Camera for sale - WARNING...

Just a warning for anyone who tries to sell stuff privately - either
through here or elsewhere...

If you get an email that looks like:

> Thanks for the response.
> I have about five of my clients who are interested making immediate payments.
> ONE of them has responded very positively and i have given them your
> information,so they would send the cheque to you on the amount, his owning
> me,all you will need to do is that you will deduct your own money from the
> money and send the remaining money to my shipper,because i have some GOODS that
> there company will shipp for me in UK, my shipper will come for the pick up of
> the(Morormarine II Ex Camera, strobe & case). Any amount that is above your
> asking price on the check will be sent back to my shipper through western
> union,before they can come to your location for the pick up. THAT IS MY
> CONDITION.You can contact the company this is there Email address:
> mediterianshippingltd@fastermail.com

then it's a big scam of some sorts - possibly even money laundering.
Don't even think about persuing it. See also:

http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread/t-45226.html
http://www.usedcarmart.co.uk/forum/ftopic245.html

Gordon

Ps. The camera is still for sale...

gordon@this-is-valid-but-a-spam-trap.drogon.net (Gordon Henderson) wrote
in news:cbrs1a$kv6$1@lion.drogon.net:

> Just a warning for anyone who tries to sell stuff privately - either
> through here or elsewhere...
>
> If you get an email that looks like:
>
>> Thanks for the response.
>> I have about five of my clients who are interested making immediate
>> payments. ONE of them has responded very positively and i have given
>> them your information,so they would send the cheque to you on the
>> amount, his owning me,all you will need to do is that you will
>> deduct your own money from the money and send the remaining money to
>> my shipper,because i have some GOODS that there company will shipp
>> for me in UK, my shipper will come for the pick up of the(Morormarine
>> II Ex Camera, strobe & case). Any amount that is above your asking
>> price on the check will be sent back to my shipper through western
>> union,before they can come to your location for the pick up. THAT IS
>> MY CONDITION.You can contact the company this is there Email address:
>> mediterianshippingltd@fastermail.com
>
> then it's a big scam of some sorts - possibly even money laundering.
> Don't even think about persuing it. See also:
>
> http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread/t-45226.html
> http://www.usedcarmart.co.uk/forum/ftopic245.html
>
> Gordon
>
> Ps. The camera is still for sale...
>

Big scam - you send the camera overseas to them and the cash difference
through Western Union, then find that the cheque bounces, so not only
have they stolen your camera, but have paid them for the privelage! You
can't get a refund through Western Union, so you are well stuffed.

Chris Q

Thanks for that, I got this the other day after advertising some
cylinders on ebay.

<Scam>
Hello ,
i was surfing the web when i came across your E-mail address
and the{Cylinders)you place on the web for sale, it's been four
months now that i had been showin interest in it and all my effort
had been fruitless. But i wasdetermine to get result today and i got
it. But i want to askthis question,are you the owner?, do you have
thepics?,is it in good condition?,can you tell me more
about it ?and above all how much is the last price
you will be willing to sell it for me? I will be glad if
you reply to me soon as possble, for us to talk
more extensively about this .
May God Bless .

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</scam>

I just ignored it.
My English is not great but this probably gives away its origins.


Adam

In article <44979082.0406292252.2715c305@posting.google.com >,
Adam Walker <adam.walker2@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>Thanks for that, I got this the other day after advertising some
>cylinders on ebay.

Yup. Thats *exactly* the same message I got initially, which I replied to
then did some digging...

See http://www.drogon.net/c1.txt
See http://www.drogon.net/c2.txt

I guess if they try often enough, they'll find someone gullable...

Gordon

>
><Scam>
>Hello ,
> i was surfing the web when i came across your E-mail address
>and the{Cylinders)you place on the web for sale, it's been four
>months now that i had been showin interest in it and all my effort
>had been fruitless. But i wasdetermine to get result today and i got
>it. But i want to askthis question,are you the owner?, do you have
>thepics?,is it in good condition?,can you tell me more
>about it ?and above all how much is the last price
>you will be willing to sell it for me? I will be glad if
>you reply to me soon as possble, for us to talk
>more extensively about this .
> May God Bless .
>
>--
>_______________________________________________
>Get your free email from http://fastermail.com
>
>Powered by Outblaze
>
></scam>
>
>I just ignored it.
>My English is not great but this probably gives away its origins.
>
>
>Adam

