Got a scammer on my hook. What to do next?
 

Advertised my WR1 on Ebay and Pistonheads.

3 emails received from different ''buyers''

All emails say they want to buy the car immediately and pay full asking price via paypal and organise shipping.

First one I replied to saying, ''pay your shipper with paypal, he can give me cash when he picks the car up''

No reply.

Sencond email I replied, ''sure, my paypal address is doyouthinkimf@ckingstupid@wehey.com

But the third I replied with ''yes thats fine, heres my paypal address'' and received this..............

Notification of An Instant Merchandise Payment Received from Willams David‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎(Transaction ID: 5X472815E1267414M‏)‎

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• service@paypal

TO:

• laptopsfrom@yahoo.com

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Friday, 7 October 2011, 11:38

Message Body

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Dear laptopsfrom@yahoo.com,

This email confirms that you have received an Instant payment of £10,000GBP from Willams David (Customeronline_link@ultimateemail.com) via PayPal MERCHANDISE Payment Service.Will want you to get back to us in this email for any question:

View the "NOTE" of this pending transaction below http://images.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif Payment Details
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Shipper pick up Charges:
Taxes and Insurance:

Total:
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£700GBP

0.00 £10,000GBP




Transaction: http://images.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif 5X472815E1267414M

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Title: http://images.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif 2004 Subaru Impreza WR1 STi. May break if enough interest (170708073576)
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pick up Company: PAWS EXPRESS

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Address: http://images.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif James Bamowa.

5 Heston Yard,
Kenning ton,
London ,
SE8 4EL.
United Kingdom

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NOTE:This is to confirm to you that the said amount has been successfully transferred by the Sender and been deducted from his Bank Account which is ready to be credited into your account, been that this Payment has been subjected to be a Payment for an MERCHANDISE purchased from you we reserve the right to make sure this transaction is safe and secured also to verify the legitimacy level on this transaction because of the high sum of funds involved.


The above sum has included the agent pick up charges and taxes as we and the pick up Company Agent quoted for the buyer (as per PayPal MERCHANDISE PAYMENT POLICY ). You will receive a Message from the PayPal Customer Verification Department Shortly informing you on how to send the money to the agent picking up the merchandise with the above details as soon as possible.


Sincerely,
PayPal





and this.............
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Sending Confirmation Details Request!

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Dear laptopsfrom@yahoo.com,

Thank you for using PayPal.

Note that PayPal verifies member's account on a regular basis to secure a maximum protection for both parties.

We recently detected you have a payment from Williams David transaction ID: 5X472815E1267414M

The present status of the transaction is *PENDING* the funds have been debited from the buyer's account and awaiting onward transfer to your PayPal account upon confirmation of sending for security purpose

You are now mandated to send the money to the buyer's shipper address and email us a proof of sending details that you have send the money to the shipper and receipt That they give to you at western union office.

This is required for sending verification within the next 24 hours in other to transfer the said funds into your account.

You have PayPal full assurance, upon the sending confirmation details needed, your account will be credited instantly as follow
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Buyer's Amount:£9,300GBP
Shipper Amount:£700GBP
Amount paid now: £10,000GBP

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This is an assurance from PayPal Authority to you.that the sum amount of £10,000GBP have been paid to your account now by Williams David


IMPORTANT NOTICE: Do not email the sending details to the buyer until the funds has been credited into your account completely.


Thank you for using PayPal
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he then sent me this email............

Hello, The Payment has been sent into your paypal account and also
paypal has deducted the total of £10,000GBP from my account so i will
like you to send the £700GBP to my shipper through western union
money transfer and send the western union details to paypal customer
care service for security purposes....so i urge you to send the money
to my shipper today so he can come and pick up the vehicle because i
need the item urgently for for the person that i buy it for in
United Kingdom so here is the shipper address:

James Bamowa.
5 Heston Yard,
Kenning ton,
London,
SE8 4EL.
United Kingdom.

Kindly send the £700GBP and let me know once you send the money and
also get back to me with the address where the vehicle would be
picked up. Thanks.





Put his address in google and see what comes up....


Now, im not stupid, I know its a scam but what can I reply to keep him going for a little longer???

Just tell him you've sent it but sent £7000 by mistake and ask for the other £6300 to be refunded, via western union money order rather than paypal as this is your preferred method of payment, keep telling him you've sent it but keep getting the amounts wrong, but obviously don't actually send anything, I bet you could keep it up for weeks, lol,

Gaz.

give him the local police stations address and tell him to come and collect.
tell him the keys will be at the front desk waiting for him

Ask him for a picture as you dont want to hand the keys over to anyone. I think there are sites out there by people who take the piss out of these scamers.

I blame the liberals for sending computers to Nigeria in the first place.

Turn up at that address and kick **** out of who ever answers the door

Subscribed.
Looking forward to seeing the replys you get, lol.

Computer white mans magic.

