Scammers That Want Us to Become Their Relatives, Adopt Them, and Find Them Housing

Just received this email from a scam artist; supposedly, a college student that has horrendous writing skills.

I found this to be one of the more amusing scam letters and thought that I would share it, and, of course, give the scam artist 15 minutes of fame in perpetuity. What always puzzles me the most is why these scammers from Africa always have millions of U.S. dollars in metal boxes or in bank accounts or held at security companies. Why don't these scammers have millions of dollars in their own currency? Of course, all of this is fake, but some innocent people become victims of these scammers.

Why would someone that doesn't know me give me such personal information -- because it isn't real, and scammers want you to feel sorry for them. Of course, those that get involved are looking to make a fast buck too. Do not get taken advantage of.

Do not fall for these letters or respond to them. Delete them from your email box.

From maima bestman Fri Jul 11 09:53:53 2008
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From: "maima bestman"
Subject: i wish to be your family member. please read this.
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Respected dear,

Sorry for this on notified email. As a matter of fact, I wish to contact you because I wish to do this transaction with a complete neutral person. I decided to do this because I wish to keep the secret of my success from everybody who knows me or my family.

In brief introduction, I am Miss maima bestman Tutu. A Ghanaian university student. I am the daughter of a very popular gold and bauxite miner in Ghana who died close ten months ago. My dad was a polygamist married to five women. I am the sole daughter from my mother who is from Belgium among 24 other children from his other women.

My mum is a banker and was my late father?s banker. After the death of my father, and the family shared everything according to tradition, I got nothing because I am a woman and the 22nd child in the family.

My mother just called me to reveal to me that she kept secret an account of my late father containing a fixed deposit of twenty five million united state dollars ($25,000,000.00.) she has instructed me to look for a very reliable person who can help me outside this country in receiving this fund and investing it wisely.

I wish to go into estate developments and insurance company. I also wish that you help me buy a five bedrooms mansion with all social amenities of not more than $1,000,000.00. I will be coming to complete my school in your country and you will help me secure residence permit.

With all this assured, I wish to give you 14% of my money. Your comments are welcome.

Waiting to hear from you urgently.

Miss Maima Bestman Tutu.

Typical Scammer Email Stating Funds Have Been Recovered

Do not be tricked by email messages similar to the one below. No one writes to you blindly stating that funds stolen from you have been recovered. The email message is utter nonsense.

Always be leery of communications with misspellings, grammatical mistakes, and typographical errors.

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Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 15:22:31 +0100
From: "EU Anti-Fraud Watch" Add Mobile Alert
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Subject: EU Anti-Fraud (Urgent Message) We Have Capture Some of Scamers
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ATTENTION VICTIMS OF SCAMS!!!

Complements of the season!

I am David Jackson of the EU Fraud watch team. This panel was set to look into recent fraudulent activities and scam victims in the past five years within Africa and Europe.

We wish to inform you that we have received several complain about victims of several Internet scams and suspicious activities going on at the some Blacklisted Banks through the internet fraud watch operatives at the World Bank level.

we recovered some huge amount of funds from internet scamms from Africa and Europe and Aisa.The fraud money recovered was deposited in world bank,Your lost money we be giving to you atfer the investiagation by world.

However, your name, email address and other related details appeared with some of the detail retrieved from some of our prime suspect now in our custody as follows.

The Fraudulent officers of the Barclays Bank and Government officials are still at Large alone with some remote cells working in Africa called EFCC.

This commission have re-confirm this information with World Bank and IMF financial crime list, which has agree to further investigate the genuineness of the transaction.

I will need you to contact me with all the relevant information to aid our investigation and uphold justice.

As soon as i hear from you. You will be further advised on what to do in other to recovery any money lost or make further claims.

I hope to hear from you soonest.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Sincerely yours,

David Jackson
(Director) Field Operation
EU Fraud Watch/Tax Authentication Team
8 Storey's Gate
London SW1P 3AT
EFCC Nigerian Abuje office
Tell:+234-7055762274
Uk Tel: +44-7031906684
Email: david-eu-taxoffice@excite.com

eBayGate: Covering Up Fraud on eBay

At the Town Hall Meeting held on April 30, 2007, Rob "Pinocchio" Chesnut, Senior Vice President of eBay's Global Trust & Safety Group, stated that curtailing fraud on eBay's platforms is eBay's number one priority. He also stated that the group is securing hijacked accounts and nullifying fraudulent listings within 2-3 hours of the first report it receives from eBay community members that spot and report fraud. Chesnut's comments are so far removed from the truth that we are surprised that he hasn't been struck by lightning. Fraudulent listings continue to run rampant on eBay's platforms.

