Scam attempts from DTR classifieds.....
04-12-2007, 03:01 PM
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Number two, the grammar is horrible, this guy is most likely in South Africa or something, his English is crap.
04-12-2007, 04:08 PM
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Had a similar incident on ebay. What great fun, I ran that fool around the block like you can't imagine. Came close to getting him to send ME money.
What a chance you have to out scam the scammer.
I reported it to ebay with all 40 emails, what a waste of time, they don't care.
Even reported it with all the evidence to the MN AG's office (Now there's a group of monkeys Edit a coconut). All they had to do was gaff the fool, I already had him played out along side of the boat.
Scam the scammer and YOU get HIS money. You are the only one who cares about you. The fed's, ebay, your state ag (attorney general) they don't care....
Get'em......
What a chance you have to out scam the scammer.
I reported it to ebay with all 40 emails, what a waste of time, they don't care.
Even reported it with all the evidence to the MN AG's office (Now there's a group of monkeys Edit a coconut). All they had to do was gaff the fool, I already had him played out along side of the boat.
Scam the scammer and YOU get HIS money. You are the only one who cares about you. The fed's, ebay, your state ag (attorney general) they don't care....
Get'em......
And "Top" sorry about the "edit". I thought using "s" (you know) for the REALLY bad word (you know) was ok.....
04-12-2007, 04:20 PM
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he is gettin trickier. i just got one from the micheal guy listed above and the message he wrote me was very convincing. said that is was interested in my injectors and wanted to know the lowest price i would sell them for and how many miles were on them. nothing said like contact me via e mail , it was just a plain jane message askin about my injectors. told him they were not for sale anymore.
04-12-2007, 04:22 PM
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he is gettin trickier. i just got one from the micheal guy listed above and the message he wrote me was very convincing. said that is was interested in my injectors and wanted to know the lowest price i would sell them for and how many miles were on them. nothing said like contact me via e mail , it was just a plain jane message askin about my injectors. told him they were not for sale anymore.
See, he might have baited me on my item with something subtle like that.
04-12-2007, 05:54 PM
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I just got two for the truck I'm selling. Removed the ad. I'll sell it locally to keep those jokers at bay. Lary, I sent you the copies of the emails. I figure if a member here wanted it, cool. Some guy just surfing the internet looking to scam someone, don't think so.
04-12-2007, 07:11 PM
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04-12-2007, 07:51 PM
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Every member is approved before he is allowed to join the forum. We have been doing that for about 3 months. Takes a LOT of effort because we get so many new members everyday.
I am sure you remember all the complaints from members because we didn't allow Yahoo and Hotmail addresses. We changed that to make it easier for members but that also opened the flood gates for these clowns.
I will keep hammering away at these guys but you fellows need to be careful who you sell to. Don't send ANYTHING to ANYBODY for a Money Order or Cashiers Check until it has time to clear the bank.
Remember that the bank may say the check is good, only to come back 2 weeks later and demand payment because it was in fact bogus. I can't stress that fact enough!.
I see people saying not to worry, the bank can tell you in a day or so and you are good to go. But I also see people that are finding out 10 to 14 days later that they owe money to the bank because it takes that long for them to find out on some of these phony checks.
Seller beware!
I am sure you remember all the complaints from members because we didn't allow Yahoo and Hotmail addresses. We changed that to make it easier for members but that also opened the flood gates for these clowns.
I will keep hammering away at these guys but you fellows need to be careful who you sell to. Don't send ANYTHING to ANYBODY for a Money Order or Cashiers Check until it has time to clear the bank.
Remember that the bank may say the check is good, only to come back 2 weeks later and demand payment because it was in fact bogus. I can't stress that fact enough!.
I see people saying not to worry, the bank can tell you in a day or so and you are good to go. But I also see people that are finding out 10 to 14 days later that they owe money to the bank because it takes that long for them to find out on some of these phony checks.
Seller beware!