"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
01/25/2015 at 14:41 • Filed to: None
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"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
01/25/2015 at 14:41 • Filed to: None | 0
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So I have listed my honda civic for sale on craigslist and cars.com. Recently, I received a text from an email address asking for the condition of the car and to email him back for further conversation. I emailed him back with a spreadsheet full of maintenance history and to try and set up a time to check it out. Up to this point, I thought I had a genuinely interested buyer. Then, I received this gem of a response:
!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!
Received your response and I appreciate it.Anyway, can you assure me that it's in good state as it appears and that i will not be disappointed with it.I want you to consider it sold to me because I am ready to offer you the demanded price.I'm an oceanographer and i'm presently out of town till April 20, 2014. I would have loved to called but due to bad fluctuating network and the lack of reception on the sea area, but can actually try to use my phone applications to text you with my laptop. I'm able to access email every an hour to 2 hours to keep records and information's as we will make use of laptop.
So my only quickest secure form of payment i have access to now is PayPal as i can send money via PayPal anytime. Since I'm requesting this transaction to be done via PayPal, i will be responsible for all the Paypal fee/charges on this transaction and if you don't have an account with Paypal, its pretty easy, safe and secured to open one. Just log on to and follow up the instructions. I hope we can make the purchase as fast as possible? I have a mover that will come for it once payment clears and they will take care of every necessary paper for me. So i look forward to hear from you with your Paypal info as follows:PAYPAL EMAIL ADDRESS,NAME ON THE ACCOUNT,PICK UP ADDRESS and MOBILE # so that I can initiate the payment immediately.I will like to see more recent pictures.
Sincerely,
Mark.
!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!
Now I am trying to figure out what sort of response to give this guy. Part of me wants to concoct some ridiculous story and drag it out just to waste the guy's time. Another part of me wants to sign this guy up for a bunch of porn sites and ignore him. But then I also feel bad that maybe he really is an oceanographer and is being totally honest. So I feel like I want to just tell him "Sorry, cash on delivery only" and call it a day. Good read though!
Richtofen, Baron von Pickup
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
01/25/2015 at 14:47 |
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It's a scam, without a doubt. Offers to "move" cars are fraudulent. Waste his time with a ridiculous story and have all the fun you can — the more time he spends dealing with you, the less time he has to spend scamming someone more gullible.
Klaus Schmoll
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
01/25/2015 at 14:49 |
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> Richtofen, Baron von Pickup
01/25/2015 at 14:50 |
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I suppose this is what happens when you post your phone number and email address on a public site lol. Maybe I should introduce him to my friend from Nigeria who happens to be a prince..
SVTyler
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
01/25/2015 at 14:52 |
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>bad Engrish
>out of town until 2014
>no direct, personal contact
>'movers' involved
>PayPal
Definite scam, sign him up for some quadruple amputee midget porn.
m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
01/25/2015 at 14:52 |
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Dude, you should totally play around with him. I got emails worded just like this when selling used iPhones on craigslist.
ranwhenparked
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
01/25/2015 at 15:04 |
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This is a very, very classic, standard Nigerian-style 419 scam. Forget being an oceanographer, I'd doubt the guy has ever been on a ship.
If you do decide to have a little fun, this site may offer some inspiration: http://www.419eater.com/
SteveLehto
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
01/25/2015 at 15:08 |
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Mess with him. It takes away from the time he has to spend ripping off other people. http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/messing-with-i…
XJDano
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
01/25/2015 at 15:08 |
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Tell him you'll ship it.
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> SVTyler
01/25/2015 at 15:27 |
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Hahahah i did not see the 2014 part. Definitely the best part!
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> XJDano
01/25/2015 at 15:28 |
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"what is your address, i can ship vehicle"
I would love to see the response to that!
davedave1111
> Klaus Schmoll
01/25/2015 at 15:45 |
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My brother has a friend whose father emigrated to Nigeria and passed away there. Apparently there were serious hold-ups dealing with the estate because every single email the Nigerian solicitors sent out about 'your inheritance' would vanish into spamtraps.
And there's also a guy whose sole job it is to write marketing emails for Pfizer's Viagra division in such a way as to get them through spam filters.
Ryan A.
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
01/25/2015 at 16:00 |
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Report this person to spoof@paypal.com.
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Klaus Schmoll
> davedave1111
01/25/2015 at 16:10 |
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That Pfizer job must be hilarious "Get your male chicken to grow..."
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XJDano
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
01/25/2015 at 17:56 |
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He will be back on 420 day.
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> Ryan A.
01/25/2015 at 18:29 |
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Should I send them the whole email too? I wonder what they would even be able to do. I guess block his email from PayPal?
45bullets
> Klaus Schmoll
01/25/2015 at 19:17 |
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i sea this on 9gag, the proceeded to rofl.
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Richtofen, Baron von Pickup
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
01/25/2015 at 20:27 |
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You hit the nail on the head. They'll try anyone. For some fun antics to inspire your own scambaiting, Google "the lads 419". These guys mess with them relentlessly.
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Ryan A.
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
01/26/2015 at 08:03 |
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Send as much information as you have. I'm not sure what they do, but they take scammers very seriously.
kashosoft
> Ryan A.
04/04/2015 at 09:14 |
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Should I send them the whole email too? I wonder what they would even be able to do. I guess block his email from PayPal?
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Ryan A.
> kashosoft
04/04/2015 at 14:46 |
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Yes, forward the email.