On April 9, 2007, Chesnut announced new fraud prevention initiatives to the eBay community, however, his announcement was vague, and we continue to not see any filters implemented to catch the fraudulent listings prior to them uploading on eBay's platforms. Despite the implementation of Safeguarding Member IDs (SMIs) for items that have bids exceeding the $200 threshold, members continue to receive fake Second Chance Offers. Shill bidding continues and eBay handsomely profits from it, but it is now nearly impossible to report the infraction due to eBay's SMI initiative. There has not been one iota of improvement in curtailing fraud since Chesnut made his announcement.

When questioned by a caller at the April Town Hall Meeting regarding implementing mandatory educational tutorials for new members, Matt Halprin, eBay Vice President for Policies and Procedures, stated that eBay does not want to force its members to take tutorials; it wants to make the buying process simple so buyers can get in and out quickly. The only mandatory educational tutorial that eBay requires new members to take is for members that have feedback ratings of 10 or less that wish to leave neutral or negative feedback for a transaction.

A few weeks ago, the administrator at Company Exposed installed new RSS feeds powered by FEEDBITE. The RSS feeds consist of common scammer phrases, specific email addresses, and well-known items the scammers are known to list on hijacked eBay accounts. At any one time the RSS feeds expose hundreds, if not thousands, of active fraudulent eBay listings. The fraudulent listings appear for endless hours, if not days, certainly exceeding the 2-3 hour window that Chesnut proclaimed was the eBay response time for nullifying these listings and securing accounts.

Although there have been announcements made by eBay that it is actively protecting its membership, there have been no significant or positive changes implemented, therefore, eBay continues to be a thief's best friend and accomplice when it comes to defrauding eBay members.

Recently an eBay member that frequently participates on the Trust & Safety forum provided an excellent definition of fraud:

Fraud: A knowing misrepresentation of the truth or concealment of a material fact to induce another to act to his or her detriment. A concealment or false representation through a statement or conduct that injures another who relies on it in acting.

eBay proclaims itself as a "safe trading environment." Based on the definition above, is eBay's proclamation true or false?

eBay commits fraud by concealing the extent and prevalence of fraud on its platforms and, therefore, places eBay members at risk through the false representation that eBay is a "safe trading environment." eBay's misrepresentation as a "safe trading environment" is for its own financial enrichment and such conduct truly injures eBay members.

Misrepresentation

eBay claims it is safe and claims only 0.01 to 0.1% of the visible listings are fraudulent. Unsuspecting new buyers are lulled into becoming members without being properly educated that by becoming eBay members and actively entering into transactions on eBay they will become the number one target to be hacked, hijacked, phished, spoofed, and lured into sophisticated fraudulent schemes to purchase non-existent merchandise.

eBay's fraud calculations are grossly misleading and are only based on claims paid out through PayPal. Members that are defrauded and make payment to thieves through any mechanism other than PayPal do not have actionable claims and, therefore, are not included in the calculations, nor are fraudulent listings that are uploaded and eventually removed by eBay. Also not included in the calculations are fraudulent payments made to sellers through mechanisms other than PayPal. eBay does not publicly report in the aggregate the number of fraudulent listings uploaded on its platforms.

Conduct

eBay actively conceals and censors its members on eBay community message boards by removing warning posts provided by eBay members illustrating and documenting fraud on eBay's platforms. eBay actively acts to conceal and misrepresent the fraud.

eBay removed member posts on its March Town Hall Forum thread that did not violate board policies. Pointed questions were removed regarding fraud in an effort to conceal members' concerns about this issue. Days prior to the April Town Hall Meeting, eBay blocked access to the March Town Hall Forum thread.

eBay removed and continues to remove any post on eBay's Trust & Safety community board and on other eBay community boards that point to specific or even non-specific proof of fraud on eBay's platforms.

On April 16, 2007, Avery from eBay's Community Development group posted a thread entitled Discussing and Reporting Member-Specific Activity and in part stated:

The manner in which accounts or listings are referenced is less important than the reason why they are being referenced. If it is being used to report a violation, then search strings, item titles, item descriptions, links to other threads with reports, etc. are also examples of posts that are likely not appropriate in these forums.

