WARNING!!!!!! SCAM targeted at Cobra sellers!!!!

[Doug DiNunzio]

Someone emailed me, stating that they had a dealer for my car, and that they wanted me to send all kinds of additional photos - the next follow up revealed it was a scam, the type that I've heard of many times before. PLEASE BEWARE AND DO NOT FALL FOR THIS!!!!! Here's the final email response that was just sent to me, with the full email header & addresses:
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Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 06:02:14 -0800 (PST)
From: steven mack
Subject: Sale Of Your Lovely Cobra/Payment Details..........................
To: "Dinunzio, Doug [BL60:3046:EXCH]"
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Good-day Doug

How are you doing?Hope fine

Thanks for your reply,i will like to let you that my client is eager to purchase this vehicle from you but never the less my client is very glad to see that you are willing to sell the vehicle to him,cause he can;t wait to have it and can;t afford to see that he doesn;t purchase it from you,hopes the engine is serviced and oil changed.

However,My client made out a certified cashiers cheque of($50,000)before he travelled to japan on a business trip,for a previous cobra which is more expencive than yours and its shipment charges etc but it was unfortunately sold out.The amount on the cheque he deposited for the vehicle bigger than what should be paid to you now,so the cheque is now meant for the total expenses which includes the purchase of your vehicle,the pick up of the vehicle from its present location and the shipping charges/other necessary shipping arrangements.

However he has instructed us to carry on with this transaction.So you're required to deduct the cost of your vehicle ($43,000)and send the balance of($7,000)to my client;s shipper via money-gramm transfer to enable him offsett shipping charges/arrangements.once the transaction is concluded,an agent will be coming for the pick up of the vehicle on from its present location and then drive to a pre paid shipper for shipment,and also conclude other necessary shipping arrangements.so you dont have to bother yourself about the pick up and shipping arrangements,while title papers and other necessary documets will be sent by you via fedex courier to my customer.

Please Confirm this and provide me with this details your
(1)Your full legal name(to be issued on the cheque)
(2)Your contact address(cheque to be sent to)
(3)Your phone number

for cheque payment to be delivered to you via fedex courier.I await your quick responce as soon as possible

Thanks and God bless
Kindest Regards
Steven Mack

N:B.the agent in charge of the pickup will do necessary checkups and test drive,so you have no course to worry about.will be glad to see that the vehicle is sold to my client.

[computerworks]

Doug...thanks for reporting the details. This is typical of many eBay related scams over the past year or two.

A question for you... I see you posted your car for sale here on 01/01/2005.

Where else did you advertise the car? I am curious to see where the scammer picked you up... or do you know from the first contact made?

Ron
ClubCobra Moderator

[Doug DiNunzio]

So the "person" had to have been on this site trolling for victims.

[computerworks]

...bingo

[MidOHasp]

I'm going to start listing some inappropriate adult toys for sale on this site and see if I get similar emails for me.

"I will send an agent via FedEx courier to test drive the french tickler. Please send $7,000 to the following address in Nigeria to offset the $7,039 check the buyer has already written."

Something to that effect...

[Turk]

How did you get a hold of "adult" toys. Aren't you only 23?

TURK

[MidOHasp]

In Ohio, we are allowed to leave our houses, drive cars with internal combustion engines, and smoke, drink, vote, and own a gun, all before 21.

[casaleenie]

Originally posted by MidOHasp


In Ohio, we are allowed to leave our houses, drive cars with internal combustion engines, and smoke, drink, vote, and own a gun, all before 21.

TURK

Balls in your court....

[casaleenie]

[quote]Originally posted by Doug DiNunzio


PLEASE BEWARE AND DO NOT FALL FOR THIS!!!!! Here's the final email response that was just sent to me, with the full email header & addresses:
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Sounded like a legitimate business deal to me... At what point did you become suspicious?

[Blue66]

scammers are hitting everywhere they think they can get away with something . I was bidding on a shortblock on ebay an got 2 emails askin if I wanted them to end the auction because they had a family emergency Ya right Ill send ya cash !!

