If you have been scammed, please post here and share your experience; it may help others avoid the same situation!
by Eddie'smom Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:14 pm
I posted an ad for an electric wheel chair a couple of days ago. He states in his e-mail that I contacted him which I didn't. Here's his e-mail.Name:

Guillamo Sobero
Email: [email protected]
Phone:
Question: Hello, I appreciate your response to my inquiry. Am interested in buying it from you. I would love to come and check it myself but I just got married and am presently on an honeymoon trip to Bahamas with my wife. Please do withdraw with immediate effect, the advert from Web as I don't mind adding $50 for you to do that, so I can be rest assured that the item is held for me. I should believe it is in good condition as stated. I will be making the payment via a Certified check which my secretary will mail across to you. I'll be picking the item from you with the aid of my mover. My Mover will be coming to pick it from you once the Certified check has been cashed. Please I will need your full name, phone number and contact address to issue out the payment Thanks, Guillamo.

I know just from the wording and the fact that he is going to have a certified check sent to me and have someone else come and pick it up that it is a scam because someone tried to do it to me before.
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by Bubbles Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:51 pm
That is the script these kind of scammers use. Thank you for posting this information for others to beware of. If you still have the email from him, can you please post the headers to the email too.

We are pleased you are here Eddie'smom .

Bubbles, former Scamwarners moderator.

Rest in Peace 24 June 2015.

Gone, but never forgotten.
by devuonoste Mon Mar 28, 2011 2:00 pm
Hi,

I received the same response for an ad I placed in Buy&Sell for a Center Channel Speaker. The information on the email is exactly the same as yours.


From:[email protected]

Hello,

I appreciate your response to my inquiry. Am interested in buying it from you. I would love to come and check it myself but I just got married and am presently on an honeymoon trip to Bahamas with my wife.
Please do withdraw with immediate effect, the advert from Web as I don't mind adding $50 for you to do that, so I can be rest assured that the item is held for me. I should believe it is in good condition as stated.

I will be making the payment via a Certified check which my secretary will mail across to you. I'll be picking the item from you with the aid of my mover. My Mover will be coming to pick it from you once the Certified check has been cashed. Please I will need your full name, phone number and contact address to issue out the payment


Thanks,
Guillamo.

I asked him/her to give me some information about himself like feedback from buying/selling or his company info and he/she has not contacted me yet.
by Bubbles Tue Mar 29, 2011 2:33 am
Welcome to ScamWarners devuonoste. You help illustrate the point that scammers don't care what you are selling, they just want you to fall into their trap so they can steal your money.

Because you didn't respond like a victim would, they dropped communication with you. If you want to learn to mess with scammers, take a look at our sister site. You might enjoy what is done there.

Bubbles, former Scamwarners moderator.

Rest in Peace 24 June 2015.

Gone, but never forgotten.

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