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08/02/2006 10:50:27 AM · #26 |
I got this one just last week, and in my haste at getting back to a backlog of e-mails replied to the initial message with a quote. Of course, the follow-up message was obviously a scam! (It doesn't make any sense, among other things). I've reported this to Yahoo & the FBI & interpol (not sure if it'll do any good), but if yahoo yanks his account, he's sure to be back under another name.
Rule of thumb: Never accept more money than the price of your services from anyone. You're a photographer, not a banker!
Anyway, this is the canned reply message:
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Hello ,
Thanks very much for your mail.I am pleased with your arrangement and price which is $xxx (quote amount)
Payment will be made to you in full via US Cashier's check or US Money Order.If u don't mind,i want you to understand that there are some relations which are coming over for the party from different locations and this pictures will be published by the Magazine Company in United Kingdom so they could feature it in their celebrity journal,so kindly give me the best of your production as u promise.
My company in the US will be issuing u a Cashier's check or US Money Order of $3500 in your name which will include your SERVICE FEE and other travelling expenses including the payment for the magazine company,so i will want u cash the check by depositing it in your account till it clears,then remove your $xxx (quote amount) From it and help me send the balance through Western union money transfer to my travelling agent and the magazine company ,so that he can make arrangement for my travelling and also buy my FLIGHT TICKET.
The reson for this is beacuse the Cashier's check will take a long time for it to clear here in UK while it will only take 3-4 days for it to clear overthere.
Pls kindly get back to me so that i can be sure that you understand my mail and you agree to this arrangement
I promise to compensate u with extra $80 for your running expences during this transaction.
Stay Blessed,
Frank.
Alternative email.. priest_frank2001@yahoo.com
Pls send me the contract from via email on a microsoft word.The date of the party is October 14th 2006..I will sign it and send it back to you via email.
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08/02/2006 11:01:16 AM · #27 |
Originally posted by MrEd:
Originally posted by ClubJuggle:
You get the check first. The problem is, it's a counterfeit check. By the time the counterfeit check is returned you've long since sent the money on to the "planner." This is an old scam, it's targeted wedding photogtaphers in the past.
~Terry |
Why would you send a check out before the one you got clears? I wouldn't. |
Just because a check clears according to your back doesn't mean you're free and clear. My guess is that since this is a a guy claiming to be in the UK that the funds would be drawn upon a British bank. In the United States federal banking law states that fraudulent transactions must be addressed within 90 days, but foreign banks often do not have such rules. Six months or more later, the funds are yanked back out of your account because those foreign banks have no statute of limitations and you're left wondering what the hell just happened and are out a lot of money. I've seen this happen firsthand with Canadian funds in particular, simply because Canada and USA are friendly neighbors.
The best way to address this for legitimate clients, if you do your banking in the USA, is to require a cashier's check drawn upon a United States bank, and then call the issuing bank to verify authenticity. They should be able to confirm that the check you have was indeed issued to you and for the amount shown.
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08/02/2006 11:03:36 AM · #28 |
If you even responded they are successful! It's nice for them if they can get money but if not, when you respond you have now confirmed a valid and active e-mail address. Your e-mail is now being sold worldwide as a good e-mail. Best of luck, look forward to many more.
Never respond to scam e-mails, never even open them up and never hit the link to opt out of any more. All of these actions just confirms that you are indeed home ;) Just ignore them and delete them. If ya don't know who sent it ... does it really matter? Delete it.
I still can't get my mom from sending or forwarding all the "nice" e-mails she receives. Does anyone really think there are web sites or internet companies that put these cute and motivational e-mails together for no pay??? I'm sorry, I've not forwarded hundreds of e-mails that say a bad thing will happen in 7 days if it isn't sent to 10 friends, come on now ... delete ... delete ... delete and do your friends a favor ;)
.... hummmmmm, maybe that's why I receive such low DPC votes ...hummmm
Originally posted by jj1234:
I got this one just last week, and in my haste at getting back to a backlog of e-mails replied to the initial message with a quote. Of course, the follow-up message was obviously a scam! (It doesn't make any sense, among other things). I've reported this to Yahoo & the FBI & interpol (not sure if it'll do any good), but if yahoo yanks his account, he's sure to be back under another name.
Rule of thumb: Never accept more money than the price of your services from anyone. You're a photographer, not a banker!
Anyway, this is the canned reply message:
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Hello ,
Thanks very much for your mail.I am pleased with your arrangement and price which is $xxx (quote amount)
Payment will be made to you in full via US Cashier's check or US Money Order.If u don't mind,i want you to understand that there are some relations which are coming over for the party from different locations and this pictures will be published by the Magazine Company in United Kingdom so they could feature it in their celebrity journal,so kindly give me the best of your production as u promise.
My company in the US will be issuing u a Cashier's check or US Money Order of $3500 in your name which will include your SERVICE FEE and other travelling expenses including the payment for the magazine company,so i will want u cash the check by depositing it in your account till it clears,then remove your $xxx (quote amount) From it and help me send the balance through Western union money transfer to my travelling agent and the magazine company ,so that he can make arrangement for my travelling and also buy my FLIGHT TICKET.
The reson for this is beacuse the Cashier's check will take a long time for it to clear here in UK while it will only take 3-4 days for it to clear overthere.
Pls kindly get back to me so that i can be sure that you understand my mail and you agree to this arrangement
I promise to compensate u with extra $80 for your running expences during this transaction.
Stay Blessed,
Frank.
Alternative email.. priest_frank2001@yahoo.com
Pls send me the contract from via email on a microsoft word.The date of the party is October 14th 2006..I will sign it and send it back to you via email. |
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08/02/2006 11:48:27 AM · #29 |
| I love foreign scam artists. Their letters look like they were wirtten in Chinese, then translated by Yoda. ;-) |
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08/02/2006 11:55:19 AM · #30 |
Originally posted by sacredspirit:
Wouldn't it be cool to reverse the scam somehow, and really take the dude for a ride. Ahh......gonna take somebody smarter than me. |
Have you seen this: Scamming the Scammer: 419Eater. Some of the scambaiting stories I've read are ROFLMAO funny. They work the scammer, get him to hold a fish over his head and send a photo of it back to them, and just generally humiliate them. It's awesome. |
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08/02/2006 11:58:08 AM · #31 |
| wow, i was surprise to find scam in such field |
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08/02/2006 12:00:28 PM · #32 |
| Do a google search on the address, pull up the map, and use the satellite mode. You can zoom right down as close as you can. You can see a nice business on the main drag with about 30 parking spots. I wonder if that business knows their address is part of a scam . . . or maybe . . . |
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08/02/2006 12:01:07 PM · #33 |
Originally posted by skylen:
Originally posted by sacredspirit:
Wouldn't it be cool to reverse the scam somehow, and really take the dude for a ride. Ahh......gonna take somebody smarter than me. |
Have you seen this: Scamming the Scammer: 419Eater. Some of the scambaiting stories I've read are ROFLMAO funny. They work the scammer, get him to hold a fish over his head and send a photo of it back to them, and just generally humiliate them. It's awesome. |
Revenge of the honest man - I think it's great! If that's the only way we can get back at them, let's have at it.
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