scammers...

[tacoma_kyle]

So the sypical scammer ****. The dumbest part is this was a response to a wanted ad for a supra axle from me... I just felt like going on with it from the get-go...dont really know why .

First message:
AM INTERESTED IN YOUR ITEM ADVERT FOR SELL ON CRAIGSLIST‏
From:    frank oneil (frank_oneil4mealone4@hotmail.com)
Sent:    Fri 1/25/08 10:51 AM
To:    
Thanks for your response,i have been looking for something like this for close to some weeks now. The item would definitely be picked up by my hubby's closest carrier whose location presently is in USA.After you get payment in form of a certified cashier check he would come immediately to pick it up from your residence.apparently i can trust you on this due to the fact that you wanna sell and i am eager to buy .My hurbby's carrier complained of inadequacy of funds to execute my transaction effectively so i would but imply that my payment issuing client would include some extra funds on your initial asking price so that you can thereafter send the excess to him in USA and pick up can be done at a more quicker rate .I myself would be busy for the rest of the month cos i am a phone consultant in my company so i dont receive calls but i would reach you via e-mail most times .I expect you to contact me A.S.A.P concerning posting of your payment ok.

My response (#2):
From:
To: [email:2pynf9hk]frank_oneil4mealone4@hotmail.com[/email:2pynf9hk]
Subject: RE: URGENT REPLY
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:28:30 -0800

Whoops sent you a blank message.

Yeah it is all fine, just send me the check, I gave you my adress prior:

***********

Let me know...

His response (#3):
PAYMENT ON THE WAY----‏
From:    frank oneil (frank_oneil4mealone4@hotmail.com)
Sent:    Sat 1/26/08 7:31 AM
To:    
Hello Kyle,
      How are you doing?i guess fine if so glory be to God.well am very happy to hear back from you once again---am happy to infor you that the payment as been sent to your address and i hope you of getting it very soon--all you have to do is to keep intouch till you get the payment so tat we can proceed on the transaction tlks.

My last one:
It was just sayin somethin like cool or somethin.


But yeah I mapquested it...

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&addtohistory=&address=420%205th%20Ave&city=New%20York&state=NY&zipcode=10018%2d2729&country=US&geodiff=1

Quickly got Google Earth...also Mapquested and Google Mapped it. Same location.

I dont know which building it is...

What I really gotta find is one with a residential address. Then you may be able to get the police on them. But yeah I am thinkin of sending dog shit or somethin.

Oh and I am definitely ganna take the 'certified cashiers check' (how many people in the US call them that? heh) to the bank and see how good of a fake it is.

You know...synthetic skunk scent in a film bottle. Seal it with some sort of silicon to keep from smelling like ass (or a pissed skunk). It's be pretty easy to make some excuse like 'there was no case and I wanted to make sure it was safe from damaged.' They dont care...they just think they have a line.

[McQ]

Man, all scammers write from the same script. Just be careful, and don't give them too much information.

[tacoma_kyle]

All they are gettin is the address. No bank bull shit .

[McQ]

Good, Kyle. Then have fun and kick some scammer ass!

[tacoma_kyle]

So I got a update.

Received the check. He sent it via UPS -urgent-. Heh I hope that means he spend like 20 bucks on it. DUmbass even copied over the supposed 'sign line.'




So what should I send back that will fit in a small rig-sized box. Meaning less than 1' cubed for shipping? I still like she skunk scent idea.

[tacoma_kyle]

Oh sweet...I got mail...I should just plug all this shit in a online translator and probably get some perfect foreign language.

