Seller beware

I posted a Cannondale R600 here and some other places a while back (btw,
the bike is still for sale if anyone is interested)

Anyways, I get an email from someone, purportedly, in Australia and they
want to buy the bike. I agree to their offer, then I get this:

"Thanks for the mail.I have informed my client that he will be the one
that will be handling the shipping charges and he made it cleared that
he will do as well.
Moreso, he has let me know that the payment that will be made to your
will include some excess which the shippper will use for the clearing of
the bike.Moreso he has agreed to pay the asking price which is $800 as
you have requested,so the amount that will be on the check will be
$2000which states that after you might have receive the check you will
have to deduct the cost of the bike from the money then send the balance
which stand as the shipping fee,to my shipper for quick shipping
arrangement.If this is okay by you get back to me with the your Full
name and contact address including your Phone Number HOME /OFFICE that
wil be on the check."

This sounds like a smaller version of the I'm from Nigeria, and I need
someone to help withdrawal 20 million dollars from a bank account.
What do you suppose they send me the check, and then want me to send
back the 'difference' ASAP before I get a chance to make sure it clears.
Geez, what a weasel

John

there all over the net I received about 10 replies from these people..from
post on campy only and vintage velos..
"John Rees" wrote in message
...
I posted a Cannondale R600 here and some other places a while back (btw,
the bike is still for sale if anyone is interested)

Anyways, I get an email from someone, purportedly, in Australia and they
want to buy the bike. I agree to their offer, then I get this:

"Thanks for the mail.I have informed my client that he will be the one
that will be handling the shipping charges and he made it cleared that
he will do as well.
Moreso, he has let me know that the payment that will be made to your
will include some excess which the shippper will use for the clearing of
the bike.Moreso he has agreed to pay the asking price which is $800 as
you have requested,so the amount that will be on the check will be
$2000which states that after you might have receive the check you will
have to deduct the cost of the bike from the money then send the balance
which stand as the shipping fee,to my shipper for quick shipping
arrangement.If this is okay by you get back to me with the your Full
name and contact address including your Phone Number HOME /OFFICE that
wil be on the check."

This sounds like a smaller version of the I'm from Nigeria, and I need
someone to help withdrawal 20 million dollars from a bank account.
What do you suppose they send me the check, and then want me to send
back the 'difference' ASAP before I get a chance to make sure it clears.
Geez, what a weasel

John

"maggie" wrote in message
news:Eel8c.76255$SR1.139909@attbi_s04...
there all over the net I received about 10 replies from these people..from
post on campy only and vintage velos..
"John Rees" wrote in message
...
I posted a Cannondale R600 here and some other places a while back (btw,
the bike is still for sale if anyone is interested)

Anyways, I get an email from someone, purportedly, in Australia and they
want to buy the bike. I agree to their offer, then I get this:

"Thanks for the mail.I have informed my client that he will be the one
that will be handling the shipping charges and he made it cleared that
he will do as well.
Moreso, he has let me know that the payment that will be made to your
will include some excess which the shippper will use for the clearing of
the bike.Moreso he has agreed to pay the asking price which is $800 as
you have requested,so the amount that will be on the check will be
$2000which states that after you might have receive the check you will
have to deduct the cost of the bike from the money then send the balance
which stand as the shipping fee,to my shipper for quick shipping
arrangement.If this is okay by you get back to me with the your Full
name and contact address including your Phone Number HOME /OFFICE that
wil be on the check."

This sounds like a smaller version of the I'm from Nigeria, and I need
someone to help withdrawal 20 million dollars from a bank account.
What do you suppose they send me the check, and then want me to send
back the 'difference' ASAP before I get a chance to make sure it clears.
Geez, what a weasel

John


I've made it a hobby of collecting these checks (see RBR thread he
http://forums.roadbikereview.com/showthread.php?t=1612 and scroll down for
pics)with the pretense of going along with their scheme, It's actually a
great deal of fun, and if you collect enough checks like I did, you can have
them framed and impress your friends.

John- Moreso, he has let me know that the payment that will be made to your
will include some excess which the shippper will use for the clearing of
the bike.Moreso he has agreed to pay the asking price which is $800 as
you have requested,so the amount that will be on the check will be
$2000which states that after you might have receive the check you will
have to deduct the cost of the bike from the money then send the balance
which stand as the shipping fee,to my shipper for quick shipping
arrangement.If this is okay by you get back to me with the your Full
name and contact address including your Phone Number HOME /OFFICE that
wil be on the check."

This sounds like a smaller version of the I'm from Nigeria, and I need
someone to help withdrawal 20 million dollars from a bank account.
What do you suppose they send me the check, and then want me to send
back the 'difference' ASAP before I get a chance to make sure it clears.
Geez, what a weasel

John


It is a scam...They want you to get the check, write another, send it away,
and the original one bounces. The same was presented to me by some dude called
'godsplan50'...stay away.


Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
"Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

Dave Thompson wrote:

I've made it a hobby of collecting these checks (see RBR thread he
http://forums.roadbikereview.com/showthread.php?t=1612
and scroll down for pics)with the pretense of going along with their
scheme, It's actually a great deal of fun, and if you collect enough
checks like I did, you can have them framed and impress your friends.

