Beware *scammers*

[TRex]

Just a heads up people,,,
Please beware of posting up personal information on these forums as it seems the \'Africians\' have invaded them now with their scams! :2Rolleyes

Below is an extract of an email I recently recieved...
I had a \'wanted\' advert for a Turbine Housing for Garrett.. To4R in the wanted section(naturally) and the day after I got this email with the heading
Turbine Housing for Garrett.. To4R

On 5 Aug 2010, at 08:30, Mycroft Alistair wrote

Good Day, I\'m pleased to inform you that i have the requested item in excellent shape.
Please get back to me if still interested.
Thanks, Mycroft Alistair
 34 Hutton Rd
Shenfield, Brentwood, Essex CM15 8LB, UK +44-702-404-180


On 8/5/10, Dom wrote:
 Hi thanks for the message,
 What exactly is it you have?
Have you got a contact number I can get you on.
 Thanks Dom


Hi Dom.
Good thing to read from you.
 I still have theTurbine Housing for Garrett.. To4R in excellent shape and condition.
I\'m asking for a 198GBP including shipping to you.
Whats your completeshipping address and phone #.
I will be shipping via UPS or FirstFlight Courier whichever you prefer. I will be accepting payment viaWestern union.
PS: I have problem with my browser so could not upload and attachpictures of it to you. But still in excellent shape. I wait to read from you soon.

Kind Regards, Mycroft.

[Brett]

Can you post the guys email address?  Might be useful in case he trie it on with anyone else.

Still, 198GBP - bargin.

[rx-dave]

I\'ve had a few of these! Thought it was just me :xconfused
The first was from a person who apparantly lives in Essex when i put up a wanted ad for a \'Mazda Compression Tester\'. The person gave me an address and asked me to list what i wanted, pay through Western Union and then would ship out my items through a courier i have never heard of. When i told them i was in Essex the next day so would call in and pay cash they never replied again.
The next person who replied to my standard exhaust wanted ad said they were a \'Private Dismantler\', the address seemed to be vaguely familiar so i googled it and it\'s a famous old London pub, once again, they were very pleased to accept my payment through Western Union :Giggle .

[rx-dave]

The compression tester chappy krkarlell14@gmail.com Gave his name as Karl Robinson of Grays Road Essex RM17 6JD. His name will aslo appear as Karl Rogerson in other mails and they / he will offer a \'Flight Courier\' service.
I\'ll try and find the other guy as well :Thumbsup!
Dave.

[HypoThermia]

I will be accepting payment viaWestern union.
PS: I have problem with my browser so could not upload and attachpictures of it to you. But still in excellent shape. I wait to read from you soon.

Kind Regards, Mycroft.

Two very strong clues: no pictures (duh!), but also Western Union payment.

While Western Union is a legitimate service when you know who you\'re sending the money to, it is a one-way money transfer and doesn\'t offer the security and protection that a credit card company does.

Well spotted and thanks for making us aware :cheers

Ian.

[trotter]

as a quick aside, head over to //www.419eater.com and take a look at the forums there to see what kind of tricks these guys pull on you...

graeme

[Peter FD]

Western union ,heard this a lot over here to if they want to pay that way its often scam.
 
Also they just copy and paste things, if you had asked him some things about the item they prob. didnt have the knowhow to tell you anything about it

[gsb876]

If its Western Union its most likely a scam.