Wow! We MG people are now targets of this scam - Is this recognition or
just a plain old insult?
At 08:28 PM 8/15/2004, Mike Razor wrote:
>I have attached a copy of an email I received. I recently posted two MGA
>gearboxes for sale and received an inquiry to buy them. I responded that
>they were available and this is the in next response I received.
>
>Mike
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>Thanks for your e-mail,So glad to hear that the said items are still for
>sale,i want you to know one thing that the Mode of payment is going to be
>Certified Cashier's Checks that will be drawn from an American.So there will
>be no problem in Cashing the Check .Also i want you to know that you will be
>recieving a Cashier's Check of $4,500 that will sent to you one of my Client
>over there in the USA who is owing me this amount. So all i want you to do
>now is to recieve theCheck , After then i will expect you to Cash it
>Immediately at the Cashing Store. After the Check has been cashed i want
>you to Transfer the remaining excess funds to my Personal Assistant who
>will now Pay the Shipping Company to come over for the Pick up (I will
>handle the Shipping so Shipping Should not any
>
>Problem) Also after the Funds has been cashed and you have
>
>transfered to my Personal Assitant the exc ess funds,All y ou need to do is
>to wait for the Shipping Company to come over for the Pick up, You will be
>notify on the Day they will arrive so that you will around for them to Pick
>up the Item. Also funds should be Transfered to my Personal asistant via
>Western Union. The Western Union and the Cashing Store Charges should be
>deducted from the excess funds you are sending my Personal Assistant.
>
> I am Compesating you with the Sum of $100 for the little stress you will
>be going through in the transaction, his now make your total income to be
>$280. So If this is Okay by you i want you to provide me with the Following
>Informations Which of course i will forward to my Client so that Payment
>will be Issued :
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> NAME: ......................
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>ADDRESS:.....................
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>CITY: ..............................
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>STATE:............................
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>COUNTRY:............................
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>ZIP CODE :............... .............
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>PHONE NUMBER:...................(HOME,CELL AND WORK) With this i will
>expect to hear from you soonest today.
>
>
>
> Thanks....
Barrie Robinson
172 Taylor Drive,
Barrie,
Ontario
L4N 8L1. Canada
Tel 705-721-9060
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