Don't fall victim to Online Crooks, jerk them around instead..

[berserkdroid]

So i put an Advert out for the sale of my Engine, and got this email. It seemed okay at first, then things started to change. Note that i am not removing the sender's email address as he/she is a confirmed thief.From: jhnjms9999@sify. comSubject: Reply: BMW EngineDate: August 26, 2010 11:41 : 52 AM GMT+08:00To: mewhats the asking price?On 8/26/10, I wrote:RM 1,600 bro.Reply:From: jhnjms9999@sify. comSubject: Re: Reply: BMW EngineDate: August 26, 2010 9:54 : 40 PM GMT+08:00To: meThanks for the response,i will take it for RM1,800 including PayPal surcharges since i am interested in the immediate purchase.I just moved to the United Kingdom,where this is needed and i will be making use of a shipping company to have this picked up from you and have it delivered to me.Further arrangements will be made with you in regards to the pick up once i have paid you.I would appreciate if you email me with more pictures (if available) too since i won't be be able to see this in person,what's the PayPal email to send funds to in order for me to pay you ASAP.JohnOn 8/27/10, I wrote:Hello John, thanks for your interest. I am currently out of town now and will be back next thursday upon which i will take more pics and email them to you, as well as the history once i scan the bills.Cheers!Reply:From: jhnjms9999@sify. comSubject: Re: Reply: BMW EngineDate: August 27, 2010 3:26 : 39 PM GMT+08:00To: meAlright..I shall be expecting your respond with the photos and also your PayPal account email address so i can proceed with the payment immediately without any delay.JohnSent pics, then the reply:From: jhnjms9999@sify. comSubject: Re: Reply: BMW EngineDate: September 4, 2010 3:11 : 32 PM GMT+08:00To: meThanks for your mail..I got the pictures clear and clean...Kindly get back to me with your PayPal account email address so i can proceed with the payment.JohnOn 9/4/10, I wrote:Hi John, attached are some bills in .pdf format. As for my Paypal email addy, its xxxxxxxxxx @ xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx.Cheers!Reply:From: jhnjms9999@sify. comSubject: Re: Reply: BMW EngineDate: September 5, 2010 8:13 : 25 AM GMT+08:00To: meThanks for your mail..I will proceed with the payment immediately.Kindly end the auction immediately since you have decide to sell the merchandise to me and also forward your address to my shipping agent immediately for the pick up.And:From: jhnjms9999@sify. comSubject: Funds Sent...............Date: September 5, 2010 9:00:59 AM GMT+08:00To: meHi,I just completed the payment via PayPal,a total of RM3,800. was sent,RM1,800 for the merchandise and the extra RM2,000 for my shipper's charges,which you will be sending to the address below via western unionName Emmanuel Wong,Add: 121A High streetCity: Woolwhich,Post Code: SE18 6DS,Country: United Kingdom.My shipper would be coming around to your area to have the merchandise picked up once you have sent the shipping charges fee to them,as i need you to let me know what time you want them to come and where (your address & phone # you can be reached on)I will be waiting to hear from you once the money has been sent to my shipper.Thanks for the business.N:B-I have send the payment into your account and the money has been deducted from my account and i think PayPal should have notify you about the payment confirmation.Kindly check your PayPal email inbox and spam or junk mail for the confirmation email and follow there PayPal Instruction in the payment confirmation in order to receive the funds into your account.John James.At this Point, Alarm Bells started ringing!

 

[berserkdroid]

Looks like the real thing, until you notice the sender's address and manner of transaction.

helpdept? They gotta be kidding!

 

[fabianyee]

why would he wants to buy an engine from here when there's abundant of the same engine where he is???? Shipping aledi cost more than the engine itself...

 

[berserkdroid]

Becoz he's a thief la. See the transaction. He wants shipping sent to him first, then Paypal supposedly releases the funds. Paypal does NOT conduct transactions like these.

Its not about the Engine, it never was.

 

[berserkdroid]

Now the fun begins...

On 9/5/10, I wrote:
Hi John, I would like to meet up with your shipper for logistical purposes as the item is heavy and requires special handling. Perhaps i can meet them at their office here.

Cheers.

Reply:
From: jhnjms9999@sify. com
Subject: Re: Reply: BMW Engine
Date: September 5, 2010 3:23 : 54 PM GMT+08:00
To: me

Thanks for your mail....They will contact you when coming for the pick up..I will like you to get back to me with your full home address and phone number.I think PayPal should have notify you by now about the payment confirmation.You have to follow PayPal Instruction in the payment confirmation email sent to you from PayPal order to receive the whole money into your account.

John

On 9/6/10, I wrote:
Hello John, wow its been a busy day.

I didn't have the 2K required off hand, but managed to convince the Children's Aid Centre here (of which i am a long serving volunteer) to extend me a small loan as the payment of the engine was supposed to go to them anyway. However the Western Union office here says that they require a copy of the UK ID Card or Passport of the recipient as Malaysian Foreign Exchange Laws and the Malaysian Central Bank require these to curb practices of illegal fund transfers. ( there was an uproar here recently as there were money changers conducting International Currency Remittances although they were not allowed to do so).

That being the case, i took the liberty of checking with a freight forwarding company and they said that they could deliver the engine for 750.00, and with insurance. That's massive savings! All i need now would be the address to where you want the engine delivered to.

I hope that we can conclude this quickly as the Children's centre urgently require a Dialysis machine, and these funds will greatly help in making that happen.

Cheers!

 

[ramsing]

lol....maybe u should send him a tin of ghee also....

 

[berserkdroid]

lol....maybe u should send him a tin of ghee also....

