is this a scam

[nitrost]

YOU HAVE RECEIVED A QUESTION REGARDING ITEM 140598 - PS2 GAMES:

--------------SCAM ALERT--------------
Do not reply to emails that offer to purchase your item using a complex cashiers
check scheme or other unusual payment methods.
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------------MESSAGE SENDER------------

MEMBER ID: 208129

USERNAME: shwalter001

------------MESSAGE START-------------

Dear Seller, I'm interested to make an offer to your item listed on the site,But
i will like to know the present condition of the item? what is the total price
that you are willing to sell it last? my method of payment is western union
money order bidpay where your money will be delivered to your doorsteps.if you
agree to this mode of payment you have to provide me with your full name contact
address and the weight of the item(lbs).i will be doing the shipping myself
through via fedex this to safe you from stress..I await your swift response....
Best Regards.
thanks
Walter

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[vbgagnon]

post the answer to the question on your listing. This way you'r not gettting spammed or screwed.

 

[jetmechG550]

99% sure it is. His grammar sounds foreign, in which case the games won't work...NTC vs PAL. Anyway, ask for a US Postal Service money order or a cashiers check from a bank and tell him you will hold items for 15 days. Your bank should be able to tell right away if it's no good.

 

[shadey26 ntc3]

I got the same one! hls. He tryed to by some car parts off me on recycler.com. same name.

 

[4u2nv]

I got the same one when I was selling my sidekick 2. Pretty much anyone who offers by payment is western union money order bidpay and who just asks you in a pm is probably a scam. There basically trying to get your email address and your home address so they can spam the poop out of it. He'll tell you to reply from your email address instead of on ebay, but dont. And youll see, hell just disapear.

 

[evan811]

so give him you address, and see if a check shows up in the mail box...if not a check...hundreds of junk mail letters! hahah

 

[Buggyracer28]

no... dont give him your address cuz if its a scammer (which it is... I got the same email) he will know where u live. He wouldn't say "Dear seller." I am 99.999999% sure it is a scam.

 

[HeartBreak]

It's most likely a nigerian-esk 419 scam. I've dealt with these types before (used to bait them, was kinda fun, till I got bored with it), and they use scripts for the first few emails back and forth. If you can knock them off-script, that's where the fun begins.

I'd post links to some of my 'work' (if it still is on the net, i doubt it), but I'd prolly get banned, as one of them was pretty degrading at the end.

 

[SMaxxin]

I got this one before also, hid name was also Walter lol. It will lead to him asking if he can send you a check for a lot more than your selling it for . Then he will tell you to keep the amount of your item and please send the rest of the money back with the package. He will then send you a fake check and you get screwed out of your item that your selling and the amount of money you sent back with the package.

If it sounds to good to be true it probably is.

 

[HeartBreak]

Exactly, Smaxxin. A classic 419 Scam.

 

[TT120]

I bait those guys a little as well. It definately reeks of 419ish type scam. Just the way it's worded sounds fishy. I wouldn't even reply to this guy....unless you want to have some fun with him (grin).