Alan Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 hello my name is mattew lord i work as a pilot in american air ways. and i saw your email address on ebay site Am interested in buying your item for my distance cousin in africa as a surprise package for his birthday celebration which will take place soonest, i will pay you £200 pounds for the cost of the item including its packing and shipping cost. i want you to send me your full name and address so as to make quick payment for your item for being needed urgently. i will pay you through via westernunion auction payment for being secured, fast and reliablemattewlord Would you trust that e-mail? Vote away above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Would you trust that e-mail? Vote away above.Why not, just wait intill all the money is yours, and it all sucure in your hands, before you send the item out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deagledaddy Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 His spelling and grammer isn't too hot, so probably some foreign schemer. Hes a pilot for American airlines so should be fairly literate etc.....I'm also pretty sure Western Union stuff isa little skechy for transfers with people you don't know. Out of interest what is the item he will pay £200 for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Cox Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 SCAM SCAM SCAM DELETE AND SAY NO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 DO NOT REPLY TO THE EMAIL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Nichols Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 western union is renowned for being the transfer choice of scammers on ebay, especially if they are foreign.Ignore him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted April 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 (edited) His spelling and grammer isn't too hot, so probably some foreign schemer. Hes a pilot for American airlines so should be fairly literate etc.....I'm also pretty sure Western Union stuff isa little skechy for transfers with people you don't know. Out of interest what is the item he will pay £200 for? Ha ha thats exactly what i put in the repley back to him........The item is my PS2 thats not worth 200 new My mum told me not to deal with anyone wanting to use western union.Scam? I think so. Edited April 6, 2006 by T-MAGura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted April 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Got an email back from him......hello thaks for the mail back.am a geniue buyer,i dont have a paypal account for my english am a france man.that is the reason why am not good in english.if you accept my payment mode.send me your adderess and name to make payment asap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanie-b Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 No reason why you shouldn't Alan, See if the money comes though before you send anything out. He's french, but works in american airways? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 haah!like fookI smell a nigerian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomturd Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Scam. If these kind of emails were genuine we'd all be millionaires by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatsink Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Everytime I sell something on ebay I get one of these Scamming emails!They want to buy outside EbayThey want to buy using Western UnionThey offer to pay much more than the item is worth (appealing to human greed)They give a story about it being a gift for a relation (appealing to your emotions)They usually ask for you to send the goods in advance of payment.Don't even waste your time replying or trying to be clever with them! The fact that 2 people have already voted yes shows why they continue to try this on.A friend of mine who seems otherwise quite bright has managed to fall into a whole range of scams via ebay including the one above when he sent a Mobile phone ahead of payment so that the man's daughter could "Get it in time for her birthday." Then he almost fell for the one where someone offers you 3x the worth of your knackered old car. Fortunately he asked others about it and was put straight! The money appears, the car handed over, and then the money is withdrawn from your account much to your surprise!Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siders77 Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Can't you take the money out of your account before they take it out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Sounds familiar......Hi seller,I was very impressed with the advert of the item you placed on this site, though l am new to this site, l have read through and understand the condition of the product, I am interested and buying for my son as a birthday present who school in a university in her mother's country.I will be offering you US$250,excluding shipping cost through Fed Ex,Dhl or UPS courier service to Africa (Nigeria). I will remit the money through Paypal or Money Order a fast and secure agent because of highly scam art all over the globe.Could you confirm to me your PayPal ID where the money will be sent to enable me proceed with the payment ASAP, I want you to stop the auction immediately to confirm to me your readiness to sell the product to me.You can reach me on e-mail address:xxxxxxx@yahoo.com,+448715xxxxxx. Endeavour to send me your private e-mail contact address for easy communication for smooth and geniue transaction. I look forward to hear from you urgently. Regards. Denis RobertIm pretty sure they are just generated by a bot.The give away signs are the bogus prices and 'the item' and 'this site'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
011001000110010101110010 Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Wester Union is nothing to do with ebay, and offers no security to sellers. Do not do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Cox Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Can't you take the money out of your account before they take it out?you can, but when the bank find out its a scam, they take back the money anyway so your left x amount of dorrah in the redBen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siders77 Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 That's silly...Why would they do that? Surely it's up to you if you want to risk being scammed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted April 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Well looks like im keeping my playstation unless someone bids on it. Cheers everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 As soon as it said Weston Union, you should just delete it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-Stop Junkie Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Well known scam - though I'm not entirely sure how it works - is that a bank transfer is made. The funds appear in the recipients account and items are dispatched. When there are no funds available to cover the transfer, the money is pulled back, with no recourse for the seller.If you can, stick with paypal. That clears payment before sending it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatsink Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Paypal is also apparantly not 100% reliable. It's still possible for money to be withdrawn afterwards, and there are some loop holes which mean you don't get the coverage you were expecting. This friend of mine had someone pay him via 2 installments through paypal. Thinking all was well he dispatched the goods and then the money got withdrawn only for him to find that there was no coverage because the payment wasn't carried out in one transaction!I heard of books written on using paypal carefully to ensure you don't fall into any traps like this. Steve Well known scam - though I'm not entirely sure how it works - is that a bank transfer is made. The funds appear in the recipients account and items are dispatched. When there are no funds available to cover the transfer, the money is pulled back, with no recourse for the seller.If you can, stick with paypal. That clears payment before sending it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Could somebody explain why Western Union is so dogy? I always use it when sending money abroad and not using paypal/card. It's quick and easy although recently when I was paying something to Tartybikes they made me sign lots of papers concerning buying items over the internet. What the hell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbra Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 QUOTE(deanie-b @ Apr 6 2006, 12:51 PM) ←No reason why you shouldn't Alan, See if the money comes though before you send anything out. He's french, but works in american airways? lol No no you got it all wrong mate...he isn't french if you read the reply back he says he's a "france man" Yes spelling and grammer is way off...and i'll now know not to deal with anybody using that payment method..thanks all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Could somebody explain why Western Union is so dogy? I always use it when sending money abroad and not using paypal/card. It's quick and easy although recently when I was paying something to Tartybikes they made me sign lots of papers concerning buying items over the internet. What the hell?It's only dodgy if you deal with a dodgy b*****d. They're only a money transfer company - making sure you don't get ripped by somebody outside their control off isn't their problem - if you get me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunja Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 Two key words there: American Airways. That doesn't exist You've got US Airways and American Airlines, but American Airways is just plain made-up...Plus, who's called Mattew? A tad too odd for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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