The original argument for pulling certain posts off eBay community discussion boards was to protect innocent eBay members from mistaken accusations.

However, Avery's comments clearly state eBay members may not discuss fraud in any shape or form, including posting links to the German eBay Trust & Safety community board where eBay members have an official thread to report hijacked accounts.

eBay removed posts linking to its own German Trust & Safety community board when users report hijacked seller accounts with fraudulent auctions. Instead of eBay creating a thread for members to post questions on for the April Town Hall meeting, eBay members were told to submit their questions to an email address. This was done intentionally so eBay members could not review the questions being presented to the panelists at the Town Hall meeting.

It is quite apparent that by eBay's recent actions that it no longer wishes to have transparency on its platforms. Certainly, eBay management is aware of its members' criticisms, but instead of proactively working with members that are knowledgeable about fraud, eBay instead prefers to cover up any traces of both the criticisms and the fraud.

Who is kidding who here? Contrary to what eBay is telling its members, investors, and the media, eBay is not making any visible or significant progress in reducing the number of fraudulent listings on its platforms. eBay has not implemented proactive fraud initiatives; instead it is making its best efforts to conceal fraud, and to censor and sanction its members from discussing fraud. There is no "Trust & Safety" at eBay.

This is an eBayGate cover up; the proof is on Company Exposed's website and is visible by reading the threads on eBay's community message boards and the many blogs and message boards throughout the Internet.

eBay's New Fraud Prevention Initiative ... it is Clearly Not Working

On Monday, April 9, 2007, Rob Chesnut, Senior Vice President of eBay's Global Trust & Safety announced a new fraud prevention initiative to curtail the massive number of fraudulent listings created by thieves on eBay. The specifics of this announcement can be found on this blog in an entry dated April 10, 2007.

It has been almost a week since Rob Chesnut made this announcement, however, we see absolutely no reduction in the number of fraudulent listings found each day when we are reviewing listings on eBay. Mr. Chesnut announced that the specific criteria would be kept secret so that the fraudsters would not be alerted to it. As far as we can tell, the specific criteria that eBay has established to curtail the number of fraudulent listings appearing on eBay's platforms is also being kept secret from eBay. There has not been one iota of improvement since the announcement was made.

By now, we should have seen fraud prevention filters in place so that listings with common scammer language (see blog entry below dated April 11, 2006) would be caught automatically. The eBay members that voluntarily police eBay every moment of the day would not have to continuously report the hijacked accounts that have listings with these common phrases. Instead eBay members are reporting that there is more fraud.

If fraud prevention filters were in place, eBay would be catching the fraudulent listings created through Turbo Lister and other third-party programs, yet the listings are immediately being indexed and appearing instantaneously, which is contrary to Mr. Chesnut's announcement that there would be a substantial delay for listings appearing on eBay.

If fraud prevention filters were in place, eBay would be catching the fraudulent listings that had known scammer email addresses in them. Thousands of these email addresses are documented on this blog. The same would hold true for the well-known items that the scammers list. eBay would be catching the bulk of the fraudulent listings automatically.

What could eBay's and specifically Rob Chesnut's excuse possibly be? The truth is that the fraud prevention initiative that Rob Chesnut announced has either not been implemented or it is so flawed that it is not working effectively. In actuality, we believe that Rob Chesnut's announcement is a monumental lie. A new fraud prevention initiative does not exist, and the announcement was made to make the eBay community believe that eBay is safer and proactive towards fraud.

Mr. Chesnut, are you so brainwashed by the eBay machinery, that you believe the lies that you make publicly? Do you sleep at night with a clear conscience? Do you go to confession and tell your priest that you lie?

Rob Chesnut has ZERO credibility amongst those that participate on eBay's Trust & Safety community board. On April 30th, eBay is hosting a Town Hall Meeting and the topic is trust and safety. Rob Chesnut is one of the panelists. What could he possibly say to regain the community's trust?

eBay is allowing thieves to upload fraudulent listings on its servers. eBay is only taking these listings down and securing the affected accounts when members bring the accounts to eBay's attention. eBay is doing nothing on its own to make its platforms safer. By doing nothing, eBay continues to aid and abet criminals, and continuously allows criminals to defraud its members.

eBay should be ashamed of itself.

We urge all members to take a stance. If you are a seller, find other avenues to sell your items on. If you are a buyer, do not shop on eBay. Boycott eBay; it is not safe.

