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Old May 27, 2012 | 07:22 PM
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Old May 27, 2012 | 08:19 PM
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You mean should you give it away not sell it.
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Old May 27, 2012 | 08:19 PM
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The word ADVERT is a dead giveaway. Its a scam out of the UK. I get that on horses I have for sale and have for years. I tell them SURE send your 'agent' to pick 'it' up. Then I ask what cuts of meat to they prefer. Another is asking them about trades for their sisters,daughters or mothers. Pictures first please.
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Old May 27, 2012 | 09:10 PM
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Old May 27, 2012 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Ketchum
The word ADVERT is a dead giveaway. Its a scam out of the UK...
Maybe he's a sailor in the British Navy??
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Old May 27, 2012 | 09:22 PM
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Old May 28, 2012 | 02:47 AM
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There is a web site somewhere that specializes
in messing with these guys.
If you start to do it - even that innocent fun gives them more
info about you.
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Old May 28, 2012 | 03:08 AM
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Originally Posted by jasonn5
This was in response to my vette for sale...Should I sell it to him...ha ha ha



Mark Lewis arlewis@gmail.com
1:47 AM (5 hours ago)

to me
Thanks for your mail, am ready to buy it now, am not available to come to view the car,due to my work am Sailor am on Sea right now, but my agent will come and pick the car after have make the payment, phone calls making and visiting of website are restricted but i squeezed out time to check this advert and send you an email regarding it. I will make payment via PayPal because i don't have access to bank, So if you will send me your PayPal email or perhaps you send a PayPal payment request invoice to the same email so i can send payment. If you don't have PayPal account, it is very easy to set up, go to www.paypal.com website registration will take only 5 minutes. and tell me the total price of the car

Note that you will not be responsible for shipping and handling. The shipment will be arrange by my private transporter after you receive your payment.

Kinds Regards
I have received emails like this when posting on craigslist, once for a laptop and once for an iPod. Seems a Pretty common scam but always involves someone overseas and an 'agent'.
I am a sailor and I find it odd, because if I was going to buy a car which was out of state.. I'd get off the ship, take the flight to the closest airport near the seller instead of my usual Orlando destination, check out the car, go to the bank and then drive it home.
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Old May 28, 2012 | 08:58 AM
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I've been screwing with these scams for years. Been advertising horses for years. Africans also with banks holding millions of dollars for them and their government fixing to steal their money. I either delete or screw with them until they can't take it anymore. Don't know how they'd find out more info then e/mail address which they already have.
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Old May 28, 2012 | 09:31 AM
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Yup mess with them when possible/
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Old May 28, 2012 | 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by johnodrake
Sailor for what Navy??? ROFL
The Canadian Navy maybe?

I heard they have a boat now.







jk, my good northern neighbors.
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Old May 28, 2012 | 02:23 PM
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I think the middle east has a new Navy. I would just tell them the price is $75k and see what they say.

Or tell them your Agent will get in touch with their Agent.
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Old May 28, 2012 | 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by choprfgr
There is a web site somewhere that specializes
in messing with these guys.
If you start to do it - even that innocent fun gives them more
info about you.
You are best either getting the police involved (they have specialists that deal with this), or leave it alone, because you risk them finding out more info about you that you want them to know. This is the dark alley of the internet world.........
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Old May 28, 2012 | 03:38 PM
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What a scam. But I will buy the vett and pay shipping. Send the vette to me, when I get it I'll send you a personal check...
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Old May 29, 2012 | 02:45 PM
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I have two of these right now for my Harley I'm selling and I'm having a little fun with them. I told one of them that I don't do PayPal because there are a lot of crooked people out there but his agent can bring me cash when he picks up my brand new car. He emailed me back saying he doesn't have that much cash he can only do PayPal he did not even mention that I said brand new car and not Harley in my email. So I wrote back that he must not really want my boat. The other one I asked him to send me a cashiers check for $500.00 as a goodwill gesture then he can PayPal me the rest when his agent get here to pick it up. I don't think they even want to buy anything they are trying to get an email address to an active PayPal account so they can drain your account.

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Old May 29, 2012 | 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by WEBDZYNER
Search came up with his IP address and link to spam related items

http://www.projecthoneypot.org/ip_207.59.33.122
Seems to like the shady purchases and work at home scams.
I agree with AORoads, ho do you find out their IP? That would be real cool to know.

My wife and I just got an email from "Amanda" that needs to talk to us soon on our cell phones. Her phone number is from Austria (43 country code). Gmail email address.
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Old May 29, 2012 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by jasonn5
this was in response to my vette for sale...should i sell it to him...ha ha ha



mark lewis arlewis@gmail.com
1:47 am (5 hours ago)

to me
thanks for your mail, am ready to buy it now, am not available to come to view the car,due to my work am sailor am on sea right now, but my agent will come and pick the car after have make the payment, phone calls making and visiting of website are restricted but i squeezed out time to check this advert and send you an email regarding it. I will make payment via paypal because i don't have access to bank, so if you will send me your paypal email or perhaps you send a paypal payment request invoice to the same email so i can send payment. If you don't have paypal account, it is very easy to set up, go to www.paypal.com website registration will take only 5 minutes. And tell me the total price of the car

note that you will not be responsible for shipping and handling. The shipment will be arrange by my private transporter after you receive your payment.

Kinds regards
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Old May 29, 2012 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by phileaglesfan
I agree with AORoads, ho do you find out their IP? That would be real cool to know.
Take a look at the full email headers (in GMail it's "Show original") and look for "Received:" lines. They show who handled that message and usually where they got it from.

It is possible to insert fake records in there, so anything before "sane" servers might be faked.
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Old May 29, 2012 | 08:17 PM
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these messages usually follow immediately after posting on craigslist. I tell people to call me at 333-twotwotwo-one45four, these autobots cant.. problem solved.
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Old May 30, 2012 | 12:31 AM
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Cash or Certified Bank Check is the only way to go and conduct the title transfer and payment in your bank where they can accept the payment and deposit in your account. Protect yourself. It is business.
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