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i put my car for sale on dsmtrader....i got an email from this guy and he asked what the lowest i'd take was....i told him 4,000$ and he sent me this....is this for real?
Hello chris alexander Thanks for the mail , the price is okay by me and i am ready to from you immediately, i am ok with $4,000 for the[CAR }, and i want you to delete the ad from the website, i have a reputable shipper that will take care of shipping from your end i want to let you know i have a client in the state that is oweing me a sum of $7,500 i will instruct him to issue you a certified cashier's cheque on my behalf and as soon as cheque arrives, you hold out your amount and send the difference to my shipper for the pick up in your place, i hope i can trust you for my balance and also you will be contacting my shipper with all neccesary information needed for pick up in your place i.e the actual weight and exact dimension of the{CAR ] . if this terms are okay by you, do get back to me with the following details wicth payment be made out to you like this Home Address... Full Name on cheque... State... Zipcode... Country... Telephone Numb er... Mobilephone number... Fax Number... Do get back to me asap with this details for payment to be made out to you immediately. Waiting to hearing from you. thanks.. -------------------- Stupid White Kid Racing
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Aug 2 2004, 04:37 PM
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 Post Master Group: Members Posts: 658 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Pekin Member No.: 181 |
scam.. been tried a million times.
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Aug 2 2004, 04:47 PM
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Info Seeker Group: Members Posts: 83 Joined: 22-March 04 Member No.: 261 |
agreed
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Aug 2 2004, 05:41 PM
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 DSMCentral Freak Group: Members Posts: 291 Joined: 6-May 04 From: Mahomet Illinois Member No.: 287 |
i put my chevelle up on a couple of those sites about 2 years ago and i still get scam letters like that all the time.
Hi my name's sir allen frank and i'm a king in Uganda. i've got a friend in texas that owes me exactly what you want. what a kawinkydink. oh yeah i can only pay you in food stamps. -------------------- it's not a dsm unless it's leaking something
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Aug 2 2004, 07:29 PM
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 Person of Wisdom Group: Members Posts: 162 Joined: 22-October 03 From: Pekin, IL Member No.: 191 |
same thing with me. Tell him to stick it!
-------------------- famous last words.... " hey guys, WATCH THIS!!!!!" followed shortly thereafter by the the phrase, "and then the cops showed up"
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Aug 2 2004, 09:09 PM
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Person of Wisdom Group: Members Posts: 122 Joined: 23-January 03 From: Downs, IL Member No.: 70 |
It's defanitly a scam. The thing is they send you a bogus check for your car. From what I have heard.
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Aug 2 2004, 09:11 PM
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Person of Wisdom Group: Members Posts: 142 Joined: 14-March 04 From: peoria Member No.: 258 |
so is there anyway to catch them?
-------------------- Stupid White Kid Racing
Run your car, not your mouth.... |
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Aug 3 2004, 04:31 AM
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DSMCentral Freak Group: Members Posts: 291 Joined: 6-May 04 From: Mahomet Illinois Member No.: 287 |
i've tried. i've got a relative in the fbi and i gave him the scam's address but he said there's not much you can do about it because people change names so frequently to stay hidden from such groups as fbi and junk like that. sorry. just going to have to delete 'em
-------------------- it's not a dsm unless it's leaking something
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Aug 3 2004, 07:07 AM
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Person of Wisdom Group: Members Posts: 154 Joined: 23-May 03 Member No.: 137 |
QUOTE (TotalEclipse97 @ Aug 3 2004, 04:31 AM) he said there's not much you can do about it because people change names so frequently to stay hidden from such groups as fbi and junk like that. If this is the truth, then the FBI isn't trying hard enough. It is very easy to track people down online...even just given an email address. |
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Aug 3 2004, 08:56 AM
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Beginner Group: Members Posts: 36 Joined: 10-December 02 Member No.: 53 |
Theres a webpage out there about scamming the scammers. They are dumb enough to fall for it oftentimes.. and you can make a few bucks off of them.
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Aug 3 2004, 02:42 PM
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DSMCentral Freak Group: Members Posts: 291 Joined: 6-May 04 From: Mahomet Illinois Member No.: 287 |
i guess the FBI just hopes that you're not dumb enough to sell a car to a guy in africa
-------------------- it's not a dsm unless it's leaking something
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Aug 3 2004, 03:51 PM
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Person of Wisdom Group: Members Posts: 142 Joined: 14-March 04 From: peoria Member No.: 258 |
know what the webpage is?
-------------------- Stupid White Kid Racing
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 Aug 3 2004, 05:08 PM
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 Info Seeker Group: Members Posts: 75 Joined: 29-April 04 From: Crystal Lake, IL Member No.: 284 |
yea tell the dude to bend over and take it in the pooper cuz you want shake the hand of whoever buys your ride. i still get emails like that from my ad on dsmtrader.
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Aug 3 2004, 05:57 PM
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HONDA KILLER Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 25-February 04 Member No.: 246 |
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