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askir 0
LIFE IS LIKE A CIGARETTE, YOU CAN SIT THERE AND WATCH IT BURN AWAY OR YOU CAN SMOKE THAT BITCH TO THE FILTER
It is not clear to me how I would get scammed.
That is unless he just wanted my name address & phone number.
dragon2 0
Guys........ just from reading the first line of his email it is 100% clear it is a scam. Just read through a few other scammer threads, or sell some more on dz.com you'll get it in no time
The real scam of course comes when they offer to pay more than you're asking and ask you to refund the rest to them, accompanied by a sob story of some kind to explain. Their check of course is false yours is not, voila money made. Since basically they don't even WANT whatever you're selling they offer arrange freight themselves (now who even DOES that ) if so you're lucky you didn't lose the item too.
So either believe the longtimers here who spot these scammers in 0.1 second flat or go ahead and mail with them a few times see if my scenario plays out.
ciel bleu,
Saskia
j_ung 0
The actual scam works on a flaw in how banks process checks. When you see that a buyer's check is deposited in your account, the deal isn't really done yet. Checks typically don't really clear for a long time after a bank actually releases funds. (If you followed the credit crisis in the news, this flaw was explained pretty well -- checks are actually a form of loan.)
In almost every case, there's an offer to make the "certified cheque" out for more than the asking price to "cover shipping." When the check arrives, you'll notice it's made out for far too much. When you ask why, he'll say something like, it was to make sure there's enough for shipping or he'll give some other BS story, and ask you to please refund the rest of it. You deposit the check, and when it bounces, you're liable for all the money you "refunded."
All of the above can happen in the space of time between when you deposit the check and the bank tells you it bounced.
Have a look at some of the other threads in this forum -- they're all basically the same. If you get a response to your ad that sounds similar, report it right away so I can get a warning out there.
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QuoteOn 2-Jan-2009 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 => vela58
URL => http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/classifieds/detail_page.cgi?ID=71477&d=1
Name => carlos vela
FromEmail => [email protected]
City => madrid
Country => spain
Comments => Hello
i have a client thats interested in the purchase of the 2008 Ozone Bullet 12m
need to know the final price of it or if you can let go for $1100 and would love to see more pics if available thanks
Carlos
Thanks for the heads up!
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