Smells like a scam, opinions.

[cowboy_00]

Dan Yochelson ,

Thanks for your response. I am glad to know it is still for sale.
I am interested and Will offer you $700 . and
for running around so I would need you to
remove the ad from the web so we could proceed with payment.
At the moment, I am not in the states, I am on vacation in the uk I will be
staying with my family for a while And that is where I
want it shipped.
Regarding payment, I have suggested that my associate to send you
a international check international certified check or money order of $ 5,000 which
will carter for the cost price and for shipping. It is going to be a
cashier's check or money order so funds will be given to you immediately you
present it to any check cashing establishment.
I have an International shipping agent that will pick-up and ship
over to
me here in the uk and its expensive though. Cause
there are other items that will be shipped along with it.
So, on getting the payment, you are to cash it and deduct the cost
price then do me a favour of sending the remaining funds meant for
shipping to my International shipper via WESTERN UNION.
Immediately he gets the money, he will come for the pick-up.
I am trusting you with my money and need your assurance that you will
safely send across the balance to the International shipping agent.
So try to get the Bill of Sale ready to make things easy
when he comes over.
Confirm this and send your full name, address and phone number which
will be used in mailing the check payment to you via courier service.
I'll be waiting for your favourable response




wrote:

Hello frank I'm Dan,

I'm looking for 600 US. you would have to pay at least some of the shipping since it is over seas.
everything is included except the extra battery in the picture, the warp, or the revy.
the Marker, Barrel, charger, and Xvalve repair kit are all going with it.

frank sean wrote:

Hello,
My name is Dr frank i am located in london, i am interested in buying your item for sale pls mail me the last offer and the pics so we can proceed immediately
Regards
__________________________________________________ _____________________________________

This is the Conversation I have had with someone today. I def think its a scammer because my gut is telling me so. non the less, what do you all think and anyone else get hit by this lately?

[guysdaman]

Dan Yochelson ,

Thanks for your response. I am glad to know it is still for sale.
I am interested and Will offer you $700 . and
for running around so I would need you to
remove the ad from the web so we could proceed with payment.
At the moment, I am not in the states, I am on vacation in the uk I will be
staying with my family for a while And that is where I
want it shipped.
Regarding payment, I have suggested that my associate to send you
a international check international certified check or money order of $ 5,000 which
will carter for the cost price and for shipping. It is going to be a
cashier's check or money order so funds will be given to you immediately you
present it to any check cashing establishment.
I have an International shipping agent that will pick-up and ship
over to
me here in the uk and its expensive though. Cause
there are other items that will be shipped along with it.
So, on getting the payment, you are to cash it and deduct the cost
price then do me a favour of sending the remaining funds meant for
shipping to my International shipper via WESTERN UNION.
Immediately he gets the money, he will come for the pick-up.
I am trusting you with my money and need your assurance that you will
safely send across the balance to the International shipping agent.
So try to get the Bill of Sale ready to make things easy
when he comes over.
Confirm this and send your full name, address and phone number which
will be used in mailing the check payment to you via courier service.
I'll be waiting for your favourable response




wrote:

Hello frank I'm Dan,

I'm looking for 600 US. you would have to pay at least some of the shipping since it is over seas.
everything is included except the extra battery in the picture, the warp, or the revy.
the Marker, Barrel, charger, and Xvalve repair kit are all going with it.

frank sean wrote:

Hello,
My name is Dr frank i am located in london, i am interested in buying your item for sale pls mail me the last offer and the pics so we can proceed immediately
Regards
__________________________________________________ _____________________________________

This is the Conversation I have had with someone today. I def think its a scammer because my gut is telling me so. non the less, what do you all think and anyone else get hit by this lately?

Total Scam...don't fall for it!

[cougar20th]

"I def think its a scammer because my gut is telling me so"

go with your gut instinct on this one, from what ive read its a classic scam.

[PnueMagger]

wait, if he's sending you a check, then youre giving him the stuff, how can he scam you?

You get the money and take your $700.
Random Dude picks up marker and $4300
Random Dude takes care of the buyer.
just make sure you can document all of your actions thuroughly

Worst case scenario is the guy is laundering money and wants a high end marker too.

[guysdaman]

wait, if he's sending you a check, then youre giving him the stuff, how can he scam you?

You get the money and take your $700.
Random Dude picks up marker and $4300
Random Dude takes care of the buyer.
just make sure you can document all of your actions thuroughly

Worst case scenario is the guy is laundering money and wants a high end marker too.

The check will be no good and bounce like a pb left out in the rain for a week!

[ahellers]

it deffinatly seems weird... but if he sends you a money order how do you not get your money... the whole 6 grand thing and then giving it to some one else doesnt seem right though, it almost reminds me of like money laundering or somthing. but if this is a "classic" scam can some one explain it?
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[RRfireblade]

It is a scam. Been circulating around for years in very similar form.

Don't waste your time.

For the record , I don't deal with ANYONE specifies Western Union. That's always been a Redflag for me.

[cowboy_00]

I was thinking, what if i cashed the check before i turned over my pb gun.

either way im not gonna do it, but im gonna mess with this guy some.

[SlartyBartFast]

I was thinking, what if i cashed the check before i turned over my pb gun.

The scam is that the check is supposedly drawn on an acount in some bizarre back-water located bank.

You'll think the check cleared only to find out quite some time later that the account doesn't exist, is NSF, or the check is bogus in some other fashion.

[~W.!.C.K.E.D~]

is western union even a bank anymore? i thought they went bankrupt...or something.

same type of email went to my dad about his laptop he was selling on ebay, SCAM!

[ahellers]

but why offer up the 6 grand thing?
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[rpm07]

I was thinking, what if i cashed the check before i turned over my pb gun.

either way im not gonna do it, but im gonna mess with this guy some.

The check will cash and the bank will give you the money. But in a week or so the bank will find out it is a fake check and will come after you for the money

[geekwarrior]

this was a classic scam that was on the news a couple of months ago...


don't do it

[rkjunior303]

those damn nigerians made this scam famous.

[two_four_878]

They do this scam for many things too. I had almost an identical message sent to me in regards to a car I had for sale, and when I told him that wouldn't cut it (I'd had one e-mail from him and no response to my questions) I never got another response again. He didn't even give me an address.

If it sounds fishy it probably is.