Selling my bike - possible scam attempt?

[yorkie_chris]

You'll probably find that address fake and the email originating in a cyber cafe in nigeria..

[Red Herring]

Don't be such pessimists. Give the guy your name and a mobile (can't hurt) and an address where the bike (or any other) isn't kept. You must have a mate that lives in a block of flats of something. If and when the cheque arrives you can pay it in and provided it clears what's the problem? Of course if you were trying to buy a bike and someone wanted to do that to you you wouldn't send them a cheque would you?

Just google the address. Seems to be bogus.

[Ch00]

The address is real in part but under that postcode there is no 81. That estate is also a right hole of a place.

Ch00

seems to be wrote in the kind of english and grammar i get through to my email account telling me someone in a foreign country wants me to cash cheques through my bank account for huge commisions - when alarm bells ring and things seem to good to be true its usually bull ****

Originally Posted by Red Herring

Don't be such pessimists. Give the guy your name and a mobile (can't hurt) and an address where the bike (or any other) isn't kept. You must have a mate that lives in a block of flats of something. If and when the cheque arrives you can pay it in and provided it clears what's the problem? Of course if you were trying to buy a bike and someone wanted to do that to you you wouldn't send them a cheque would you?

A cheque can clear in your account but still be reversed when the fraud has been discovered, this can be days or weeks later when the account holder reports the cheque book stolen. It is a very common fraud, a cheque clearing is still not your money if it has been stolen. This is a scam that happens hundreds of times a day so avoid it.

err wazza 419d??

[markryker]

Originally Posted by richie95

err wazza 419d??

What is West African "419" fraud?

Advance fee fraud or '419' fraud (named after the relevant section of the Nigerian Criminal Code) is a popular crime with the West African organised criminal networks. There are a myriad of schemes and scams - mail, faxed and telephone promises designed to facilitate victims parting with money. All involve requests to help move large sums of money with the promise of a substantial share of the cash in return.
This type of scam, originally known as the "Spanish Prisoner Letter", has been carried out since at least the sixteenth century via ordinary postal mail. These scams have come to be associated in the public mind with Nigeria due to the massive proliferation of such confidence tricks from that country since the mid-eighties, although they are often also carried out in other African nations, and increasingly from European cities with large Nigerian populations, notably London and Amsterdam.
The laws from Section 419 and laws in place in other jurisdictions criminalising the offences do not scare away the criminals who profit from these crimes. The stakes and profits are simply too high and many government officials are believed to be involved with the criminal gangs.
Victim's individual monetary losses can range from the low thousands into multi-millions. True figures are often impossible to ascertain, because many victims, embarrassed by their naiveté and feeling personally humiliated, do not report the crime to the authorities. Others, having lost so much themselves, become "part of the gang" recruiting more victims from their own country of residence. There are tragic cases of victims being unable to cope with the losses and committing suicide.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSIgnK3-AJs 419 phone jacker style

Originally Posted by Red Herring

Don't be such pessimists. Give the guy your name and a mobile (can't hurt) and an address where the bike (or any other) isn't kept. You must have a mate that lives in a block of flats of something. If and when the cheque arrives you can pay it in and provided it clears what's the problem? Of course if you were trying to buy a bike and someone wanted to do that to you you wouldn't send them a cheque would you?

It's obviously fake... I will give you my SV if he accepts the cheque and it doesn't bounce.