Best way to skin this scammer?

Dv8tor

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Alright guys. I have the "I'll send you a check for $40K and you western union back to me $7,600" scam email that someone who pretends to be interested in my car sent me. I recall someone going throught this a few weeks ago.

What's the best way to give this guy/gal a hard time? I already sent them an email saying "No problem, I'll do it" He he he. Of course, I won't give him any of my real contact information. Here's the scam email...

"How are you doing today,i recieve your mail and all the content were highly noted.I have seen everything that you send to us. I hereby wish to inform you that we have concluded with our client and he has instructed us to commence with the transaction,he said,according to his company,they will only be able to make out payment to you in a cashier check of ($40,000) which is a refund payment of a cancelled order earlier made by my client.

Due to his company policy this check has to be made out in this amount to you ,because company policy only allows a refund payment on one cashier check,so you are required to deduct cost of your vehicle ($32,400) when payment gets to you and refund balance ($7,600) to my shipping agent via western union money transfer or money gram transfer for him to be able to offset shipping charges.

After payment has reached you and balance sent back to him,our agent will come for the pick up and drive to a prepaid shipper to be shipped to my customer,while title papers and other necessary documents will be sent by you via fedex courier to my customer.The information you need in sending the tittle will be issued to you by our international shipping agent,who will also sign all other document necessary onbehalf of our client,when payment get to you and when the agents are ready for pickup,all other infomations regarding this transaction will be detailed to you by our agent when he comes for pickup.

Please Confirm this and provide your full name,address and phone number for check payment to be delivered to you via courier service. Note, that you are required to deduct the transfer fee from the balance to be sent and wire the remainder to our customer via western union money transfer or money gram transfer Thanks and God Bless.

Management"
 

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Lead him through a long series of time consuming emails. Keep getting everything wrong. Make him think that he is very close to getting money from you.

You can't give him a phone number or mailing address right now because you are in the process of moving.

You never seem to be able to give him the correct numbers for the wire transfer.

A blank email to him from time to time is a good idea.

Right after the blank email, ask him if he is ok with what you just sent.

Then you find a few problems with the car that you MUST take care of before the deal can go through, heck, you wouldn't expect the guy to buy a car with problems.

The IRS has frozen your account but you will have a new account open right away.

Then you find out that the repairs haven't been done properly.

Because of your tax problems and your move, you need to get this done right away.

Your "wife" then emails him saying that you have a heart condition and are in the hospital. She wants to get this deal done right away and will take less money for the car.

Your "wife" then has all the same problems getting him the mailing address and the exact information he needs for the wire transfer.

Then you get out of the hospital and take over from the little woman.

Start again from square one.
 

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You can also insist that he send you some earnest money right away. You have several other intersted parties, so you require at least $1000.00
Surely, anyone willing to send you $40K can send you a small sum to hold the vehicle until the transaction is completed!
 

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Earnest money is a good idea. I think $1k is a little too much though.
And,
any attempt to get the scammer to send money should be done later in the deal.
He needs to feel like he is on the edge of getting the refund money.
 

Bill B

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Send him a virus! One that sends his address book to you. Then you warn everybody that he is dealing with.
Just a dream.......... but a good one.
 
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ya got the headers from the email??...post them or PM them to me.

Here it is...

Received: from hotmail.com [64.4.35.32] by nj-mail-0405.worldhosted.com with ESMTP
(SMTPD32-8.05) id A8579A70076; Sun, 02 Jan 2005 09:42:31 -0500
Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC;
Sun, 2 Jan 2005 06:45:02 -0800
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Received: from 165.146.31.12 by by12fd.bay12.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP;
Sun, 02 Jan 2005 14:44:47 GMT
X-Originating-IP: [165.146.31.12]
X-Originating-Email: [[email protected]]
X-Sender: [email protected]
In-Reply-To: <20041228071386.SM01812@dane>
From: "Smith Veri" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Hello Dane ,Happy New Year
Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2005 15:44:47 +0100
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
X-OriginalArrivalTime: 02 Jan 2005 14:45:02.0389 (UTC) FILETIME=[A409C650:01C4F0D9]
X-RCPT-TO: <[email protected]>
Status: U
X-UIDL: 390806642
 

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I like Joe's ideas. ALso try this.....after you receive the bogus check (and you will get one, give it to the FBI), inform the a$$wipe that you have been banned from Western Union or for that matter are barred from sending any monies via wire transfer. You are of course willing to send him a check for the difference.
 
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Dv8tor

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Well... I asked for a name and number and here's what he gave me.

Hello

How are you doing today i recieve your mail and all te content were highly noted,

My name is Smith Veri,i am an American based in London, My company is located in kingswood estate London.We specialise in the purchase and shipping of CARS/BIKES to our numerous customers worldwide.

I am at office now but i will be at my office on 9th,you can call me with this number +278-33452871.

Await your soonest call.

Thanks,

Management.

anyone deal with the "character" before?
 

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