Seller beware

there all over the net I received about 10 replies from these people..from
post on campy only and vintage velos..
"John Rees" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I posted a Cannondale R600 here and some other places a
while back (btw, the bike is still for sale if anyone is
interested)

Anyways, I get an email from someone, purportedly, in
Australia and they want to buy the bike. I agree to their
offer, then I get this:

"Thanks for the mail.I have informed my client that he
will be the one that will be handling the shipping charges
and he made it cleared that he will do as well. Moreso, he
has let me know that the payment that will be made to your
will include some excess which the shippper will use for
the clearing of the bike.Moreso he has agreed to pay the
asking price which is $800 as you have requested,so the
amount that will be on the check will be $2000which states
that after you might have receive the check you will have
to deduct the cost of the bike from the money then send
the balance which stand as the shipping fee,to my shipper
for quick shipping arrangement.If this is okay by you get
back to me with the your Full name and contact address
including your Phone Number HOME /OFFICE that wil be on
the check."

This sounds like a smaller version of the I'm from
Nigeria, and I need someone to help withdrawal 20 million
dollars from a bank account. What do you suppose they send
me the check, and then want me to send back the
'difference' ASAP before I get a chance to make sure it
clears. Geez, what a weasel

John

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there all over the net I received about 10 replies from
these people..from post on campy only and vintage velos..
"John Rees" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I posted a Cannondale R600 here and some other places a
while back (btw, the bike is still for sale if anyone is
interested)

Anyways, I get an email from someone, purportedly, in
Australia and they want to buy the bike. I agree to
their offer, then I get this:

"Thanks for the mail.I have informed my client that he
will be the one that will be handling the shipping
charges and he made it cleared that he will do as well.
Moreso, he has let me know that the payment that will be
made to your will include some excess which the shippper
will use for the clearing of the bike.Moreso he has
agreed to pay the asking price which is $800 as you have
requested,so the amount that will be on the check will
be $2000which states that after you might have receive
the check you will have to deduct the cost of the bike
from the money then send the balance which stand as the
shipping fee,to my shipper for quick shipping
arrangement.If this is okay by you get back to me with
the your Full name and contact address including your
Phone Number HOME /OFFICE that wil be on the check."

This sounds like a smaller version of the I'm from
Nigeria, and I need someone to help withdrawal 20
million dollars from a bank account. What do you suppose
they send me the check, and then want me to send back
the 'difference' ASAP before I get a chance to make sure
it clears. Geez, what a weasel

John

I've made it a hobby of collecting these checks (see RBR
thread here:
forums.roadbikereview.comshowthread.phpOpen ↗ and
scroll down for pics)with the pretense of going along with
their scheme, It's actually a great deal of fun, and if you
collect enough checks like I did, you can have them framed
and impress your friends.

John-<< Moreso, he has let me know that the payment that
will be made to your will include some excess which the
shippper will use for the clearing of the bike.Moreso he has
agreed to pay the asking price which is $800 as you have
requested,so the amount that will be on the check will be
$2000which states that after you might have receive the
check you will have to deduct the cost of the bike from the
money then send the balance which stand as the shipping
fee,to my shipper for quick shipping arrangement.If this is
okay by you get back to me with the your Full name and
contact address including your Phone Number HOME /OFFICE
that wil be on the check."

This sounds like a smaller version of the I'm from
Nigeria, and I need someone to help withdrawal 20 million
dollars from a bank account. What do you suppose they send
me the check, and then want me to send back the
'difference' ASAP before I get a chance to make sure it
clears. Geez, what a weasel

John

It is a scam...They want you to get the check, write
another, send it away, and the original one bounces. The
same was presented to me by some dude called
'godsplan50'...stay away.

Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535 vecchios.comvecchios.comOpen ↗ "Ruote convenzionali
costruite eccezionalmente bene"

Dave Thompson said:

I've made it a hobby of collecting these checks (see RBR
thread here:
forums.roadbikereview.comshowthread.phpOpen ↗ and
scroll down for pics)with the pretense of going along with
their scheme, It's actually a great deal of fun, and if
you collect enough checks like I did, you can have them
framed and impress your friends.

