Username: carrons327 - Classifieds Buyer Scam

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The following scam has been reported:

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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 12:10 PM
To:
Subject: Dropzone.com Classifieds - Response to your Ad

Hi brewman,

On 29-Nov-2010 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 => carrons327

Name => carrons smith

FromEmail => [email protected]

City => london

Country => united kingdom

Comments => Hello am interested in the purchase of the Birdman GTi need to know the final price of it or if you can let go for $500 and would love to see more pics if available. Thanks

carrons

Click here to read more about these kind of scams.

Remember:

• 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.

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[jimmyjams 0]

thanks for the heads up. this person tried to scam me too.

> Hi james,
>
> On 29-Nov-2010 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 => carrons327
>
> URL =>
> http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/classifieds/detail_page.cgi?ID=101668&d=1
>
> Name => carrons smith
>
> FromEmail => [email protected]
>
> City => london
>
> Country => united kingdom
>
> Comments => Hello am interested in the purchase of the rig w/ reserve need
> to know the final price of it or if you can let go for $800 and would love
> to see more pics if available. Thanks
>
> carrons

[jimmyjams 0]

i realized it was a scam after receiving a obvious fraudulent check. i gave him my name, mailing address and phone number. should i worry about idenity theft or something of that sort?