Sorry guys I know this is in the wrong forum but Im new to this site so I cant post it in the proper forum any way this scam has been going around for awhile and it seems no one has been able to do anything about it untill now I did some tracing last night and found out some very interesting info on this scam. Sorry the scam is where you have something listed for sale and some one contacts you and tells you they want to buy the item but they live out side the US so they are going to have an associate of their's send you a check for more than you are asking for the item and you are supposed to send the remaining ballance back with the item. any way I have an integra for sale and was contacted by some one supposedly an auto dealer from west africa by the name of femi jones. any way after doing some research I found out that the email's this person is sending me is from a buisness called outblaze http://www.outblaze.com the buisness has 4 locations all but one are some where in asia the other one is here in the US. now the email says that it comes from Femijones@fastermail.com but when tracing this email It is really comeing from Node 1001 of the conetecuit office of outblaze here in the US. I will be contacting the company first thing monday morning to find out who uses computer 1001 in the conetecuit office of outblaze and will be alerting them to the fraudulant activity that is taking place inside this company as well as turning all information I have gather'd over to the proper authorities. any way if any one else has information you would like to add please post it here.

 

i've heard of scams similar to this here on h-t. scammers suX0r$ and, for all of us here who appreciate doing honest bussiness, prossecut them to the fullest........

welcome to h-t. congratulations on your first post, yada yada.....
most important thing for you to remember is to SEARCH before you post a new topic. Since it's so important to expose such schemes like the above mentioned though, i'll refrain from any flaming this time

 

The node you're talking about is not the actual computer where the email is coming from.. They usually spoof their addresses and there is no way to really trace them. Most of these guys dont have their own computers and they just use one at a local LAN/Internet cafe.

 

Funny my father got an e-mail from some guy in south africa. Telling him he was interested in investing a lot of money and he asked for my dads bank info. Everyone should watch out for scammers. I'm sure there is a way to find out where the e-mail came from. But I'm not extremely knowledgable on that.

 

yup, i have read several scams like this, prosecute! anyways, how did you trace the emails?

 

My friend got scammed by a person from south africa that he sold his VW to. The guy actually sent a FAKE money order and the bank cashed it, untill 2 days later when they came after my friend because it was fake. Luckily he didnt ship the car over just yet. **ALSO, BEWARE OF ANYONE IN INDONESIA THAT WANTS TO BUY ITEMS USING CREDIT CARDS**

 

No its completely possible to trace these emails the one error that I made is that the originating mail server is the one here in the US the actual email orginated in tel aviv Yafo to be exact Ill be getting a bit more information in a day or so

 

to aviod these scammers. aviod people out of the US.

 

Oh I have not nor will not fall for this scam but I would like to try to track down at least one person who is behind this and turn over the info to the authorities. you know we cant save every one but if we save one its more than worth the effort.

 

yep I get these emails every time I sell a car for myself or a friend.......just delete them

 

there was already a 4 page thread about this
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=657742

 

Check out http://www.frudster.com

The trick is that the counterfeit check will clear at your bank in a couple days. It's another week or more before it will come back stamped 'counterfeit'. That's when the bank takes the money back out of your account. So that's why the 'buyer' will want you to wire the change to him quickly. They probably won't even bother to come pick up the car they 'bought'.