Have car am selling and got this email from an interested party!!!

jobucks

selling car & got this email from interested party
Hi Guys , I have a car for sale on a few different websites, mostly free ads,not carzone or anything like that, and I got an email the other day asking me if the car was still available. To which I replied yes it was and would they like to arrange a viewing. This is the email I got back:




On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 2:04 AM, Mcgate John <mrmcgatejohn@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello J,

Good to read back from you. after some days now and i'm happy to read
from you as well, i will have love to come and see the Punto but i
have been busy with work here and there.........Am much interested in
buying this Punto,and i want to know how much is the last price and i
would have come to look at it but am much pretty busy with work
here..Also i would pay you via certified check..Just let me know if
this is ok by you..I would also be handling the shipping myself cause
i have a local mover that always have my goods picked up and have it
delivered in front of my house here in Dublin, Ireland..So let me know
if all this suit you..and get back to me with your contact details in
which payment will be send to you..Such as your full name and full
contact address and your personal phone number........Will be so glad
to read back from you soon..
God bless you..

Best Regards.

Mr McGate John.

Now apart from the email sounding a bit like it was written from a Nigerian prince (who also often sends me emails) my other concern is that the address this email went to was not the same address I sent my reply from.... how did he get this email address and is he for real???

I've posted this in motors aswell mods so if you need to move it no probs.

phasers

Scam.

will1977

Scam scam scam scam scam all day long !!

Noopti

Anytime you see "God Bless", or any derivative of such in an email, it is a scam. :pac:

Jimbo

Or 'last price'

Das Kitty

Scam!

There's a similar one that people get who are trying to let their property.

It starts like this, seems ok, then the next thing they'll be asking you to front a bit of money. You'd probably get wise but you will have wasted ages to-ing and fro-ing.

Somefing like this for the rental version but you get the gist.

http://paulm.com/inchoate/2004/06/419_rent_scam.html

Actually here you go:
http://www.thebiglot.com/info_Car-Buying-Scams.asp

Didnt know there were any macs in Nigeria.

ShooterSF

Don't mind this poepel kind sir. Is ok to sell car to thes man. He is very 100% ok. You have no worries now ok. Please pay by Western Union I mean please help him have new car.

God Bless ok.

Stagsy

You'd wonder why these guys can't find anyone who could write a half believable email.

MonicaBing

Scam....I got a mail yesterday from the FBI no less...but they are now based in Brazil?? Telling me to contact them etc re:some spam mails i've received lately and that i could be entitled to compensation for the inconvenience i suffered! All i had to do was give em a load of personal details to process the job! Am affronted at the fact that they think i may be that stooopid:P

But i'd love to know how many people are actually gullible enough to go through with them....?

Sean Quagmire

Have a bit of fun with him.
Tell him you need a security photo from him before you can continue the transaction.

something like oh say stand on one leg. with a bucket on your head. with no shirt. holding two sticks of fire.

Like THIS guy


scambaiter.com

Sanjuro

The author of that email seems so overjoyed at you replying, and the prospect that you may send him another reply, that I think he may want to jump your bones. Which you may see as a scam or not. I dunno if you're that way inclined.

Singer73

SCAM. Certified check? SCAM

hobochris

Its a 100% complete scam, but it looks like he/she is trying to come across as a local to try conceal that the fact this is just another scam email.... in a very retarded way that you'd need to have a full lobotomy to even have a minute chance of beleaving...

jobucks

I've emailed him back and told him I would be delighted to sell my car to him. And that seeing as he is from Dublin and I'm in Cork I'll meet him somewhere in between, also gave him my full fake name and address

Berty

Aha, got your thread closed in motors and here you are.

BTW you also won 100 billion dollars from some dead black guy in a country that barely has two brown pennies to rub together. Give me your bank account details and I will send you all the money even though I could just give it all to my neighbour and get him to write me a cheque for half. :rolleyes:

Squiggle

Stagsy wrote: »

You'd wonder why these guys can't find anyone who could write a half believable email.

