African Bike Scam

[.243racer]

hey i'm selling my 02 dj1 and i get this email

Hello, My name is Dr Wash(I am a vet doctor here in Africa,Botswana).I am interested in buying your : ITEM, which i urgently need as a birthday gift for my son who will be 20 soon.He is my only son and will want to really make him happy(just graduated from school last year) and so far doing good.
I will want you to please email me back if it is still for sale for i will like you to reply with details like: Its present condition,how much(last price),pictures and do not worry about the shipping,i will be taking care of that.Thank you and will be execting your reply.
Dr Wash..


^^^^

what a load of shit

[damian]

Send it any way what do ya got to loose!?






















( Don't do it )

[GRIZZ]

I got that too a while back..prolly in Febuary....haha....he said the exact same thing to me...the exact same story..i was selling a 02 brute and dj3....haha...he said his name was dr. stephen walsh though, or sumthing like that...i got one for my shore a few weeks back from aguy in indonisia...gave me credit card info and told me to send the bike tomorrow...haha....yea stay away...he has one son who seems to have more then one birthday....

[Battlecat]

Dr. Walsh sounds kinda sketchy:P

if you are buying a bike why would you cll yourself DR in the first place?

Tell him to send a check and then when it checks out you will send the fork. Then see what he does:thepimp:

[.243racer]

hah ai already to him to fock off:P

[NelsonRyder]

haha i got tht one too, siad he was going to give me $7500 for my .243:eek: hahahahahaahhahahaahhaahhahaahhahahaha

[Team2K]

Attention Please,

I am Maryam Abacha wife to the late General Sani Abacha the former Military head of state of Nigeria. Since his death in August 1998, I have been thrown into a state of utter confusion, frustration and hopelessness by the present civilian administration, I have been subjected to physical and psychological torture by the security agents in the country. My son was detained and arraigned before the federal high court of Nigeria for an offence he did not commit and knows nothing about. As a widow that is so traumatized, I have lost confidence in anybody within the country. You must have heard in the international media reports and the internet on the recovery of various huge sums of money deposited by my husband in different Finance firms abroad, some Banks expecially in Swizerland willingly gave up their secrets and disclosed our money confidently lodged there to the Nigerian Government and many outrightly blackmail us some have even started using our family name for s

In fact the total sum rescovered by the Government from my family so far is over of $1 Billion dollars. And they are not relenting to make me poor for life. I repose great confidence in you hence my approach to you.

Due to security network placed on my day to day affairs I or any member of my family cannot afford to visit the embassy for a visa to travel out of Nigeria in short there is travel ban on all memebers of my family so, that is why I decided to contact you and
hope you will not betray my confidence. I secretly deposited the sum of U.S 38.5million dollars with a security firm abroad whose name is witheld for now until we open communication.I shall be grateful if you could receive this fund into your account for safe keeping. This arrangement is known to you and members of my family .If you agree to assist us my son by name Mustaphahe has been delegated by the family to handle this transaction on behalf of the family.

Few weeks after the demise of my husband I was incacerated for attempting to carry huge sums of money worth millions of dollars out of the country and since then I have been placed on house arrest,I cannot make use of the telephone because all my lines are bugged; every convesation I make over the phone is recorded hence I use the internet as my only means of communication. My son Mustapha,will handle all the
telephone and fax communication.

Please if you assist me in clearing and safely bank this fund in your account ,20% of this fund shall used to compensate you upon the completion of the transaction. Please also bear in mind that "honesty and trust " is the watch word in this transaction. I will greatly appreciate if you accept my proposal in good faith and respond immediately so that we know the next line of action. Respond through my alternative email mrsmariamsanniabacha@yahoo.co.uk

Yours sincerely,

Mariam Abacha

:lol: :lol: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :P

[SyC cHyLd]

i dont understand how people fall for scams??? Just dont send the product until you have CASH IN YOUR HAND OR IN YOUR ACCOUNT. or send it COD. Why not just tel buddy to send youa cheque? if you dont get a valid cheque dont send the product. No need to warn people about these guys, if their stupid enough to fall for it they deserve it, imo:rolleyes:

[atari_]

Team K2, I don't get it? She said that she needed my help, and I was her only hope? How can she send her money to both of us?

