Scam Tip Report #2044 - Advertisement in Quokka


Scam ReporterScam Tips Received
Goff Family
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2012-03-31 12:55:09
Classified Ads Scam
1
Advertisement in Quokka 
 Scammer
  Information
Name:
Cottenden Edwards
Email Address:
cott_23wards15ed@live.com.au
Scammer makes offer to buy motor bike without viewing, pretends to work off shore. Received three emails from people claiming they all work offshore and will get a courier to pick up motorbike. All three had basically the same sort of story. None could make phone contact due to the weather.
Here is what the scammer said:
From: Cottenden Edwards [mailto:cott_23wards15ed@live.com.au]
Sent: Friday, 30 March 2012 12:31 AM
Subject: RE: motor bike
Thanks for your mail... Due to nature of my job inspection will not be possible for me ,cus am very busy, as i work for long hours almost everyday, i have gone through your advertisement and i am satisfied with the condition and price of it.
As for the payment.. i will be paying you via one of the fastest and secure way to pay online (PayPal).
My private courier agent will come for the pick up on my behalf after the payment have been made, as they will also be coming with all the information needed.
You can now send me your PayPal email so i can pay in right away and also include your address in your reply. If you don\'t have a paypal account, you can easily set up one... just log on to www.paypal.com and sign up. its very easy. I await your reply asap.
Cottenden Edwards
Chief Engineer
Hirotec Canberra Office
97 Tennant Street
Fyshwick ACT 2609
T: +1 213 608 9312
E: cott_23wards15ed@live.com.au
www.hirotec.com.au

 Got more information on this Scam/Scammer?
 Problems with this Report? Let us know


Since you’re here …
we have a small favour to ask. More people are visting Scamdex and Scamalot than ever but advertising revenues are falling fast and we have no 'product' to sell. And unlike many informational websites, we haven’t put up a paywall or membership barrier – we want to keep our site as open as we can. So you can see why we need to ask for your help. Scamdex/Scamalot websites takes a lot of time, money and hard work to keep running. We do this because we hate to see our fellow humans getting scammed out of their hard-earned money by low-lives.
Consider switching off your AdBlocker (if you use one) or contributing directly by one of the links below. Thank you for reading!
Ad Blocker Detected
Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker.
Thanks!
Scamdex
PING