"how are you doing today,i hope great if so glory be to God.well i just want to inform you that you going to get the payment this morning..as soon as you get the payment do not exitate to get it cash at your bank immediatelly deduct the shipper fees the same day and send it to the shipper information am going to give you through western union money transfer so that the pick up of the item can be done on or before 24 hours ok...Kyle i dont even no how to thank you for all your co-operation you have been having with me on this transaction also your understanding and i will be very happy if you can keep it one with you becuz what go arround surelly come arround ok..for a confermation of the payment here is the tracking # just go to www.ups.com/us and track it your self here it the tracking # once again(1Z6646RR0167392095 ) am going to give you the shipper information after this mail just try as much as possible get every thing done ontime so that will can put the transaction to an end...mind you like i did imly that i have a trust in you that is the reason why i sent you my payment and i will be very happy if you can just be honest with me becuz i have send my money to some one before and he sheet on but i have belive you can not do the same to me becuz you sound very honest in your mail ok....i will be here throughout of the day to hear back from you so that will can commence on the transaction tlks."

Next one...

"kindly get the excess money send to this information at the western union money transfer near you so that it can be use for the shipper to come for the pick up of the item at your destination,mind you go to the western union with this information am given you right now tlks.

(1) sender's name ( your name)
Sender's full address :-( your address)

(2) RECIEVER'S NAME:Theresa Cooley
CITY:Rossville
STATE:Georgia
ZIP CODE:30741


(3) Control number (10 digit number)
(4) Total amount send (Total amount your will send)

As soon as you get the money sent get back to me with--
(1)total amount sent:
(2)control number10 digit number)
(3)name and address use at the western union
(4)the actuall time you want the pick up of the item to be done
i hope to here back from you as soon as you get the money sent tlks."

[Mister Joy]

So what should I send back that will fit in a small rig-sized box. Meaning less than 1' cubed for shipping? I still like she skunk scent idea.

Piss in an empty whiskey bottle with a reasonably pricey label, put it in fancy wrapping and tie a note to it saying "Happy Birthday Phil! I spent the last of my pension this month on paying for this, so I hope you like it! Best wishes, your dear old penniless and dying mother". He'll assume that it's been wrongly posted and, being the relentlessly soulless, untrustworthy bastard that he probably is in all aspects of life, decide to have it for himself.

[tacoma_kyle]

Aint a bad one...

[McQ]

Skunk scent. Go for it.

[Sophie]

That's all so bizarre.  The thing about the cashier's checks - I know a guy who used cashiers checks for awhile to pay his bills because he bounced too many checks or something.  Every now and then someone will require one.  I wish I remembered what it was for, but years ago I needed one.  I just went to the grocery store's customer service desk, gave them cash plus $1 service fee, and they gave me a printed check that they sign.  So, they still do exist.    What you showed above is not a cashier's check obviously.

OMG, I have NO idea why I felt the need to educate you on all that.  :-P

I wish I could think of some fun, snarky prank to play but I'm too much of a girl.  Not to be sexist or anything.   :wink:

[tacoma_kyle]

I take offense where I can.

[McQ]

That's all so bizarre.  The thing about the cashier's checks - I know a guy who used cashiers checks for awhile to pay his bills because he bounced too many checks or something.  Every now and then someone will require one.  I wish I remembered what it was for, but years ago I needed one.  I just went to the grocery store's customer service desk, gave them cash plus $1 service fee, and they gave me a printed check that they sign.  So, they still do exist.    What you showed above is not a cashier's check obviously.

OMG, I have NO idea why I felt the need to educate you on all that.  :-P

I wish I could think of some fun, snarky prank to play but I'm too much of a girl.  Not to be sexist or anything.   :wink:

I just had to use a cashier's check about a month ago to buy a telephoto lens for my camera. The guy wouldn't take a personal check, even though I told him he could wait for it to clear before handing over the lens!

My bank was a pain in the ass about the cashier's check too because it was for such a high dollar amount. The freaking teller looked at me like I was a drug dealer or something!

[Bella]

What is up with all that "glory be to God" junk?!

Oh, and my vote is for the piss in a whisky bottle. Maybe one of those wee ones (no pun intended), but still high-end of course.

[tacoma_kyle]

God damn it that personal!