From: "Shelly"
Date: February 25, 2008 11:08:45 PM EST
To: "B. M. W."
Subject: Re: White Macbook with all WHITE accessories - $1200
Thanks for emailing me with the amount you are asking for the unit. I
would like to come IN PERSON and pickup the unit in CASH for my Son
schooling in a college but can only be done if you are nearby
Anchorage area in Alaska because i work at an ORPHANAGE (assuming
she capitalized this for effect) (AlaskaChildren's Services) home helping
children whose parents are not there for them.
If it happens you are not near Anchorage area, it's advisable i mail
you a normal momey order via my United States Postal Service (USPS)
account since they offer protection between the seller and buyer
inorder not to get ripped off. This order will arrive at your
residence OR mail box. Right after payment has been received, i can
then go ahead and make arrangement on how to get the unit shipped
directly to my Son using my personal fedex account # so it can be
charged.
If you're willing to accept my form of payment, will have you provide
me your full name and mailing addres if possible your phone # just to
know where money order will arrive after receiving the payment
notification email confirm payment made on your auction. Will look
forward to your mailing informations inorder to finalize on payment
immediately. Thanks.
I will make an offer of $1,250.00 just for correct packaging material
such as crumpled paper, bubble wrap and/or styrofoam "peanuts" arround
the unit just to avoid shifting after it's in transit to it's
destination. My advise for you as a seller is to delete the posting
off craigslist so as not to allow other buyer to bid on it.
Shelly emails again:
Since we're far from the each other , it's advisable i make
arrangement on how to send you a money order which will arrive in the
mail through my post office account then once payment has been
received by the USPS , i will then mail out the package over to my Son
using my FedEx account account without you paying for any shipping
cost.
Before payment can be made , you will have to provide me your full
name and mailing address where payment will arrive after the
transaction has been sucessfully approved by the postal service.
If you wish to compromise with this payment method , kindly get back
to me with all what i requested above inorder to finalize payment
immediately and as well explain the process on how you will receive
payment via my Post Office account.
N.B (no bullshit?)
I am located in the Anchorage area, ALASKA, so i can't come in person
to pickup the unit but arrange on how it will be shipped to me using
my fedex account #, so no shipping fee will be paid by you. Hope to
hear from you soon.
Like the clever wholesaler he is, BMW responds:
From: "B. M. W."
Date: February 26, 2008 7:45:39 AM EST
To: "Shelly"
Subject: Re: White Macbook with all WHITE accessories - $1200
Shelly, I will only feel comfortable shipping the computer if you have a Paypal account through which to transfer the funds. Paypal transactions are protected on both sides, so we are both secure.
Shelly is prepared, however:
I can no longer make use of paypal due to their error in payment.You can get to understand ths better by visiting the URL below :
www.paypalsucks.com
So can only send you a postal money order via my United States Postal Service account since they as well offers protection of both the buyer and seller.
Kindly get back to me with your full name and mailing address if this works for you.I await your mail to know what next.
THIS is how scam artists should be dealt with:
Ok, Shelly.
Here is the deal: Please send me a valid bank account number as well as your social security number so that I can verify your identity. After I have this information, I will accept payment through whatever means you want, but I am requiring an additional $500 surcharge for putting up with your shit. I will also accept your son--as collateral.
PS: I have forwarded your email to the IRS and Homeland Security - stop trying to scam people.
PPS: I am the deposed king of Nigeria. If you send me a small check, I can get you millions of computers from the royal treasurer.
I have a feeling Shelly will turn down the offer.
5 comments:
Black Market Wholesaler should say he'll be willing to meet her part of the way. "I'll drive to Leesburg, Virginia, if you'll just make the short trip from Anchorage to Leesburg. Here's a link for mapquest."
hahaha
did i ever tell you about my craigslist scam where a guy from "ohio" sent me a check for $2000?
There. You're linked. Now quitcherbitchin!
♥
Velvet: brilliant idea. BMW said she probably used up all her prison lounge computer time for the week sending those emails, so I don't think he'll be hearing from her for a while.
AP: NO! Did you cash it???
66: About time.
no, i didn't--i figured it was a scam and/or a fake check. there was supposed to be some way for me to "return" the extra to him, but i reported it to the FBI instead. ha.
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