Suspect Email re Saddle

[Gentle_Warrior]

OK, put advert on H&H and ad-trader for my saddle. I got the below email ? Do I ignore ? Sounds a little too good to be true ??

From : jerry miller
Sent : 25 April 2007 18:06:45
To : my hotmail account
Subject : Saddle £300

Hello,
How are you and everything over there.I am
interested in your advert (Saddle) and i like to know the actual selling
price.I have gone through the advert and everything
seems perfect and exactly what i needed. I will like to know if it's still
available for sale and wants you to know that i will be paying with a
cashier'scheck,personal check or money order,therefore i will
need your full name,contact address and phone number for the
payment arrangement. In regards to the shippment,i have contacted my shipper
and he will be making arrangement for the pick up from your place
as soon as the check or money order clears in your bank and the
transaction must have been completed.
I hope to read back from you ASAP.
Regards,

 

[Weezy]

spam!!!

 

[PapaFrita]

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spam!!!

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Yep!

 

[Gentle_Warrior]

Poodles, want to sell it, need to seel it. Got all excited !!!

sniff sniff

skulkes back to corner

 

[Bex7]

can of spam!

The price is in the subject line of the email so why would a legit buyer email to ask the price unless they are incredibly daft.

Blinking people.....

 

[cidermillcottage1]

I sold my car recently and got the same messages - apparently it is this scam where the people agree to buy and send you a bankers draft which you bank and then send the goods off to them. At first the bankers draft will appear to have gone into your bank account but a week letter it disappears so you have lost the money and the saddle!! nightmare!!

 

[Gentle_Warrior]

Thanks guys, I can act a bit of a Doris sometimes and nearly fell for it !!! LOL

Must remember to cahange my name by depol tomorrow to Doris !!!

no offence meant to any people called Doris !

LOL
xx

 

[Bex7]

It is very unfair. Not only do some people lose out finacially but those who spot it, like yourself, still get their hopes of a sale rasied

 

[Enfys]

I always answer these scams as I can't resist it, I generally say that the price is as advertised and payment is cash only as you wouldn't believe the number of scams there are going about! !
The fools often answer too. I had one of these for a LR pony, wrote back saying that although he had sadly lost a leg in a road accident, as he was a son of Shergar he would still make a fabulous showpony! I still got the same reply, it makes me wonder whether they can actually read English! They certainly were not horsey!
Don't fall for the "can I take it home and try it?" one either! I've been asked that a few times too! Honestly, how brainless do people really think folk are?

I hope you find a genuine buyer soon. Good Luck.

 

[Blizzard]

Ive had so so many of them, over cars, a van, horses all sorts!

 

[dozzie]

Ha!!!! Just had the same email for mine!!! Definitely a scam!! i was so excited but fortunately had read this post and realised it was the same person!!!

Ive deleted the email(didnt think) but could you tell admin if you havent?

Thanks

DM