Fake Payments, Watch out your equipment Options

[JPedro]

It's my first topic in macmusic. First of all congratulations to all macmusic's developers. It's a very good site and a usefull work place. Unfortunely some people is not so serious has we wich, so my contribute is my advice to a guy called "peter_white@fastermail.com" who operates in the classifieds zone. He wanted to buy me a JV1080 and send me a fake international check for payment, asking me to give him the difference of that check via Western Union. It's a real good story . He send me a gorgeus check of 7.050€ to pay a simple 650€ and wanted the difference ahahah at this time Interpol is looking for him because i wet to the police tell all the story.
So be carefull macusers....
Best regards to all of you....

[The Guitar God]

well done!!
Luckely I havnt come across him, (Thank God)

This post has been edited by The Guitar God: Wed 29 Dec 2004, 19:43

[firefox828]

I had already twice e-mails from this guy. it seems that.he's operating under different e-mail adresses... this is his latest mail I got from him...just for all the others to see...
take care & watch out guys....
Firefox



"Kenny James" <kennyjames@operamail.com>  
Date:
Mon, 03 Jan 2005 13:00:44 +0100

Subject:
PAYMENT....Q 2031 A Yamaha


Hi,
Thanks for your reply and happy new year to you, Your offer is ok with
me, I will buy the Yamaha . I will tell my client in europe owing me
€2550 to send you a check for payment when you receive the check, cash it
remove the amount for the item ,go and send the remaining funds to my
shipping agent at la postal via western union money transfer, when my
shipping agent receives the remaining funds, my agent will come to pick
up the item at your place or any location given to him for pick up.

I will need your following
information for the check to be sent out to you,

1)NAME ON CHECK
2)ADDRESS CHECK SHOULD BE SENT TO
3)PHONE #
I await your reply.

Regards, Peter.

[JPedro]

Hi ppl. Well it's the same thing. Has you told firefox, it seems that he operates with diferent e-mails, but the text is the same as i receive. I also have his adress and contact with the name of "Peter White"

MR PETER WHITE
20 THE COVER DALES
BARKING ESSEX
LONDON, IG117JZ
+447040116548

Now, look the e-mail that he send me

"
Hi,
I am sorry for my late reply. I'm glad to know the JV1080 is in perfect
condtion. your offer is fine and I will buy the JV1080, I have an internation
nal shipping agent who will come to pick up the JV1080, so you don't need to
send it via fedex to my address.

I will tell my client in europe owing me €7050 to send you a check for payment
when you receive the check, cash it remove the amount for the equipment, and
send the remaining funds to my shipping agent at la postal via western union
money transfer, when my shipping agent receives the remaining funds, my agent
will come to pick up the equipment at your place or any location given to him
for pick up

I will need your following information for the check to be sent out to you,
1)NAME ON CHECK
2)ADDRESS CHECK SHOULD BE SENT TO
3)PHONE #

I await your reply.

Regards, Peter."

Well...nothing to comment

[firefox828]

Just for the last time here .....

pls have a look at his first e-mail he sent to me...and what I received yesterday from "Security Pro News" .....


"Forums" <peter_white@fastermail.com> 

Date:
Sat, 18 Dec 2004 22:24:16 +0100


firefox828,

peter_ has sent you this email from
http://www.macmusic.org/agora/forums/index.php.


Hi,
I run a procurment outfit in Lagos. I am keen on procuring your S-330
Roland for €1 50 if the description information provided is to be
beleived pls let me know the present condition and your last price on
offer, I await your reply.

Regards, Peter.


"Security Pro News"

A new fraudulent email has begun circling the Internet. It claims to be from an Asian charity helping the victims of the recent devastating Tsunami that hit South-East Asia.

A member of an anti-scam forum has said, Nigerian scammers have sent out an email, originating from Lagos in Nigeria, claiming to be from a Singaporean charity that is involved with the relief effort. They ask that recipients send money by Western Union to help out the victims of the disaster.

The fraudulent email states: “DEAR SIR/MADAM
SIR WE WANT TO SAKE YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT FINANCIALY FOR THE ASSISTANCE OF THE DISSASTER FOR THE DISPLACED PEOPLE IN THE ASIA TSUNAMIS EARTHQUAKE ATTACK. WE ARE SLOID FOUNDATION A HUMANITARY AND NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION IN ASIA

PLEASE WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT WITH AT LIST 100 DOLLAR UPWARD TO ASSIT MORE THAN 2,000,000 DISPLACED PEOPLE AND OVER 500,000 HOMELESS, AND over 33,000 poeple are dead and we need to assit the families of the dead people. WE NEEDED THE FUNDS TO HELP GET FOOD, MATERIALS, DRUGS, FUEL, ETC...

YOU CAN SEND YOUR DONATIONS TO ANY OF OUR CENTRES IN ASIA.all donations by cash should be send by western union money transfer.”