Anatomy of an Internet scam!!!!
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Anatomy or an Internet scam!!!!
Let this serve as a warning to all the good folks on these forums,
I recently advertised my Trinity pipe in the classifieds on the atvconnection website, this is the only place on the internet that I have it listed, so the preditors are coming here to prey on ATV guys too!Do not let your self get caught up in this BS! I have the pipe listed for $ XXX ( Mods this is not taking advantage of a situation but a warning to all your subscribers) I received an offer from the individual below and recognized what was happening immediately ( thanks to Punishers recent experiance) I have all of our exchanges in the last 24 hrs and wonder if there is some way to track this crook down. Until then I'm gonna have a little fun with this bastage!
They are as follows:
Scam artist wrote
uwit <luwits@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >hello, I sent you an email in regards to the product
>> >.?i saw your advert and i am based in Europe Amsterdam,
>> >How is it? hope it is okay ,
>> >I am interested in your DS650 Trinity Race Pipe
>> >willing to pay $450
>> >Are you going to Take care of shipping It to Holland or I should take
>> >care of shipping i will like to know the details,
>> >Expecting
>> >to hear from you .
>> >Regards
Majorecho replied
Thank you for your interest in the race pipe, it is in excellent condition and performs very well. Why are you offering me $450 when I am asking $350 USD? You can buy brand new for $500?????
>> regards
>> >
Scam artist replies
"Edger Les" <sorosoro@fastermail.com> wrote:
>Thanks a lot for your mail it is highly appreciated.Yes i am
>still interested in the DS650 Trinity Race Pipe new
>
> like i said earlier i am based in Amsterdam the netherlands(holland).
>As regards shipping i have made arrangemnts with a shipping company
>and they have agreed to come for the pick up as soon as we conclude
>our own part of the transaction.So you dont need to bother asper the
>shipping.
>As regards payment,this is what i am going to do,i have a client
>in the US who is owing me $3,800 i would instruct him to make
>out a cheque to you in that amount and as soon as you clears your
>bank,you can let me have my balance via western union money
>transfer.
>The reason why i am doing this is because if i decide to send
>payment from over here it might take a long time before it goes
>through,but a check sent from over there withing US would clear
>between 2 and 3 days. Although the value of the check is more than the price of
>theDS650 Trinity Race Pipe
>
> think i can trust you with my balance
>considering the fact that i still have to trust you with the item. Pls if
>you are interesetd in selling to me,i would appreciate it if you could
>get back to me so that we can proceed. Pls i would need for you to
>provide me with your name as you would want it to appear on the check and
>your address and phone number so that i can have my client contact you
>asap.
>Thanks in this regard and i would be expecting to hear from you
>soonest.But i think i can trust you with my balance considering the fact
>that i still have to trust you with the item. Pls if you are interesetd
>in selling to me,i would appreciate it if you could get baclk to me
>so that we can proceed.
> Pls i would need for you to provide me with your
>name as you would want it to appear on the check and your address and
>phone number so that i can have my client contact you asap. Thansk in
>this regard and i would be expecting to hear from you soonest.
>Regards
Majorecho replies
Edger Bro..
Sounds like a killer arrangement, You are gonna love this Trinity pipe, it will give you about a 25% overall power increase, and I'd like to send you the high velocity muffler bearings with that , together they are a great combo and will give you an additional 10-15% power increase. They are priced at $125 per set. The other item I'd like to send you is the oil bypass valve $65 that will eliminate the frictional drag that the oil puts on your engine and gives you a further increase of 5-10%HP , so with that and the pipe you should be making almost 50% more power with this setup.
So if you send me $3800 for the pipe and the other parts I'll send you the balance of $3160 less a $20 handling fee. Man you are gonna be the envy of all the guys you ride once you have that baby going.
I can assure you that you are dealing with a trust worthy person( at least thats what my parole officer says), and that I will make this transaction as smooth as possible for you.
if this is acceptable to you then we will proceed
Sincerely
I'll keep you all posted with our progress as we conclude this arrangement!!