Wait, wait... something like that coming up

 

[berserkdroid]

Reply:
From: jhnjms9999@sify. com
Subject: Re: BMW Engine
Date: September 6, 2010 2:20 : 06 PM GMT+08:00
To: me

Thanks for your mail...You have to go to your Local Post Office and send the shipping agent fee through Western Union Agent to the address given to you and email the receipt of sending the money to PayPal Customer care email so they can credit the whole money into your account.

On 9/6/10, I wrote:
Hi John, wow that was a quick reply.

I want to help you, i really do but unfortunately as i mentioned earlier, Western Union offices here now require proof of recipient and sender. So if you could email me the same, then things should be okay. However, why don't i send you the engine directly from here? Its so much cheaper and insured as well. That's savings of 1,250.00 for you! Just let me know of the address where you would want it delivered.

Please hurry, I am very excited about this opportunity. I have never been good with money so you can only imagine how happy I got when I read your email. My grin is ear to ear and I had to share it with my friend Pundaa Mavane who i think is jealous that i got such a good deal. John, between me and you, Pundaa has always been a little jealous of me ever since my promotion. I'll tell you that story another time though.

Anyway John, now with this money, I can make the children's dream of having their own dialysis machine come true. And it's all thanks to you.

 

[berserkdroid]

Generally these guys are quite slick, but here they made many errors. Fonts inconsistent, grammar sucks...

"Your account is being monitored through PayPal Security Systems" is purely designed to scare people.

 

[Hellraiser]

"Pundaa Mavane"....LOL!!

 

[Fadhlan]

Damn, bro. Here's to jerking around thieves online.

 

[MSport]

LOL............. I'm following this important thread by subscribing to it. :love:

 

[berserkdroid]

Whilst my banter with "John James" was going on, this came in. This is how they operate, they'll try to put pressure and most people who don't know how PayPal actually works would fall for it. Once again, see how the font differs.

Actually this is no different from those Nigerian scams.

 

[berserkdroid]

"Pundaa Mavane"....LOL!!

Exactly!

The thing about the Children's Fund was pure hogwash of course. I just wanted to see if this lowlife would actually want to take money from such a fund, and after his email below asking for the money it was all systems go..


Reply:
From: jhnjms9999@sify. com
Subject: Re: BMW Engine
Date: September 6, 2010 2:47 : 12 PM GMT+08:00
To: me

Thanks for your mail...Congratulations on your promotion... But you have to send the shipping agent fee through Western Union Agent to the address given to you and email the receipt of sending the money to PayPal Customer care email so they can credit the whole money into your account.

On 9/6/10, I wrote:
Hi John, another quick reply. Looks like we're on a roll here, eh?

Thanks for your wishes, braah. But as mentioned earlier, i do need the information required to transmit funds. C'mon mate, 2k from the Children's fund is readily available. Lets get this done so you can become another Pundaa Mavane (Mentioned him in my earlier email) but minus the jealousy bit of course.

Just can't wait to tell Pundaa that you're just like him as well. Stay well, friend.

Cheers!

 

[Alex5522]

"Pundaa Mavane"....LOL!!

What is the meaning of this words ?

 

[berserkdroid]

What is the meaning of this words ?

Here's a helpful site:
http://www.youswear.com/index.asp?language=Tamil

Better than Arrio's Kanasai Dictionary hehe...

 

[berserkdroid]

Reply:
From: jhnjms9999@sify. com
Subject: Re: BMW Engine
Date: September 6, 2010 3:13 : 09 PM GMT+08:00
To: me

Thanks for your mail...The agent requires the shipping agent fee through Western Union to the address given to you and email the receipt of sending the money to PayPal Customer care email so they can credit the whole money into your account. This has to be made in advance as there are processing charges that have to be made by me.

John

On 9/6/10, I wrote:
Hi John, think we're getting a bit carried away with the copy & paste thing here, but i can understand your enthusiasm since i got 2k of lovely cool cash here for you. Tell you what, why don't you send me YOUR ID so we can get this thing done? What say you?

Cheers!


Reply:
From: jhnjms9999@sify. com
Subject: Re: BMW Engine
Date: September 6, 2010 3:51 : 21 PM GMT+08:00
To: me

Thanks for your mail...Paypal just contacted me about the pending payment...If the shipping charges are not sent then they'll cancel the transaction and bill me charges. Once you have sent the shipping charges, email the receipt of sending the money to PayPal Customer care email so they can credit the whole money into your account.

On 9/6/10, I wrote:
I had a short nap just now, but had strange dreams and saw lots of copy & paste going on. A cat got copied and pasted on a dog, a car got pasted on a house, papers reproducing and sticking themselves everywhere, its like that scene from Disney's "Fantasia", you know the one with the broom - it was so bizarre. I blame Pundaa for all this, that Red pill he gave me might not have been Asprin. But really, do you think this is an omen? My fortune teller once told me that i would be interacting with a "Spirit" from across the waters, and this spirit will embody the essence of a "Cuni Walker" - No relation to the series "Walker, Texas Ranger" although watching Chuck Norris act does sometimes make my spirit detach itself from my body, I'm sure you know what i mean.

But i digress. The cash is here, send me some ID, and Paypal will love you long time.

Cheers! (Uncopied and Unpasted)

PS - Is Emmanuel Wong gay? Just asking coz Pundaa keeps pestering me about it.

 

[paultantk]

Rotflololol

 

[supergripen]

This is good....do carry on.

 

[solo]

:beer::tee::coffee:opcorn:epsi: and :beerglass: all around on me. This is as good as the Thin Blue Line.

Salut