Important! Heads Up about a Scamer

[Marv02]

Just Heads up everyone about Scott Nino he tryed to scam me by buying a motor from me.
I did a search on him and found he has tryed to scam other from other fourms.
So if you hear from Scott Nino (*Edit) you know now don't deal with him.
Just heads Up everyone

*Edit: Removed subject's email address in keeping with the CAC Rules of Conduct sub-section Member Names and Personal Information.
Jane Ann
XLR8
Forums Administrator
Corvette Action Center

 

[XLR8]

Just out of curiosity, what's his scam?

Jane Ann

 

[John Robinson]

If you are going to make acquisitions about someone you need to cover in detail what happened. Just saying someone has committed a scam leaves you open to a liable suit by them. A complete history of your dealing with them provides useful information to us to know what to look out for and gives credibility to your warning. Otherwise your post comes off as just another unsupported ranting.

 

[JAKE]

accusations

Jake

 

[Marv02]

Ok here the scam they send you a check take out what they owe you and send the shipping Company the diffrence.
They send you a bad check you put it against your account send them the money after your bank finds out it bad you get stuck owing the bank and out alll that money.


Here's the E-Mail from them.

How are you doing today hope you are doing great...Am very sorry for the delay of the payment but i can asure you now that you will get the payment today..This is the Tracking Number of the payment and you will get it track by www.FedEx.com.(8728287736187) i just want to notify you that the payment for the item will deliver to you today...Also want you to be aware of a mistake in the payment , another check was to be issue to the shipping agent to come and pick the items from you and do some other pickups around your zip code but the accountant wrote all the money in one check under your name and address ... All i will advise you to do is as soon as you get the check you will deduct the cost of your item from the money and another $30 for you effort and you will help me send the balance to the shipping agent so that they can come and pick up the item from you as soon as possible.. i am sorry for the mistake from my part just asking for your favor in this manner...Now you will help me to Wire the rest of the found to my shipper so that they can come for the pick up of your item and for the
other of my items,,ok.This is the Shipping Company Name and Address that you will send the Money to...
Name: MELANIE DISBROW
City: RACELAND
State: LOUISIANA
Zip Code: 70394

After that you will get back to me with all the western union such as:
Sender name and address
receiver name
amount sand after western union charge
mtcn control number
hope to read from you today..i count on you .all is well..You are bless.
Ronald

 

[John Robinson]

OK here the scam they send you a check take out what they owe you and send the shipping Company the difference.
They send you a bad check you put it against your account send them the money after your bank finds out it bad you get stuck owing the bank and out all that money.
Here's thee-Mail from them.

How are you doing today hope you are doing great...Am very sorry for the delay of the payment but i can assure you now that you will get the payment today..This is the Tracking Number of the payment and you will get it track by www.FedEx.com.(8728287736187) i just want to notify you that the payment for the item will deliver to you today...Also want you to be aware of a mistake in the payment , another check was to be issue to the shipping agent to come and pick the items from you and do some other pickups around your zip code but the accountant wrote all the money in one check under your name and address ... All i will advise you to do is as soon as you get the check you will deduct the cost of your item from the money and another $30 for you effort and you will help me send the balance to the shipping agent so that they can come and pick up the item from you as soon as possible.. i am sorry for the mistake from my part just asking for your favor in this manner...Now you will help me to Wire the rest of the found to my shipper so that they can come for the pick up of your item and for the
other of my items,,OK.This is the Shipping Company Name and Address that you will send the Money to...
Name: MELANIE DISBROW
City: RACE LAND
State: LOUISIANA
Zip Code: 70394

After that you will get back to me with all the western union such as:
Sender name and address
receiver name
amount sand after western union charge
mtcn control number
hope to read from you today..i count on you .all is well..You are bless.
Ronald

I have received a variation of that scam in which I have won a prise and just cash the check and send some of it back to them for the processing fee. I email those to my attorney general consumer affairs department.

