i have some ads here on HT and recycler and today i get 2 emails from people claiming to be out of the country and would like to buy my items...but their procedure are quite the same...they have a client send me a check issued to me...then in return i send back the excess funds to the buyer...sounds like the "jimmy cole" story....but here are 2 emails i recieved today....notice both are from italy blah blah blah...but just keep an eye out ...laters...

#1
I am ENG.KEN OHIFEME from ITALY, i came across your said item
which was advertise for sale on net.i am intreasted in buying it for personal
use,i will like you to get back to me with all the neccessary information
regarding it via e-email (kenbikes20@fastermail.com),and the last selling price
with the recent pics if there is one.

#2
I am a used auto spares trader from Italy with clients all over Italy. I have offices in most Italian Cities. I have a client who's interested in your equipment. Although I'm ok with your price and Inrespect of payment i have a client in U.S.A who is owing me $=5,500. All i need to do to make payment easier and faster is to instruct him to raise a cashier's check in your name, mail it to me and i'll mail to you personally on the address and name you want on the check and you know that you can cash it easily. But i would want to know if i can trust you to send my balance to me via Western union money transfer money transfer to enable me prepay the shipping company here so that they can instruct their office closer to you to come and pick the item from your location.
Please mail me asap to enable me arrange payment .
Awaiting your urgent response.
Thank you
Richard email: maxiautos002@yahoo.co.uk

 

*sigh* I hope EVERYONE is aware of this bullshit scam.

 

once again. this scam is over a year old now.

 

Yeah, check the Sticky thread at the top ...

 

maybe u should e-mail him back and say send me the money order
and call the cops when u have arragned for the guy to pick it up

 

goood idea....