Sorry for the double post, but the people needs to know...
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=657744

Here's my story, This guy Jimmy Cole from the U.K. (United Kingdom), offered to buy a manifold that i was selling. He tells me that a friend that owes him money, $5000 to be exact, is going to send me a $5000 money order and he wanted me to send the change back, $4000, through Western Union along with the manifold i was selling. Well a week later, i got a 1st National Bank cashier's check for $5000 from Nigeria from a guy named A. Daniels, but the check was in a different name, which i dont have infront of me. Anyways, i went to my bank to go cash it, but they were having problems with it. The check scanner wasnt reading it and the teller tells me that the numbers dont match. So the bank puts an 11 day hold on it to see if it clears. A week later, i checked my statement and it says that the check did not go through, ofcourse i did not send him my manifold until the money cleared. Another member here on H-T got scammed by the same guy and ended up sending him $4000, which he is trying to fight through his bank... he will remain nameless.

Here's Jimmy Cole's Hotmail account, which is the only info i have of him jimmycole_2000@yahoo.co.uk

So guys, beware of Jimmy Cole and A. Daniels, if someone is sending u an obscene amount of money from Nigera and U.K. and asks u to send his change back, make sure the check clears and go to the bank where the money order came from!


Modified by TurboDANDEE at 2:46 AM 10/24/2003

 

at least you didn't get scammed. But who the hell trusts someone that sends you a $5000 dollar money order and asks you to send the change back?

 

beats the hell out of me, sounded fishy right from the beginning

 

Damn thats crazy! Thanks for the heads up!

 

Man, I had the same guy try to buy my tach from me and had the same story your giving. From Nigeria and wanted me to send him the change . Me and my wife were like why the hell would this guy send me 5000 dollars and expect me to send him the change . Dude doesn't even know me and trust me with that kind of money, there was something definately wrong there. So we told him to send the check but it never came cause I kept askin him questions.

If it would of cleared then I would keep that money cause his dumbass shouldn't have sent that kind of money anyway.I asked him to deposit the check into his account and pay me the amount that was needed and he was just giving me the run around. SCAMMERS MUST DIE!!!!!

 

you must of had it posted on the parts trader?

i know two guys who had stuff posted on there and have been contacted him both times..

one guy did the transation, got the big check.. cashed it and it never cleared... he didnt send anything good thing... but the guy was quick to ask for the difference and waited it NOW NOW NOW.. he knew it wouldnt clear..


other buddy laughted at the offer and told him to f**k off

 

Yah I almost fell for it. Ended up depositing the check and it didnt go through. Now wells fargo is trying to cancel my account.

 

WTF? how is this guy still getting away with it? im going to call the FBI as soon as i get the check back from the bank.

 

wish he'd contact me... i d like to call the internet fraud department

 

You got to be shitting me! This guy tried the same **** with me and my 60-1 turbo for sale. He emailed me some bullshit that he was a buisness man and **** and said that some guy owed him money of 7500.00 and that If I can send him the diffrence to him and that he trust me.WTF Thank god I sold the turbo the day after he emailed me. Watch out for this fool.

 

Holy crap, are you guys living under a rock? This scam has been going around for years now. Don't EVER accept the money or send anything.

 

Heh, I had the same guy (under a different name) wanting to buy my toyota celica all trac from me. After weeks and weeks of saying "the check is on its way", etc he finally just stopped emailing me. Soon after that I posted all the parts from my all motor project on http://www.thepartstrader.com, as well FI parts. On each part I recieved a inquiry about purchasing them from Jimmy Cole, and another alias names. I finally just responded with a polite "**** off" to each one that was sent. I actually thought I had my celica all trac sold, the guy was very presistent emailing me back over the course of 5-6 weeks.

 

LOL...that guy jimmy cole sent you 5g's..lol yea he tried that on me..just gave the check to Secret Service. Let them deal with it.

 

damn, someone's gonna be assed out

 

I hope they catch that ***.

 

My friend was selling his selling his tv and dvd player out of his car. Some dude emailed him and said that he was from nigeria and a doctor in the U.S. owed him $5,000. He said the doctor would send my friend the money and that he should just send the left over back. It sounds like its the same guy. Glad you didnt fall for it

 

Yea, I remember someone got scammed out of a car with this same scam I believe. lol

 

yeah same thing happen to me. i wish i saved the emails.. first he wanted to buy my turbo kit. then i was the sales pending sorry. he emails me back yellin at me sayin this and that bout how he wants to do money laundering or something callin me idiot and **** i was like wtf..

 

He emailed my friend who posted at part traders

bump.

 

Hey im trying to sell my car and I ran across this problem. Different name same problem read his email he sent me. I too posted at the parts trader.

CHRISTOPHER HARINTON <dorckemz119@yahoo.co.uk>
Thanks a lot for the mail and the price is now okay by
me so
this is how
we are going to seal this transaction There is an
associate of mine
in the
US who is owing me $14,000 i am going to instruct him
to send you a
check
for that amount,and when it clears your bank you can
now send my
balance by
WESTERN UNION.The reason why i am doing this is that a
check sent
from over
here in UK would take like 20days or more to clear
whereas a check
sent
within the US would clear almost immediately
check.Although i know
that the
value of the check is more than the price of the item
but i am
willing to
trust you with my balance So if this offer is
acceptable to you,let
me have
your contact information so that i can instruct my
associate to send
you a
check,that is your name,address and phone number Please
get back to
me as
soon as soon as you get this mail so that i can know
your decision.I
am
banking on my balanc e so that i will be able to settl
e my shippers
here in
there local office be
cause it is cheaper and faster.My regards to the family.
Regards.
THANKS............

 

lmao

thats crazy

 

You should just cash the check and keep it if it actually goes through.. Hey check out yoshi's sig that "greatest story" sometimes even fake checks work!

 

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something needs to be done, there are way to many crooked people in the world today.

 

Look closer at the check, it says VOID. Scam

 

This is going to be a sticky!! He tried to do the same thing to mike laskey but I knew something was strange about it. Here is another that it happened to.
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=641985

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