Dennis,
Of course it is a scam..these guys cannot even "speak" good
English. These go on all the time and I'm amazed that people fall for them.
Doug
At 08:11 PM 10/6/2005, you wrote:
>As some of you are aware, I have advertised my disassembled TR4 for
>sale. Today I received two offers to buy from the UK. In both cases
>they stated they were acting as agents and the buyer would send a
>check to me for more than my asking price and I in turn would send
>the difference back as that would be the agent's profit and the
>shipping charges. Sounds pretty fishy - like many other "cashback
>fraud" schemes. What follows is the text of both offers:
>
>Hello ,
>Thanks for the explaination.I have contacted my customer who wants to
>buy the item about your response,he is very interested in it. He told
>me before making the enquiry that the only way of paying you is going
>to be with a cheque as that is what he use in paying anything he buys
>and please accept a cheque .The Item will be pick up after your bank
>says the cheque is okay and has cleared into your account .. Let me
>have your co-ordinates in which he will send the cheque to you below:
>
>NAME,ADDRESS in Full,PHONE NUMBER(LAND AND MOBILE).
>
>Payment for the item will be made immediately so i have given him my
>own price for selling to him because i am serving as an
>(Agent,Middleman or Broker).Have added my own profit to your own
>asking price and he is ready to send payment immediately.Any amount
>that is above your asking price on the cheque will be sent back to me
>as it is my commission and freightment fee.I want you to know that
>any profit i make from this transaction is how i use to earn a
>leaving and consider it sold.. .. Get back to me with the
>informations above so that the cheque will be send to you.
>
>Sincerely,
>Ron Gagnie.
>197-199 Toothing higt str.
>sw 170sz London
>England.
><javascript:parent.ComposeTo('swappyxxx@aol.com');>swappyxxx@aol.com
>+447031847772
>
>HELLO.
> Thanks for the response .i have contacted my client he
>saidhe's ok with the price and he will issue to you a cheque
>of{$5000}after you send the following info.I now know i am dealing
>with a Honest and Careful person.i just want to inform you that the
>cheque will be send by my client . he has gone for a Business deal
>and from there
>he will issued and send the cheque to you. The Shipping firm would be
>coming with a shipping Contract for you to sign before they would
>pick the Car from you.Moreso i would want you to put in place all
>Documents to enhnace Good pick-up of the Car.your info.
>Name-------------
>Address------------
>TelephoneCell,Home and office--------
>The money is for to you deduct your money and send the balance to the
>shipper when the cheque clears in your bank for 3-5 days or you go
>your nearest cashing points to cash the money so that the shipping
>company can come for the pick-up the same day you received the
>cheque.My client
>said he's ready to pay an offer {$1800} .one thing that i want you to
>understand is that you will let the cheque clear before starting
>another step . what you need is to take the cheque to your bank and
>clear . mail me back if you are ok with my mail , i will like to
>hear good from you asap .thanks
>YOUR BEST REGARD
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