Mustang Scam
09-09-2009, 12:14 PM
#11
'Dr. X'
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Toto's Kansas
Posts: 4,388
And here was my response back to him:
From: "Christopher Jones" <****@yahoo.com>Add sender to Contacts
To: "tom slave" <tomslave002@gmail.com
Sure sounds good!
Or better yet, you could go **** yourself! And if your going to try and scam people, try not typing your email with your ****ing stupid *** british gay-boy expressions.
Stupid ****ing douchbag!
Needless to say, I didn't get a response back!
From: "Christopher Jones" <****@yahoo.com>Add sender to Contacts
To: "tom slave" <tomslave002@gmail.com
Sure sounds good!
Or better yet, you could go **** yourself! And if your going to try and scam people, try not typing your email with your ****ing stupid *** british gay-boy expressions.
Stupid ****ing douchbag!
Needless to say, I didn't get a response back!
you know, for all these people trying to scam others, you'd think they would at least learn proper english grammar to make it more believable
09-09-2009, 12:17 PM
#12
6th Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Montaner
Posts: 6,193
I had someone scam me on a dating website once. Back before I met my wife of course. Nigerians.
They were trying the old BS about "I'm out of the country now on a modeling job and my employer will only pay me in a US postal money order. I'll send it to you and as soon as you cash it and wire the money back I'll fly home and we can go out!"
Third time that happened I realized most of the hot chicks on dating sites were fakes. So I sent a picture of me and my AK47 with a couple sentences about how I'm flying out there and will personally hunt them down and put 30 rounds into their skull.
They were trying the old BS about "I'm out of the country now on a modeling job and my employer will only pay me in a US postal money order. I'll send it to you and as soon as you cash it and wire the money back I'll fly home and we can go out!"
Third time that happened I realized most of the hot chicks on dating sites were fakes. So I sent a picture of me and my AK47 with a couple sentences about how I'm flying out there and will personally hunt them down and put 30 rounds into their skull.
09-09-2009, 12:42 PM
#13
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Deep in the <3 of Tx
Posts: 3,925
09-09-2009, 01:03 PM
#14
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 2,181
Yeah, he wants to send me a fake cashiers check so I can send him what I'm selling. By the time my bank hits me with the return charges on the false check, he'd already have the goods.
09-09-2009, 01:07 PM
#15
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location:
Posts: 680
hell man im tryin to sell a baby stroller/car seat thing on craigslist and some f*cking moron scammer told me he would give me the cost plus 25 for holding it and another 25 for taking it off craigslist. Needless to say he got an email full of four letter words and pretty much hate. F those MFr's (not mustang forumers)
09-09-2009, 01:27 PM
#16
1st Gear Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 63
Well, I've decided, that instead of simply calling this guy out on his scam, I'm gonna have some fun with him.
I was reading an article about this internet vigilante who basically looks for scammers and screws with them. He managed to get one scammer to hand-write 249 pages of a Harry Potter book.
Another guy convinced a scammer to carve a commodore 64 out of a piece of wood.
I was reading an article about this internet vigilante who basically looks for scammers and screws with them. He managed to get one scammer to hand-write 249 pages of a Harry Potter book.
Another guy convinced a scammer to carve a commodore 64 out of a piece of wood.
09-09-2009, 02:07 PM
#17
Well, I've decided, that instead of simply calling this guy out on his scam, I'm gonna have some fun with him.
I was reading an article about this internet vigilante who basically looks for scammers and screws with them. He managed to get one scammer to hand-write 249 pages of a Harry Potter book.
Another guy convinced a scammer to carve a commodore 64 out of a piece of wood.
I was reading an article about this internet vigilante who basically looks for scammers and screws with them. He managed to get one scammer to hand-write 249 pages of a Harry Potter book.
Another guy convinced a scammer to carve a commodore 64 out of a piece of wood.
Either way, I'd also contact Autotrader and have the ad removed.
09-09-2009, 02:44 PM
#18
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Acworth, GA
Posts: 3,666
My wife recently lost her job and is currently searching for a new gig. She decided to respond to several job ads on Craigs list and about 50% of them turned out to be spam!!! The spam is rediculous and the sad part is that some folks fall for it....The best way to avoid getting suckered is to meet with the individual in person. Never make transactions over the internet. BEWARE of SPAMMERS!!!
Last edited by kevinmalec; 09-09-2009 at 02:51 PM.
09-09-2009, 04:56 PM
#19
Gentleman's Relish
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: AZ
Posts: 13,090
So, cruising autotrader.com the other day, I come across a white 2007 Shelby GT with just short of 6000 miles for $16,000. My thoughts: "No F!@king way."
But, considering I've really got nothing to lose by at least contacting the seller, I went ahead and sent him an email. After a couple exchanges, everything seemed on the level, so I ask if I can come by for a test drive. I'm still not really taking this seriously, but, ya know, why not?
This morning, I get this email:
Really? Who seriously falls for this stuff?
But, considering I've really got nothing to lose by at least contacting the seller, I went ahead and sent him an email. After a couple exchanges, everything seemed on the level, so I ask if I can come by for a test drive. I'm still not really taking this seriously, but, ya know, why not?
This morning, I get this email:
Really? Who seriously falls for this stuff?
09-09-2009, 05:42 PM
#20
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Billings, MT
Posts: 462
Even if you use legit services like PayPal, you have to be careful. I sold a rare book for a guy once and he sent payment with PayPal then claimed he didn't get the book, which was shipped Next day Saturday Delivery. At first the guy started emailing asking where the book was, so we checked UPS.. the driver was supposed to get a signature, but it turns out they left it on the porch. The buyer first said he was at work and his wife was home, then later said he was out of town on a family emergency. The seller (I was just the one brokering the deal, it was for a friend) failed to put insurance on the package, so the buyer claimed it lost and did a chargeback on my paypal account. UPS took responsibility since they didn't get a signature and there was no proof the guy was lying, but with no insurance they gave me a $100 check. I disputed with Paypal and they contacted the credit card company and after I showed how the buyers story kept changing, the buyers credit card company decided in my favor and I got my money back, minus fees from Paypal of course.. The scam was, the guy knew paypal wouldn't cover the purchase if there was no signature so even though we are sure he got the book, he just had to pretend he didn't .. His mistake was he didn't lie very well, and we caught him at it. The book was $2500, so it wasn't like it was a small amount of money.
We sold another one a few weeks later and the guy sent a cashiers check. My bank was able to call and get confirmation that the check was good when I cashed it, but they warned me that even cashiers checks that come from legit banks can be bad. The only way to be safe on a cashiers check is either wait 8 days for the check to clear or contact the issuing bank and make sure the check is legit. Otherwise use a service like PayPal, but make sure you send stuff with signature required and get insurance on anything over $100. Also make sure what you are selling will be physically sent. If you sell a software license for example, if you don't send a physical copy of the software and get a signature, services like Paypal will not protect you if the buyer backs out his payment after receiving the product.
We sold another one a few weeks later and the guy sent a cashiers check. My bank was able to call and get confirmation that the check was good when I cashed it, but they warned me that even cashiers checks that come from legit banks can be bad. The only way to be safe on a cashiers check is either wait 8 days for the check to clear or contact the issuing bank and make sure the check is legit. Otherwise use a service like PayPal, but make sure you send stuff with signature required and get insurance on anything over $100. Also make sure what you are selling will be physically sent. If you sell a software license for example, if you don't send a physical copy of the software and get a signature, services like Paypal will not protect you if the buyer backs out his payment after receiving the product.