look, someone try to scam me lol.....i think
 

This is what i posted on craiglist: complete turbo kit with fuel management (hondata) barely used. - $1900
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first response

Thu, 6 Jul 2006
cynrobs@gmail.com
Hello....

Am Cynthia Roberts by name and i a mechanical Engineer,so am currently working on a car and you have the spare parts i need to complete the car,so i will be happy if u can tell me the present condition of the spare parts and also the least price you want to sell it ,so we can proceed for the payment cuz i need the spare part urgently.

Thanks.
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i responded
Thu, 6 Jul 2006
aznx8oi2@yahoo.com
i could do it 1500 without the hondata. 1700 with the hondata.
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"SHE" responded
Fri, 7 Jul 2006
cynrobs@gmail.com
I will buy it with th Hondata and so i will pay u $2000 for it and so i will be making payment via Echeck
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is this a scam or what? she wants to pay me $300 over the $1700 price i gave her??? haha so what u guys think

this is what i wrote to her:
I am only taking paypal. btw i am goin to sell it tomorrow for 1700, in which the person is going to give me the $1,700 in hard cold cash. If you can do paypal, let me know.

lallalal so yeah discuss.
scam or not?

Re: look, someone try to scam me lol.....i think
 

I would be suspect on that.

Re: look, someone try to scam me lol.....i think
 

nahh...it probably isnt a scam. I just give someone $5 more than what he was asking...he also couldnt let USPS pick the item up from his house, so I give him some gas money.

but dam, not a bad deal. I wouldnt ship it until the e-check clears though.

Re: look, someone try to scam me lol.....i think
 

i listed the asking price at $1900, and why would "she" ask for the lowest price i can go when she was plannin to give me 100 above the asking price?

Re: look, someone try to scam me lol.....i think
 

thats a scam.

basically they are going to send you a fake/bad check for 300 over your asking price and then say there was an error and have you send them the 300 back to them, meanwhile the check they wrote you bounces and they take your 300 dollars. you may also send out your stuff before the check clears so then they make 300 dollars and get a free turbo kit.

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icic, what if i wait til the check clears? but that would take a while huh

Re: look, someone try to scam me lol.....i think
 

meh, i guess you could but it can take a while, like two weeks i think.
something similar happened to my grandpa but he waited for the check to clear and figured out it was a scam.

Re: look, someone try to scam me lol.....i think
 

just wait for it to clear...

Re: look, someone try to scam me lol.....i think
 

Tell her to send a money order ;)

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EVEN IF THE CCHECK CLEARS.. IT CAN BE FAKE!!! THEN THE BANK FINDS OUT SOONER OR LATER (ATLEAST A MONTH!!!!) THEY PULL THE MONEY FROM UR ACCOUNT!!!! AND THEN UR FUCKED!!!

whoops sry caps lock was on ;D

Re: look, someone try to scam me lol.....i think
 

scam, just move along till someone pays with a money order or paypal

Re: look, someone try to scam me lol.....i think
 

This is true. The banks don't usually verify the validity of the check. You could deposit it and even withdraw money, but as soon as they determine it's bogus, you're liable for it.

Re: look, someone try to scam me lol.....i think
 

scam

Re: look, someone try to scam me lol.....i think
 

See where it goes. If it's Nigeria, Load the package to hell (don't even put the parts in it), and send it >:D

Re: look, someone try to scam me lol.....i think
 

tell her ok
send me the echeck. deposit the echeck. wait for it. tell her you sent the kit out and it should be there by the end of next week. but dont send it out.
she will email you back asking if you sent it out. tell her you were busy and your sending it out this friday and it should be there next week garenteed. but dont send it.
she will be angry but your still waiting for the check to balance out (btw sell your kit to the kid with the 1700) after a month and your banks still says its a good check. then part together a hmt kit for 500$ and buy hondata s200 for 200$ and send her the kit. tell her you sent it dhl and it should be there in a couple days. you just made bank and beat the scammer system. if she was trying to scam you your not out anymoney. its like you got a month loan for 2000$ till your bank figured out it was bad check.

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^ sounds like Shipping 102 to me... do a hotrex on her.

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that is sooooooooooooooooo legit. isn't it obvious? Some trick bitch wants to buy your kit give you more money and is horrible at negotiating. i'll send you a check for 2500 if you ship it to me. if you ship it as soon as you get the check i'll send you another check for 500 when i recieve the package and if you send it next day air I'll give you an additional 750.

deal?

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broken english is always a plus too! hey murdoc, i sent it out today, i'll pm you the tracking number

Re: look, someone try to scam me lol.....i think
 

Standard Nigerian fake check scam, just usually not such small amounts.....

You can use a method called "Reverse Freight bait" to get back, but that really only works well when the scammer is trying to get the sale item too (really well on laptops....Google Anus Laptops for a good example of a reverse freight bait initially based on a fake check scam)

look at
www.419legal.org <---- for legal jargon on various scames (note: link fixed)

Read up on
www.419eater.com <----- to combat this, and standard 419 scams (your dead millionare relative e-mail)