this is an e-mail i received regarding civic si headlights i am selling, anyone ever receive an e-mail like this? its a scam if you ask me...

Thanks for the information of the item , the price
and condition is okay by me and ready to
purchase asap, i will offer you $150 and i will need the recent picture
so that i
can know what i amactually purchasing,i want you to
delete the ad from the website, i have a reputable
shipper that will take care of
shipping from your end and i want to let you know i
have an associate in the u.k that is oweing me a
sum of $3,500 i will instruct him to issue you a certified cheque
on my behalf for that
amount and as soon as check arrives, you hold out
your amount and send the difference to my shipper in
the west africa for the pick up in your location, i hope i
cantrust you with my balance and also you will be
contacting my shipper with all neccesary information
needed for pick up in your place i.e theactual
weight and exact dimension of the item. if this
terms are okayby you, do get back to me with the
following details like this :-Home Address... Full
Name on cheque... State... Zipcode... Country...
Telephone Number... Mobilephone number... Do get
back to me asap with this details for payment to be
made outto you immediately. Waiting to hearingfrom
you God Bless Mac

 

Yes that's a common scam and it's mentioned on these forums frequently. Some bastard is using these forums to find victims.

Why did you make this thread in the EG specific forum?

 

good to hear. i dont venture into the classifieds alot. glad i read it hear than finding out the hard way. good lookin out mang!

 

sounds like the jimmy cole scam... i've seen a thread about it in the classified forum

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=657742

 

Scammers Thanks man!