[Bryce]

Those are fake? Uh oh, I thought I was getting a great deal
;)

[Loopy]

WAtch it.. Even if you have th eCash in hand.. Some of the forgeries are even Passing through the banks. The check could get cashed, then when the bank finds out its a fake, they come after you.
BUT.. remember.. it costs them like 50$ to send a cheque to you.. Play along.. Get the cheque.. then With a copy of your emails.. goto your bank and try to cash it.... IF you bank says everything is good (wait a couple of weeks) then send the bike.> And all the $$ they sent you cause you have NO OBLIGATION to send it back.
eheheh.> (then send me some $ too.. My broke ass needs new brake pads LOL)

[sanrensho]

This subject was beaten to death about 2 weeks ago:

"This is shady..." (http://bb.nsmb.com/newforum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=39354)

To reiterate: The cheques are fakes. You will never make a penny off of these scammers. Don't cash the fake cheque because it will bounce and you will be charged a bounce fee by your bank.

If you want to screw the scammers out of $20-30, string them along and get them to courier you the fake cheque, but don't try to deposit it.

[patrolskid]

hey , if i had 38.5 billion dollars to hide , team k2 is the FIRST guy i would look to for help . you KNOW he wouldn't spend it all in one place . . . . . .

[GRIZZ]

For Team K2's e-mail post thing...yea cuase it is impossible to trace e-mail:P absolutley impossible...haha...

[Crazy Canuck]

I just got this one.................

Dear Sir/Mam,

I'm interest to buy your products.
I have looking and read it in your website.
These are my query:

1. 2004 Balfa Belair

Please give me the total cost and I will sent my creditcard details for you via
email after I have the deal from you. I think it more safely, and you can charge it
on your place. And the item will be ship to Indonesia by FedEx International.
I really want these stuffs and it's so hard to find them out in my country.
I'm waiting for your response as soon as possible.
Thank you for your kindness.

.............................................

Say what??

[Dh~KiD-_-]

that shit is such bs its so odvious

[Duncan]

HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL

FROM: GEORGE WALKER BUSH
DEAR SIR / MADAM,

I AM GEORGE WALKER BUSH, SON OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH, AND CURRENTLY SERVING AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THIS LETTER MIGHT SURPRISE YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT MET NEITHER IN PERSON NOR BY CORRESPONDENCE. I CAME TO KNOW OF YOU IN MY SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE A VERY CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION, WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER OF A HUGE SUM OF MONEY TO AN ACCOUNT REQUIRING MAXIMUM CONFIDENCE.

I AM WRITING YOU IN ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE PRIMARILY TO SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE IN ACQUIRING OIL FUNDS THAT ARE PRESENTLY TRAPPED IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ. MY PARTNERS AND I SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING A TRANSACTION BEGUN BY MY FATHER, WHO HAS LONG BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE EXTRACTION OF PETROLEUM IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND BRAVELY SERVED HIS COUNTRY AS DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.

IN THE DECADE OF THE NINETEEN-EIGHTIES, MY FATHER, THEN VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SOUGHT TO WORK WITH THE GOOD OFFICES OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ TO REGAIN LOST OIL REVENUE SOURCES IN THE NEIGHBORING ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN. THIS UNSUCCESSFUL VENTURE WAS SOON FOLLOWED BY A FALLING OUT WITH HIS IRAQI PARTNER, WHO SOUGHT TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL OIL REVENUE SOURCES IN THE NEIGHBORING EMIRATE OF KUWAIT, A WHOLLY-OWNED U.S.-BRITISH SUBSIDIARY.

MY FATHER RE-SECURED THE PETROLEUM ASSETS OF KUWAIT IN 1991 AT A COST OF SIXTY-ONE BILLION U.S. DOLLARS ($61,000,000,000). OUT OF THAT COST.

THIRTY-SIX BILLION DOLLARS ($36,000,000,000) WERE SUPPLIED BY HIS PARTNERS IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA AND OTHER PERSIAN GULF MONARCHIES, AND SIXTEEN BILLION DOLLARS ($16,000,000,000) BY GERMAN AND JAPANESE PARTNERS.

BUT MY FATHER'S FORMER IRAQI BUSINESS PARTNER REMAINED IN CONTROL OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ AND ITS PETROLEUM RESERVES.

MY FAMILY IS CALLING FOR YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IN FUNDING THE REMOVAL OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ AND ACQUIRING THE PETROLEUM ASSETS OF HIS COUNTRY, AS COMPENSATION FOR THE COSTS OF REMOVING HIM FROM POWER.

UNFORTUNATELY, OUR PARTNERS FROM 1991 ARE NOT WILLING TO SHOULDER THE BURDEN OF THIS NEW VENTURE, WHICH IN ITS UPCOMING PHASE MAY COST THE SUM OF 100 BILLION TO 200 BILLION DOLLARS ($100,000,000,000 - $200,000,000,000), BOTH IN THE INITIAL ACQUISITION AND IN LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT.

