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Old 09-03-2008, 10:14 AM   #1
allmyflights

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Default I think i'm trying to get scamed...need help
I posted some things FS on my wife's facebook account and got a message from a person with no ID picture or network (only put it in the College and Baton Rouge area). Well, he messages us and asks us to contact us via email. He also spoke in very broken english but I didn't want to assume he was a scammer because I know a lot of international people. Well, after a few emails of asking where he lives, and doing some research, i'm about 85% sure that he is a scammer. I already gave out our address and hope nothing bad can come out of it but maybe you guys can help me out. Here is the email account (tried to get it the most I could accurate I could):

Anderson Silva wrote:

Hi ,
How are you doing ? Hope fine
I will like you to know that am really interested in buying your Item,But right now time is not on my side because am travel to london to see my father in the hopsital .so please with the condition. Do acknowledge this offer ($170) so that the sale of the item.can be concluded .Payment will be through cashier check which will be mailed out to you .If your are okay with this,provide me with this informations that will enable the check to be delivered to you.

1) YOUR FULL NAME
2)YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS FOR CHECK TO BE DELIVERED
3)PHONE NUMBER


I will be expecting your urgent reply a soon as possible.
Thanks and God Bless You
Kindest Regard's,
Anderson.

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ME:
Please send your payment to me at:


If you need to get in touch with me, just email me.

Could you please tell me where you live? If you live nearby we could meet you to deliver the monitor and camera(for no extra cost)...if not, then you will have to include about 15 more dollars to your check to cover the shipping and handeling costs to send out the packages. Please let me know what you would like to do about this.
Thanks,

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ME:
Hi,
Are you still interested in the camera and monitor? I need your payment of either 170$ if you are planning to meet in baton rouge to recieve the items, or 185$ if you want me to mail the items to you. Please let me know if you still want to go through with this, because I have other people who are interested in the items as well. If you would like them mailed to you, I need you to include an address.
Thank you,
Crystle


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Anderson Silva wrote:

YOU DONT HAVE TO WORRIED ABOUT THE SHIPPING.I WILL PAY 170$ SO GET BACK TO ME WITH INFO FOR THE CHECK TO BE DELIVER TO YOU.

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ME:
Where in Baton Rouge are you located? I need to know this in order to bring the items to you. We will meet someplace local near the both of us. I sent you my address already in a previous email, so please notify me when you send the cashier's check to me. If you do not live in Baton Rouge or don't want to meet someplace, you need to send me an extra 15$ to cover the cost of shipping and handling.
ALSO, i need your cashier's check within a week, if this is a problem let me know because I have other people interested in buying these items.
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Anderson Silva wrote:
Hi,
Thanks for your mail,hope all is fine.I write in respect of the information you provided for check payment to be sent to you as soon as possible.Well i just want to inform you that the payment of the item am buying from you has been confirmed and sealed,I will like you to know that payment package will get to you on tuesday through ups courier delivery.Please you are advised to stop entertianing any other enquires about the item to avoid complications.You should consider your item sold.Once the check send to your address i will forward you the tracking number for the package .Thanks so much for your update and nice to do business with you.

Thanks God Bless You.
Best regards,
Silva.
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Ok, after asking him after 2 emails where he lived, I got really suspicious and worried b/c I gave him my address and he won't tell me where he lives. I google'd some info on facebook marketplace scams and a lot of the stuff he is doing sounds the same as what this guy is doing. Now what do I do? I actually gave him my address (didn't give out our phone) so is there any harm that could be done? What if he really does send me a "cashiers check". How do I know that I won't get scamed? If you guys get give me some advice i'd REALLY appreciate it.
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