[Ron61]

Just look at the wording of most of these scams. You would think they would at least learn to type in English and put together a complete sentence.

Ron

[crillyiv]

The growing sophistication fo some of these is interesting. I have gotten two fake emails purporting to be from Wahsington Mutual Bank. They are complete with logo, wamu links, etc. I contacted Washington Mutual when I received the first one and they gave me an address to forward it to for their investigation.

[froggyman]

I was selling my car for $54,000 in Cobra Country. Received a substantial number or inquiries out of which came quite a few suspect ones. To make a story short I subsequently received two Cashier's Checks in a substantial amount greater than the price of the car. The first check was for $65,000 and the second check was for $75,000. Bogus checks both and requesting immediate excess refunds.

Can some people be so stupid enough to even respond to their e-mails?

Beware

[Ron61]

Jim,

Did you receive those e-mails a week or so ago? I received two of them also. My filter put them in the spam folder and I never even bothered to look at them after I saw what it was.

Ron

[terry251]

Doug,

Tell Mr. Mack to send the "agent in charge of pickup" to a local bar as soon as possible. Contract for a private party at the bar on the same day. Post the date and location on Club Cobra. Arrange for a higher credit limit on your Visa. Invite all of us over to "discuss" the matter with the agent. Buy beer for the winners of the discussion! (Bring trash bags and a hose so we can clean up the bar after the party.)

Terry

[Dwight]

Good-day Dwight

How are you doing?Hope fine.The picture of the cobra is splendid..............

Thanks for your reply,i will like to let you that my client is eager to purchase this vehicle from you but never the less my client is very glad to see that you are willing to sell the vehicle to him,cause he can;t wait to have it and can;t afford to see that he doesn;t purchase it from you,hopes the engine is serviced and oil changed.

However,My client made out a certified cashiers cheque of($37,000)before he travelled to japan on a business trip,for a previous cobra which is more expencive than yours and its shipment charges etc but it was unfortunately sold out.The amount on the cheque he deposited for the vehicle bigger than what should be paid to you now,so the cheque is now meant for the total expenses which includes the purchase of your vehicle,the pick up of the vehicle from its present location and the shipping charges/other necessary shipping arrangements.

However he has instructed us to carry on with this transaction.So you're required to deduct the cost of your vehicle ($29,800)and send the balance of($7,200)to my client;s shipper via money-gramm transfer to enable him offsett shipping charges/arrangements.once the transaction is concluded,an agent will be coming for the pick up of the vehicle on from its present location and then drive to a pre paid shipper for shipment,and also conclude other necessary shipping arrangements.so you dont have to bother yourself about the pick up and shipping arrangements,while title papers and other necessary documets will be sent by you via fedex courier to my customer.

Please Confirm this and provide me with this details your
(1)Your full legal name(to be issued on the cheque)
(2)Your contact address(cheque to be sent to)
(3)Your phone number

for cheque payment to be delivered to you via fedex courier.I await your quick responce as soon as possible

Thanks and God bless
Kindest Regards
Steven Mack

N:B.the agent in charge of the pickup will do necessary checkups and test drive,so you have no course to worry about.will be glad to see that the vehicle is sold to my client.

[crillyiv]

Ron,
I received both of them within the last week or so. Both told me to go to the link in the message or my account would be frozen. They had some line about multiple computers being used to access my account.

[Ron61]

Jim, that is the exact time that I received the two I got. And this morning I have one from a Regins Bank Online that my account needs to be updated. I traced it back and it came from Spain as close as I could find. Looked good with all the logos and stuff. But when a bank I never heard of threatens to freeze my account I don't worry to much about it. Dam pests just have to get one person to give them that and their years work is done. I think I am going to make a throw away e-mail address and then send them a made up bank account and seewhat happens.

Ron

[chev-hell]

this scam has been going on for couple years.. check out the fake checks ive recieved , i did it to take some of their $$$, make then send the money over-night (from nigeria it's $50) so at leaste they lose some of their own money

[crillyiv]

Every little bit counts.

Besides, it is the principle of the thing.