Of interest to listers.
Jerry Erbesfield
Was - 73 Black Beauty B roadster
Now - C-5 Black Beauty Vette roadster
E-mail: jerbesfield@mindspring.com
Website: http://jerbesfield.home.mindspring.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Insiders' List [mailto:classiccars@insiderslist.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 6:44 PM
To: "Fellow Insider "@insider1.insiderslist.com
Subject: Be Careful when selling your classics
Dear Insider,
We have been informed by several Insiders that they have been contacted by
some people from Africa who stated that they wanted to buy their classic
car. This sounds very similar to a recent scam that took another customer
from another site. We would like to urge all Insiders to be cautious when
being approached by anyone from overseas but especially from Africa. Here is
the way the scam reportedly worked:
The Insider was contacted by some people from Nigeria who stated that they
wanted to buy their collector car and sent them a fake cashier's check. The
crooks sent more money than the price of the car stating that the extra
money was to be sent to someone in the US to ship the car to Africa. The
amount of money to be used for shipping was even close to what the actual
shipping cost would be. Once the American seller sent the money to the
person who was supposed to ship the car they discovered that the original
cashier's check was a fake. These individuals lost $8000 of their own money
in the scam. Apparently the scam has been tried on others. According to the
people who lost their money it can take over three weeks for a bank to
realize that a check is fake. They also suggest that you contact the issuing
bank and get any verification in writing. The money you save may be your
own!
This type of scam is called "4-1-9" fraud after the section of the Nigerian
penal code that addresses such schemes. You can find out more about it on
the Secret Service Web site. If you have copies of emails from -- or
accounts of -- similar encounters, it may be useful to forward them to the
Secret Service Financial Crimes Division at 419.fcd@usss.treas.gov.
Anyone who has lost money can contact the FBI and they will assist directly
or put you in touch with other federal agencies dealing with African banking
scams. Anyone who has been contacted can forward email to
Fraud.autoresponder@africaservice.com, which reports the scammers to African
authorities.
You can read the CBS News Report on the story by using this link.
<http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/11/01/eveningnews/main527883.shtml>
Take Care and Be Safe,
The Insiders' List Team
1-800-760-8085
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