Do I have stupid printed on my forehead?

[W4RLR]

I am selling a piece of amateur radio gear that I no longer need. Take a look at what some guy sent me in reply to my classified ad on one of the ham websites:

Hello Richard
How was the day?...I really appreciate your quick response towards making a successful transaction.l want you to know that l will firstly need the address of where the{Yaesu FC-20 HF/6m Auto Tuner}located so l can give it to the shipping company who will come for the pick-up...So they can give me the shipping cost,also l want you to know that the price you are selling is ok with me,Which l will like you to know that the payment will send to you from my multiple business associate of mine,the payment will also paying to you by a certified U.S Payment,Get back to me as soon as you received my mail,you have to also get back to me with the Name,Address,Phone Number,Where the payment will send to when it`s time to pay for the{Yaesu FC-20 HF/6m Auto Tuner}
Thanks

RIGHT...I'll get right on that and be waiting for the "shipping company" to pick up this item, and I'm sure that "certified U.S. payment" is good as gold.

NOT!

 

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[fgtex]

Scamola!! I received one of these in response to something that I had on Craigslist here in Dallas. A few people stated that they have received this same email on a few forums that I go to.

 

[Fire1]

Yep Scam! VERY common now days.

 

[BamaSixGun]

reading what he typed, he sounds like yoda from star wars.


lots of backward talk or something, i wouldn't sell him jack squat.

 

[powerboatr]

I am selling a piece of amateur radio gear that I no longer need. Take a look at what some guy sent me in reply to my classified ad on one of the ham websites:

Hello Richard
How was the day?...I really appreciate your quick response towards making a successful transaction.l want you to know that l will firstly need the address of where the{Yaesu FC-20 HF/6m Auto Tuner}located so l can give it to the shipping company who will come for the pick-up...So they can give me the shipping cost,also l want you to know that the price you are selling is ok with me,Which l will like you to know that the payment will send to you from my multiple business associate of mine,the payment will also paying to you by a certified U.S Payment,Get back to me as soon as you received my mail,you have to also get back to me with the Name,Address,Phone Number,Where the payment will send to when it`s time to pay for the{Yaesu FC-20 HF/6m Auto Tuner}
Thanks

RIGHT...I'll get right on that and be waiting for the "shipping company" to pick up this item, and I'm sure that "certified U.S. payment" is good as gold.

NOT!

i know that guy
he tried to get my topper shipped to australia last year he was from greybull wyoming, liverpool england, san diego and houston.
wow he gets around
he sent me a 5k check drawn on a houston bank, turned it over to the fbi and my bank...it was fake as a pair of breast enlargments.
he never showed up to claim his topper or the check
should have played more , who knows what he would have sent

 

[Rookie]

There's websites devoted to messing with these people. If you want to read some hilarious stories search Nigerian 420 scams. Hours of entertainment. One actually had three scammers working againt each other...

 

[Hoss 350]

Do I have stupid printed on my forehead?

need pics before I can say...

If you didn't have to give him your address, you could have some fun. I know of a guy that got them to send the check 3 times, because he kept telling them that he lost it.

Then, he gave them all to the authorities, whatever good that does. Since it is originating from foreign soil, I'm not really sure what they can do about it besides invade Nigeria, which probably isn't going to happen.

The thing I cannot believe is that PEOPLE ACTUALLY GET DUPED by this scam. I mean COME ON!!! How dumb does someone have to be to not see through the GAPING CRACKS in this setup...

"I'll send you a CHECK for MORE than the amount you are asking for, and then YOU send me CASH out of your bank account to cover the difference!!!"

If absoulutely NOTHING else, they've got to stop and wonder why they are being asked to withdraw money from their account and send it to a perfect stranger!!! THAT is TRUST....