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Old 04-14-2005, 05:42 AM
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Re: Re: Re: Craigslist

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Originally posted by damasa
Maybe she truly didn't know...

Anyway, this is a huge scam right now, called a "Nigerian Scam."

The party that contacted you is using you in order to gain access. The party either fishes your account info out of you and then sends you a fake money order or they'll send you one real money order for a small amount and several other fake money orders for larger amounts. The good money order will hopefully be routed to a certain destination with the possibility that your bank encoded your account info on the check (highly rare).

It's bad news....
no, I really knew that this was a scam, I was just wondering what else to look for in case something else wasn't so obvious. I guess it's just hard to beleive someone would be so blatent about it. I mean seriously...this was the email...


Hello ,
greetings to you,My name is emmanuel,i saw your (Full matress, box spring, metal frame. - $250 }placed on advert,and it suits what i have been looking for since a very long time,based on the description i have decided to buy it from you,I don't want to involve myself in a stolen property,so i will like you to give me all neccessary details about it and the last asking price .I will also like you to know that i am presently not in the country ,i am in west africa for a business trip,So i will like to ask you if you accept to be payed with a via money order?If that is accepted by you,kindly mail me back .
emmanueldavid
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