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      Jarederaj is offline Registered User
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      Exclamation 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

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      just dont do it, no cash, no sale.

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      Scam-arrific

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      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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      Quote Originally Posted by Jarederaj View Post
      ok thanks guys! i figured it was, I just didnt want to pass up a legit buyer thinking it was a scam,
      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.

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      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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      Quote Originally Posted by solefald View Post
      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.
      I like your approach and your email name ("Nigerian", a perfect name for where the scams are usually generated).

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      Scammer. Like benthichic said no cash no deal

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      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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      Quote Originally Posted by specvjeff View Post
      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!

      LMAO!!

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      Lol solefald that sounds fun!

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      Thought it might be Huey for a minute...

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      Quote Originally Posted by unbereefable View Post
      Thought it might be Huey for a minute...
      +1 on that!
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      Quote Originally Posted by unbereefable View Post
      Thought it might be Huey for a minute...
      lol

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      lol +2

      Quote Originally Posted by unbereefable View Post
      Thought it might be Huey for a minute...

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