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BrandonLO

02-25-2005 23:04:36




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I just wanted to warn anyone selling a tractor on this website of a user with an email of william smith @ yahoo. com i am selling a tractor for 1300 dollars and this feller wanted to send me a check for 4500 dollars and as soon as i got it, he wanted me to wire 3200 dollars back to him to cover the shipping cost which absolutly makes no sence. So in my opinion he was going to send me a false check and by the time it came back to my bank as being bad he would already have the 3200 dollars he wanted me to wire to him.

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can't use my reserved nam

02-27-2005 10:06:05




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 Re: scammers in reply to BrandonLO, 02-25-2005 23:04:36  
This is such an interesting thread, I must post a thank you for the 2 web sites where people are fighting back, like I have been trying to do...May as well play with them as the only punitive thing that ever happens to them is loss of their "express funds"

I would like to add another "scary thing " to what these scammers can find out....Go to Google and type in your own phone number--and see what it gives you.

You will see, or should see, if you ever do any posting on the web, that maybe best not to give the scammers your phone number--I have a ficticious one that actually rings--but no one answers, I give out to them...

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MagMan

02-27-2005 09:21:13




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 Re: scammers in reply to BrandonLO, 02-25-2005 23:04:36  
OH I SEE , I had a AD on the cub site and the guy wanted to send me a check for like 2400 from a guy in the states that owed him money then he wanted me to cash it and take what I needed for the mag and send the rest to the shipping company that he uses to get his stuff to England or something. I told him no only paypal for out of the country. Also last summer I was swamped with the nigerian emails for a couple months and I did a search for my State and came up with a web site for the secrete service or CIA or something that gave me an email to send them too so they could catch the scoundrols. JON

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Billy NY

02-26-2005 09:23:54




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 Re: scammers in reply to BrandonLO, 02-25-2005 23:04:36  
I like when the tables get turned, and I rather enjoy seeing these people ridiculed, humiliated, insulted, abused as is the case with the below link to a website where someone has retalliated. Mind you, it's quite raw, the language and vocabulary used, may not be for everyone, so be warned, but all in all it's exactly what needs to be done to people who engage in this kind of crime from afar or cloaked by the internet.

I can't stand a thief, no matter what the circumstances, certainly recall when times were tough and having a job that paid wages worth a little more than the lint that comes off the dryer screen, but, I still found a way to get by, without resorting to dishonesty. Most people who have assets, or financial security or material things that may be more of a luxury, had to put long hours in at some point and or still do, to earn what they have, by doing the hard work and long hours, also sacrificing things by having to do so. When someone attempts to defraud a person out of hard earned money, they in fact become the lowest form of life on this planet, in my humble opinion.

I recall 10 years ago recieving a letter from Nigeria, with their postage stamp affixed, and had not a clue as to why someone in a foreign country would send correspondence, and how they even got the address. Well this was the one where they wanted to pay you a fee to hold their money for them in an account in the U.S., so you needed to give them your bank information to make the transaction, you were promised a substantial fee. What a joke, I recieved 1 or 2 more of these, but never saved them, now its done on the internet. I'll bet they sent thousands of these out to see if the odds would work in their favor, they hit once it might pay big. I wish all the evil in the world upon them, they deserve it !

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ron blan

02-26-2005 09:40:04




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 Re: scammers in reply to Billy NY, 02-26-2005 09:23:54  
I agree that scammers are trash!!! They are right up there with scabs, that steal jobs that US workers fought hard for to get better wages and benefits..... ..



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Paul in Mich

02-26-2005 19:02:09




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 Re: scammers in reply to ron blan, 02-26-2005 09:40:04  
ron, I fail to find any moral equivalancy between nigerian scammers and so called scabs. While scabs may not be what you would consider worthy of a job you are intent on protecting for yourself and your cronys, they certainly do not sink to the level of scammers. If your house was on fire, and the firemen were on strike, I bet you would pray hard for a scab fireman to come put out the fire. I dont see how a scammer would fit into that equasion.

