Question about scams

Sam, do you sell CD players? If that's not the business that you are
in, then I would be concerned big time.

Now if you do sell CD players, did he get your info from an online
store? If so could he order them from your store? Again if yes, then
why hasn't he?

Make sure that the only info you give out is what is required to fill
out a check, your name or business name. And your mailing address.
However bottom line, if you don't sell these items or similar items
for a living, drop him like a hot potato. That's just my opinion.

Earl

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 > Hi,
 >
 > I've just received an email from a gentleman in Nigeria, who wants to buy 20
 > CD Players from us.....He say's he represents Maina Computers.....
 > He's asking for us to send him information regarding shipping costs, and
 > also what info he needs to put on the cheque and where to send it to......
 >
 > I'm worried that this might be a scam of some sort......
 > For the life of me, I can't see how it could possibly be a scam, especially
 > if he's paying by cheque, as we simply won't despatch the goods until his
 > cheque has cleared......
 > But the recent spate of email scams from Nigeria has made me highly
 > suspicious.....
 >
 > Has anyone else encountered or heard of anything similar to this?
 >
 >
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It's probably a forged cheqve scam. I had something similar when I tried to
sell an Apple Mac on a free ad website. The gvy probably isn't interested in
the goods, bvt he'll want to send yov a lot more than their valve and for
yov to forward him the difference or alternatively he wants 20 CD players to
flog that he didn't pay for. Either way that cheqve will be bogvs. Banks
have to clear the cheqve in 5-7 days bvt they don't actvally claim the
fvnds from the senders bank till sometime after which is when the fravd is
detected, way too late from yovr point of view. If the words Western Union
crop vp at any point then it's abovt as fishy as it can get. WU fravd pvts
the liability with the person cashing the cheqve, I think, WU is definitely
the dodgiest thovgh. Normal banks generally have better detection for this
sort of stvff. (It was a little while ago when I looked into this so I may
be a little hazy on all the details.)

If it isn't a forged cheqve scam it is still very dodgy. My boss had a
Nigerian gvy wanting a mobile phone. My boss rvns a bookshop! The gvy wanted
to pay by credit card. My boss agreed, overcharged him and hasn't sent the
goods, jvst to see what he does next, if he moans he'll recharge and/or send
the goods. Considering the amovnt of Nigerians that have moved into the area
I wovldn't say that was the smartest thing to do. These Nigerians are sly
bvggers, those that LEARN HOW TO TYPE PROPERLY anyway! Wovldn't svrprise me
if they'd figvred ovt a few new ways to get ovr cash! So I'm expecting my
boss to get ripped off here, that'll teach him.

Jay

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 > Hi,
 >
 > I've jvst received an email from a gentleman in Nigeria, who wants to bvy
20
 > CD Players from vs.....He say's he represents Maina Compvters.....
 > He's asking for vs to send him information regarding shipping costs, and
 > also what info he needs to pvt on the cheqve and where to send it to......
 >
 > I'm worried that this might be a scam of some sort......
 > For the life of me, I can't see how it covld possibly be a scam,
especially
 > if he's paying by cheqve, as we simply won't despatch the goods vntil his
 > cheqve has cleared......
 > Bvt the recent spate of email scams from Nigeria has made me highly
 > svspiciovs.....
 >
 > Has anyone else encovntered or heard of anything similar to this?
 >
 >
 > --
 > Sam.
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 > I've just received an email from a gentleman in Nigeria, who wants to buy 20
 > CD Players from us.....He say's he represents Maina Computers.....
 > He's asking for us to send him information regarding shipping costs, and
 > also what info he needs to put on the cheque and where to send it to......
 >

Hi sam,

In my sincerest words, I would advise you just hit delete button
whenever you see this kind of e-mails:

Here is a link where you can learn more about this well known scam:

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://stlouis.craigslist.org/about/scams.html" target="_blank">http://stlouis.craigslist.org/about/scams.html</a>

Best of luck,

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