On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 07:34:45 +0000 (UTC),
gordon@this-is-valid-but-a-spam-trap.drogon.net (Gordon Henderson)
wrote:

>I guess if they try often enough, they'll find someone gullable...
>

And if you find anyone that gullible point them in my direction, see
I've got this $15,000,000 stashed away in a Nigerian Bank and they can
have 25% if they fund me the legal fees for getting it out
--
Pete

news 'at' melbourne 'dot' me 'dot' uk

"Pete Melbourne" <psmvsl@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:m8s4e0hscki8i7g6b3ard513enrue1k55p@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 07:34:45 +0000 (UTC),
> gordon@this-is-valid-but-a-spam-trap.drogon.net (Gordon Henderson)
> wrote:
>
> >I guess if they try often enough, they'll find someone gullable...
> >
>
> And if you find anyone that gullible point them in my direction, see
> I've got this $15,000,000 stashed away in a Nigerian Bank and they can
> have 25% if they fund me the legal fees for getting it out
> --


$15,000,000 Mmmm money. Ill help you for share of it.
Where shall I send my money
taz.



> Pete
>
> news 'at' melbourne 'dot' me 'dot' uk

I get them nearly every day, similar patter, sometimes not always as
obvious. I advertised some commercial fishing gear for sale on
findafishingboat.co.uk, have taken the ad off and STILL get the emails.

I stupidly put my husband's email address on there in full, so don't know if
it's an email swipe that they get hold of or whether they do actually look
at the advert, so whether you put me'at'address'dot'com like Pete does, you
still get the same emails.

I did have some warning though, I think Steve Jones was trying to sell his
old computer and had a similar email and ran it by me. I've even replied to
them asking for their phone number to progress the transaction, as some of
them have been quite honest-looking. No reply, as I would expect

Rule is don't send any money to anyone until you've seen the colour of their
eyes. Saying that I've been trading stuff over the internet for years and
have never had any problems.

C



"taz" <taz24taz24@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:iyuEc.6529$fJ.69302455@news-text.cableinet.net...
>
> "Pete Melbourne" <psmvsl@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:m8s4e0hscki8i7g6b3ard513enrue1k55p@4ax.com...
> > On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 07:34:45 +0000 (UTC),
> > gordon@this-is-valid-but-a-spam-trap.drogon.net (Gordon Henderson)
> > wrote:
> >
> > >I guess if they try often enough, they'll find someone gullable...
> > >
> >
> > And if you find anyone that gullible point them in my direction, see
> > I've got this $15,000,000 stashed away in a Nigerian Bank and they can
> > have 25% if they fund me the legal fees for getting it out
> > --
>
>
> $15,000,000 Mmmm money. Ill help you for share of it.
> Where shall I send my money
> taz.
>
>
>
> > Pete
> >
> > news 'at' melbourne 'dot' me 'dot' uk
>
>

> Rule is don't send any money to anyone until you've seen the colour of
their
> eyes. Saying that I've been trading stuff over the internet for years and
> have never had any problems.
>
> C
>

It's conclusions like that which keep the "Mystery" around the female
thought process for me.

/mattD

"Chrystianne" <diver@nospamchrystianne.com> wrote in message
news:AkDEc.163$WO5.147@newsfe3-gui

> I did have some warning though, I think Steve Jones was trying to sell his
> old computer and had a similar email and ran it by me. > > > >I guess if they try often enough, they'll find someone gullable...
melbourne 'dot' me 'dot' uk

As Chrysytianne says above I have had the same thing, both when trying
to sell a computer and a dry suit. Both of these were advertised on UK
Diving. The email is always the same. They are interested in the item,
and what to know the price (it was in the advert, can't you read?). They
have a British client who owes them £3,000 and they will pay that to my
bank account and they will then trust me to send them the balance by
WorldPay.

Steve


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same thing with a boat we sold. Apparently the african banking system in
some sountries is such that the bank here will tell you their cheque has
cleared but then later they and you find it hasn't -so like someone said
earlier you give em your goods and pay the shipping costs for doing it !
I took one look at the offer and worked on the adage that if it looks
too good to be true it probably is !:(


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