scam for nikon D90?

[redmonsoon]

The best he send you drugs..:bsmilie:

 

[texasrs]

if u can get him to mail the item to you without you sending a cent to him why not. otherwise this thing is screaming SCAM in caps. lol
nigerian scammers have been around since i started using the internet 14 years ago... gd luck

now for some entertainment

http://www.ebolamonkeyman.com/

 

[Lomographer]

seems fishy at first sight but give him the benefit of the doubt

caveat emptor, let the buyer beware.

 

[tunge]

wah lao i read the posting...

it comes with 18-200mm lens n SB-900 Speedlight!!!!!!!!!!! :bigeyes:

$800 even if it's in UK pounds it's a steal! come to think of it if it real it's probably stolen goods...

 

[jaredng]

hi
i made an attempt to contact the seller 'Giovanni' about the d90.
this was the reply e-mail:

From Giovanni Santos:

Hello ,
Thanks for Your Mail and Patronages to make inquiry about our products
to start with you will send us your full detailed including you phone number and you house address so we start your packaging.
What you need is to send us half of the total money including 50usd fro the shipping immediately we confirm your first payment we start your packaging then your tracking number will be send immediately and you will get the cameras in the next two working days.
Hope our company can rely on you for the total balance?
We await your response. ..

--- On Sun, 10/11/09, jared <> wrote:


From: jared
Subject: pHing - You have a message
To: "Giovanni" <giovanni.md99@yahoo.com>
Date: Sunday, October 11, 2009, 5:57 PM

Regarding your ad, "Brand new: Nikon D90 Slr Digital Camera".

"jared" says:

Hi, i'm interested in your sale of the nikon D90 DSLR.
just a few questions
1) all items listed are brand new?
2) is the original box included?
3) price of S$800 is for all items listed?
4) How to deal?

Cheers,
The pHing Team
____________________________________
he didn't make a deal with me to send camera without receiving payment first.
so i don't know why he was so generous to you.
judging from the atrocious level of english in the e-mail, i'm willing to bet its some Nigerian or south african who thinks that the rest of the world is populated with idiots looking for a good deal online.
then again, i'm puzzled with the chosen name of 'Giovanni Santos'.
'Giovanni' would suggest italian, but 'Santos' is very latin/hispanic. perhaps this guy is eastern european.

 

[jaredng]

i decided to indulge him/her, and replied to the e-mail, sounding as enthusisatic as a typical buyer could.
________________
Jared to Giovanni Santos

Hi,

So half of the total money would refer to half of $800?
Would that be SGD$800 or US$800?
How do I make the transfer of money? Via paypal? Western Union?
Please include all necessary details and information so that I can initiate my first payment.
After my first payment, you will send the camera to me? What about the remaining half of the money I owe you?

The following is my house address:

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Ph: 202-456-1414

Regards
____________________________________
let's see what 'surprises' the reply will hold...

 

[daredevil123]

hmmm i want to buy it as well.

 

[jaredng]

seriously?

 

[daredevil123]

seriously?

If he is willing to deal in Toa Payoh... :bsmilie:

 

[jaredng]

haha
anyway, the address i gave "1600 Pennsylvania Ave" is the address of The White House.
let's see if 'Giovanni' will be alerted to it or not.
anyone out there knows a foolproof slick method to scam a scammer?
it'll be fun to turn the tables on this guy.

 

[tunge]

I just messaged him, asking him how many sets he have. if i take all, n he confirms deals w u.. means confirm he is a fraud... anyways right now 99.9% is a scam

 

[texasrs]

time for a scam bait. :bsmilie:

 

[jaredng]

yah yah
but how? i don't know any counter-scam techniques.
can we like e-mail him a virus or something?

 

[jaredng]

ok, let us know the outcome.

 

[texasrs]

http://www.419eater.com/html/baiting.htm

 

[hetfieldpaul]

Sounds too good to be true bro

 

[daredevil123]

Send him a fake western union remittance slip.. then tell him govt need to verify foreign exchange. To do that need to prove previous transactions. To do that ask him to send $10 first.

 

[jaegersing]

Ha ha, should be caveat venditor - let the seller beware!

 

[jaredng]

this was Giovanni's reply:

You can send the money via these detailes through western union money transfer to these detailes.
NAME===GIOVANNI SANTOS
ADDRESS===UNITED KINGDOM
=======================================
Get back to us with these detailes
SENDERS NAME=========
ADDRESS========
ZIP CODE========
M.T.C.N==========
AMOUNT SEND======
Thanks
We await your swift response.
_________________________
classic stuff huh?
well, at least we know he's located in UK.

 

[jaredng]

i got somewhat frustrated with him. idiot didn't even answer all my questions.
so i e-mailed him again, he makes a really bad crook.
__________________________
Jared to Giovanni:

you didn't answer my first question.
how much money EXACTLY do I send to you?
____________________________________________