Originally Posted by
ddminpgfl
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Thanks for responding, I'm ok with the price. i would like you to remove
the advert from the list cos i want to make the purchase asap and i don't
mind adding extra $60 to delete the ads from the list..Please let me know
if a certified check is ok.? After the payment clears, my shipper will come
and pick it up at your location. I would have loved to come and take a look
but I can't. My shipper will though. If you can get back to me with your
details I can overnight the check out asap.
Name to be on the payment........
Address to mail the check to.......
Phone #........... Last Price......
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Are you kidding? EVERYTHING about it says scam!
- Doesn't name the item. (It's a form email. He cuts and pastes it to hundreds of advertisers.)
- Tries to tell you remove the ad. (This is supposed to make you think he's sincere.)
- Tries to rush you. (His hurry shouldn't be your problem. He's just trying to make you think you have a live one.)
- Offers more than you're asking for. (Gimme a break!)
- Mentions a certified check. (Huge overkill. Absolutely no reason for a certified check. He just thinks it makes him sound legitimate. Honest people don't try to prove they're honest. It's the seller who should specify form of payment - not the buyer!)
- Says he'd love to come see it but can't. (Nothing wrong with not coming. Suspicious that he thinks he has to say it.)
- Has a "shipper" who will pick it up. (What's a shipper?)
- Too many spelling, punctuation, and grammar mistakes. (That would be absolutely fine if nothing else were fishy. But here it just shouts that he has a disorganized mind. Like most thieves.)
It's nothing BUT red flags. As a friend of mine puts it, if a deal SEEMS weird, it IS weird. When I get offers like that (and I get them all the time), I do two things:
- Write back immediately saying the item is sold. (It's no sin to lie to liars.)
- Move their "offer" to my spam folder and select "Phishing scam." That alerts my email company.
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