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I've got a for sale ad in the classifieds, got this email below from a chap called Michael Jeremy. Seems well legit 😉

Dear friend,
I am interested in purchasing your for (item -) Hope is still in good condition and the the price. yew you edge get back with attach picture for me to look it condition and payment will Be made out by has cashier Check also include the last price and with your full name and address with your personal phone number for me to contact you back with it, so that the payment Be made out to you immediately. I will Be looking forward to hearing from you.
God bless you
Best Regard,

What do you think the next move should be?


 
Posted : 16/12/2014 10:58 am
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Evening classes for basic English?


 
Posted : 16/12/2014 11:00 am
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Bite his hand off, you won't get better.

Edit: Actually, ask him if it's Michael Jeremy or Jeremy Michael for starters 😉


 
Posted : 16/12/2014 11:00 am
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I'm very tempted!


 
Posted : 16/12/2014 11:01 am
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god bless you.

Did you sneeze?


 
Posted : 16/12/2014 11:03 am
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Ask them what country they are in and say as luck would have it you are having trouble with a bank account .......


 
Posted : 16/12/2014 11:04 am
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Weird him out - tell him you will happily do business with him provided he lets you lick his testicles. Should be interesting to see how that sounds through google translate!


 
Posted : 16/12/2014 11:05 am
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[quote=convert said]tell him you will happily do business with him provided he lets you lick his testicles.

Do you suspect he's from Cornwall ?


 
Posted : 16/12/2014 11:08 am
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I might ask him to trace any long lost relatives whilst he's at it. I'm sure a rich uncle will have died recently leaving me millions


 
Posted : 16/12/2014 11:09 am
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I've got exact the same message a few minutes ago. Seems like STW is under attack.


 
Posted : 16/12/2014 11:09 am
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This could get messy!!


 
Posted : 16/12/2014 11:09 am
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Heh...

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Posted : 16/12/2014 12:09 pm
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Seems like STW is under attack.

We need to form a militia to fight back. Grab the pitchforks on your way out.....


 
Posted : 16/12/2014 12:17 pm
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Do you suspect he's from Cornwall ?

[u][b]OI!!!!![/b][/u]


 
Posted : 16/12/2014 12:20 pm
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Dont reply to their e-mail, or at the very least you've just confirmed to be a valid recipient of spam and gawd knows what else.

Yes its a scam.


 
Posted : 16/12/2014 12:21 pm
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It's ok, unfitgeezer is on da case [url= http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/can-you-tell-whre-an-email-came-from ]ninja emails[/url]

🙂


 
Posted : 16/12/2014 12:21 pm
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ditto, I strung him on a bit, and copied to moderators :


Michael Jeremy <m.jeremy10@hotmail.com>
10:42 (1 hour ago)

to me
Dear friend,
I am interested in purchasing your for (item -) Hope is still in good condition and the the price. yew you edge get back with attach picture for me to look it condition and payment will Be made out by has cashier Check also include the last price and with your full name and address with your personal phone number for me to contact you back with it, so that the payment Be made out to you immediately. I will Be looking forward to hearing from you.
God bless you
Best Regard,

Iain C
Which item are you interested in ? I can only accept payment by PayPal Many t...
10:48 (1 hour ago)

Michael Jeremy
Yes i seeing it already but i don't know anything about the paypal because am...
11:06 (1 hour ago)

Iain C
Sorry Michael, can only do PayPal ________________________________ From: Mich...
11:09 (1 hour ago)

Michael Jeremy
Oh what about my credit Card? Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 11:09:31 +0000
11:25 (55 minutes ago)

Michael Jeremy
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 11:09:31 +0000
11:26 (54 minutes ago)

Iain C
Sorry, I am not a business. What item are you interested in ? I can only acce...
11:27 (53 minutes ago)

IAIN C
11:33 (47 minutes ago)

to moderator
Morning, I don't know if you have come across this guy, but appears to be a scammer watching the classifieds.

Cheers

Iain (iainc)


 
Posted : 16/12/2014 12:22 pm
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Ian ,can I borrow £5 from you please?


 
Posted : 16/12/2014 12:23 pm
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^^ sure, paypal gift ? 🙂


 
Posted : 16/12/2014 12:24 pm
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Posted : 16/12/2014 12:29 pm
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Thank you ,thank you ,thankyou ,may the festive light shine on your goodness.
Please send to haggisxmasdrinkfund.ukulele.com 😀


 
Posted : 16/12/2014 12:30 pm
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ditto, I strung him on a bit, and copied to moderators :

... and then splashed your email address all over this page for the benefit and convenience of future spambot harvesters. (-:


 
Posted : 16/12/2014 1:09 pm
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😳 never thought of that as a risk, sorry. It's in my profile anyway though, does it make a difference ?

please remove if easier ?


 
Posted : 16/12/2014 2:10 pm
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It seems we've had the same chap today! Funny how I mention it and it gets closed and this one still going lol.


 
Posted : 16/12/2014 2:14 pm
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^^^ thankyou Mods for removing my email address from earlier post, cheers


 
Posted : 16/12/2014 2:20 pm
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I got exactly the same email. I'm electing to ignore it, but you could see [url= http://www.419eater.com/html/john_boko.htm ]how many hoops the scammers will jump through[/url].

@batman: The other thread is two hours older than yours, dupes get locked here.


 
Posted : 16/12/2014 2:28 pm

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