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by frediserlohn Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:29 pm
This is the scam ( From Joshua Ferguson. [email protected] )

Wants to buy your car without seeing it..unbelievable.. I am going along with this just to see how they are playing it...the email says its all..I have two car and the scammer has replied to both adds. here its is.. How can I get the IP address..?


Hello Freddy,
Thanks for your response. I satisfied with the vehicle and want to purchase it from you at the said amount. I am an offshore drilling supervisor with Hanse Oil Holding Ltd, Konstantinou Giallourou, Nicosia 2202, Cyprus and I’m getting this car for my partner. I will not be able to come for inspection, hence will arrange for pick up and delivery of the car to Malaysia and all paper work regarding the purchase of the vehicle will be handled by the pick up agent on my behalf as they posses the power of attorney to do so, after i have made purchase. I would be happy if you could send me one or two more photos of the vehicle and will also need your word as a guaranty that the condition of the vehicle is as described online.
I am gladly going to make payment to you via pay pal and all i require to effect payment to you is your pay pal email id (email address associated with your pay pal account). I am aware of the very rampant problems in the pay pal world of nowadays but i want you to understand that pay pal is a secure way to pay online without sharing your financial informations with the recipient. Pay pal is free when paying for domestic purchases. Pay pal is Cyprus and the world most secure and favourite way to pay online compared to other online payment system and individual credit card brands. Due to the present situation with online car auctions i run a safe account with pay pal (Premier Business Account). Pay pal Premier Business Account is 100% safe for making payments, verified, well monitored and different from the regular pay pal account which is very common and pruned to problems such as scam.
I hope me little explanation will help if you are not familiar with Pay pal and you will not mind getting an account will pay pal. It is safe reliable and easy to use, just visit http://www.paypal.com to register and create an account with them. After wards you link your pay pal to your bank account so that you can move funds paid to via pay pal from your pay pal account to your bank account in order for you to cash your money.
Do get back to me soon as i wait to from you, many thanks.



HERE IS TH ANSWER AND SCAM....DO PEOPLE REALLY FALL FOR THIS..!

Hi Freddy,
I was just about to make payment when i received an email from the freight company (Auto Car Shippers, Malaysia) stating their policy of operation. The company says i will need to pay for the pick up before they can schedule a pick up time, they charged me €1,150 for pick up, delivery, and the handling of paper works involving the transfer. Payments for pick up effected through them is made to their corporate international headquarters which is in Malaysia and the payments is made through western union money transfer. As you know I am an offshore drilling supervisor with Hanse Oil Holding Ltd, i don't have any means to send money through Western union out here on the sea. Please i will need you to help me send the money to my Freight Company HQ in Malaysia through western union money transfer, this can be done from any post office, there is always western union money transfer section in most post offices (you can do it online as well at www.western union.com). The freight company's accountant info is Malone Dinko 38, Lintang Sultan Mohamad 1A, Pusat Perdagangan Bandar Sultan Sulaiman, 42000 Perlabuhan Klang, Selangor Malaysia, i will add the €1,150 plus extra €100 for western union charges to the money i will be paying to you through pay pal now and as soon as i have made the payments, i will email you to let you know. Sorry for any inconveniences, i would have done it myself but we can’t bring some of our personal effects along so i am a little incapacitated here. Also do send me your full contact details and phone number the freight company can reach you on after i complete purchase. I will appreciate your help here, many thanks.
Last edited by frediserlohn on Mon Sep 26, 2011 3:47 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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by Con Warner Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:46 pm
Hi frediserlohn and welcome to ScamWarners. :)

I added some quotes to your post to help people to see the scam a bit better.
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