[Bigmoss]

Just and FYI for members on an experience I had recently. I had 2 bows for sale here and on another site. I get an email from a fellow asking me if the bow was still for sale. I answered back asking him which one as I had 2 for sale.

Hey then inquires about both and asks for pictures when I had them up already but OK emailed them off. The fellow explained he was a US person working right now in the UK for a gas and oil company. He emails me back saying he will take both bows, one for him and one a a co-worker wants. Seemed a little fishy too quick a sale, did not ask any questions as most do etc etc. He asked for my address as he was going to send a US Money order to me and even arrange to have the bows picked up and shipped himself when all had cleared.

I waited a good month with no payment and an email once a week only as he claimed he was out of the office asking me if the payment arrived etc. Well after a month I was tired of that and sold the bows to others and emailed him saying I had been more than patient and the bows were now gone. Since that email I have never heard from him since which prooves 110% is was a scam. If he was real he would have been contacting me as the money was sent right ? RIGHT !. and would have wanted it back.

Just beware people as there are still scammers out there. His emails came in under the name Steve Sandler and email address [email protected]

 

[menaztricks]

Thats a pretty common scam. Some ask you to send the stuff before they even pay. I post stuff on craigslist all the time, and get those messages daily, you just learn to pick them out and now I just send them a big nasty word.

If you want a good laugh, I highly suggest you read this

http://www.newssocket.com/features/article/231/

 

[wyofoamhunter]

Google is your friend. Use the cache links for the pages that may be moved, or gone, to read about this person.

http://www.google.com/search?q=stevesandler33

 

[Bigmoss]

Well it is new to me and I sell allot of stuff on allot of boards and this is the first time I have run into this. I would never send before the funds were here and did not see the point in him asking me if the money had arrived yet as he knew they would not be sent until then so why waste his time as there was nothing in it for him ?

Jusr weird.

 

[menaztricks]

The money orders they send are no good.

 

[Bigmoss]

Those links from Google are dead or not found but I see the fine print under each topic. Never thought of trying that. He has my address as I gave it to him and my cell phone. No biggie I guess as he cannot do much with that.

 

[wyofoamhunter]

Those links from Google are dead or not found but I see the fine print under each topic.

Which is why I noted to use Google's cache links for the pages that may be moved, or gone. The cache links allow you to read the page, as it was cached on that day by Google.

 

[acridlon]

More than likely he was using your info to try to sell them on ebay. I was looking at a bow on ebay the guy had a sign saying to end auction early email at? So I did and he had pictures of several bows and his answers were always yes. Seemed a little fish so I contacted ebay about it and they said someones account had been compramised and not to deal with that person. So if it sounds to good it probly is....alan

 

[nub.]

Thats a pretty common scam. Some ask you to send the stuff before they even pay. I post stuff on craigslist all the time, and get those messages daily, you just learn to pick them out and now I just send them a big nasty word.

If you want a good laugh, I highly suggest you read this

http://www.newssocket.com/features/article/231/

Too funny. Wonder what happened when he opened the box.lmao

 

[quickdrawkinker]

OMG!!!!!! menaztricks', that is some funny *****!!!

I would suggest to everyone--click on that link and read it! That scammer got what he deserved!!!!!!!

 

[Hook Em]

Thats a pretty common scam. Some ask you to send the stuff before they even pay. I post stuff on craigslist all the time, and get those messages daily, you just learn to pick them out and now I just send them a big nasty word.

If you want a good laugh, I highly suggest you read this

http://www.newssocket.com/features/article/231/

This is worth the read...awesome! It is good to read about a scammer getting his...

thanks for posting the link

 

[Bigmoss]

Just read it all and yes very funny, would have loved to be a fly on the wall for that one !

 

[PA Dave]

Thats a pretty common scam. Some ask you to send the stuff before they even pay. I post stuff on craigslist all the time, and get those messages daily, you just learn to pick them out and now I just send them a big nasty word.

If you want a good laugh, I highly suggest you read this

http://www.newssocket.com/features/article/231/

Oh man, oh man! That was worth the read! Well played!

 

[menaztricks]

I figured you guys would enjoy that as much as I and everybody else who has read it has.

 

[Midlife Crisis]

Checks and even money orders can be faked. If you get one deposit it and wait until it has cleared before sending anything.