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Old 02-12-2007, 08:07 AM
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Exclamation WARNING Scammer ahead!!!!

WARNING WARNING WARNING!!!!


I got an IM from this guy, looks like the scammers are trying something new.


Message as follows...

denrico1259: did you have the blank check purchase mail me
skarekro: uhhh no
denrico1259: are you there
skarekro: yeah
denrico1259: its being a long time
skarekro: yeah where are you from again?
denrico1259: l saw your offline several time l login
denrico1259: ottuwa
skarekro: canada?
denrico1259: ok
denrico1259: but l want to have your car purchase
skarekro: what one again?
denrico1259: are you still have it availlable
skarekro: i have a few cars
denrico1259: any one nice that you know l can purchase for my wife
skarekro: auto or manual
denrico1259: manual is nice
denrico1259: because she careless
skarekro: 3,4,5 speed , back seat turbo/non turbo or s/c
denrico1259: ok
denrico1259: is nice because l dont have any ideal about car they one am using personal
denrico1259: l havent operate with it ones
skarekro: ok how do you want it shipped and what is your price range
denrico1259: because am abusiness man working with master builder
denrico1259: l will arrange for international auto dependable shipper to come for picking it up
denrico1259: immediately check get cleared
skarekro: i'll only accept international postal orders
denrico1259: is easier and protected
skarekro: or paypal
denrico1259: but l dont have account with paypal
skarekro: ok get one then, i deal with to many scammers
denrico1259: login to www.q-check.com
denrico1259: to more detail how this check is going to work
denrico1259: l will only provude you my bank info account
denrico1259: to setup before you get it printed
skarekro: hmmmm not to sure about that
skarekro: what is your price range again?
denrico1259: l forgot you it been a long time
denrico1259: you can tell me now
skarekro: you make a sugestion
denrico1259: not less than $2000
denrico1259: or $2500
denrico1259: when you did that l will ask you to deduct the money you used to purchase blank check paper in office max
denrico1259: ok
skarekro: sounds to much like a scam
denrico1259: why
denrico1259: bye
skarekro: stand by one sec
skarekro: phone
denrico1259: hate what you just said
denrico1259: in my life
denrico1259: bye
denrico1259: l will look forward
skarekro: just by doing a search with the better buisness bureau i found out no company exists in new jersey so nice scam by the way.
denrico1259: will you work with me
Travis bradley: nope
Travis bradley: bye
denrico1259: if you can work with you will earn a good money
denrico1259: bye



MAKE IT A STICKY SO NO ONE WILL FALL FOR IT!!!!

please???
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Old 02-12-2007, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by skittle

MAKE IT A STICKY SO NO ONE WILL FALL FOR IT!!!!

please???
Bleach has a "scam thread" too... check his out: https://www.zdriver.com/forums/lounge-off-topic-219/money-order-scams-21379/
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Old 02-12-2007, 08:31 AM
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We can sum up a scam warning in one phrase: DON'T DEAL W/ PEOPLE OFFERING MORE $$$ THAN YOU ARE ASKING, AND DON'T ACCEPT MONEY ORDERS / CASH WIRING FROM SOMEONE YOU DON'T KNOW.
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Old 02-12-2007, 08:59 AM
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oh yeah but the site he told me to go to does not exsist.. lol i've never been IM'd before on a scam
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Old 02-12-2007, 09:28 AM
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so, the guy can't speak english and has no idea about cars so he's purchasing a car out of his country??? DUH!

I can't believe you haven't heard of this before.
They also try to use bogus escrow companies that they set up to look like US based businesses. Dont do that stuff. Don't deal internationally.
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Old 02-12-2007, 09:35 AM
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hey.... lets start a scamming bussiness using this site to make all legitamit lookin at split the money equally on people with 2k plus posts lol... we know they are the loyal ones. we can be bajillionares !!! now all we gotta do is learn to use bad english... or me! or bardabe!
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Old 02-12-2007, 09:43 AM
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you could probably do this within the US and get away with it... if you think about it.

but I'm not going to
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Old 02-12-2007, 09:47 AM
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oh i knew about it already, just have never had it done in a non email form. As you can see i was baiting him by saying i had multipule cars with turbo / S/C which i don't hehehe.
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Old 02-16-2007, 08:10 AM
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Here's another one...

I got this in my email this morning...


Pierre Yao Laurent,
Private email address :
pierreyalau@yahoo.com



Dear One ,

I am Pierre Yao Laurent from Cote d'ivoire. I am an orphan being that I lost my parents during the crises in my country. My father late Françise Laurent was serving executive chairman of board of the Cocoa exporting board until his death .

He was assassinated by the rebels following the political uprising. Before his death he told me he had twenty three million Usa Dollars (US$23,000,000.00) deposited here in Abidjan, Côte d´Ivoire in a private security company .


My father told me , the twenty three million us dollars was meant for investment in Europe before his untimely death. I have all the documents including the certificate of deposite of the trunk in the security company which my father handed over to me when he was at the hospital. He instructed me to look for a foreign partner who will help me to receive the trunk box in (his or her) country and also assist me to come over to his country to continue with my education and also help me to locate a profitable investment that will be profitable to both of us till I finish with my education and join him or her in the investment he might have established with the money the time I was in school . I do not know anything concerning business investment at present.

I will be more than happy if you accept my request to help me and receive the trunk box which contain the money into your country or any safer place as the beneficiary and recipient of the trunk on my behalf.Please note that the security company does not know the content of the box.

I have plans for investments in your country. This is my reason for contacting you. Please if you are willing to assist me as an orphan who does not have any family , reply back as soon as possible through my private email address : pierreyalau@yahoo.com

Thanks.

Best Regards,

Pierre.


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Old 02-16-2007, 08:24 AM
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lol if he had that much it would not be in one of those banks due to possible theft by rebels. It would have been in a french bank or something to that affect.
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Old 02-16-2007, 05:41 PM
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