I recently advertised my Trinity pipe in the classifieds on the atvconnection website, this is the only place on the internet that I have it listed, so the preditors are coming here to prey on ATV guys too!Do not let your self get caught up in this BS! I have the pipe listed for $ XXX ( Mods this is not taking advantage of a situation but a warning to all your subscribers) I received an offer from the individual below and recognized what was happening immediately ( thanks to Punishers recent experiance) I have all of our exchanges in the last 24 hrs and wonder if there is some way to track this crook down. Until then I'm gonna have a little fun with this bastage!
They are as follows:
Scam artist wrote
uwit <luwits@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >hello, I sent you an email in regards to the product
>> >.?i saw your advert and i am based in Europe Amsterdam,
>> >How is it? hope it is okay ,
>> >I am interested in your DS650 Trinity Race Pipe
>> >willing to pay $450
>> >Are you going to Take care of shipping It to Holland or I should take
>> >care of shipping i will like to know the details,
>> >Expecting
>> >to hear from you .
>> >Regards
Majorecho replied
Thank you for your interest in the race pipe, it is in excellent condition and performs very well. Why are you offering me $450 when I am asking $350 USD? You can buy brand new for $500?????
>> regards
>> >
Scam artist replies
"Edger Les" <sorosoro@fastermail.com> wrote:
>Thanks a lot for your mail it is highly appreciated.Yes i am
>still interested in the DS650 Trinity Race Pipe new
>
> like i said earlier i am based in Amsterdam the netherlands(holland).
>As regards shipping i have made arrangemnts with a shipping company
>and they have agreed to come for the pick up as soon as we conclude
>our own part of the transaction.So you dont need to bother asper the
>shipping.
>As regards payment,this is what i am going to do,i have a client
>in the US who is owing me $3,800 i would instruct him to make
>out a cheque to you in that amount and as soon as you clears your
>bank,you can let me have my balance via western union money
>transfer.
>The reason why i am doing this is because if i decide to send
>payment from over here it might take a long time before it goes
>through,but a check sent from over there withing US would clear
>between 2 and 3 days. Although the value of the check is more than the price of
>theDS650 Trinity Race Pipe
>
> think i can trust you with my balance
>considering the fact that i still have to trust you with the item. Pls if
>you are interesetd in selling to me,i would appreciate it if you could
>get back to me so that we can proceed. Pls i would need for you to
>provide me with your name as you would want it to appear on the check and
>your address and phone number so that i can have my client contact you
>asap.
>Thanks in this regard and i would be expecting to hear from you
>soonest.But i think i can trust you with my balance considering the fact
>that i still have to trust you with the item. Pls if you are interesetd
>in selling to me,i would appreciate it if you could get baclk to me
>so that we can proceed.
> Pls i would need for you to provide me with your
>name as you would want it to appear on the check and your address and
>phone number so that i can have my client contact you asap. Thansk in
>this regard and i would be expecting to hear from you soonest.
>Regards
Majorecho replies
Edger Bro..
Sounds like a killer arrangement, You are gonna love this Trinity pipe, it will give you about a 25% overall power increase, and I'd like to send you the high velocity muffler bearings with that , together they are a great combo and will give you an additional 10-15% power increase. They are priced at $125 per set. The other item I'd like to send you is the oil bypass valve $65 that will eliminate the frictional drag that the oil puts on your engine and gives you a further increase of 5-10%HP , so with that and the pipe you should be making almost 50% more power with this setup.
So if you send me $3800 for the pipe and the other parts I'll send you the balance of $3160 less a $20 handling fee. Man you are gonna be the envy of all the guys you ride once you have that baby going.
I can assure you that you are dealing with a trust worthy person( at least thats what my parole officer says), and that I will make this transaction as smooth as possible for you.
if this is acceptable to you then we will proceed
Sincerely
I'll keep you all posted with our progress as we conclude this arrangement!!
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Anatomy of an Internet scam!!!!
I have one of my banshee's for sale and posted it on a buggy classified site and got an email from someone wanting to by my banshee sandrail for more then I was asking also.
I had another email from someone else the same deal as you. One was from africa and the other from europe, cant remember which country.
I think what they do is send a forged check and then have you wire them the money. After you wire the money then you find out the check is a fake.
I think that is how it works.
bat
I had another email from someone else the same deal as you. One was from africa and the other from europe, cant remember which country.
I think what they do is send a forged check and then have you wire them the money. After you wire the money then you find out the check is a fake.
I think that is how it works.
bat