sangiro
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Dec 20, 2007, 1:56 AM
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Username: derossi003 - Classifieds Buyer Scam
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The following scam has been reported:
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----- Original Message ----- Hi,
On 9-Dec-2007 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 => derossi003
Name => Philip Sidney
FromEmail => philip01_s@yahoo.com
City => Aberdeen
Country => Scotland
Comments => Hello My name is Mr Philip Sidney . I''m really interested in your Containers and i will like to know if you still have it for sale.What is your last price of selling and the state of condition of the item ? Send pics if also avilable for proper viewing and i would be very glad if you can get it sold to me.Preffered method of payment is United State Certified Bank Cashier or MoneyOrder Cheque ? which would CLEAR in your bank account within 1 to 2 working days.Kindly email me back to (philip01_syahoo.com) if it's still for sale. Cheer
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.
This guy contacted me 2 weeks ago, I ran a search against the payment method and immediately hit scam warnings, all sounded dodgy from start. If selling outside my DZ I alwasy ask for refernce from there DZ and talk to DZ to confirm they are real and also get local rigger to check gear.