Scammer Contact Information Featured in eBay Listings

Caveat emptor! Buyer beware!
Do these images and email addresses look familiar to you?

janet010890@yahoo.com

earlantoni@aol.com

xdtickets2006@gmail.com

ceasudeaur@yahoo.com

mclinj81@hotmail.com

motorashu@aol.com

johnny.derek@hotmail.com

lancidod@aol.com

zosmeliater@aol.com

labamica@gmail.com

ionutlord13@gmail.com

alltickets2@gmail.com

lordmataitis13@gmail.com

admin@uefachampionstickets.com

loocibib@yahoo.com

labareli06@gmail.com

wantickets2007@hotmail.com

nicolewebx@aol.com

digi88sellxx@aol.com

comracetrade@hotmail.com

wllmsdavwill89@aol.com

espadrilla@aol.com

jagorete@googlemail.com

sierveldgerald@yahoo.com

championsleaguerol@gmail.com

clfinaltix@yahoo.com

nicholas.wilde@yahoo.com

sumtix@yahoo.com

tefuryo@aol.com

wesell77x@aol.com

buy@dr.com

sline3200@aol.com

uefa@jimmy-cox.com

barrett-77@hotmail.com

adamweb32@aol.com

gehrisch.1@hotmail.com

stephen.s75@hotmail.com

t.ingraham@hotmail.com

j.vasilopulos@hotmail.com

frank_morris@netzero.net

These are examples of actual jpeg images frequently found in current eBay listings. The primary reason thieves use them is to fly under the radar of scam hunters that search for the email addresses. Images such as jpeg cannot be found with eBay's search function.

The email addresses above are most likely owned by the same thief that is currently listing bogus Disney Hopper and sports event tickets.

If you see images in listings like the ones above make sure that you report the listings to eBay. You will frequently find that the listings are in the wrong categories. Do not bid on the listings or make contact with the email addresses. The eBay accounts have been hacked by thieves offering bogus items that you will never receive.

Remember, a thief does not have a conscience. All he wants to do is rob you of your hard earned money. A fool and his money are easily parted ... do not become a fool and be enticed to enter into a transaction that is too good to be true!

eBay refuses to be proactive and won't get rid of these thieves on its own. It is the most unsafe marketplace on the Internet. Object to eBay's laziness and blatant unwillingness to protect its members from thieves. Do not transact any business on eBay.

eBay Members Protect Yourselves and Change Your eBay Preferences

The first step that you can take to protect yourself from scammers is to go to your eBay account in My eBay and change your eBay Preferences. Change the Notification Delivery of all messages from HTML to Text-Only format. This way, when you receive messages from eBay to your registered email address you will know immediately if you are receiving a fake invoice, phish or a spoof message, because if those messages arrive in HTML format, you will know immediately that they are phony.

Second, change your Buying Notifications to NOT subscribe to Second Chance Offers. If you refuse to receive Second Chance Offers then you should NOT receive them. After changing your Preferences, if Second Chance Offers do arrive addressed to your registered email address you will know that they are phony.

Third, whenever you receive an email from eBay, double-check and make sure that it is in your My Messages in box in My eBay. If the message you receive to your registered email address is NOT in My Messages, then the message you received is phony.

Fourth, while you're making changes to your eBay account go to your PayPal account and change your Preferences to ONLY receive messages in Text-Only format. Then afterwards if you receive email messages from PayPal and they are in HTML format, you will know immediately that they are phony.

Change your Preferences and take these simple precautions and you will be taking a step in the right direction to protect yourself from scammers.

Can you safely purchase sports/event tickets on eBay?

Yes, you can buy sports and other types of event tickets on eBay, but, only if you take precautions. Do NOT rush or bid haphazardly. Any deal that is too good to be true is a scam. Beware of the warning signs ... if you use some common sense, the fraudulent listings will stand out like a sore thumb.

First, check to see what category the event tickets are listed in. If the tickets are listed in a category such as Health & Beauty Aids, hit the back button immediately. Honest sellers list their items in the proper categories.

Second, is there an email address in the listing asking for off eBay contact for a great Buy It Now price? Does the seller have excuses as to why you can only contact him by email and not through eBay's "Ask the Seller a Question" feature? If there is an email address, then the account is most likely hijacked and the thief will make you the offer of your dreams if you will complete the transaction through Western Union or MoneyGram. You will receive a phony invoice and it will not appear in your My eBay mailbox. Immediately report the account as hijacked, do not enter into a conversation with the thief. If you don't know how to report a hijacked account, email this blog and we will report the account for you.

