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gosportcavalier

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Hi every one

I have been trying to sell some paintball equipment on this site and have received a lot of offers for my goods but they all involve me accepting a third party cheque from a person in the uk on behalf of a buyer outside the uk, the cheques are all for considerably more than the item with the remainder of the money to be forwarded to the foreign buyer via western union money transfer or via the collection agent handling the shipping which is also arranged for you by the buyer. SUPPRISE SUPRISE THIS IS A SCAM AND YOU SHOULD NEVER ACCEPT A THIRD PARTY CHEQUE FROM SOMEONE YOU DONT KNOW HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE OF E-MAIL THEY USE

I am willing to buy your Inferno T3 for £300, my mode of payment will lays on certified check in U.K funds , I will be informing my client in U.K who be forwarding a check of £4000 to you on my behave , I will be handling the shipping, and every relevant title, if you want me to forward the check to you, I want you to give me the name that will be on cheque and your physical address which you will like to receive the cheque ,but if you will prefer to receive the check in your bank I will want you to provide all the necessary info concerning your bank (bank name and address , account #and routing #, so that I can order my client to wire the payment to your bank asap.more over the balance on the excess funds will be base on shipping bcos they are having other consignment for me to ! do the pick up, the shipper's will be in charge of sign all relevant document, I will like to know I! f may mode of payment is accepted by you or not .I will really appreciate your instant response.
Thanks

IF YOU ACCEPT A DEAL LIKE THIS ONE THEN YOU LEAVE YOURE SELF OPEN TO ALL SORTS OF FRAUD.

REMEMBER IF A DEAL SOUNDS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE IT USEALY IS
 

TOOLE

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Seems to be going around a LOT ATM, as well as eBay scams, so be on your toes :)
 

Mark

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Well in that case name and shame the users names so we can be aware of who to avoid, the gentlemans agreements under which many of us deal ...the sending of goods prior to cheque clearing etc would stop pretty quick...we need to know who these people are...well as much as a user name can tell us. I have turned down/or lost a few sales where I have been asked for my bank details to transfer money directly and I have said no I want a cheque or cash...no-one gets my bank details I don't know..Direct Debits are a different thing but you understand where I am going.
 

gosportcavalier

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name and shame

here is a list of names that have been used on me in the last 2 weeks

nepoleion thompson
Maria Rodriguez
Donald Waynez
Perry fred
kerry larry

these have all used the same format of offer all offering top wack for an item all arranging for collection and all using a 3rd party cheque scam.

if anyone else has recived this sort of offer then please add to the list as we need all the help we can get avoiding this sort of thing
 

liamliddy

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name and shame

Originally posted by gosportcavalier
here is a list of names that have been used on me in the last 2 weeks

nepoleion thompson
Maria Rodriguez
Donald Waynez
Perry fred
kerry larry

these have all used the same format of offer all offering top wack for an item all arranging for collection and all using a 3rd party cheque scam.

if anyone else has recived this sort of offer then please add to the list as we need all the help we can get avoiding this sort of thing
lol ivehad emails from maria rodriguez and kerry larry too dude, gonna let them send me chaques or whatever and see what happens, should be funny
 

NBR

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lol ivehad emails from maria rodriguez and kerry larry too dude, gonna let them send me chaques or whatever and see what happens, should be funny
Liam: Sounds like a silly question but..... What you going to do when the cheque clears into your account?
 

liamliddy

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they probably wont turn up, and they want me to forward the rest of the $3000 hes sending, classic scam, will wait long enough to see if the cheque actually does go in, if it does and i know ive got the cash ill send the gun