I love it!!

I get a phoney offer of this type every couple of months,
and it never occurred to me to play along with the
hucksters, costing them time, postage, and whatever they pay
for their bogus checks; but I'll do so now!

Thanks for a great idea, Dave!

"LioNiNoiL at NetScApE_DoT_NeT" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Dave Thompson said:

I've made it a hobby of collecting these checks (see RBR
thread here:
forums.roadbikereview.comshowthread.phpOpen ↗
and scroll down for pics)with the pretense of going
along with their scheme, It's actually a great deal of
fun, and if you collect enough checks like I did, you
can have them framed and impress your friends.

I love it!!

I get a phoney offer of this type every couple of months,
and it never occurred to me to play along with the
hucksters, costing them time, postage, and whatever they
pay for their bogus checks; but I'll do so now!

Thanks for a great idea, Dave!

Their time is not too costly, they spend most of it in
internet cafes doing their deeds. What does cost them is
the phoney checks and the FedEx from where ever to here. I
called FedEx once after I received a check from Nigeria
and was told that FedEx Next Day (the way the checks are
often sent) is close to $50.00! So I figure if enough
people play along until they get a check, these guys will
feel it in their wallet. Plus it does make for some
interesting e-mails.

(Qui si parla Campagnolo ) said:

It is a scam...They want you to get the check, write
another, send it away, and the original one bounces. The
same was presented to me by some dude called
'godsplan50'...stay away.

Yes, but that a small part of what they want. They also want
your name, address, phone number, and bank account number,
so they can clean you out.

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Quoted message said:

I posted a Cannondale R600 here and some other places a
while back (btw, the bike is still for sale if anyone is
interested)

Anyways, I get an email from someone, purportedly, in
Australia and they want to buy the bike. I agree to their
offer, then I get this:

"Thanks for the mail.I have informed my client that he
will be the one that will be handling the shipping charges
and he made it cleared that he will do as well. Moreso, he
has let me know that the payment that will be made to your
will include some excess which the shippper will use for
the clearing of the bike.Moreso he has agreed to pay the
asking price which is $800 as you have requested,so the
amount that will be on the check will be $2000which states
that after you might have receive the check you will have
to deduct the cost of the bike from the money then send
the balance which stand as the shipping fee,to my shipper
for quick shipping arrangement.If this is okay by you get
back to me with the your Full name and contact address
including your Phone Number HOME /OFFICE that wil be on
the check."

This sounds like a smaller version of the I'm from
Nigeria, and I need someone to help withdrawal 20 million
dollars from a bank account. What do you suppose they send
me the check, and then want me to send back the
'difference' ASAP before I get a chance to make sure it
clears. Geez, what a weasel

John

wow you got a creative one, scammers are hardly putting any
effort into it at all these days here, I get emails like:

Dear Sir(s), I am from Indonesia and my client has very like
you products and would like to purchase your bicycles
shipped by air. If you will provide this service please
package product and ship to the following address, I will
provide credit card and pay all shipping.
-----

Generally speaking, Indonesian or not, people specify at the
very least, the color of the bike they want if not the size,
model and price 🙂
--
_________________________
Chris Phillipo - Cape Breton, Nova Scotia ramsays-ramsays-Open ↗
online.com

The Nigeria scammers are at it again! NOTE: ANY time you
receive payment for something you're selling, especially if
they try to overpay you, call the issuing check institution
to see if it's fraud! I'm sure these jackasses have ripped
off more than a few people, fortunately I called and figured
it out first. Perhaps they need a real job.......

"Dave Thompson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"LioNiNoiL at NetScApE_DoT_NeT" <[email hidden]>
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Quoted message said:

Dave Thompson said:

I've made it a hobby of collecting these checks (see
RBR thread here: forums.roadbikereview.comshoOpen ↗
wthread.php?t=1612 and scroll down for pics)with the
pretense of going along with their scheme, It's
actually a great deal of fun, and if you collect
enough checks like I did, you can have them framed and
impress your friends.

