West African Scam - Is it though?
 

Please read the following e mail and give your own thoughts. This is a mail I've had recently regarding the sale of my moped.



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Ive heard of scams recently and of late. Anyone care to comment please?

Yeah, this was in the news recently ... it's basically similar to the 419 scams, they offer to buy your moped at an inflated price but you need to pay some cash up front to deal with legal fees or similar.

Thats what I thought to.

But, they dont ask for any money. They want to send me money.

Do yourself a favor, sell ur moped through the loot. The last thing u want is is Kilo's of crack cocaine landing on your doormat.

Nice work if you can get it .... :D

I'd be careful though

I guess im the cynical sort - if that was me, as soon as id heard the words 'western union' and 'west africa' id be heading for the hills

penny to a pound they will send you a photo copy of the transfer sent by western union, but one where you cant quite make out the transfer codes - a mate at work got burned on ebay like this... :erm:

Avoid it like the plague, it's a well documented scam, look here for an example

http://www.cybercyclery.com/Members/...057239094/view

or here

http://www.embroideryyellowpages.com/scam.html

or here

http://www.shoclub.com/membersonly/scamalert.htm

It's in Loot............. That's where they got my details from.

Cheers for that......... Now confirmed!!!!!

lol.... ooo I shan't use Loot no more lol.

Nigerian scams eh, you have to love their ingenuity at least ...

http://ocala4sale.com/information/nigerian-scam.htm

Makes you wonder why they bother doesn't it ?

Cos it bloody works thats why !!

"The Internet Fraud Complaint Center, which is operated as a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), recently reported that 15.5 percent of the complaints they get revolve around Nigerian based fraud efforts †“ with the average loss being nearly $6,000 †“ the highest loss of any reported Internet scheme. Two years ago, the FBI stopped a Nigerian group behind America's largest case ever of check fraud, involving $50 million in stolen and counterfeit checks. Within the past year, people in the Northwest have lost over $2.5 million to this type of fraud. "

Think your about to be scammed ! - then check <Here)

So how does the scam about the bike work?
Are people supposed to wire the money to Africa before they take the cheque to the bank (where its found to be a fake)?

Hi Everyone

I hope you are well. I'm currently not running an Official Her Majesty Government database. To be in at at the ground floor please PM with all your account details. These details will NOT be shared, simply used too bleed you dry. Please help you know you can.

Thank You

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They say a friend in your country owes them £2000, they'll get the 'friend' to mail you a cheque for £2000, you just deduct £800 and transfer £1200 to the buyer's account.

Then the cheque for £2000 bounces...