
 
Wow

Thanks a lot guys, I had a good feeling that really didnt seem right. I have never in my years had a email of that type. My girlfriend actually told me that see saw the local news talking about this same scam. I really appreciate the help and hope this scam doesnt fool anyone in the industry. Should I post more of this thread on a scam type forum??????


The ad should still be up on the dragons for sale forum here on fauna classifieds. They are listed at $175 a piece and as a group I had them at $500. I have a feeling that a bit to high, so give me a offer and I just might accept.
 
did you breed them alot this year? im going to try and hunt down your ad, then I will email you. No problem about the advice. Ive seen people post about that around here for awhile
 
Vince is right... it's definitely a scam. Don't ever take a money order for more than the cost of the animal and shipping. I think I remember someone saying that they took a money order like that to the bank one day and the police nabbed the person and questioned him until he could prove what had happened by showing the police the e-mails. It's bad news.
 
That scam has been going on for a while now on the internet. I have never seen it for anything other than a used car though.
 
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