I love it!!

I get a phoney offer of this type every couple of
months, and it never occurred to me to play along with
the hucksters, costing them time, postage, and whatever
they pay for their bogus checks; but I'll do so now!

Thanks for a great idea, Dave!

Their time is not too costly, they spend most of it in
internet cafes doing their deeds. What does cost them is
the phoney checks and the FedEx from where ever to here. I
called FedEx once after I received a check from Nigeria
and was told that FedEx Next Day (the way the checks are
often sent) is close to $50.00! So I figure if enough
people play along until they get a check, these guys will
feel it in their wallet. Plus it does make for some
interesting e-mails.

"Ryan Bates" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

The Nigeria scammers are at it again! NOTE: ANY time you
receive payment for something you're selling, especially
if they try to overpay you, call the issuing check
institution to see if it's fraud! I'm sure these jackasses
have ripped off more than a few people, fortunately I
called and figured it out first. Perhaps they need a real
job.......

No legitimate buyer is going to send you a check and *trust*
you to send him the difference! So anytime that you get an
offer of a cashiers check 'from a client' with instructions
to send the 'excess funds' via Western Union or MoneyGram,
it's a given that it is a scam! If you do receive a check,
like Ryan Bates says; call the issuing institution for
confirmation. If you deposit the check, your bank will give
you the money because it assumes that the check is good.
When the check gets returned to your bank as being *bad*,
your bank will impound that amount of money from your
account. If it can be determined that you knowingly
deposited a fraudulent check, you could be prosecuted.

Dave Thompson said:

"Ryan Bates" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

The Nigeria scammers are at it again! NOTE: ANY time you
receive payment for something you're selling, especially
if they try to overpay you, call the issuing check
institution to see if it's fraud! I'm sure these jackasses
have ripped off more than a few people, fortunately I
called and figured it out first. Perhaps they need a real
job.......

No legitimate buyer is going to send you a check and
*trust* you to send him the difference! So anytime that
you get an offer of a cashiers check 'from a client' with
instructions to send the 'excess funds' via Western Union
or MoneyGram, it's a given that it is a scam! If you do
receive a check, like Ryan Bates says; call the issuing
institution for confirmation. If you deposit the check,
your bank will give you the money because it assumes that
the check is good. When the check gets returned to your
bank as being *bad*, your bank will impound that amount of
money from your account. If it can be determined that you
knowingly deposited a fraudulent check, you could be
prosecuted.

If it sounds too good to be true. . .

They keep doing it because there are a lot of gullible
people without a lick of sense. Why get a real job if idiots
will pay you for nothing?

jim

"JimLane" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Dave Thompson said:

"Ryan Bates" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

The Nigeria scammers are at it again! NOTE: ANY time you
receive payment for something you're selling, especially
if they try to overpay you, call the issuing check
institution to see if it's fraud! I'm sure these
jackasses have ripped off more than a few people,
fortunately I called and figured it out first. Perhaps
they need a real job.......

No legitimate buyer is going to send you a check and
*trust* you to send

him

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the difference! So anytime that you get an offer of a
cashiers check

'from a

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client' with instructions to send the 'excess funds' via
Western Union

or

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MoneyGram, it's a given that it is a scam! If you do
receive a check,

like

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Ryan Bates says; call the issuing institution for
confirmation. If you deposit the check, your bank will
give you the money because it assumes

that

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the check is good. When the check gets returned to your
bank as being

*bad*,

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your bank will impound that amount of money from your
account. If it can

be

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determined that you knowingly deposited a fraudulent
check, you could be prosecuted.

If it sounds too good to be true. . .

They keep doing it because there are a lot of gullible
people without a lick of sense. Why get a real job if
idiots will pay you for nothing?

jim

I agree.