Same guys is offering the same amount of money for a £6.5K WR1 on Scottish Scoobies!!

:thumb:This is amazing.

Its about time someone played them at thier own game

I've always wanted to have the balls to do this!!

Take it you withdrew the 10k to your bank account already? or spent it on Ebay? lol

Thats my thread on there too.


I checked my paypal, nothing in it. The emails he sent are fakes.

Ive sent a reply saying that theres nothing in my account and the transaction number isnt recognised by paypal.

I really want the deal to go ahead and I will pay the 700 thru western union as soon as the transaction id is confirmed,

My number is 07581099163, text only as I have very bad conjunctivitis in my ears and cant hear very well.


We'll see what comes back, if anything.

Is there anything the police can do to protect genuine sellers in this case ?

wouldnt think so, fake email addresses, fake names

lol

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&...ed=0CBsQ8gEwAA

Pure scum. I hate fraudsters. It is often part of a much bigger organised crime group.

My thoughts exactly.

oooooooooo..........someones not happy.....


okay thanks for your email............... i we like to contact paypal
about the transaction because is paypa that pending the money , when i
made the payment i contact you that i have the for the vehicle so that
you can arrange for from agent to come and pick the car up....... now
you are telling me that you did not see any pending of payment in your
paypal account, let me tell you something that immediately i made the
payment paypal have deduct the money from my account........... friend
try to understand me.............. thanks

sent him this......


if you could contact paypal about the transaction that would be great.


It seems youre more clued up about these things than me so if you could sort it out for me that would be brilliant. If you could even pay a 100gbp into my paypal directly so I know you are genuine, Ill get the transfer made at the post office tomorrow.


Thanks again for your interest and your help.

Classic. . . love it push them and wind them up!! Game on!

Been going a while using this address

http://www.scamwarners.com/forum/vie...=12402&p=38564

as you say its like an industry in Nigeria

:lol:
thats brilliant. looking at the trophy room (hall of shame) its funny as hell.

theres so much of this going on, are the authorities doing anything or can they do anything?

okay thanks for your reply.............. i will like that get the
money send through post office so that my agent can collect the money
as soon he collect the money he will come to your location i'm telling
you to send me your location address so that he can come to your as
soon you get the money sent .............. why you can not get the
money send through western union that one will be fast to cash the
money as soon he cash the money through the western union he will come
directly to your destination.........thanks

James Bamowa.
5 Heston Yard,
Kenning ton,
London,
SE8 4EL.
United Kingdom.
thanks for your reply............. i want you to get the money
transfer through western union and send the western union transfer to
service@paypalcustomer care: customeronline_link@ultimateemail.com so
that they can confirm the western union details your should not forget
to send them question and answer including mtc number, immediately you
get the all the information the will accredit your account
immediately.... thanks

This is the best one yet. Email heading ****YOU ARE 100% PROTECTED***


PayPal
Money Transfer Details Needed!

Protect Your Account Info
Make sure you never provide your password to fraudulent websites.

To access the PayPal website or your account safely and securely, open a new web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape) and type in the PayPal URL (www.paypal.com) to be sure you are on the real PayPal site.

PayPal will never ask you to enter your password in an email.

To learn more about protecting yourself from fraud, visit the Security Center. Click "Security Center" at the bottom of any PayPal page


Dear laptopsfrom@yahoo.com,

Thank you for using PayPal.

Note:PayPal verifies member's account on a regular basis, this transaction ID:5X472815E1267414M‏,has been verified and approved by PayPal Authority. The funds is being held in our data base pending to be release to your account upon confirmation of money transfer details for the refund to the buyer.You might not be able to view the current status of the transaction in your PayPal account recent activities or access the funds in your account until the transaction is complete.You have 100% assurance from PayPal authority that you should send the sum money to the buyer's shipper in United Kingdom. through western union location required Name and address.We urge you to send the total sum of £700GPB that the buyer ask you to send via Western Union Money Transfer to the buyer's required Name and address and forward us the transfer details such as.

1) Sender's Name
2) Sender's Address
3) Sender's Country, State, City and postal Code
4) Security Question and Answer
5) MTCN (Transfer Control Number)
6) Receiver Details

Once this requirement is met in the next 48hours, the total sum of £10,000GPB will be released into your account instantly.
Please understand that we are taking this measure to safeguard both parties.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Do not email/send the buyer the money transfer details until we have completely credited your account for security purpose.
Thank you for using PayPal
PayPal makes it easy to send/receive money for your auctions.

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reply sent.


HI,


Thanks for your patience with me in this matter. Ill get the money sent this morning.


Pick up address is


173 Pitt Street
Glasgow
G2 4JS
Tel. 0141 532 2000

All the documents and keys will be there and someone will be there to help you. If you could get your agent to disclose all the details of our transation to them for secutity reasons, they will be more than happy to help.

Thanks again

lol

Quality

this is brilliant kep it going at all costs - cheered me up on a rainy day

:thumb: :D