Anyone ever been scammed on this site before?

[Fastphil]

I posted up a classified ad on this site a few days ago, and have received an email from someone who is posing as a potential buyer, but it just doesn't feel right. I was wondering if anybody else with a classified ad has been contacted by someone with the email name "terry ann"?

Thanks,

Phil

[bc82gt]

???????????????? I don't get it? Post an ad and get a reply!!! How is that a SCAM!!

[Fastphil]

Guess everyone's 100% honest out in Alberta... Lots of things in the guy's email don't add up.

[96GT Tangerine]

Post up the E-mail then

[bc82gt]

Originally Posted by Fastphil

Guess everyone's 100% honest out in Alberta... Lots of things in the guy's email don't add up.

Just as many if not more BS artists here than anywhere else!!

[shakes]

DO NOT DEAL with the mystery person Terry Anne. Seems that some scam artist has been targeting sellers on this site trying to do the old fraud scam. Remember people, if it doesn't feel right it isn't. This is just another Nigerian trying to clean out some unsuspecting sucker.

If you haven't seen this special on Dateline, I HIGHLY suggest you watch it.

Face to face with spammers and scammers - 'To Catch a Con Man' - MSNBC.com

Here's the information in their pathetic engrish they'll give you.

The cashiers check for the sales of your item will be
issued within few Okay? My client got your contact
information last night.
my client has agree to write a check of $11,000.00 in
your name which includes my
commission as the agent +
shipping fee of the shipper
I would like you to re-confirm that i can trust you
that as soon as you cash the check the excess fund
will be wired to my shipper via western union money
transfer,so he canarrange for the pick up of the
item.
Upon recieving your contact information and your email
answering all my questions,I shall print out your last
message and have it faxed to my client for check
mailing.
thank

TERRY ANN
90 Lond Acre,
Covent Garden,
London, WC2E 9RZ
+447045708414

[freakshow12]

yup thats my e mail I got. thanks for putting it up to warn everyone Sean

[shakes]

no problem, I also posted a big fat bolded alert on the classified homepage which links to this thread. Hopefully everyone reads this information before they do something stupid.

[Fastphil]

Thanks for the help, Shakes. Here is a direct copy/paste of the second email I got from "terry ann" (email t_ann001@yahoo.com):


i am intersted in the immediate purchace of your Car and i would like to know the final asking price as i will be making the payment via a certified us postal money order,so kindly get back to me with your co-ordinate that is you full name,address and your phone number.
Also note that:
My shipper will be responsible for
the shipping of this item as soon as the payment is
made out to you in form of a certified us CASHIER CHECK, the CASHIER CHECK that will be issued out to
you will include the shipper's fund in which after
you might have receive and cash the CASHIER CHECK.i
want to be assured that you will send the shipper's
fees to him via western union money transfer as soon
as you receive and cash the payment.I look forward
to receive your FULL NAME,ADDRESS AND YOUR HOME
PHONE NUMBER as regard to this transaction.

[shakes]

oh ya, I got one also awhile back... forgot.

19LB Injectors

Hello,
I would like to know the following information about this items:
Where are you located?
What's the reason for sale?
What's the present condition of this items?
What's the final asking price given?
Will you accept US Cashier check for payment?Do provide me with your full name,address and phone number as a regards to the mail.
Please get back to me as soon as you can,and i will be waiting to hear
from you soon.

[Fastphil]

Yeah, that's the exact same email I got the first time he/she contacted me. Kinda retarded when it's for injectors, but the questions make a little more sense for a car.

[5ive.oh]

I got a 38,000.00 dollar check from Edmonton Acura for my car. I was supposed to cash it, take out what I wanted for the car then send the restr as comission to the dealer. The check was made out to a salesman here, I'll take a pic of it.

[shakes]

did you have to mail off the commission to zimbabo kabooboo in Nigeria? (I just made up that name btw!)

[5ive.oh]

I don't remember and I don't have the email anumore, here's the cheque:



The salesman's name at Rainbow was Eldon, he had my car listed for me.

[ColdStang]

Crazy...I got that email and replied before seeing this. But I just said, email me who you were and gave him my cell #. Mine was a little more personable though. It had a name and where he was from....