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Is this Nigerian scam?

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I listed my Mother's car on Craigslist and got this:


Hello, i appreciate your quick response on this sales i am very much
satisfied with the condition and i want you to know that my term> of
payment is by certified check drawn from USA bank and you will cash the
check have the money in your hand before my mover can come and pick it
and i have my own shipper that will come for the pick up of the item
upon your confirmation of receiving and cash the check, and again to let you
know that you don't need another buyer for the item so do withdraw the
advert from CL and get back to me with the following information to
have the check mail out to asap.
1.....full name to write on the check
2.....full physical address to mail the check to please not P.O BOX
3.....Home & Cell Phone to contact you
kindly get back to me asap, Regards
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Whats the worst that can happen?
pro-gun gun owners are a minority.
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The scam works by sending a fake bank check for too much, and then asking you to send back a partial refund. It happened on Teen Mom, and the camera crew was aware of it but was under contract to not interfere, so the mom got scammed.
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WTF, thats kind of wrong. But im glad they didnt interfere. I mean, im sure they would have lost so many viewers that they would have had to cancel the show then we have a higher unemployment rate
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silencertalk wrote:I listed my Mother's car on Craigslist and got this:


Hello, i appreciate your quick response on this sales i am very much
satisfied with the condition and i want you to know that my term> of
payment is by certified check drawn from USA bank and you will cash the
check have the money in your hand before my mover can come and pick it
and i have my own shipper that will come for the pick up of the item
upon your confirmation of receiving and cash the check, and again to let you
know that you don't need another buyer for the item so do withdraw the
advert from CL and get back to me with the following information to
have the check mail out to asap.
1.....full name to write on the check
2.....full physical address to mail the check to please not P.O BOX
3.....Home & Cell Phone to contact you
kindly get back to me asap, Regards

Yes. It's a classic Nigerian scam. The check that you'll receive will be over the amount. He will ask you to send him the difference. The check will be bad. You'll be out, the difference and the item that you had for sale (if you proceed as he expects).


If you're up for the run, you can have some fun with this though. For some folks, dealing with these scammers is a satisfying hobby.

http://www.thescambaiter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=109
http://www.thescambaiter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=109
http://forum.419eater.com/forum/album.php
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It's a scam, but not necessarily Nigerian...

http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/co ... s-1.296597
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D9M9TR9S wrote:It's a scam, but not necessarily Nigerian...

http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/co ... s-1.296597
Right... "Nigerian" refers to the type of scam made popular by Nigerians, like a ponzi scheme gets its name from Charles Ponzi.
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ANUS computers was awesoe LMAO
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