 

[XLR8]

Wow - that is just wrong on so many levels. From the Nigerian scammer style grammar, spelling, etc. to the fact that there are - what? - 3 names involved in the transaction... Melanie, Ronald and Scott... I'd say you were very wise to run from that one.

A quick search on yahoo brought up info that there is indeed a "MELANIE DISBROW" listed in Raceland LA (there really is a Raceland LA, I pass through there when I visit one of my sisters living in southern LA.). Of course, the real M.Disbrow may have nothing to do with this little bait and switch affair.

One other suggestion I would make would be to check if this scammer is listed as a legitimate business and if so, I'd consider filing a report with the Better Buisiness Bureau of Louisiana.

Thanks for the heads up to the community.
Jane Ann

 

[vetteoz]

From the Nigerian scammer style grammar, spelling, etc.

Wouldn't put too much on the name or email address; the scammer will have a different one tomorrow. Most are in Nigeria anyway

Is the most common internet scam going today
Very professionally done
There is always some excuse why they need you to pay the shipping ( nearly always called a agent , not a freight or shipping company ) Sometimes the " agent " will contact you direct saying he is picking up goods on behalf of buyer ;asking for the shipping payment to make it appear legit
They even send you fake Paypal emails to say $$ are in your account and then a fake letter from Paypal saying that because of a technical problem you cant see the money in your Paypal account and it is OK to pay the shipping costs
They always want you to send the shipping money to a " agent" using using Western Union


Why would you forward money before a check is cleared anyway; just asking for trouble

 

[JAKE]

Wouldn't put too much on the name or email address; the scammer will have a different one tomorrow. Most are in Nigeria anyway

Is the most common internet scam going today
Very professionally done
There is always some excuse why they need you to pay the shipping ( nearly always called a agent , not a freight or shipping company ) Sometimes the " agent " will contact you direct saying he is picking up goods on behalf of buyer ;asking for the shipping payment to make it appear legit
They even send you fake Paypal emails to say $$ are in your account and then a fake letter from Paypal saying that because of a technical problem you cant see the money in your Paypal account and it is OK to pay the shipping costs
They always want you to send the shipping money to a " agent" using using Western Union


Why would you forward money before a check is cleared anyway; just asking for trouble

Someone tried something similar on me earlier this year. I called the company the check was drawn on before depositing it and learned of several other attempted frauds too.

I received a $2,100.00 (+/-) company check for a $500.00 (IIRC) pair of cylinder heads I had up for sale on EBay. I was suppose to send the extra, over-payment to a certain frauder's address.

I turned the whole matter over to the F.B.I.

Jake

 

[boomdriver]

Someone tried something similar on me earlier this year. I called the company the check was drawn on before depositing it and learned of several other attempted frauds too.

I received a $2,100.00 (+/-) company check for a $500.00 (IIRC) pair of cylinder heads I had up for sale on EBay. I was suppose to send the extra, over-payment to a certain frauder's address.

I turned the whole matter over to the F.B.I.

Jake

Its from the same folks that brought the rich, dead uncle you never knew about....that died and left you $28,000,000....and his attorney needs your bank acct number to arrange for the wire transfer...right.

 

[hotmtrsports]

I've been getting emails from Bank of America asking me to verify my account. I don't have an account from Bank of America. It looked so real, I'll bet quite a few people get scammed with that one.

There was one email a few weeks ago stating that I should help them get a huge amount of money in my name with the same misspellings and poor grammer thats always in those emails. Ssoo I asked them a simple question. What is my name. They replied with my name and address correctly spelled. That's scary!

Chuck M

 

[Marv02]

I gotten my self From B of A, Chase, ect.

I like to get my hands on those guys.

I know someone that was scammed they are in a world of hurt now.

I also know a coulpe that got scammed by a house Refi program I have not heard from them in a while I don't know if they end up losing there home do to the scam.

I've been getting emails from Bank of America asking me to verify my account. I don't have an account from Bank of America. It looked so real, I'll bet quite a few people get scammed with that one.

There was one email a few weeks ago stating that I should help them get a huge amount of money in my name with the same misspellings and poor grammer thats always in those emails. Ssoo I asked them a simple question. What is my name. They replied with my name and address correctly spelled. That's scary!

