Internet Sales

I have my bike listed for sale on one of the bike selling sites.

I was very happy to get my first response within only a couple of days.
These are the emails that followed.

Enquiry ID: 111828
Date: Sun Dec 09 10:21:30 EST 2007

Name: alex
Address:
Postcode: 3226
Mobile Phone: +4187654391
Home Phone:
Work Phone:
Email:
Comments: Hello seller,
i saw your item on carsales.com.au,and i will like you to get back to me
if the item is still for sale..moreover i will like to know if the item is
still available and the LAST PRICE you are willing to sell it.i will like
you to get back to me soon.
Alex

I replied,

Alex,

Thanks for your inquiry about the Guzzi but at the moment I am considering
trading it in. I will have made a decision by Friday and will let you know
one way or the other if the bike is still available.

The price is negotiable but would not go very far from $7000.

Thanks for your interest and I will get back to you by the weekend (if you
are still interested)

Regards
Don.


then got this one,


Hello Don,
Thanks for the email.I am still interested and to let you
know that I am willing to pay the $7000.I will like you to know that i am
unable to make a call right now because of the area i am.Right now i'm out
of town on a business trip to Lyn Oslo,though you don't have to worry about
payment and pick up,I'll handle that.Pls consider it sold to me and pls
don't entertain any other offers.This will be similar to a local pickup. As
for payment,I will instruct my accountant to issue you a Cheque of $9,000 as
i am not in the AU at the moment.Once you get the Cheque kindly cash it and
then wire the excess funds to my shipper via western union after deducting
your $7000 and an extra $100 i am offering you as dash for keeping it down
for my shipper.Pls let me know if i can trust you in wiring the excess funds
to my shipper the same day you cash the Cheque. Note: My shipper will be
picking up some other Automobiles for me in the AU,including these i am
buying from you,so this is why his shipping fee is that much. This way you
will be free from shipping hastes and stress, as my shipper will come over
to your place for collection once he receives the funds so if you are okay
with this way of arrangement, pls mail me your full details such as your:

1)Full Names (how it should appear on check)
2)Postal address
3)Phone number) .
I will be awaiting these details so that my client can send you the
payment.Hope to hear from you soon and have a nice day. Regards,
Alex.

Should I keep the whole $9000 and pretend the $7000 was a misprint ? LOL

Don

 

Wait till you see what the bank fees are for dishonoured foreign
checks.

Mate had someone try this to him with his Patrol. Essentially they
will try and get hold of the vehicle before the check clears (takes
about 6 weeks).

I suspect you have already worked that out though

Regards

Steve

 

It's not the vehicle, They're not interested in that. it's the excess
funds they're after. Cash.

 

It's a nigerian scam. Avoid avoid avoid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fraser

 

Not all scams are Nigerian Fraser. The Tampa was from somewhere else.

Theo

 

Bank the cheque. Wait, oh, about 2 weeks for it to be dishonoured. In
the meantime give all of the details to the police, who are familiar
with this scam. Sell the bike to the first genuine buyer. Don't send
"Don" any money but do ask him for his bank account details so you can
EFT - if he's stupid enough to reply the cops could trace him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_fee_fraud#Fake_cheques_and_cheque_cashing_scams

 

I heard on the radio the other day (so it must be true) that the Qld
gov is the only state gov that has a reporting line on internet scams
and something like $300,000 a month is being reported to them for the
Nigerian scams alone, that is only what is be reported....

mh
(immigrating to Nigeria)

 

Nah, have some fun. Tell them you have been offered $8,200 and you
regrettfully will have to take that up. Wait for the next offer of a cheque
for $11,000 and agree and tell them you will send them the money. Let them
think they have you and p[lay them along....tell them the money has been
sent and you are delivering the bike the next day. Enjoy yourself

 

And join up at '419eater.com'..

It's an entertaining pasttime.

 

It's incredible but you see report after report of some "poor victim" who's
lost $100,000 (of his Granny's money!) to these money-for-nothing scams.
**** me; I reckon they should publish the Saps' names and addresses so we
can ALL take advantage of them!! (1)
How fucking stupid are you?!!?
--
Clem
(1) Yes I'm aware this is a hypocritical contradiction of my "I resent
people who prey on the general public's gullibility" stance but there's
gullibility and there's GULLIBILITY!! (2)
(2) Besides; they deserve it for being stupid AND greedy!

 

And, at least in the USA, a lot of them are doctors and lawyers! Stupid,
greedy, already rich and university educated. Fortunately a few were so
stupid as to go to Nigeria and demand their money back - that thinned
the ranks a bit!

 

Gotta go with Clem on this one. I get ****-all spam but I still get at
least three people a week wanting me to help them smuggle millions out
of the country plus a few emails telling me I've won a national lottery
in Scotland or Bermuda or Tanzania.

Anyone who's silly enough to fall for that shit deserves to be fodder
for the rest of us. We need to feed on their worthless carcasses to
strengthen ourselves for the inevitable victory rut thus producing
another healthy crop of more rational thinkers.

 

The Tampa was Norwegian, but the scammers were Australian.

JL
(the key ringleader used to live about 100m from me...)

 

I didn't think I was allowed to use a name starting with Nor and also
containing a 'g' and an 'e'.

Theo

 

Norgerian?

 

Slam a scammer was being implemented when I left the ACCC
They, along with the state govts, maintain
http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/693900 as well
One can report it there. It's definately a money transfer-nigerian
scam thingo.

 

you mean the radio was wrong about only Qld?

I have been scammed god damn it!!

but seriously, please tell me you were Tel$tra's enemy #1 when you
worked for the ACCC?
I so miss Alan Fels.

mh

 

That's the scam where people write about a bike that's just too good to be
believable and then trick you into giving your money to a 'Guzzi dealer?

 

You will probably find that that it is fake but realistic travellers
cheques and they are hoping that you send difference before you find out
(they have been running this scam on ebay like for sale pages for a while)

 

[applause] <evil grin>

betty