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    Nigeria scam right?

    Just got this from my craigslist ad and I'm pretty sure this is one of them right


    Hello Seller?

    I'm interested in the mediate purchase of your item listed on craigslist..
    ..Please email me at your earliest convenience with the last asking price ,
    present condition and if is still available
    for sale.

    N.B

    THE TRUCK MAN WILL BE TAKING CARE OF THE PICK UP AND DELIVERY.SO I
    WILL BE SENDING YOU A BANK CHECK VIA OVER NIGHT UPS , IF THIS IS
    ACCEPTABLE BY YOU THEN I WILL WANT
    YOU TO GET BACK TO ME WITH THE WITH THE FOLLOWING DETAILS....

    * (1)FULL NAME TO BE WRITTEN ON THE CHECK
    * (2)HOME ADDRESS
    * (3)ZIP CODE,STATE
    * (4)CELL PHONE NUMBER ASAP..

    AND ALSO IM GONNA HANDLE THE SHIPPING COST MYSELF,IM GONNA INCLUDE AN EXCESS FUND WHICH
    YOU WILL SEND TO THE TRUCK MAN FOR THE PICKUP..
    AS SOON AS YOU RECIEVE YOUR PAYMENT I WILL GET YOU THE TRUCK MAN DETAIL

    THANKS....
    The last paragraph is what I believe makes it one of them

    Excess fund?


    And people are stupid to really fall for this eh?

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    Not exactly. The Nigerian scam is where they will wire you money, but you need to send them all your bank information.
    Apparently, I'm supposed to be more angry about what Mitt Romney does with his money than what Barack & Michelle Obama do with mine

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    This is exactly what happened to my mom n law. They sent the bank check over the amount, requested the over amount be wired to them, after the item and the shipping was covered. So, not only do they get the item, which they didn't with my MIL, but they get cash over the amount.

    I would avoid, if at all possible.

    Send this to the fraud department with the FBI and have them handle this.

    We heard report where one guy was out 10 vehicles and $10,000 :eek:
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    I should invite the "truck man" over for a little visit.


    I know a few officers from my small tiny town that would love a snag pickup on one of these :p



    furniture1946@yahoo.com is the guys email ;)

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    The scammers are getting smarter nowadays. Or so they believe. Going to a fraud department as Jamez suggested might be a good idea.
    Stop whining about your life's woes. The soldier who fought for your freedom lost two arms and a leg. You don't hear him complaining.

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    Use the local cops first. The FBI isn't going to do anything unless you catch them on a day when they're really bored. The locals can send a report to them and they might followup. They are rarely first responders.
    Apparently, I'm supposed to be more angry about what Mitt Romney does with his money than what Barack & Michelle Obama do with mine

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    Quote Originally Posted by retdetsgt View Post
    Use the local cops first. The FBI isn't going to do anything unless you catch them on a day when they're really bored. The locals can send a report to them and they might followup. They are rarely first responders.
    If they show up, thats a felony right?

    I could take the highest bidder who wants their first felony arrest statistic of the year :D

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    I worked in a financial fraud unit many years ago. We used to say that if everyone's IQ in the entire country was raised up ten points, we wouldn't have a job.

    I never ceased to be amazed at:
    1. The blantant scams people fell for,
    2. That people who could have accumulated so much money over their lives, could lose it all to such a blatant scam
    3. That the people we arrested could be so arrogant and have so little empathy for the people they were scamming out of their life's savings.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hockey9019 View Post
    If they show up, thats a felony right?

    I could take the highest bidder who wants their first felony arrest statistic of the year :D

    The FBI will have to call the locals in to make the arrest anyway. Unless it's changed since I left, they can't make probable cause arrests.

    And I agree with Group9. However unless the victim is elderly or otherwise suffering from dementia, I don't have much sympathy. It's not just IQ that's the problem, it's greed. People just can't grasp the concept about there not being any such thing as a free lunch.
    Apparently, I'm supposed to be more angry about what Mitt Romney does with his money than what Barack & Michelle Obama do with mine

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    If I had one peso for everytime I received the Nigeria scam e-mail... :rolleyes:
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    That being said, maybe they would last longer if I stopped getting them from the cemetery.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MP_Steve View Post
    If I had one peso for everytime I received the Nigeria scam e-mail... :rolleyes:
    You'd be close to $50 :p:p:p:p:p:p

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    I had body armor for sale on craiglist and got almost an identical email.

    It's a scam, and they probably are overseas somewhere sending the same message on fifty other items for sale.
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