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Maddy McCall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-14-07 02:18 PM
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Redstone was right about that weird relay phone call the other day.
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The person called back today. Still terrible feedback, still frustrating as hell, but I exercised great patience, because I didn't want to be impatient with someone with a disability.

I had an item listed in the "nickel ads" here about two weeks ago. I didn't sell the item, but I didn't relist it. The person was calling about the item, and gave me an email address today to contact him to give him more info.

So I emailed him and gave him more info. About an hour later, here's his email response:

Hello ,
Thanks for the email you sent me and i will like you to reserve (the item) for me and also to let you know that payment will be by certified cashier's check or money order. In view of this I need you to email me any information that may be required to send the payment as I do not want to send the check to a wrong location lest they get into the wrong hands.
Regarding the shipping, I have a company that takes care of the pickup of my consignments for me and ship to my destination in anywhere in the U.S.A, you do not worry about shipping, the company will send down a representative to arrange the sales documentation and the pick up from your end for onward transfer to my destination.
I also want to alert you on the fact that you will be receiving an overdraft check, which will cover the money for the pickup (pickup and shipping to the final destination) as well as the money to be paid to the company that will take care of the pickup and the documentation with you. So please, as soon as you receive the payment, go and cash it immediately,
deduct the money that accrues to you, and send the balance to the Head Office of the company that handles the shipment via Western union.The check will be in your name to make it easier for you to receive payment, please reconfirm your details one more time.I will give you the details of the company that will be shipping it as soon as we seal this seal.Once the money is received by the agent , the shipping agent will contact you
immediately to arrange the documentation as well as the pick up immediately.
So in view of the above, here are some of the details I will need
for final issuance of the check or money order to you.

(1) Full Name.........
(2) Mailing address....
(3) Your direct telephone both home and cell
{4} Acceptance of my offer.....
(5) Final asking price..........
Once you get back to me with all the above, the check will be issued out immediately and it will be sent to you .Hope to hear from you immediately.Looking forward to your swift response.
Hope to hear from you soon
Regards
(scammer's fake name)



My reply:

Piss off, scammer.
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