Yeah - makes you wonder about the people who do get ripped off ! Einstein doesn't spring to mind :pac:

Sean Quagmire

Go with the security photo !!

thos idiots will do anything to scam you, make him do something stupid and take a photo 'for security reasons'

Noopti

MonicaBing wrote: »

Scam....I got a mail yesterday from the FBI no less...but they are now based in Brazil?? Telling me to contact them etc re:some spam mails i've received lately and that i could be entitled to compensation for the inconvenience i suffered! All i had to do was give em a load of personal details to process the job! Am affronted at the fact that they think i may be that stooopid:P

But i'd love to know how many people are actually gullible enough to go through with them....?

Listen, everyone knows the FBI are in fact based in Brazil, and that they use Yahoo as their email provider.

Canis Lupus

See how many times he'll send a cheque. Least make him waste some change on postage.

Number one

Just give him your bank account details and see what happens

jobucks

I think I'm going to go with the security photo, just waiting for him to get back to my last email. I must root out my bank details and have them ready fo him:D

Noopti

jobucks wrote: »

I think I'm going to go with the security photo, just waiting for him to get back to my last email. I must root out my bank details and have them ready fo him:D

A lot of scammers are aware of the security photo gag now, down to scambaiting etc.

But hopefully this guy is unaware of it.

corkhero

Also he spells cheque the american way yet is from Dublin

Number one

corkhero wrote: »

Also he spells cheque the american way yet is from Dublin

It doubt he's won any awards in english prose either

Sean Quagmire

jobucks wrote: »

I think I'm going to go with the security photo, just waiting for him to get back to my last email. I must root out my bank details and have them ready fo him:D

The trick to getting the photo is to dangle the carrot in front of him after you ask for it. Act a little simple so that he thinks he's set for the deal.

Tell him you are unsure about the deal as you have not yet seen him and that you will require a photo of him holding a sign with a passphrase that says "did horton hear a who? who knows but this deal is 100% risk free"

he will send the photo

Noopti

Sean Quagmire wrote: »

The trick to getting the photo is to dangle the carrot in front of him after you ask for it. Act a little simple so that he thinks he's set for the deal.

Tell him you are unsure about the deal as you have not yet seen him and that you will require a photo of him holding a sign with a passphrase that says "did horton hear a who? who knows but this deal is 100% risk free"

he will send the photo

I doubt it. Seriously, I used to scambait these guys a lot a few years ago and they always fell for it. Recently they just seem to ignore you once you start asking for stuff like that, worth a try though.

Sean Quagmire

Noopti wrote: »

I doubt it. Seriously, I used to scambait these guys a lot a few years ago and they always fell for it. Recently they just seem to ignore you once you start asking for stuff like that, worth a try though.

I do it too but dont get too far with them either.
But we had no collateral, no carrot. The scammer knows the car sale is real and that jobucks is not a baiter.
It cracks me up, did you see the trophie of 419eater of the guy with 'help me obiwan kanobe your the only one who can save me' sign
lol :pac:

Noopti

Sean Quagmire wrote: »

I do it too but dont get too far with them either.
But we had no collateral, no carrot. The scammer knows the car sale is real and that jobucks is not a baiter.
It cracks me up, did you see the trophie of 419eater of the guy with 'help me obiwan kanobe your the only one who can save me' sign
lol :pac:

lol...yeah, some of them are great. The best were the ones he actually convinced to get tattoos done and the guy who flew all the way to Scotland to meet, only for the baiter to be secretly filming him and phone him saying it was all a scambait! Hilarious!

When we did it, we got some photos and some hilarious voicemails left.

kowloon

Sounds pretty genuine to me, best start dissasembling that Punto for delivery.

jobucks

wow am really on a roll today, first somone wants to buy my car, and now I've just received this email!!!

Good Day,‏
From: Hampel, Gina R (HampelGinaR@uams.edu) You may not know this sender.Mark as safe|Mark as junkSent:18 February 2009 19:43:21To:


Good Day,
I am Mr. Vincent Cheng Hoi Chuen, GBS, JP Chairman of the Hong Kong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.I have a transaction of mutual benefit
that worth 24.5 Million USD$, If interested please email me on my personal
email address: Reply To:directorcheng1@yahoo.com.hk.
Best Regards,
Mr. Vincent Cheng
________________________

Is today some kind of official spamming holiday?????

Maccattack

jobucks wrote: »

Good to read back from you. after some days now and i'm happy to read
from you as well, i will have love to come and see the Punto but i
have been busy with work here and there.........