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Brokenwrench

02-26-2005 07:20:25




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 Re: scammers in reply to BrandonLO, 02-25-2005 23:04:36  
I posted this link once before. This is a gal who deals in horses and tack. She got so fed up with all the scammers, she decided to do something about it. She plays with them, and posts all their emails on this site. She gets pretty funny with them. She gets them to send her their money orders, then lets them in on the fact that she knew all along they were trying to scam her. They have to actually spend about 40-50
dollars to fedex the money order to her, so their out that money. She has totals that she"s ripped them off in shipping, and also the totals of all the bogus money orders. There"s also alot of info and links to sites pertaining to the nigerian scams. Check it out, you"ll get a chuckle out of some of their emails. Brokenwrench

Here"s the link

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can't use my reserved han

02-26-2005 05:59:36




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 Re: scammers in reply to BrandonLO, 02-25-2005 23:04:36  
Okay, I have a question?? Just how do these Nigeran scammers find out about YT mag website...

I post sale items once in a while, and never fail to get 4 or 5 of these scams..and hardly any legit responses..once in awhile I play along and have started a wall of no good checks...

Their spelling, grammar, use of words "customer wants" and shipping company or agent, are all indications of a scammer.

Supposedly their country is poor and starving and they have computers and internet???

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Nebraska Cowman

02-26-2005 07:09:07




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 Re: scammers in reply to can't use my reserved han, 02-26-2005 05:59:36  
what thirld world countys have is "coffee house" computers, computer that the public can use. I suppose the scammers tell eachother of any and all boards where they can post free messages, cabbage on to emails and otherwise bait "suckers"



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RustyFarmall

02-26-2005 07:01:36




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 Re: scammers in reply to can't use my reserved han, 02-26-2005 05:59:36  
How do they find out about YT ? Well, let me see, this is the world wide web, Yesterdays Tractors is accessible to anyone, anywhere. All they need is a computer with an internet connection. That being said, I will venture a guess that most of these "nigerian" scammers are not from nigeria, most likely from the good ol' U.S.A. They could be your neighbor. Scary thought.



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rustyj14

02-27-2005 12:12:03




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 Re: scammers in reply to RustyFarmall, 02-26-2005 07:01:36  
About a year ago, in the greater Pittsburgh area, the cops arrested a guy who picked up a large shipment of cashiers checks he had bought from some company that sells them to anybody! Later on, they decided he was up to no good, so he got a stretch in the slammer! Its a shame what the thieves try to get away with. And, a very religious minded couple got scammed by the old "I'll send a cashiers check, you cash it, send balance in M.O.!" trick! now, they say they will forgive him--he probably needs the money! $35,000 they owe their bank!! Well, just remember what Mrs. Barnum said as she filled the baby bottle--- by: Rustyj

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dr.sportster

02-26-2005 04:49:02




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 Re: scammers in reply to BrandonLO, 02-25-2005 23:04:36  
What a weasel.Most of these scammers could make an honest living if they put the same energy into some legit function. I cant comment any further without being thrown off for swearing alot.



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Paul in Mich

02-26-2005 04:35:00




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 Re: scammers in reply to BrandonLO, 02-25-2005 23:04:36  
Brandon, Rule #1: Never make change of a check or money order. Make change only from cash. If you break that rule in any transaction, be it from the Nigerian Prince, or your next door neighbor or your wife"s second cousin, then you are more than a scam victim, you are an idiot.



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dr.sportster

02-26-2005 04:51:54




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 Re: scammers in reply to Paul in Mich, 02-26-2005 04:35:00  
The only one that ever got an honest guy was Harley. He knows that trustworthy Akmed guy from somewhere.



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Nebraska Cowman

02-26-2005 04:15:15




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 Re: scammers in reply to BrandonLO, 02-25-2005 23:04:36  
ya, you get those kind of offers all the time from numerous emails. just ignore them.



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Mike from cny

02-26-2005 22:04:03




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 Re: scammers in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 02-26-2005 04:15:15  
So what happens when they email you, you agree and they send you a phoney money order and then you do nothing?



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Paul in Mich

02-27-2005 09:00:05




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 Re: scammers in reply to Mike from cny, 02-26-2005 22:04:03  
Turn it over to the authorities.



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