Another Scammer [email][email protected][/email] 917-737-1271

[kudotaku]

I recently got a reply to one of my for sale ads from this guys.
New it was a scam right away but played along to see what he was trying to do.

I first got a reply to my add as a text message from the number above. Thought it was strange that he asked me to email him at his gmail address because he wouldnt receive my message through text.

I emailed him, and without asking any questions about my race car/parts for sale, he immediately said he wanted it and would pay via paypal. He even mentioned to me that paypal is a secure/safe way to pay (Red flag number 2)

I definitely knew it was a scam at this point but continued on. After I agreed to take payment through paypal, he gave me the story of how his shipper (in the UK) would only take payment by Western Union so he would pay me $2000 extra so I could wire the money over. So I guess the Scam is the same as those "Im a government official from country XYZ and will send you a check, please wire money back to me" scams.

Anyway, if anyone gets a response to any of their ads from this guy, best to ignore/alert people.

Hopefully nobody fell for this guys scam.

[mopar1968]

What did he say his name was :?:

[kudotaku]

He said his name was Henry Scott from Lewiston, NY

[mopar1968]

Trust me it is a scam :!: :!:


Mark

[dracer377m]

I got this same guy who tried this same scam on me as well, his name was David John 2004 @gmail.com phone number which can only text 646-493-6538 I have emails and text to prove it as well.....

[Incognegro]

I played along with a guy similar to this, I actually got him to Fedex a BS check to Police Headquarters to the name "Mike Hunt". Epic..

[mopar1968]

Now that's funny :!: Did you cash it :lol: :lol: :lol:


Mark

[Incognegro]

Now that's funny :!: Did you cash it :lol: :lol: :lol:


Mark
No way, it was a fake check..

[goruralroute]

Thanks for the heads up, he started to use the same procedure on me, texted wanting more pics e-mailed to his gmail address.
Luckily I did a reverse lookup since I didn't recognize the area code then saw your posts when I searched.

[fast75vega]

He said his name was Henry Scott from Lewiston, NY

lol... that 5 mins from me and where i grew up :wink:

[profalcon]

These people need to go

[jgillis123]

see my post titles Scammer alert! same damn guy! three times now his dumbass has tried!

[1821sg]

that guy tried with me today....I told him sales are face to face w/cash!!

[wlpatterson]

Anybody that could fall for something as old as this trick probably needs to be scammed...And they shouldnt be online unsupervised!