In a message dated 5/28/2003 8:00:53 AM Eastern Standard Time, Wornoutguy writes:
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> I have been getting all this interest in parts I am selling from Africa, the
> buyer states they have a check from someone in the US and it is for much more
> money than I am selling the part for they say I can cash the check and send
> them back the extra sounds familiar like some other scams
> I have heard.
This scam is recognized by the Secret Service and in fact, they have a number of agents working in Nigeria with the Nigerian Government to stop it. The gist of the scam is that the buyer will send a Cashiers Check drawn on a U.S. bank and asks that you send him the balance after deducting the cost for the goods, shipping and wire fees. He asks that you send the payment via wire, usually to an address in Lagos, Nigeria. He asks that you ship the bike to another address in the states where his "agent" will arrange for it to be shipped to him in Africa. The Cashiers Check is actually phony. I responded to one of these characters and after I told him no way, I immediately was hit with multiple emails containing viruses. So, beware of even opening a dialogue with these criminals. Lou Deeter, Orlando FL