Ok just wanted to give everyone the heads up on a scam that is out there. I had 4 new Boyd Coddington 20x10 rims for sale in the classified section last month. I was contacted by a guy who was intrested in purchasing them from me. Yesterday I recieved 4 money orders in the mail for $750 each, along with instructions to send a $1500 western union to a shipping company. This didn't seem right to me so I called Money Gram to validate the money orders and they said that they were originally for $75 each and already had been cashed. Trust me, by looking at these money orders you would have never been able to tell they were fake. So if you are selling something and the buyer pays sends you a money order be sure to verify them before shipping.... guess I have to relist the rims now too....

 

That is why I always cash before I send. Good thing you caught it.

 

Wow... thats inventive... and sick. Glad you didnt get burned. I like Paypal... but I like it as an honest buyer, and havent had any trouble with dishonest sellers yet. Just picked up a 1714 off the classified adds here too. Should be here tomorrow!!

 

The 1500 would tip me off that it is a scam. You are the one selling and you are spending money. Don't think so.

 

Good call. I hate people that have nothing better to do then try to screw others out of there hard earn money.

 

wow im soooo glad you said this. well now i gotta relist my pro comp coilover and mx-6 reservoir shocks kit back up. a buyer said theyd said me 5700 and i kept 2650 and sent the rest.....via western union like you said.

 

Wow seems pretty obvious to me that if I'm asked to send money after the fact as the seller, it's a total ripoff! Why would anyone need to send more money for a purchase than is required

 

Every time I post something in the classified section I get these scams. I give them a return F.... U reply. Using paypal puts an end to this.

 

Its on its way, but wont be there till thursday, sorry.
Still hasnt had a scan in yet in your state.

Weight: 3.00 Lbs
Note: Your package is in the UPS system and is on time with a scheduled delivery date of 06/29/2006.

Package Progress:

Location Date Local Time Activity
SYLMAR, CA, US 06/24/2006 12:22 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
SYLMAR, CA, US 06/23/2006 8:43 P.M. ORIGIN SCAN
06/23/2006 4:23 P.M. PICKUP SCAN
US 06/23/2006 7:21 P.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED


Tracking results provided by UPS: 06/27/2006 7:25 P.M. Eastern Time (USA)

 

i had some dogs for sale on the internet about a year ago and i had a few offers very similar to that come thru, these people are mostly from overseas and are using fraudulent checks constanly doing this, they send you extra to apparently pay for the transport to wherever, they wanted my dogs to be shipped to africa, all i can say is if you do feel iffy about any of these checks or money orders is to hold them until they clear, but becareful as they will clear in a week and then show up as fakes and by then you shipped the product and are now without product and the bank is taking the money back out of your account.

Good thing you were wise enought to look into it in such a big hurry.

BTW who was the culprit just so that everybody can watch out for this character

 

I believe that you should be required to have 10 posts on F150online.com before you can attempt to buy or even contact a buyer that lists their items in the classifieds. While I realize that sellers want buyers, most want buyers that are honest and will follow through with the transaction. Same goes for selling, at least 10 posts on this website. Is that too much to ask. Maybe this type of system is already in place and I don't know it. If so, excuse my stupidity.

 

I think you need to call the guy out in here, so everybody that selling in the classifieds can have the heads up as to who he is! Just my opinion!

 

I agree..

And for the record, this scam has been around on ebay for years...

 

His name is Derrik Tommy, his email address is deriktomy@yahoo.com