Be aware of this scam!

xxxBlakexxx · 04-12-2004, 10:09 PM

Guys:

About a month ago, I received an email from someone claiming they were from the United Arab Emmerates (UAE) and wanted to buy my stock rims from my GT that I was selling. The only place that I had these listed was HERE. The guy had obviously been reading posts at this site.

We began a somewhat friendly email dialouge...he apprently knew some "personal" things about me that could have been easily inferred or picked-up from MW.

His english appeared somewhat broken and a little confusing by reading his emails. But, he claimed to be building a Mustang and wanted the stock rims. He readily offered me my asking price and asked that I ship them to him ($225). He stated that if I were to give him my contact info, a cashier's check from a US bank for $4000 would be sent to me by a business associate who owed him this sum in the states. I was to deposit the check, deduct my fee, and mail the rest with the rims.

This was an obvious scam and I discontinued communication with him.

While recently on the Modular Depot, I recognized a similar setup from a new member claiming to be from Kuwait who apparently was getting ready to try the same thing. He claimed to be building up a Mustang and was ordering parts. His posts in my opinion were an attempt to "be friend" the users by gaining their trust.

He got caught (not literally) and his thread was removed as the moderator was apparently tipped-off by the potential situation.

Please be aware of these situations. Has anyone else run across this?

04-12-2004, 10:09 PM	#1
xxxBlakexxx Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mountaintop, PA Posts: 634	Be aware of this scam! Guys: About a month ago, I received an email from someone claiming they were from the United Arab Emmerates (UAE) and wanted to buy my stock rims from my GT that I was selling. The only place that I had these listed was HERE. The guy had obviously been reading posts at this site. We began a somewhat friendly email dialouge...he apprently knew some "personal" things about me that could have been easily inferred or picked-up from MW. His english appeared somewhat broken and a little confusing by reading his emails. But, he claimed to be building a Mustang and wanted the stock rims. He readily offered me my asking price and asked that I ship them to him ($225). He stated that if I were to give him my contact info, a cashier's check from a US bank for $4000 would be sent to me by a business associate who owed him this sum in the states. I was to deposit the check, deduct my fee, and mail the rest with the rims. This was an obvious scam and I discontinued communication with him. While recently on the Modular Depot, I recognized a similar setup from a new member claiming to be from Kuwait who apparently was getting ready to try the same thing. He claimed to be building up a Mustang and was ordering parts. His posts in my opinion were an attempt to "be friend" the users by gaining their trust. He got caught (not literally) and his thread was removed as the moderator was apparently tipped-off by the potential situation. Please be aware of these situations. Has anyone else run across this? __________________ "Children should not get cancer, but they do!" Help a child with cancer at www.homeoftheirown.org My Stang: 2000 Mustang GT Vert - Steeda Tri-Ax Shifter; C&L Plenum; BBK 75 mm TB; Steeda Strut Tower Supports; Black "Deep Dish" Bullet Wheels; FRPP 4.10's; Steeda Subframes; SLP Catback & SLP Catted X-Pipe; SCT 4 Position Chip with 3 custom tunes; Steeda CAI; Venom-1000 Nitrous; Roush Stage 3 Body Kit; Bullet Suspension Package (on the way)

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