Third, do the event tickets have a low-ball opening bid? If they do, and they are not selling for market price, you may be looking at a fraudulent listing.

Fourth, is the description vague? Are the section, row and seat numbers listed? Is there an image of the tickets? Be aware that in many cases, if this information is not available, then you may be looking at a fraudulent listing.

Fifth, is the seller listing event tickets that are not available yet to the general public? If yes, then you have probably found a fraudulent listing.

Sixth, are you finding listings for event tickets for USA events sold by sellers that are registered in locations far away from the USA? If the answer is yes, you very well may be looking at a listing by someone that wants to scam you.

Seventh, if the seller is not a ticket agent and has numerous listings for event tickets, you need to ask yourself why. The Nekkid Truth and Team Whack a Hack have reported over 150,000 bogus listings for Superbowl, Daytona 500 and other sports events tickets in the past month.

Eighth, is a newly registered eBay member listing tickets? If the answer is yes, be very cautious. Thieves are known to create accounts on eBay with the intent to defraud eBay buyers.

Ninth, check the feedback of the seller. Does the seller have a history of selling event tickets? If the answer is yes, then you probably have found a legitimate seller.

Tenth, make sure that you can pay for any tickets you are interested in bidding on with a credit card. PayPal offers the utmost protection for you, but, only if you pay with a credit card. If the deal goes south and PayPal denies your claim because it cannot obtain the funds back from the seller, you always have recourse through your credit card carrier.

Eleventh, are the seller's payment terms unreasonable? Do not be intimidated by sellers that require payment in less than 24 hours from the completion of the listing. Even eBay will tell you that this is an unreasonable demand. A legitimate ticket seller that is in a rush to be paid, can still wait 48 hours for payment. Even when fraudulent listings are reported to eBay sometimes they are not nullified prior to the listing completing. If you get a TKO notice from eBay after you make payment, what are you going to do?

Remember, PayPal's Buyer Protection Program only covers eligible transactions up to $2000.00. Double check to see if the listing you are interested in is covered.

Buyers, if the seller does not offer PayPal, ask the seller if he will complete the transaction through the approved escrow companies eBay has alliances with: Escrow.com, Escrow Australia, Escrow Europa, Iloxx, and Triple Deal. Ask the seller if he will agree to share in the costs of this service. It is probably worth the extra $40 plus dollars to use this escrow service to protect both of your interests.

Be suspicious, do your research and be thorough ... do not give your money to thieves. Be careful.

All of us are aware that sports enthusiasts will try to obtain tickets to hot events at any cost. Event tickets are a limited commodity. The thieves know this, and know your weaknesses. Do not become overcome by greed and forget to use good judgment. If you do not do your due diligence and you are not savvy about these con games, you will lose your money, and instead of being a fan rooting for your team at a live game, you will be watching it on television and crying in your beer. If you think you're buying tickets to a concert, and you get scammed, you will be listening to the music on your CD player or IPOD. Remember, if you get scammed and lose your money, you have no one to blame but yourself. If you think you are too smart to get scammed, read some of the sad stories written to this blog and posted on the Nekkid Truth Message Board.

The Nekkid Truth and Team Whack a Hack would like eBay to require that all ticket sellers register the ticket numbers in their possession with eBay prior to listing them. This way, eBay can check to see that there are no duplications. We believe that eBay has the capacity to implement this suggestion to protect the honest sellers and buyers from being victims of fraud. Very simply, if ticket sellers cannot provide proof that they have the tickets in hand, then they should not be listing them for sale.

Don't take unnecessary risks. Remember, you have been warned at The Nekkid Truth.

Email Messages from the eBay Hijackers to Bidders

The Nekkid Truth and Team Whack a Hack have decided to start posting messages that we receive from those that help contribute to our blog. These sample email messages are written to bidders that contact the email addresses in the too good to be true listings on eBay.

Feel free to forward the email messages you receive from these thieves to the blog email address and we will post them. We will protect the identity of the bidders, but not the thieves.

Read the lies from the thieves and how they try to convince innocent buyers that they are legitimate.

Message 1:

From : groapa vasile groapa2007@yahoo.com
Sent : Tuesday, January 9, 2007 2:41 PM
Subject : Re: juicy sidekick

Hi, the phone is new in box, unlocked, works in any network and comes with all the accesories and 1 year international warranty provided by factory. I am willing to sell this item for 250 USD you will not pay any custom taxes because I will ship to you as GIFT and i will pay the shipping and handling fees.

