Is this a scam????!?

Im in high school so I am not experienced with knowing a scam from a legit buter..

Im selling my 140 gallon tank and he asked if it was available and the condition and i replied.. He later replied with this...

"thks for the reply, i will like to proceed with the transaction asap,i'm a very busy person due to the nature of my work but i will be sending ur payment via Bank certified check.Also i have a mover that will come over to inspect and do the shipping after you must have cash the check.i will wait for ur bank to verify and clear the check before pick up. is this ok by you? let me know"

Then i said...
"No, only way I will ship it is if i have cash in hand i dont want to be scammed"

Then he says..
"i would have love to send your payment in Cash or via your preferred method,but due to the fact that i have been screw up recent time's trying to do this;I will only be able to send your payment via certified check that you will need to deposit and your bank clears it through contacting my bank which should clear in your bank before any further arrangement"




Sorry For how long my question is.. But thank you to whoever can help:) and the number is an 802 area code if that helps any

just dont do it, no cash, no sale.

Scam-arrific

99.99% scam

ok thanks guys! i figured it was, I just didnt want to pass up a legit buyer thinking it was a scam,

typical scam. they either offer this ish or the new kind, where they want to trade for tattoo work or something.

i use my nigerian.prince@me email address to reply to people like that, lead them on for a while and then start making crazy demands.
goats, viles of blood, body of abraham lincoln. some of these scammers are pretty dumb, so it takes them 6-7 email messages to realize that im f*ing with them, but boy, do they sound excited.

Scammer. Like benthichic said no cash no deal

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Originally Posted by Jarederaj

ok thanks guys! i figured it was, I just didnt want to pass up a legit buyer thinking it was a scam,

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Always remember, "If the person ask for your bank account number using the excuse that they will transfer money to your account is 99.99% scam. Don't risk for 0.01% real.
I dont think this guy is interested to your tank. More like he is interested to get access to your bank to pick up cash from your account.

I would tell him you have a Unicorn for sale and you'll only take a pot of gold from the end of a rainbow for it. It's a scam. Report it!

Lol solefald that sounds fun!

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Originally Posted by specvjeff

I would tell him you have a Unicorn for sale and you'll only take a pot of gold from the end of a rainbow for it. It's a scam. Report it!

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:lol: LMAO!!

Thought it might be Huey for a minute... :)

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Thought it might be Huey for a minute... :)

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+1 on that!

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Thought it might be Huey for a minute... :)

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lol:lol:

lol +2

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Originally Posted by unbereefable

Thought it might be Huey for a minute... :)

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Iv gotten the exact same message before, minus a few choice words.

Ahh, so you've just been contact by the ex prince of Nigeria! Wow, that tank must look fantastic!

In reality, this is a very common scam. When you receive the check, you will discover it was in to large of an amount. He will want the remaining money back.... and will request it via Western Union. Being a typical idiot, you will then proceed to send this money out to him. After about 2 weeks, your bank will suddenly revoke all the money in your account and inform you that the Secret Service has been notified about your fraudulent check..... than, you will need to explain what happened and pay back EVERY penny that was lost.... or, risk going to jail (or less severely, your credit takes a hit "7yrs", or you end up on check systems for 5 years.). Very fun stuff indeed.

To answer your question, NEVER take on one of these guys. Unless of course you want to screw with him. Ask him this:

"I am glad to hear that this is not a scam. Indeed I would like to receive the money. However, first I must ask that your provide proof of your existence. Please, pose in a picture next to your wife and house pet. Make sure to label which one is your wife, and which one is your pet. I do not want to get confused.

After you do this, I will need to know the routing instructions in Lagos (that is the horrible ghetto you are from right?).

I can not wait to conduct business with you. I have dreamed my entire life to sell my Aquarium to a pot bellied African Savage."

...... and wait for a response ;)

I hate scammers, and love to reply to these emails (I'll toy with them for several emails)
And I only reply with a bogus email account I keep around JUST for them!

They usually come, when you get an email from your ad... and it'll say something simple and short, like;
"still available?."
Notice the error in punctuation? A first sign of bad grammar, and a scammer.
Once you reply to the scammer, and say; "yes... I still have it"
... you'll then get the reply you noticed.

I avoid ANY reply that doesn't contain a phone number. In fact, I post in my ad; "no phone number, no reply". Simple as that. Only once was I skeptical when I got a number that was odd to me, but after confirming... it was a number out of Tijuana. Most scammers, WILL NOT reply with a phone number.

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Thought it might be Huey for a minute... :)

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... ba da bump! :lol:

Until you get cash in had its a scam!

There is a whole website dedicated to funny pictures of what people make the sammers do to prove they are real. I'll try and find it but they are classic.

I think this was it: http://www.419eater.com/html/trophy_room.htm

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Originally Posted by solefald

typical scam. they either offer this ish or the new kind, where they want to trade for tattoo work or something.

i use my nigerian.prince@me email address to reply to people like that, lead them on for a while and then start making crazy demands.
goats, viles of blood, body of abraham lincoln. some of these scammers are pretty dumb, so it takes them 6-7 email messages to realize that im f*ing with them, but boy, do they sound excited.

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I like your approach and your email name ("Nigerian", a perfect name for where the scams are usually generated).

thanks again for the replies everyone