I recvd this exact same email a couple of years ago when I was selling my Polo.

I replied by telling him to go far kimself

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me wove you wong time

thefinalstage

Noopti wrote: »

Anytime you see "God Bless", or any derivative of such in an email, it is a scam. :pac:

Randy wrote:

Ahwww, now I feel bad!

:pac:

blaze1

Noopti wrote: »

lol...yeah, some of them are great. The best were the ones he actually convinced to get tattoos done and the guy who flew all the way to Scotland to meet, only for the baiter to be secretly filming him and phone him saying it was all a scambait! Hilarious!

When we did it, we got some photos and some hilarious voicemails left.

Saw that one it was quality..

I got one once telling him that I was a widow and I needed a larger than life lover (exact words: hung like a donkey) in my life.

He told me his brother was and that I could collect my share of the money from his brother in amsterdam

My mrs thought that he could get my details just from my emails hahahahah

Homer

Juliette Great Graphic wrote: »

me wove you wong time

Raff out Roud

faceman

OP, I can help you with your problem. I just need your credit card details to verify you are the OP...

Noopti

Hello everyone who posting in this thread,
My names is Mr Embeke Beng Longdu III and I have opportunity of most gracious Godly benefit, God willing.
I am banker of Main bank of Hong Kong and Nigeria calling Hong Kong and Nigeria Bank. I have deposit of $50,000,000 (Fifty Million Dollars) left from relative who is now death. I need to put this money, $50,000,00 (Fifty Million Dollars) into account of mutual understanding. God Willing.
Please send me the details of your bank so I can proceed with transaction of mutual benefit. Alas to you, I also need security deposit of $10000 (Ten Thousand Dollars) to secure bank of sevices to remove relative money. You need send this money to me via WESTERN UNION money transfer to my Uncle mother in Lagos.

Please respond rapid so we proceed with transaction.

God Bless all my children and your mother
Mr Embeke Beng Longdu III



Any takers?

biko

From: "Open in Name Of LORD Jesus Christ The SON of the Living GOD" <messenger.4china@gmail.com>

Subject: LORD JESUS CHRIST Speak to You : I call you whit LOVE ! To believe in ME ! Give ME your heart and I Forgive you !

Body:
Signs Endings are Everywhere.

For you and all the people around the world ,God loves you, and leave a message for this country.

The New World Order will bring the most terrible dictator, a man with all the power of evil.

antichrist will be helped by a prooroc liar who is the rule and he's evil.

....more psychobable.....

Please go in house (Church) of GOD and you will
understand the truth.GO find the christians,DONT BE AFRAID,
go in any evangelical church and GOD whit pastor voice
explaine you about Kingdom Of Heaven, about your salvation in Christ.

GOD bless you in name of Lord Jesus Christ.AMEN.
Dumnezeu sa va binecuvanteze in numele Domnului Isus Hristos.AMIN.

Noopti

biko wrote: »

From: "Open in Name Of LORD Jesus Christ The SON of the Living GOD" <messenger.4china@gmail.com>

Subject: LORD JESUS CHRIST Speak to You : I call you whit LOVE ! To believe in ME ! Give ME your heart and I Forgive you !

Body:
Signs Endings are Everywhere.

For you and all the people around the world ,God loves you, and leave a message for this country.

The New World Order will bring the most terrible dictator, a man with all the power of evil.

antichrist will be helped by a prooroc liar who is the rule and he's evil.

....more psychobable.....

Please go in house (Church) of GOD and you will
understand the truth.GO find the christians,DONT BE AFRAID,
go in any evangelical church and GOD whit pastor voice
explaine you about Kingdom Of Heaven, about your salvation in Christ.

GOD bless you in name of Lord Jesus Christ.AMEN.
Dumnezeu sa va binecuvanteze in numele Domnului Isus Hristos.AMIN.

WTF is a "prooroc liar"?

Sean Quagmire

Biko, respond saying that you also like to spread the word of god and that you would like to donate money to his cause...but ONLY if he proves he is a man of god.

request a photo of something along the lines of say taking his shirt off, sitting inside a ring of fire holding two crosses and have his friend poor milk over his head - like HIM