I will use UPS 2days air service (with insurance and 15 days return policy) as shipping service so that you may receive the package in less than 72 hours.

Payment: I want to use eBay like a third party to complete this transaction: I usually use PayPal but for the moment i`m expanding my account and i can`t send or receive any money So for this reason ebay let me use western union.

For our protection we will do this deal trough ebay square trade company and our transaction will be supervised by ebay safe harbour team. You will be 100% protected against description error and fraud. I never make any deal outside ebay. In case you don't get what you are paying for, you get a full refund from eBay. I have deposited about $4,000 as purchase protection in an eBay managed account. I am not able to withdraw any money from this account while there are any possible refund requests (60 days since the last transaction).

if it`s ok e-mail me back and i give you the detailes fo the transaction. thanks i wait

Message 2:

Re: dtscseller@googlemail.com

Hi,

I bid on an item on eBay but I'm really not sure about this seller (dtscseller@googlemail.com).... I found his eMail address on your web site... So I ask him if it's tring to FRAUD me and he said:

no sir. this transaction is secured by ebay. you are 100% safe. if something goes wrong ebay will refund you. please reply.

So I talked to him about your web site, his answer was:

that website is for ruining other seller's business. never trust that kind of websites. ebay sent you an email and told you to make the payment. i think that to make this transaction you have to make the payment. i understand your concerns but you have to trust me that i have made a lot of transactions on ebay. please reply.

He asked me to pay it on WesternUnion and he gave me his name (feak or not? Richard Martins) and a street address to London, Uk to ship the WesternUnion check.

Do you have an history or more information about this guys?

I'm trying to have more detail about him it's why I continue to talk with him!

Message 3:

From: "Razvan Florin"
To: INTENTIONALLY DELETE
Subject: RE: Brand New Bose Acoustic Wave Music System
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:32:45 +0000

Dear Potential Customer,

The item is BRAND NEW,with all the accesories mentioned in the description.The best price that i can give you is 700 US Dollars with all shipping and taxes included .If the price is to expensive tell me your best price please and if i'm agree we will have a deal. I have more than one unit available.I can provide big discounts if you will buy more than one unit . If you are interested to buy this product ,we can make this transaction through eBay and is 100%safe for both of us and eBay will contact you shortly with the further details. Ebay will send you an Invoice and there you'll have more details about the transaction and payment.I Will use for shipping DHL Service. All the manuals and the warranty papers are in English. The buyer will receive this item sealed ,along with all papers and receipts that he needs for an international warranty.

The item is in Europe,Romania where I own an electric store and it will be shipped from here on my expences.

To set up our transaction I need the following info:

Your ebay user id: ...
First Name: ...
Last name: ...
Address: ...
City: ...
State: ...
Zip: ...
Country: ...
Name of unit and the price

I will contact ebay as soon as i receive the info. In shortly you must receive an invoice from ebay. You must read carefully the invoice and there you will have all instructions about payment and shipping.

Message 4:

From: Santa Claus [mailto:santa_claus1944@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 6:03 PM
To: INTENTIONALLY DELETED
Subject: Re: Alienware Area 51-M 7700 P4 3GHz, 1.5GB RAM, 40GB HD

You can bid on it but usualy i sell my items as buy it now auction and the buy it now acution have priority. if you are able to buy it now mail me back. thank you.

The payment method i'm able to use at this moment is western union. eBay offers purchase protection plans for these situations. They will decide how you pay me so you can be insured for the entire value of this purchase. In case you don't get what you are paying for, you get a full refund from eBay. I have deposited about $11,000 as purchase protection in an eBay managed account. I am not able to withdraw any money from this account while there are any possible refund requests (60 days since the last transaction)I need you full name and shipping address now I will contact eBay and they will get back to us when the needed verifications are done and you got the purchase protection. This may take a few hours, so please be patient. You will be able to verify the validity of your purchase protection after you have qualified for it.

