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Bike Scam

Once the jig is up, someone else needs to contact the guy saying, 'hey! I found a lot of people making fun of you here [attach thread link] but that looks like a killer deal! I want it! How do I send you the money?'

and/or,

Contact the guy through the original listing (that says he's in Sacramento?) but say that you're in one of the locations he claimed to be. E.g., 'hey that's a great bike but I'm in the UK near 14 Mount st in Winchester let's work something out.'
 
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Just to be perfectly clear, the address he gave is a fake. A previous poster showed the Google street view of a retail store. You can be certain he doesn't work there.

Here are my details:
Name: Robert Brown
Address: 14 Mount St, London, W1K2RF, United Kingdom

As soon as you take care of payment I will take care of my part of deal, shipping the bike to your location more exactly. The bike will be delivered using 2nd Day Air Freight service and will be delivered very fast to your address in California. Please send the money($4800) using moneygram service because my account is currently blocked for 30 days for buyer protection. No personal checks
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He gave you his address then told you to wire the money. You are wasting your time and money if you send anything to that address.
 
I don't get this scam - sorry. Seller/scammer/theif HAS to get the money delivered somewhere tangible.

I say call the UK police and get a moneygram for the minimum amount $ it will take for this to be prosecuted as a felony and wire the money with the police lying in wait.

That would be the ultimate
 
2strokeYardSale said:
Just to be perfectly clear, the address he gave is a fake. A previous poster showed the Google street view of a retail store. You can be certain he doesn't work there.



He gave you his address then told you to wire the money. You are wasting your time and money if you send anything to that address.
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I realized that and I'm not sending anything to him. I'm going to just keep wasting his time by giving him a fake reference # and when he isn't able to trace anything, I'll act shocked about it and work my way from there.
 
Just J said:
I realized that and I'm not sending anything to him. I'm going to just keep wasting his time by giving him a fake reference # and when he isn't able to trace anything, I'll act shocked about it and work my way from there.
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Good plan. I approve of this thread.

Only bad part is there are poor schmucks actually sending the guy money somewhere.
 
Yes but when it's just about time for him to give up, don't forget to use the...
"you got the money, where's my damn bike?"
 
I don't get this scam - sorry. Seller/scammer/theif HAS to get the money delivered somewhere tangible.
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He walks up to any MoneyGram-related wire transfer station and says, "I'm Robert Brown, expecting a transfer, here's the reference number and my identification." He signs a receipt and they hand over the cash.

I realized that and I'm not sending anything to him. I'm going to just keep wasting his time by giving him a fake reference # and when he isn't able to trace anything, I'll act shocked about it and work my way from there.
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Surely some BARFer can set up a computer to call his phone at inconvenient times. He will have to buy another stolen cell phone.
 
Sent a few moments ago:

Robert,

The moneygram is ready and the reference number given is # 16248546. I used my name and address which is:

Dewey N. Howe
15 Shippee Rd
Oroville, CA 95965-9297

Also, there was an extra fee for sending the money via moneygram. For the $4800 that I have just sent you today (at exactly 3:37pm PST in California), I had to pay an additional $96.00. Since we are solely agreeing on the price of the bike, would you please send me a reimbursement for the $96.00 fee? If you encounter any problems, let me know A.S.A.P. and I will promptly get back to you. I cannot wait until the bike arrives! Thank you for all your patience and huge help.

D.
 
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E P I C.

One thing great about being unemployed is I now have the time (and the boredom) to now seek out these types of deals and wreak havok with scammers.

It has to be healthier than surfing porn all day....or endlessly arguing with the Right Wing Barf Contingent.
 
nice touch!!!

Just J said:
Sent a few moments ago:

Robert,

The moneygram is ready and the reference number given is # 16248546. I used my name and address which is:

Dewey N. Howe
15 Shippee Rd
Oroville, CA 95965-9297

Also, there was an extra fee for sending the money via moneygram. For the $4800 that I have just sent you today (at exactly 3:37pm PST in California), I had to pay an additional $96.00. Since we are solely agreeing on the price of the bike, would you please send me a reimbursement for the $96.00 fee? If you encounter any problems, let me know A.S.A.P. and I will promptly get back to you. I cannot wait until the bike arrives! Thank you for all your patience and huge help.

D.
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lol. i love how excited you sound in your response. did you find an example of a moneygram or something to figure out the number of digits in the ref#? and what did you base that number that you have on? just curious if it is just a random string of numbers or not. lol
 
npausuav said:
lol. i love how excited you sound in your response. did you find an example of a moneygram or something to figure out the number of digits in the ref#? and what did you base that number that you have on? just curious if it is just a random string of numbers or not. lol
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The reference number on moneygrams are normally 8 numbers (Thanks to Google). I asked my 6 year old nephew to pick 8 random numbers in no particular order and thats how I got it.
 
Idontdotrix said:
are those things like Western Union or something? I wouldn't know, I meet ppl to pay for stuff :laughing or use paypal.
I like the idea of telling him someone else cashed it. after all, he's using a very common name.... act panicked and demand your bike!
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Probably what I'll end up telling him. He will most likely reply with

"I checked on the reference number and nothing came up. If you are trying to scam me, don't waste my time; I have plenty of other potential buyers that are ready to purchase this bike."

:party

Then I'll respond with a

"Oh please tell me you're kidding?! I checked on the status of the moneygram and it says it was RECEIVED at roughly 12:14pm PST (my time) by R. Brown. It may be possible that someone else cashed the moneygram so both you and I are at a loss! I already had to pay the nonrefundable $96.00 Moneygram fee and now you're telling me you can't find/receive the $4800? While I will look into a probable solution for this, please look into it as much as you can.

In the meantime, I still need a refund for the $96.00 transaction fee. Could you send a moneygram for that amount to my address? I hope you can understand. Thank you"

I'll give a dollar out to everyone who contributed to this scam of a scammer :twofinger
 
Gasp. He's unable to find the moneygram :rolleyes

Mr D,

I have checked transfer status and they say there is no money. Please check the reference number again from the receipt and resend me the number when you read this. Also, if possible, send me a scaned copy of the receipt so I can verify payment.

Thanks

Poor Robert :(

Robert,

That is unusual. I checked the transfer status and it says that it is being processed. It is possible you might have made an error in the reference # ... Again it is 16248546. I am unable to get a scanned copy of the receipt because I am out of town for this week; I told you beforehand that I was making a business trip to Norfolk, VA. I will try to get a hold of my wife back at home to see if she can generate a copy for you. Let me know if you receive any updates.

Cheers,

D

BTW, here is his e-mail if anyone feels like buying the bike also :devil

morcovel@live.com
 
Classic. I love how you can Google the email (morcovel@live.com) and it lists this post :rofl Bloody fantastic :laughing
 
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