Scam Tip Report #20699 - Tried to buy my car


Scam ReporterScam Tips Received
Anonymous
Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
2014-08-07 14:09:12
Classified Ads Scam
1
+2 Tried to buy my car 
 Scammer
  Information
Name:
Tina Frank
Email Address:
ftina234@gmail.com
Tried to buy my car, below are details of the emails received

Thanks a lot for the email. I\'m away at sea at the moment,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kapo project. We do not have access to phone at the moment,its 15days off and 15days on,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility. Where is it located at the moment?

I\'m very satisfied with your advert,i will like you to get back to me with her present condition and i want it delivered before my arrival.I won\'t be able to come for the inspection due to the nature of my work and i would have called but our calling is restricted.Regarding the payment, pls get back to me with your final asking price and your PayPal details so i can process the payment,you can alternatively send your sort code and acct number if you have no PayPal acct. I have also contacted my courier who will come for pick up after the whole fund has been cleared into your acct.

Regard
Follow Ups/Extra Information. Most recent is listed first.
Sent a txt regarding a bike on justbikes.com then went to email. Got suspicious when he asked us to pay for shipping for the bike. Plus his bad English. Source email below.

Scam Email
On 19 Aug 2014, at 3:23 am, \"richard wayne\" wrote: Thanks for getting back.I\'m cool with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert...i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project.We do not have access to phone at the moment and that\'s why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal linked up with my westpac bank account,please get back to me with your paypal details so i can process the payment,you can alternatively send your bsb account name and number if you have no PayPal account. You do not have to bother yourself about the shipping.I\'ll instruct a Shipping Co Agent to come for pick up at your door,when you must have gotten your cash at hand...I will wait for the paypal payment to clear in your account before we proceed with the pickup,once payment has cleared in your account and money is made available,then after i will contact you on how the shipping agent will schedule the pick up time with you and deliver it to my place in Darwin after the whole fund has been cleared into your account thanks. Regards, Richard. I was just about to pay when i had this little problem with the picking up,my pick up agent says i will need to pay for the pick up before they can schedule a pick up time to Northern Territory,Australia,they charged me $1,650 for pick up and delivery,and payments for pick up made through them is made to their corporate international headquarters which is in China and the payments is made through western union money transfer,i will add the $1,650 to the money i will send through the transfer as soon as i have made the payments,i will email you and let you know and please i will need you to help me send the money to my pick up agent Headquarters in China through western union money transfer,this can be done at any western union section at the post office or online,there is always western union money transfer section in most post offices. Regards, Richard.

Anonymous   () Added the following extra information on :2014-08-19 08:09:22
 Scammer
  Information
Name:
Richard Wayne
Email Address:
rw658203
Tried to buy my car. First contact via text then email as below.

Scam Email
Thanks a lot for the email. I\'m away at sea at the moment,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kapo project. We do not have access to phone at the moment,its 15days off and 15days on,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility. Where is it located at the moment? I\'m very satisfied with your advert,i will like you to get back to me with her present condition and i want it delivered before my arrival.I won\'t be able to come for the inspection due to the nature of my work and i would have called but our calling is restricted.Regarding the payment, pls get back to me with your final asking price and your PayPal details so i can process the payment,you can alternatively send your sort code and acct number if you have no PayPal acct. I have also contacted my courier who will come for pick up after the whole fund has been cleared into your acct. Regard

Anonymous   () Added the following extra information on :2014-08-11 20:04:49
 Scammer
  Information
Name:
Tina Frank
Email Address:
ftina234@gmail.com

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