sangiro
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Jul 9, 2006, 4:50 AM
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Username: johnmicheal - Classifieds Buyer Scam
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The following scam has been reported:
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Hi,
On 7-Jul-2006 someone submitted their contact information in response to your ad in the Dropzone.com Classifieds. Please reply to this email to contact the person directly.
Username => johnmicheal
Name => John
FromEmail => john_michealtp@yahoo.com
City => Ala
Country => Canada
Comments => Hello Seller, Am john Micheal by Name, while surfing the net, i saw your advert, am a citizen of canada, i have interest in buying it and ready to pay at the price you wish to sell please get back to me so we can talk aboutpayment and pick up. Thanks John
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Dear, Thanks for mailing back, about payment i have friend in the state that owes some amount of money, so i will want to instruct him to deposit the money to your account, so when it clears you can get your money from it and send me the rest which i will using for arranagement of the shipping to my place. So get back to me with your Full Name, Home Address, telephone Number and Bank Details. I await your response John Micheal
DO NOT do business with anyone who offers to send you payment for a higher amount than your selling price with the understanding that you'll send back the balance.
Be suspicious of anyone claiming to be acting on behalf of a "client" or another "customer".
Be suspicious of anyone claiming to be from Nigeria or West Africa
If you agree to accept a check payment, then do not send anything, gear or "change" before the check cleared. And be careful, if you manage to clear a fraudulent check then you may be liable for the damages if the bank finds out later. Make sure your bank authenticates the check.
If it sounds to good to be true, then it probably is.
