strange email

[darkemotion]

hi I got this email today but it was in the junk email section I can't see why. I placed an ad on recycler and I got and email from him here it is:

Hello,
I'm Mr.micoud; I'm highly intrested in your ( item)
for the price of
($100) and it's ok by me,beside I will be paying you
($150)for you to get the advert deleted from the
website
cos it matches what I am in need of.sorry if I may
ask, is this your personal property because don't want
to
nvolve myself with stolen goods for sale. What is the
condition like?I am currently not in the country, to
be
precise I'm in uk, and I will handle shipment of it to
my base ,You'll be receiving your payment as
soon as possible through my client who's in US. I'll
instruct him to issue out poster money order in your
name the total amount he his owning me on our last
transaction which is closed at (3000), you'll receive
it as soon as possible, Immediately you get this money
order i want you to take it to your bank, cash it
immediately and deduct your ($100)and also deduct
($150)for your running around, the excess is for
my shipper for shipm ent of the (ITEM) alongside some
other {tires}i placed order for in care of my
shipper . They will also use the funds to settle some
customs problem and transport their selves down to
your place with immediately effect. And you'll wire
the remaining balance to the shipping agent through
Western Union Money Transfer for them to come for the
pickup in your place 48hours after receiving the
payment from you, without giving you any stress. so, I
do hope i can have your trust about the excess which
is meant for my shipper. Note; that you are not going
to give the shipper anything.I am going to responsible
for that..So i will want you to send me the following
information for the process of the payment.
NAME........
ADDRESS............
CITY......
STATE....
ZIP CODE........
PHONE # BOTH HOME AND CELL.....
I await your this info so that I can fax it down to my
client that will send u the payment.
THANKS

I think its kind of fishy how did a guy in uk get ad froms l.a county recycler's?

 

[The TRUST]

SCAMS!!!! The money will bounce and you will be stuff with the Fees and the balance.

 

[Peanut_Power]

I kept gettin the "Open Ur Car Door with ur Cell Phone" Forward today....ughhh! Annnnnoying!!

 

[Kieranuk]

Its a SCAM like the Trust said.

 

[Oddball]

This is a common scam from both the UK and Africa. They want you to cash the check at your bank (which you'll have to do since these are 2nd and 3rd party checks). There are no funds so, whatever you think is yours will be taken back by the bank (along with the penalty for a bounced check). However, by this time, the crooks have your bank info and will bounce more fake checks against your endorsement name, ID number, and bank account number on the back of the check. They can also use this info to make fake IDs that will, in turn, be used to secure credit cards and so on and so on...

 

[shookONES]

It's a scam. Actually, it happened to me a few weeks ago when I was selling my quad. Tell the guy to go ahead and send the money. Have a little fun with it lmao.

 

[armac]

Your email came from Nigeria

 

[Doctor]

http://www.agriscape.com/scams/


http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/n/nigeriascams.htm


http://forums.cafepress.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/812104/m/332107

 

[Ash]

Yah I got a scam sort of like that. This guy wanted to send like a billion dollars of his "inheritance" into my bank account from another country then said he would give me like a whole butt load of money (forgot how much) and to take that amount out then he would have me transfer it into some other account for someone to pick up for him, then he would fly over to the us or some bs.

 

[guppy]

This is a version of the old found money o Murphy scam popular in the 40s-50s updated to the computer age.