Message 5:

From: Roccafo1@aol.com [mailto:Roccafo1@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 5:32 PM
To: INTENTIONALLY DELETED
Subject: Re: bose karaoke machine

To be 100% protected we will make this deal under ebay and if something goes wrong, you will receive all your money back.
Any transaction of mine is recorded and insured by E-bay.

how works?
1.I will contact them , and I will tell about this deal.
2.They will send us mail forms (the forms will be from customer support team) ;1 for me about shipment ;1 for you about payment
3.Those forms must be filled by every part of this deal(me and you) with infos that they required
4.We must do what the invoice ask.

please give me the:
A full name
B full adress (with street,city,state,zip code and country)
C name of the item (Ex: 3 X Nokia 8800)
D amount you must send
E e-mail adress
F eBay user ID (if you have)

They will contact you shortly. If you want to go on with this deal, mail me asap and I will contact E-bay right now. Thank You

Message 6:

From: Auchan146@aol.com [mailto:Auchan146@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 5:27 PM
To: INTENTIONALLY DELETED
Subject: Re: KVT-717DVD Indash DVD Player

HI
First I want to tell you that my item is a brand new, unopened box all accessories included and also an international warranty. The invoice will come at the same time with the package. My price is the best you could get: 500 usd/unit, including the shipping and insurance taxes. We will pay them because the package will be delivered from Europe. As delivery service we use UPS2days air service or overnight (with insurance and 15 days return policy), because it's the faster. And if you will have a quick payment, we must also have a quick delivery. So that's why we use as a payment method Western Union money transfer, the fastest and also very secure way of sending money. So, if you agree with my terms I'm sure that we can close the deal as soon as possible. Waiting your quick answer right now,

THANK YOU

Message 7:

From: Mike Carlson [mailto:carlson@nycmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 5:20 PM
To: INTENTIONALLY DELETED
Subject: Re: ALPINE IVA-D300 7" SCREEN DVD, MP3, XM, RADIO

My item is brand new, unopened box all accessories included and also an international warranty. First I am going to tell you some things I think you should know before ending this deal. I travel a lot and now I am in Eastern Europe. The item is going to be shipped from europe also. Now, I can ship through UPS air next day delivery. I will pay for all taxes. If you wish you can also send me your full shipping info so I can make a reservation on your name . The price of the item is 600 usd (as I said earlier with shipping and insurance taxes included). I need some money as fast as possible so I am offering a 10 % discount if we end the deal in 24 hours. Here I am stuck to western union wire transfer.I can't use paypal because it's not available yet. Just because of this I set up an insurance with ebay which guaranties 100 % of this deal. If you wish I can contact eBay right away and have them send you an invoice with my insurance. If you agree on my terms I am sure we can close the deal right now. Please reply after you think it over.

Best regards.

Message 8:

From: Roccafo1@aol.com [mailto:Roccafo1@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 5:13 PM
To: INTENTIONALLY DELETED
Subject: Re: bose karaoke machine

HI

First I want to tell you that my bose karaoke machine are brand new, unopened box all accessories included and also an International warranty .i have many pics if you want some. My price is the best you could get: 1000USD(not euro), including the shipping and insurance taxes. We will pay them because the package will be delivered from Europe.I have many units available. As delivery service we use UPS2days air service or overnight (with insurance and 15 days return policy), because it's the faster. And if you will have a quick payment, we must also have a quick delivery. So that's why we use as a payment method Western Union money transfer, the fastest and also very secure way of sending money. So, if you agree with my terms I'm sure that we can close the deal as soon as possible. Waiting your quick answer right now,

THANK YOU

Message 9:

From: adi plus [mailto:drills772@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 5:12 PM
To: INTENTIONALLY DELETED
Subject: Re: Bernina Aurora 440 QEE Sewing Machine

Hello,

First I want to tell you that all my Bernina Aurora 440 QEE is brand new and comes with The Manufacturer's International Warranty.All accesories included. The best price that I can give you for it,is $1149,95 US dollars . Is very important for me to protect my clients. The transaction will be made thru Western Union with the ebay protection.Last year,The Bernina have sold 15 Machines to a Design Corporation here in UK and now the English Corporation is closed and have sold all the equipment in an Auction.I have bought all the machines for $850 USD for each of them and selling them now here on eBay.To be 100% protected we will make this deal under ebay and if something goes wrong, you will receive all your money back including western union fees. Shipping will be made from Europe(Romania) by UPS and in 3 days max you will have it. The shipping fees and insurance included in the price. Do not bid on it because I have more units available and I do not want to make more listings and pay more fees to eBay. So if you want to make a 100% protected deal under ebay, with feedback let me know. If you are not satisfied about my product, you have 15 days to send it to me back as I will send you all your money back (15 days refund policy).If you are interesed let me know asap .

Thank you !