Sellers Beware

[wvan1894]

Sellers Beware.  If you receive an E-mail from ANYONE asking  about your item and the E-mail contains a phrase that contains the words "final price", don't answer the  E-mail.  I placed my bike in the classified section twice, and both times I received an E-mail from different people expressing interest in my item and asking for my "final price".  Then when you answer the E-mail they offer to pay the price with an exorbent amount of money providing you send the added amount to their shipper by Western Union.  I asked them to send me an address so I could mail the title to them and asked why I had to pay their shipper instead of them.  I got no answer or further E-mails.  They were both scams.  I just thought you needed to know.

[Bugslayer]

Post their e-mail address so we can have some fun... 

[Jess Tolbirt]

i have a 64,000 dollar money order from one of them,,,,makes for good conversation,,,,

[KY,Dave (AKA Misunderstood)]

i have a 64,000 dollar money order from one of them,,,,makes for good conversation,,,,

I may have to post a bogus bike for sale, just to get a conversation piece check. 

[JimL]

This is a very common pattern.  You can minimize these kind of responses by putting something in your email address that only a human understands should be removed.  Your very first response was generated by a machine...the scammer on the other end only got involved when you replied to the machines "response bait".

[1fastbob]

I got what I think is one of those e-mails yesterday on 2 of my classified ads.  Says it was from Mary Rhoda and the text in the body of the E-mail was the same on both e-mails.  It read:

"Hello Seller,
I am so much interested in your "item". So i want you to please get back to me with the present condition and also your final-price so that i can make my purchases. Awaiting your response.
Kind Regards,
Mary"

I sent a reply telling here I wanted $33,000 for my Valk Interstate that was advertised for $9000.  Got an identical e-mail on my chrome levers ad.  Have had no response from this person. This occurred yesterday evening about 3 to 4 hours after placing 3 ads.

Yipee!  I,m going to get $33,000 for my Interstate!!!  LOL

Their e-mail address is as follows:  maryrhoda4ever@yahoo.com

Bob

[1fastbob]

Update:  I got the following response from the scammer as to my $33.000 price on my for sale Valkyrie:

Hello, Bob
         Thanks for your swift response toward the inquiry about the present condition of the ITEM as stated by you, am really pleased with it, i would have love to come over to your location to view the ITEM but i can not come at the moment due to the nature of my work as present. . I have about four of my clients who has interest in the ITEM. one of them had responded very positively and and he's ready to send PAYMENT  .. I have added my  Commission and Shipping charges to your  asking price,  Any amount that is above your asking price on the PAYMENT would be transfer to me for the shipping charges and my commission.
 
I understand that the PAYMENT will clear first before arranging for the pick-up and shippment of the ITEM. do not bother yourself about shippments, I will already arranged with the shipper that will come to your location for the shippments, kindly provide me with the following details as below so that i will instruct my client to mailed the PAYMENT to you
 
 
PAYMENT INFORMATION:
1). Your Full Name....which you want on the cheque?
(2). Your Full Address....where the cheque will be send to?
(3). Your Mobile & Home Phone#.....so to ring you on should be incase i dont access my computer?
 
 
As soon as i recieve this details, i will ensure that you recieve PAYMENT in 1-2 working days.Hope to hear from you asap.
Regards
Mary
 
  Well guys, looks like I'm in the money!!!!

Bob

[Jess Tolbirt]

the next step from there was i gave them my name and address but told them i didnt have a phone,,,they replied back that they need a phone number and i replied that i didnt have one to give them and to just cancel the sale,, they said they would go ahead with it.
i told them to send me the money order and i would deposit it and send them thier difference as soon as the money order got here,,,
they are out the cost of postage and i have a huge money order....

[R J]

Worthless Money Order.

It will not clear any bank, here or across the pond..

[1fastbob]

Yes, wothless but a nice conversation piece and you got to waste some of their time.

[F6Mark]

yeah I want one!!  Any idea where this is coming from?  Sounds a lot like a Nigeriann scam I read about, but I guess they're everywhere.

[Jess Tolbirt]

yhe item i had for sale was a little wooden car and they acted like it was the real thing so i said send me 68 grand for it and i would cancel the sale,,,then things went on from there...
back and forth for about 2 weeks,,was a fun time,,,,we laffed a lot,,then it dawned on me that some of our elder folks fall for this crap and lose everything,,,

[ArmyValker]

A buddy of mine was selling his 2001 Yamaha something or other (1600cc's I think) and he had a guy reply to his ad in the local classifieds who said he was interested and agreed to pay full asking price (9,XXX) and would have to arrange shipping to Michigan because he just moved there from here. He said "I'll send you a money order."

This guy actually did send a "money order." However, on the "Payer" field it had the name of some Mining Company. My friend, not being as dumb as I tell him he is, took it down to the bank and asked them to run the numbers and do some information searching. Anyway, bottom line was that this guy worked for the company and was fraudulently writing out money orders for stuff he wanted. It was fraud, and they weren't happy. Funny thing is, the guy payed for the shipping on the bike and everything already.

This time, the scammer wound up in the hole. I imagine in more ways than one. 

[Kamisue]

For those who have obtained "conversation pieces", read this guys exploits. 

http://www.ebolamonkeyman.com/

[Mickey Runie]

I think I just sold my 2001 YAMAHA 1800 GOLDWING for $44,000.00! + shipping.

My 'cheque' should be in the mail.

Can't wait to get it.

[Chrisj CMA]

I get those all the time.  I try my hardest to get them to send a check.....I never have yet to have them send anything......if they send a check I would hand it over to the local Police. 

It really amazes me that anyone falls for this stuff, but my wife had one of her AVON girls fall prey last week......its a royal PITA for he, but she should have known better

[XXTi]

I got the same series of e-mails on some mirrors I had in the Classifieds.  They must be mining that area for suckers.