selling my subs scam or not?????

i put up a ad for my orion h2 12.4s and got someone from the U.K.
wanting to buy them .... the following will be what was said by each
party...please let me know what you think!!!


buyer-
hi,
i saw your ad on line concerning the 2 Orion H2 .i live and work in
the U.K, and will handle shipping.
what will be youe best price offer considereing the fact that i will do
shipping.
i will like to have the installation manuals included too ;what payment
option would you prefer, how about a cashier's check.
await your response
thanks
Lola

me-im sorry lowest i could go would be ***. these are brand new and i
do have
all paper work on these. i can take cahiers check or M.O

buyer-
i just spoken to a shipper agent of my who does handle shipping for me
oversea, i will take it ,thank you.
but i will like you to supply me with following information so i can
write you the check

NAME IN WHICH THE CASHIER'S CHECK SHOULD BE MADE PAYABLE:
MAILING ADDRESS (NOT P.O.BOX):
LOCATION (FOR SHIPPER)
PHONE NUMBER:
i shall need the above mentioned info asap so you can receive your
payment.
my shipper will be coming to do the pick - up personally, but that will
be after you must have received your payment.
thank you
Lola

me-
before i agree to this i must state a few things. i will need up to 14
days for the check to clear before the subs can be picked up. the day
it clears they can be picked up no problem. if you agree to this then
we have a deal. i will send my info after i hear back from you

buyer - sure i like that


soooo what do you think?


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On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 21:29:52 GMT, rawdogj
wrote:

soooo what do you think?

Clearly scam. If I tried, I could probably find several hundred very
similar emails from people who'll 'arrange collection with their own
shipping agent'. We tend to see two or three a week most weeks. They
all seem to be written in the same form of bad English, and regularly
use non-English terms - ie. you won't normally hear the term
'cashier's check' in the UK, and if you do, it's a cheque, not check.
Also, if they live in the UK, what's the relevance of the fact they
work here? Again, suggests it's someone doing a bad job of faking that
they're in the UK.

One thing to be aware of - if the cheque is stolen, or relates to an
account that has been set up fraudulently, it will probably clear, but
the bank are likely to send a debt recovery agent after you. The same
can also apply with an electronic transfer.

Jon
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