SCAMS:These two letters
are examples of bogus letters people send out to try to
SCAM YOU out of money! They
were sent to me by someone selling on Enchanted-Isle
Classifieds. While they seem pretty obvious to me, many people
do get taken in by them. BE AWARE!
Letter#1
Thanks for your response. I am glad to know it
is still for sale.
I am interested and Will offer you $500 . and for running around
so I would need you to remove the ad from the web so we could
proceed with payment.
At the moment, I am not in the states, I am on vacation in the
uk I will be staying with my family for a while And that is
where I want it shipped.
Regarding payment, I have suggested that my associate to send
you a international check international certified check or money
order of $4,500 which will carter for the cost price and for
shipping. It is going to be a cashier's check or money order so
funds will be given to you immediately you present it to any
check cashing establishment.
I have an International shipping agent that will pick-up and
ship over to me here in the uk and its expensive though. Cause
there are other items that will be shipped along with it.
So, on getting the payment, you are to cash it and deduct the
cost price then do me a favour of sending the remaining funds
meant for shipping to my International shipper via WESTERN
UNION. Immediately he gets the money, he will come for the
pick-up.
I am trusting you with my money and need your assurance that you
will safely send across the balance to the International
shipping agent. So try to get the Bill of Sale ready to make
things easy when he comes over.
Confirm this and send your full name, address and phone number
which will be used in mailing the check payment to you via
courier service.
I'll be waiting for your favourable response
<somebody@hotmail.com> wrote:
Sail Shades, 12' in sand/yellow $125 each Mosquito nets $35 each
>1green , 1 white Antique Iron bed, twin size in cast iron,
green and orange $200
Letter #2:
Hello ............ Thanks for the quick
response i am very happy that is still up for sale Construction
& houshold items,, and the price is okay by me, but presently i
am on a business trip in europe so i wont be able to come and
have a look at it but dont worry everything is okay by me.
pls i have a client in the united state of american who is owing
me the sum of $3,500 and i have called him and inform him about
the Construction & houshold items,and he has agreed to issue you
a cheque of $3,500 so all i need from you now is to take the
cheque to the bank get the cheque cashed,deduct your money from
it and send the remaning funds to my shipping company via
western union money transfer they will come for the pickup from
your location. all i need now from you is to remove the
Construction & houshold items, from the advert on the net and
consider it sold to me and i will compesate you with $50. pls i
will require this information from you so that i can forward it
to my client so that he can make the payment to you.
(1) the name that will be on the cheque
(2) your full address and zip code not p o. box
(3) your telephone number both home and mobile
pls after the payment have been made i will like you to inform
me when you are going to be around so that the shipping company
will know when to come for the pickup from your location.
yours sincerly
Regards.............nikky