Chuck M

 

[red vette 92]

Scams

The big scam around here is the to good to be true deal.

scamers offer a car,rv,boat,etc. at a very low price for the value offered.

when asked to view the item offered an excuse is made, usually the item

has just been moved out of the area by a spouse at a new job.

they then suggest that you purchase, thru pay pal, and they will

ship the item, at their expense, for your inspection with a right of refusal.

I am not sure if this has ever worked but i have seen it several times!

 

[nelson84]

You guys should deal through paypal or something similar. Checks went out of style in the 70's. There is a new thing called a computer try using it to your advantage. Don't be a sucker. Don't ship anything until you have the money in your grubby hands.

 

[vetteoz]

You guys should deal through paypal or something similar.

You been quiet lately.

READ WHAT I WROTE ABOVE.
The scammers send you very good looking email from Paypal stating $$ is in your account and to pay the shipping cost

This is a email from "Paypal " ( not )

Dear ..............


PayPal customer care unit has confirmed that a payment has been made to your paypal account by Tosin Garry which will be in your account as soon as we verify and confirm that the shipping company fee has been sent and we have the Western Union transfer details .
Due to the Advanced PayPal method used by the buyer in making the payment,that means we shall be the link between you and the buyer,once the $850 for the shipping of the item has been sent to the required shipping company and the valid transfer details have been sent to us,the money will be credited into your account instantly.
We request that you should send the shipping fee as soon as possible to the required shipping address since he has made payment to your PayPal account otherwise the payment will not be credited to the account specified.
There are many cases of unsent money by seller's ,in which they receive money paid by a buyer via PayPal and they will refuse to send the shipping fee and also keep to the money been received,that is the reason why PayPal Advanced Payment was introduced for this kind of situation.
Western union transfer details should be sent to this: payaudit@consultant.com

This is to reduce the high rate of fraudulent acts going on and to ensure that both buyers and sellers are satisfied, because it is all about our services to serve the buyer's and the seller's on ebay. Please follow the protocol of the payment so that the money will be credited straight away into your account. Respond to this mail within 24 hours and get back to us .

Thank you for using paypal ® . We look forward to serving your online auction payment needs in the future.
Sincerely,
Gene Braint.
Paypal Customer Care.

 

[Vettehead Mikey]

There was one email a few weeks ago stating that I should help them get a huge amount of money in my name with the same misspellings and poor grammer thats always in those emails. Ssoo I asked them a simple question. What is my name. They replied with my name and address correctly spelled. That's scary!

Chuck M

Never, ever reply to or acknowledge any of these emails. By doing so you are letting them know that there's actually someone at this email address and you will now be besieged with even more scams.

 

[Marv02]

Here the lattest E-mail from Scott

URGENT RESPOND FROM YOU.......I STILL HAVE FULL INTEREST IN THE ITEM......

Monday, October 4, 2010 11:11 PM

hello,

How you doing today?is long time to read from you..i want to know if you still have the item for sale?do you still have it..i still have full interest pls..have a nice day?



I don't respond to this person but I like to tell him were to go.

 

[KANE]

Here the lattest E-mail from Scott

URGENT RESPOND FROM YOU.......I STILL HAVE FULL INTEREST IN THE ITEM......

Monday, October 4, 2010 11:11 PM

hello,

How you doing today?is long time to read from you..i want to know if you still have the item for sale?do you still have it..i still have full interest pls..have a nice day?



I don't respond to this person but I like to tell him were to go.

You could always reply back- but from a new email address. Send a link to a malicious web site and say in the email it is a link to your bank account.

You know... see if their greed and curiosity drives them to click on the link.


I did that to scammer recently and it shut him down for a while.

 

[Marv02]

I would send them one of those web sites if I knew how and had one to send to them.

You could always reply back- but from a new email address. Send a link to a malicious web site and say in the email it is a link to your bank account.

You know... see if their greed and curiosity drives them to click on the link.


I did that to scammer recently and it shut him down for a while.