I love it!!

I get a phoney offer of this type every couple of months, and it never
occurred to me to play along with the hucksters, costing them time,
postage, and whatever they pay for their bogus checks; but I'll do so now!

Thanks for a great idea, Dave!

"LioNiNoiL at NetScApE_DoT_NeT" wrote in message
news:V7b9c.48971$Bg.4007@fed1read03...
Dave Thompson wrote:

I've made it a hobby of collecting these checks (see RBR thread he
http://forums.roadbikereview.com/showthread.php?t=1612
and scroll down for pics)with the pretense of going along with their
scheme, It's actually a great deal of fun, and if you collect enough
checks like I did, you can have them framed and impress your friends.

I love it!!

I get a phoney offer of this type every couple of months, and it never
occurred to me to play along with the hucksters, costing them time,
postage, and whatever they pay for their bogus checks; but I'll do so now!

Thanks for a great idea, Dave!

Their time is not too costly, they spend most of it in internet cafes doing
their deeds. What does cost them is the phoney checks and the FedEx from
where ever to here. I called FedEx once after I received a check from
Nigeria and was told that FedEx Next Day (the way the checks are often sent)
is close to $50.00! So I figure if enough people play along until they get a
check, these guys will feel it in their wallet. Plus it does make for some
interesting e-mails.

(Qui si parla Campagnolo ) wrote in message news:

It is a scam...They want you to get the check, write another, send it away,
and the original one bounces. The same was presented to me by some dude called
'godsplan50'...stay away.

Yes, but that a small part of what they want. They also want your
name, address, phone number, and bank account number, so they can
clean you out.

The Nigeria scammers are at it again! NOTE: ANY time you receive
payment for something you're selling, especially if they try to
overpay you, call the issuing check institution to see if it's fraud!
I'm sure these jackasses have ripped off more than a few people,
fortunately I called and figured it out first. Perhaps they need a
real job.......

"Dave Thompson" wrote in message ...
"LioNiNoiL at NetScApE_DoT_NeT" wrote in message
news:V7b9c.48971$Bg.4007@fed1read03...
Dave Thompson wrote:

I've made it a hobby of collecting these checks (see RBR thread he
http://forums.roadbikereview.com/showthread.php?t=1612
and scroll down for pics)with the pretense of going along with their
scheme, It's actually a great deal of fun, and if you collect enough
checks like I did, you can have them framed and impress your friends.

I love it!!

I get a phoney offer of this type every couple of months, and it never
occurred to me to play along with the hucksters, costing them time,
postage, and whatever they pay for their bogus checks; but I'll do so now!

Thanks for a great idea, Dave!

Their time is not too costly, they spend most of it in internet cafes doing
their deeds. What does cost them is the phoney checks and the FedEx from
where ever to here. I called FedEx once after I received a check from
Nigeria and was told that FedEx Next Day (the way the checks are often sent)
is close to $50.00! So I figure if enough people play along until they get a
check, these guys will feel it in their wallet. Plus it does make for some
interesting e-mails.

"Ryan Bates" wrote in message
om...
The Nigeria scammers are at it again! NOTE: ANY time you receive
payment for something you're selling, especially if they try to
overpay you, call the issuing check institution to see if it's fraud!
I'm sure these jackasses have ripped off more than a few people,
fortunately I called and figured it out first. Perhaps they need a
real job.......

No legitimate buyer is going to send you a check and *trust* you to send him
the difference! So anytime that you get an offer of a cashiers check 'from a
client' with instructions to send the 'excess funds' via Western Union or
MoneyGram, it's a given that it is a scam! If you do receive a check, like
Ryan Bates says; call the issuing institution for confirmation. If you
deposit the check, your bank will give you the money because it assumes that
the check is good. When the check gets returned to your bank as being *bad*,
your bank will impound that amount of money from your account. If it can be
determined that you knowingly deposited a fraudulent check, you could be
prosecuted.

Dave Thompson wrote:
"Ryan Bates" wrote in message
om...

The Nigeria scammers are at it again! NOTE: ANY time you receive
payment for something you're selling, especially if they try to
overpay you, call the issuing check institution to see if it's fraud!
I'm sure these jackasses have ripped off more than a few people,
fortunately I called and figured it out first. Perhaps they need a
real job.......


No legitimate buyer is going to send you a check and *trust* you to send him
the difference! So anytime that you get an offer of a cashiers check 'from a
client' with instructions to send the 'excess funds' via Western Union or
MoneyGram, it's a given that it is a scam! If you do receive a check, like
Ryan Bates says; call the issuing institution for confirmation. If you
deposit the check, your bank will give you the money because it assumes that
the check is good. When the check gets returned to your bank as being *bad*,
your bank will impound that amount of money from your account. If it can be
determined that you knowingly deposited a fraudulent check, you could be
prosecuted.



If it sounds too good to be true. . .

They keep doing it because there are a lot of gullible people without a
lick of sense. Why get a real job if idiots will pay you for nothing?


jim