Is this a scam? YES it is.
Read this email I received today:
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Yep. It's a scam. Do not, under any circumstances, reply.
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Looks like some sort of scam to me, too! I'd ignore it and tag it as junk mail.
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Yep, most likely a scam. These have been on the rise recently, atleast in my inbox. Don't even waste your time responding.
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As long as you are not sending money, bank info, or anything (like official paper that can be used) there is no reason not to listen this guy.
you can eventually make him aware of the distance and see the reply. He offers you to pay in full and in advance by credit card. what is the risk for you ? |
Giroud,
it's not the initial email that's the scam, it's the follow-up... 'can you phone me to clarify some details' ($5/second), or 'i've sent you too much, can you send me $xxx back to me' (he hasn't sent anything) etc etc LOL, we'll all burn in hell if this guy is genuine....but me, i smell a rat. |
Hi there
Like so many of these scams the guys are quite obviously not English speakers... Just read it... it's so full of spelling and grammatical mistakes, it has to be a phoney.... But wherein is the scam... ??? You'll probably be asked to send your bank details to Nigeria... LOL!! cheers Gareth |
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The way it works is, the scammers send you a check or credit card payment for a large amount (let's say it's $6000) Then immediately they ask for a portion of that amount back from you (we have accidentally overpaid, please send back $400). Later on, your bank contacts you to say that the original $6000 check or card payment is no good and they will not honor it. You've just been scammed out of $400. The amounts of money involved will vary, but this illustrates how the scam works. Hope this helps, |
Moved from Wedding & Event Video Production to Taking Care of Business.
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I would suggest reporting this to the FBI. It could very well be more than just a scam for money. Just a few months ago I saw something like this and it turned out to be someone trying to get into the country illegally, which has all sorts of bad meaning these days. I'd forward the email to the FBI.
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Giroud, Richard and Chis are correct. These scams are executed in steps and here is the proof. Many, many people have fallen for this type of bait and switch scam. You can literally see exactly what your dealing with at that site. Try to contain yourself when laughing so hard because it is hilarious what this guy does to these scammers. 419 refers to the penal code for this crime in Nigeria.
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Another poster has just gotten the same scam attempt in the Wedding Video forum. Looks like that's who they're targeting at the moment.
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Craig's List has been getting exploited alot lateley and I have seen the bait & switch in the tv/film/radio and the crew boards a few times. With hundreds of categories CL is a prime target.
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Check clearing
It seems like there would be a certain amount of time needed to clear the check and if you want that time until it actually does clear and show up in our account then you are set to go. Am I missing something?
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This is an interesting thread, I didn't have a clue scams could go so far.
I of course know the standard "I'm from Nigeria, can you send me your bank information, blablabla" - scams, or the "Hi, I have a XL1s PAL on sale, can you... blablabla" - scams, but this is the first time I hear of a scam in which they first send (or suppose to) send you money. Damn, how do they all come up with this stuff, really... |
"WATSON GORDON" Ha!
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Dateline did an undercover operation on this and showed how trusting some people can be, mostly the elderly. Now, these idiots overseas do it because it's too risky to try it locally and it's hard to catch them thousands of miles away. I think this was a real big problem locally and used to be done face to face at banks and ATMs. A person would approach someone at a bank or ATM and talk about a huge check or whatever they couldn't cash either because they were not a citizen or whatever. Then they would offer a percentage of the check for that person depositing it in their account. Of course the check was no good but the depositor found that out too late after the scammer was long gone with the cash. The other way was to give the person a check for the same reasons above and get the victim to get them cash at the ATM. Then the same thing would happen when the victim deposited the check.
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Too Trusting
The real crime in this is that someone is taking advantage of the good will of others.
But as I tried to mention above, but misstyped.... why couldn't a person that wants to be a 419-eater just say "Hang on..... I'll get you a refund once I have the money in my bank account and it is cleared" Then just wait for the entire thing to clear (or not as is likely the case). Isn't that the safe approach (well besides not baiting them in at all)? Or are there ways to cancel payment once everything has cleared on both ends? jason |
You would think they would be more creative. The scammers seem to always be interested in the transaction far more than than the exchange of services/ product.
How many of your "real" clients talk more about how to pay you rather than disccusing deatils of your product? I have puppies that I occasionally sell and I see these scams A LOT. |
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Ok, enough of the holier than thou stereotypical people-bashing, which has been removed. It has no place on DVinfo. Apologies to a couple of others whose posts responded with a more kind mindset and got removed en bloc with the rude ones.
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