Hi everyone.
This is my first time on mybroadband and my first post and hopefully many more to come.
Excuse me if this is the wrong place to create my thread (I wasn't sure where i should post it)
Ok let me begin.
I was browsing junkmail.co.za to see if there are any cheap Macs/PCs available and i soon noticed there was a i7 Mac book pro for sale for around R6000, so i instantly tried to call the person that was selling this item (The item in my mind was a bargain). This Foreign guy, who sounded like a Nigerian (I know i am generalizing, which i did not intend), Says "I sell lots of Apple products. Can i send you a price list". So i said please send it, thinking he had big contacts as a reseller. The price List is as follows :
This email was from the address <deleted reason="bog standard scammer spam, doing the scammer's job for him using MBB as the medium"/>. Who uses a gamil account for business and thus set a red flag for me. The second red flag came when i read the prices, Lets be honest these prices are too cheap. Third red flag was the 64 Gig iphone 4s which i don't think exists. So i emailed him regarding the prices and why it was so cheap? but he never replied so i decided to phone him and i asked him the same question that i had sent in the email, he responded by saying the only way i will buy any products from you is if i can come to your company and purchase it from you shop or meet you in person to exchange and he said "We can't do that you have to deposit the money in our account first, before we can deliver" even though he advertises his company is around the corner where i work. He then called me saying "Hi there i am Edwin, i am replying to your email (I don't think he noticed that i am the same person i just spoke to", i then proceeded to say i will purchase your products only if you meet me in person or i come to your company and then he just put the phone down.
I go on the net browse for second hand items since they are cheaper than purchasing new items, but i have come across a lot of these "Scamsters" who try and rip off people and just sit at home doing nothing and the funny thing is they make a lot of money scamming innocent people. Basically this is just a warning to people out there who buy from online classifieds to be careful that criminals are there to "F#$# you over".
Remember do not transfer money to anyone's account before seeing the product, rather buy from a reputable named company or exchange goods in person when buying from classifieds.
This guys cellphone number is : <deleted reason="bog standard scammer spam, doing the scammer's job for him using MBB as the medium"/>
His email address is : <deleted reason="bog standard scammer spam, doing the scammer's job for him using MBB as the medium"/>
Feel free to ask him anything, i am sure he wants to listen to the public about his "Imaginary" products he is selling.
Notice : I am not distrusting his private information but rather is business details since "I am promoting his company in my own special way"
This is my first time on mybroadband and my first post and hopefully many more to come.
Excuse me if this is the wrong place to create my thread (I wasn't sure where i should post it)
Ok let me begin.
I was browsing junkmail.co.za to see if there are any cheap Macs/PCs available and i soon noticed there was a i7 Mac book pro for sale for around R6000, so i instantly tried to call the person that was selling this item (The item in my mind was a bargain). This Foreign guy, who sounded like a Nigerian (I know i am generalizing, which i did not intend), Says "I sell lots of Apple products. Can i send you a price list". So i said please send it, thinking he had big contacts as a reseller. The price List is as follows :
This email was from the address <deleted reason="bog standard scammer spam, doing the scammer's job for him using MBB as the medium"/>. Who uses a gamil account for business and thus set a red flag for me. The second red flag came when i read the prices, Lets be honest these prices are too cheap. Third red flag was the 64 Gig iphone 4s which i don't think exists. So i emailed him regarding the prices and why it was so cheap? but he never replied so i decided to phone him and i asked him the same question that i had sent in the email, he responded by saying the only way i will buy any products from you is if i can come to your company and purchase it from you shop or meet you in person to exchange and he said "We can't do that you have to deposit the money in our account first, before we can deliver" even though he advertises his company is around the corner where i work. He then called me saying "Hi there i am Edwin, i am replying to your email (I don't think he noticed that i am the same person i just spoke to", i then proceeded to say i will purchase your products only if you meet me in person or i come to your company and then he just put the phone down.
I go on the net browse for second hand items since they are cheaper than purchasing new items, but i have come across a lot of these "Scamsters" who try and rip off people and just sit at home doing nothing and the funny thing is they make a lot of money scamming innocent people. Basically this is just a warning to people out there who buy from online classifieds to be careful that criminals are there to "F#$# you over".
Remember do not transfer money to anyone's account before seeing the product, rather buy from a reputable named company or exchange goods in person when buying from classifieds.
This guys cellphone number is : <deleted reason="bog standard scammer spam, doing the scammer's job for him using MBB as the medium"/>
His email address is : <deleted reason="bog standard scammer spam, doing the scammer's job for him using MBB as the medium"/>
Feel free to ask him anything, i am sure he wants to listen to the public about his "Imaginary" products he is selling.
Notice : I am not distrusting his private information but rather is business details since "I am promoting his company in my own special way"
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