WITHOUT THE FUNDS FROM OUR 1991 PARTNERS, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE THE OIL REVENUE TRAPPED WITHIN IRAQ. THAT IS WHY MY FAMILY AND OUR COLLEAGUES ARE URGENTLY SEEKING YOUR GRACIOUS ASSISTANCE. OUR DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUES IN THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION INCLUDE THE SITTING VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, RICHARD CHENEY, WHO IS AN ORIGINAL PARTNER IN THE IRAQ VENTURE AND FORMER HEAD OF THE ALLIBURTON OIL COMPANY, AND CONDOLEEZA RICE, WHOSE PROFESSIONAL DEDICATION TO THE VENTURE WAS DEMONSTRATED IN THE NAMING OF A CHEVRON OIL TANKER AFTER HER.

I WOULD BESEECH YOU TO TRANSFER A SUM EQUALING TEN TO TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT (10-25 %) OF YOUR YEARLY INCOME TO OUR ACCOUNT TO AID IN THIS IMPORTANT VENTURE. THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL FUNCTION AS OUR TRUSTED INTERMEDIARY. I PROPOSE THAT YOU MAKE THIS TRANSFER BEFORE THE FIFTEENTH (15TH) OF THE MONTH OF APRIL.

I KNOW THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WOULD MAKE ANYONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED. BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY. A BOLD STEP TAKEN SHALL NOT BE REGRETTED, I ASSURE YOU. PLEASE DO BE INFORMED THAT THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION IS 100% LEGAL. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO CO-OPERATE IN THIS TRANSACTION, PLEASE CONTACT OUR INTERMEDIARY REPRESENTATIVES TO FURTHER DISCUSS THE MATTER.

I PRAY THAT YOU UNDERSTAND OUR PLIGHT. MY FAMILY AND OUR COLLEAGUES WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL. PLEASE REPLY IN STRICT CONFIDENCE TO THE CONTACT NUMBERS BELOW.

SINCERELY WITH WARM REGARDS,

GEORGE WALKER BUSH

Switchboard: 202.456.1414 Comments: 202.456.1111 Fax: 202.456.2461 Email:
president@whitehouse.gov --

[white ri0t]

^^holy crap, that number actually works!

[Faithless]

you actually tried it?

[GRIZZ]

Originally posted by Crazy Canuck
I just got this one.................

Dear Sir/Mam,

I'm interest to buy your products.
I have looking and read it in your website.
These are my query:

1. 2004 Balfa Belair

Please give me the total cost and I will sent my creditcard details for you via
email after I have the deal from you. I think it more safely, and you can charge it
on your place. And the item will be ship to Indonesia by FedEx International.
I really want these stuffs and it's so hard to find them out in my country.
I'm waiting for your response as soon as possible.
Thank you for your kindness.

.............................................

Say what??


hahha..i got that one too...

[Alex Lag]

On my job we process thousands of online transactions, either credit card or online cheques and we screen for fraud all the time, no descrimination in any way or form but be careful with: Indonesia, Turkey, Malasya. If you have an e-mail address try to do a WHOIS on the domain for that e-mail address:

http://www.dnsstuff.com/

whois lookup. enter the domain name, for example for the address tony@niceshoesnsmb.com enter niceshoesnsmb.com and see where the registration was done.

sell locally if possible.

[BULLITBOY]

Originally posted by Alex Lag
On my job we process thousands of online transactions, either credit card or online cheques and we screen for fraud all the time, no descrimination in any way or form but be careful with: Indonesia, Turkey, Malasya. If you have an e-mail address try to do a WHOIS on the domain for that e-mail address:

http://www.dnsstuff.com/

whois lookup. enter the domain name, for example for the address tony@niceshoesnsmb.com enter niceshoesnsmb.com and see where the registration was done.

sell locally if possible.

I work in internet/mailorder sales too. Nigeria seems to be the biggest scammer out there. The scammers in these countries are getting desperate(having to scam private sellers) because everyone in the business world is getting wise to them.

[methods]

heh, my friend almost got scammed.

indonesian bike buyer, someone in the USA mailed a 5000$ cheque, got held for 2 weeks at my friends bank.

This was for a 500$ BMX, appearently his friend in the USA added an extra zero, and his mother was dieing and they needed the money back! bahaha right. anyhow my friend thought it was a real cheque, deposited it, for who knows what reason. and then found out it was counterfit. Now he's overdrawn for about 1200$

Nubbin.