E-mail received - looks like a scam?!

[andy_chesney]

I am currently in the process of selling some dive kit and have received an e-mail from a protential buyer which I am abit suspicious about

The e-mail reads

PAYMENT AND SHIPPING ARRANGEMENT/URGENT RESPOND.
Hello Andy

Thanks for e-mailing the pics provided (please not I haven't sent any pics). I will like you to be aware that i am ut of state right now, that is the reasons I said you should me the pics it was so lovely and I will like to be aware that there is a client of my who is in uk who is going to issue a uk cashier cheque of £2500 and you will deduct the cost of the mares vector 1000 medium ladies bc which is £100 and the remaining wll be forwarded to my shipper via western union money transfer because they are the one who will come over there for the pick up of the mares vector 1000 medium BC in you location. I will like you not to sell for another interested parties. I will be adding the sum of £50 to it if you can do this for me moreover i will like you to give me your full details like name and addrss which will be written on the payment including your your phone and cell phone number for urgent call, if this suits you quickly get back to me asap.

Best Regards
Mr Joy.

I am going to dismiss this e-mail and block all future e-mails from him. Has anybody else come across this before?

I help this nforms other people who may receive it in the future.

Regards

Andy

[Decodiver]

Originally Posted by andy_chesney

I am currently in the process of selling some dive kit and have received an e-mail from a protential buyer which I am abit suspicious about

The e-mail reads

PAYMENT AND SHIPPING ARRANGEMENT/URGENT RESPOND.
Hello Andy

Thanks for e-mailing the pics provided (please not I haven't sent any pics). I will like you to be aware that i am ut of state right now, that is the reasons I said you should me the pics it was so lovely and I will like to be aware that there is a client of my who is in uk who is going to issue a uk cashier cheque of £2500 and you will deduct the cost of the mares vector 1000 medium ladies bc which is £100 and the remaining wll be forwarded to my shipper via western union money transfer because they are the one who will come over there for the pick up of the mares vector 1000 medium BC in you location. I will like you not to sell for another interested parties. I will be adding the sum of £50 to it if you can do this for me moreover i will like you to give me your full details like name and addrss which will be written on the payment including your your phone and cell phone number for urgent call, if this suits you quickly get back to me asap.

Best Regards
Mr Joy.

I am going to dismiss this e-mail and block all future e-mails from him. Has anybody else come across this before?

I help this nforms other people who may receive it in the future.

Regards

Andy

Delete it as it is most definately a scam, I've received similar stuff myself hopefully they will contract a terminal disease and quit this mortal coil.................

[tom]

money laundering scam. ignore.

[BJ]

Originally Posted by tom

money laundering scam. ignore.

It is actually a simple an increasingly common fraud. You will send them a payment and some months later after the dust has settled your bank will deduct their payment to you from your account because it will by then have proved worthless. They use the fact that international money transactions take up to six months to clear. Why not send your money to Oxfam instead?

[Magi]

I've had exactly the same email with just the purchase different. I sent him the following email back - I dont think I will hear from him again!
Mr Joy,
Please could you make the cheque payable to :-

SCD6 Economic and Specialist Crime OCU
Wellington House, 67-73 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6BE
web www.met.police.uk/fraudalert
e-mail fraud.alert@met.police.uk

An agent from there will then contact you and make arrangements to meet you.

Best Regards

[Mick F]

Theres a good site at www.scamorama.com which gives details of scams like this one. It's also very amusing to watch the scambaiters at work where they try to wind up the scammer (the red links on the right hand side of the page)

Disclaimer: I don't recommend scambaiting unless you are VERY sure of what you are doing. At the end of the day these people are criminals, and scam victims have died as a result of falling for 419ers.

[ancl]

Looks like I got one today as well ! Sent a copy off to ebay customer services, doubt there will be any response.

Hello Seller
I am very happy to inform you that i am the lucky
winner who won your item listed on ebay.My payment
and shipping method for the item goes thus, am okay
with the price of the 1990 TOYOTA HILUX SURF 2.4TD
(2,000.00), A client of mine is owning me some funds
in United Kingdom (5,500), I will instruct him to
issue a cheque for you and as soon as you
cashed the check.

You will deduct the cost of the 1990 TOYOTA HILUX
SURF 2.4TD (2,000.00) and the remaining balance will
be Send to My Shipper via Western Union Money Tranfer
for immediately Shipping Arrangment of the 1990 TOYOTA
HILUX SURF 2.4TD from your location.

Do get back to me If this is okay by you with your
information (Full Name, Contact Address, Phone
Number), so that i can forward it to my Client to
issue the cheque for you ASAP. Hope to hear from you
soonest. Best Regards,
Schnny Smart...

[Dave Crampton]

What everyone else said.

Dave C