Anyone want to bet this is a scam?

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Since the bike got torched, I figured there was no sense hanging on to the parts I'd bought, so the exhaust is advertised in Loot.

I got this e-mail this morning:
Original gsx750es exhaust

and we are delighted to send you the following customer response:

"GOOD DAY, I AM SENDING YOU AN EMAIL TO SHOW MY INTEREST IN YOUR Original gsx750es exhaust £150.00 YOU PLACED ON LOOT FOR SALE, HOPE IT'S STILL AVAILABLE FOR SALE. I WILL BE PAYING YOU WITH CHEQUE AND I WILL WAIT TILL THE CHEQUE CLEARS BEFORE WE PROCCED ON THE COLLECTION BECUASE I WILL ARRANGE FOR A SHIPPING FIRM THAT WILL COME FOR THE PICK UP FROM YOUR LOCATION, SO LET ME HAVE YOUR INFORMATION FOR THE PAYMENT. KINDLY GET BACK TO ME WITH YOUR 1. FULL NAME THAT WILL BE ON THE CHEQUE 2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS THAT THE CHEQUE WILL BE SEND TO 3. YOUR CONTACT PHONE NUMBER THE SHIPPING COMPANY CHARGES WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR ASKING PRICE IN WHICH YOU WILL SEND TO THEM THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER SO THAT THEY CAN COME FOR THE PICK UP FROM YOUR LOCATION AND I THINK THIS ALSO RELIEF YOU FROM STRESSING YOURSELF ABOUT THE SHIPPING. I AM LOOKING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH YOUR DETAILS REQUESTED ABOVE FOR PAYMENT. AND DO NOT FORGET TO ATTACHE SOME PICS IF AVAILABLE OR TELL ME THE PRESENT CONDITION BECAUSE I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COME DOWN TO VIEW IT. MY CONTACT NUMBER IS 07031843788 BEST REGARDS MATTHEW REEVES"
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My spider sense tingled a little from the USE OF CAPITALS, the request for personal details and some odd wording. Namely "I THINK THIS ALSO RELIEF YOU FROM STRESSING YOURSELF ABOUT THE SHIPPING."

So I replied with my initial and surname, and address and offered:
"If you let me know your address and how much your courier is going to charge you I'll see if I can get any better quotes from local companies."
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Now it gets interesting ;) Here's his reply:
HELLO,

YOU WILL RECIEVE A TOTAL CHEQUE AMOUT OF £2,800
IN WHICH YOU WILL DEDUCT YOUR OWN MONEY FROM IT AND
SEND THE REST TO THE SHIPPING COMPANY SO THAT THEY CAN
COME FOR THE PICK UP FROM YOUR LOCATION, THEY WILL BE
PICKING SOMEOTHER THINGS FOR ME ALONG WITH IT. SO LET
ME KNOW IF YOU UNDERSTAND THIS AND THE CHEQUE WILL BE
MAIL TO YOU SOONEXT.

THANKS
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He's going to send me a cheque for £2,800 for a £150 exhaust, and I send the rest via Western Union to someone else???? View>header shows absolutely nothing, no window opens, nothing.

Hehe - I feel in the mood for some fun!
What's the best way to deal with this do you reckon?
 
Tell him you would like to speak to him over voip, just so you can get to know him a little better. :)

Remember to put your best Yorkshire/Geordie/Scouse accent on. :p
 
Ask him, as a gesture of goodwill, to send you 10% of the price - i.e 15 quid in CASH. At which point you will, *obviously* arrange the shipment.....
 
OT

why is it when i see emails/posts written entirely in capitals, i read them in my head as with shouting german accent?

brrrrrrring!
Hello, head doctor?
Yes I'd like a 2 o'clock appointment please.
Fantastic. I'll have the veal.
 
I've decided there's no point putting an email address in for-sale adverts - they only attract loonies and scammers. I managed to sell my car a couple of days ago but all the legitimate buyers phoned me up, I must have had about ten emails from scammers and companies. My favourite:

Hello,
i came across the advert of(car)And i will like to get for my daugther in-law as her wedding gift.so i will like to know some information about the (car)like: present condition,pics(if available)and the final price.so i will like you to get back to me.
Regards
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The advert contained all that information, and they couldn't even be bothered to replace (car) with what the car was! Sloppy.
 
Spunkey said:
OT

why is it when i see emails/posts written entirely in capitals, i read them in my head as with shouting german accent?

brrrrrrring!
Hello, head doctor?
Yes I'd like a 2 o'clock appointment please.
Fantastic. I'll have the veal.
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Not a Nigerian accent? ;)
 
SCAMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

This has been going on for months and months, I saw the same thing on watchdog, you wont believe how many people fall for it, the cheque is a fraud, but its only picked up after 10 days when its properly checked.


You will end up with no exhaust, no £150 and £2,800 out of pocket.
 
cheets64 said:
SCAMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

This has been going on for months and months, I saw the same thing on watchdog, you won't believe how many people fall for it, the cheque is a fraud, but its only picked up after 10 days when its properly checked.


You will end up with no exhaust, no £150 and £2,800 out of pocket.
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That's the way I read it too, cheets.
Phog said:
Report him. :)
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I'm wondering how long I could string him along for, get his hopes up, etc, etc, and the best way to do it.
 
Ask if he would like to go for a drink, explain you don't have a post box and are willing to collect in person, ask what area he lives and explain your brother who runs a nightclub, boxing school, imports and exports company lives near him, wherever that maybe.
 
We do Portrait and Wedding photography and we get similar emails. They send a cheque for way over the amount quoted, you are meant to send a cheque somewhere else and in the meantime their cheque is returned.

I've not seen this anywhere else other than the Wedding photography though. These Nigerians are branching out it seems!! :D
 
lol, that's not even manually typed.. oh dear, they've finally got enough intelligence to create scripts to make these phishing mails for them :(
 
Dj_Jestar said:
lol, that's not even manually typed.. oh dear, they've finally got enough intelligence to create scripts to make these phishing mails for them :(
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:D See Nigerian fraudster are finally catching on!! :p
 
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