Gumtree Scammer (huge post)

[Marmalade]

It's a biggie.

From the first email I knew this was a scammer so i didn't care, then I got into it. This one is using slightly different method to what I've seen before, mainly haggling and not just agreeing to the asked price.

I listed some stuff for sale on Gumtree and had the usual 'what condition is it?' to which i replied 'read the advert and you'll find out'

Next was a 'what is your final price?'

I said i was open to offers, came back with an offer of about 60% of the asking price, i said far too little and a bit off too and froing saw me agree to a 10% discount.

He asked for paypal email so he could pay and his agent could inspect and collect, i got a disposable email as [email protected]

I expected a payment from a stolen paypal account but instead I get an email from 'paypal' telling me i've been paid.

[Vincent]

So the £595(ish) payment's still on hold? And the scammer will never say the item has arrived?

I played one of these along years ago....he was trying to scam money by pretending his friend, who was a prince, and loaded, needed a WU payment to clear his funds......something like that anyway

I told him that I couldn't help but that I had told the story to my rich auntie and she was heartbroken. he got really excited
I kept it going for weeks before he realised what was happening

It'd be good if you could scam that money off him

Niogeria sounds one of the most miserable places on the planet at the moment....you can't blame them for trying I suppose and yes, people do fall for it......otherwise they probably wouldn't still be trying it on.
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[Marmalade]

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If you want to check the legitimacy of an email, just look at the "headers". In Outlook when you have the email open, click on "Options" or "View" then Options, depending on version.

In the headers, you'll see the full path of the email with the originating mail server and IP of the PC/Cloud setup which sent it. No matter how genuine it looks (Thunderbird can be used to spoof the sender address), it can't be easily faked in the header information.
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[Vincent]

Ah....got ya.
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[toshpot]

Authentic paypal emails will also have DKIM signing.
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[DrSnoosnoo]

Watching this now for the happiness it will surely bring me greatly.

Why can't they get someone to at least write proper Engrish?!
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[Rogerborg]

You really have "try all your possible best".

Perhaps start wailing that you're powerful a-scared of their pending LEGAL ACTION, and desperately keen to hear what terrifying form it will take?

PRACTICE DIRECTION – PRE-ACTION CONDUCT is a decent source of legalbabble.
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[Tungtvann]

https://nowscape.com/scams/NIGERIA_scam_images/Nigerian_Not_Butter.jpghttps://www.dreamhost.com/dreamscape/files/2005/08/419scammer.jpg
https://www.goldismoney2.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28253&d=1356031884&thumb=1

Make Mr Smith Rolland 'prove' he is real.

[angryjonny]

I'd send him an email from "Nigerian customs" explaining that a parcel addressed to him had been intercepted at the border and it contained guns or drugs or human body parts or whatever and can he identify the sender.

[mentalboy]

Always easy to check your paypal account by using your usual entry mode rather than clicking their link.

I had a most enjoyable time some years ago stringing along an 'I've bought your bike for my father who's on an oilrig, I'm abroad and (despite having no problems emailing you) cannot access my bank to pay the courier' wanker.
It became boring after a while and I told him to 'f*** off back to his mud hut' as well as some other choice terminology! Didn't hear back from him but it was fun whilst it lasted

This site is full of fun for pissing off scammers... https://www.419eater.com/
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[Lord Percy]

Create an uber-professional-looking document, cover it in HM government emblems etc, use your finest professional political English, and write a message on it saying that the case has been forward to agency XYZ and the embassy in his country has been informed, foreign officials are working with his government and all his user details have been logged with international police, his time is limited and a warrant is out for his detention.

Then attach it to your next email and send it to him.

He won't reply again but if you make it look real enough he'll certainly spend a good week or more scared shitless

[Marmalade]

I was just going to go on until rumbled and then tell him me and all my mates have been having a laugh at just how stupid he is and send him a link to this thread.
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[EazyDuz]

Had one similar a couple of weeks ago, I soon got bored though and when we agree on a price I emailed, 'OK, but only if I get a go on your misses as well'. Didn't hear anything back.
Would be epic if someone scammed the scammer though and kept the money.
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[Marmalade]

[Vincent]

[Marmalade]

It gets more surreal.

They are committed if nothing else.

I emailed him yesterday asking him if he could let me know when the item arrives so I can chase up the payment with paypal if it hasn't arrived by then.

Just had an email from 'PayPal'

[woodall57]

Hahaha that's great. I keep reading everything the Nigerian says in the accent of that guy from phone jacker.
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[EazyDuz]

Can't wait to see how this ends. Its like playing chess with the scammer.
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[Marmalade]

There is more.

at 2:38pm (from 'paypal')

[bEN_]

Be interesting to see how long you can play with them before they finally decide it's a waste of time and just stop replying to you, years ago when they got pissed off they'd direct you to some bullshit .exe file or something similar as a last stand sort of tactic
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[Marmalade]

I get several every day as it is, I'm sure the amount of BS emails I get every day has gone up slightly, I might just be imagining it though.
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[Northern Monkey]

Maximum karma if you can get a picture of him balancing a fish on his head in order to prove that he is not using a made up name
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