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Old 05-01-05, 11:26 PM   #1
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I’m currently selling a bike through MCN and have just received a’ too good to be true e-mail’. An overseas buyer is offering full asking price and has offered to send a cheque and then arrange collection of my bike via a 3rd party ‘shipment handler’. Being a good natured, trusting idiot I thought ‘fantastic’, until my brother pointed out to me that cheques could still be bounced 4 weeks after the money has shown up in my account leaving me with a stolen bike, a couple of grand lighter and no-one to blame but myself. Is anyone else aware of this happening? Who do I report it to? And what a b*******.
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Old 05-01-05, 11:28 PM   #2
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Heard of this a couple of times, beware.
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Old 05-01-05, 11:31 PM   #3
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It does sound alot like a scam.
String them along with something about the bike that would blatently get their attention if they knew what the bike was and see if they notice.
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Old 05-01-05, 11:37 PM   #4
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got a barge pole handy?

well don't use it!!!!!
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Old 05-01-05, 11:42 PM   #5
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It's fraud.
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Old 05-01-05, 11:43 PM   #6
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It's a scam - don't fall for it.

You could have some fun though and string him along like the guy in the link below: -

http://www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk/temp/scammers.html

If you do string him along start another thread to keep us up to date with what happens.
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Old 05-01-05, 11:59 PM   #7
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It's all a big scam...

I had the same reply when I advertised my dad's car on ebay. 10 minutes before the end of the auction a guy with a feedback rating of -5 placed a bid for the full asking price. The next day I received the following email:

Hello Stephen,
Thanks for your mail, it look great and I 'm
interested in purchasing it.Concerning the shipment,my
shipper will come and pick it up from your location as
soon as we seal this transaction. A client of mine is
owing me some funds (£5,500)I will instruct him to
issue you a banker's draft in your name and You will
deduct the cost of the Ford Mondeo Ghia X , 1998, S
Reg (£1,700.00) and also send the remaining balance to
my Shipper via western union money transfer for
immediate shipping arrangment. If this is okay with
you do get back to me immediately with your
information as listed below for me to instruct my
client to issue the banker's draft in your name.
Hope to hear from you soonest.
NAME :
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
COUNTRY:
(HOME,CELL AND WORK) PHONE NUMBER:

Best regards,
Paul.

NB: I am given you compensation £50 and consider items
sold for me.



Never received any 'compensation' either...
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Old 06-01-05, 12:21 AM   #8
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I remember Ride or MCN or someone fetured this, total scam.

I got this when selling my old phone with a buy it now price of £75:

"Hello, Compliment of the season,i want to pay for your item pasted on ebay.can you give me cost of everything,am buying this item for a present to someone specail to me whom have save my life for years back,when i traveled to africa ,who help me out when i have a problem .his a pastor,JOHN BENARD,PLZ CAN YOU DO ME THIS FAVOUR TO SELL IT TO ME I WILL OFFER YOU 100.00GBP I PROMISE OK THANKS"

Sent a e-mail saying it had already been sold and they sent me a couple more asking if it was for sale again.
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Old 06-01-05, 12:47 AM   #9
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I am Chike Debby, the uncle of Tom Abacha, the director of projects of the Niger Delta Development Commission. I can confirm this is a scam.

please visit http://www.xach.com/scammer-name/ to find out who you really are
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Old 06-01-05, 09:21 AM   #10
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Kim Enagua, the great aunt of Ige Baloy, the executive director of the Federal Ministry of Aviation in Nigeria

thanks for all the feedback though. ie-mailed him back asking him to clarify his poor english/ grammar. have a feeling i'll never hear from him again though
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