YAET: Is this guy legit?

[RallyMaster]

I'm auctioning off a digital camcorder (Sony DCR IP220BT) on eBay with a starting price of 400 bucks and this guy sends me an email:

Hello Seller,i am Mark Leonard,and i'm Pleased to be a winner of your item which i saw on ebay auction,in which i cannot bid on the item neither wait till the bid end because the item is needed very urgently, i will offer you $1,200.00 Dollars for this item including the shipment via UPS EXPRESS/DHL EXPRESS and i will make the payment through (MONEY ORDER) wish was told is safe and fastest way to send Money,i will only need this information from you to send the Money Order:

Full name :
Address:
City:
State:
Zip-Code
COuntry
Phone Number:
Email Address :

In which the money Order will be send to your home address,i will need your reply asap..Thanks....nice to hear back from you. Here is my email:mark_leo02@yahoo.com,or you can add me on yahoo messenegr

Thanks......

Is this guy legit? I'm not about to get ripped off mmkoiiiii

 

[FoBoT]

SCAM SCAM SCAM

 

[krunchykrome]

Anytime somebody responds to your item with a novel-type of reply, it's usually a scam.

 

[deerslayer]

That reeks of scam.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: RallyMaster
I'm auctioning off a digital camcorder (Sony DCR IP220BT) on eBay with a starting price of 400 bucks and this guy sends me an email:

Hello Seller,i am Mark Leonard,and i'm Pleased to be a winner of your item which i saw on ebay auction,in which i cannot bid on the item neither wait till the bid end because the item is needed very urgently, i will offer you $1,200.00 Dollars for this item including the shipment via UPS EXPRESS/DHL EXPRESS and i will make the payment through (MONEY ORDER) wish was told is safe and fastest way to send Money,i will only need this information from you to send the Money Order:

Full name :
Address:
City:
State:
Zip-Code
COuntry
Phone Number:
Email Address :

In which the money Order will be send to your home address,i will need your reply asap..Thanks....nice to hear back from you. Here is my email:mark_leo02@yahoo.com,or you can add me on yahoo messenegr

Thanks......

Is this guy legit? I'm not about to get ripped off mmkoiiiii

come on guys...
how does anyone on this forum NOT know what a scam looks like???????
we get like 3 of these questions a day...i bolded the key points in your original post.

 

[GuitarDaddy]

No doubt the money order will be from the bank of Nigeria

 

[toekramp]

you're a tard for even asking

 

[Fern]

If he's in a real hurry. Tell him to wire transfer the money to your account. It's the fastest way, doesn't cost much for domestic transfers, and can't be undone (or a scam) once it's gone through, & it's easy for you to verify once it's done.

Fern

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
No doubt the money order will be from the bank of Nigeria

and he'll ask you to mail half if it back to him

 

[mobobuff]

The stench marks and heat waves coming from this scam are unmistakable.

 

[goatjc]

Originally posted by: toekramp
you're a tard for even asking

lol, this one made me laugh

 

[AnyMal]

Originally posted by: RallyMaster
I'm auctioning off a digital camcorder (Sony DCR IP220BT) on eBay with a starting price
Is this guy legit? I'm not about to get ripped off mmkoiiiii

Are you kidding? Of course he's legit, no scammer would be stupid enpough to offer you 3x the value of your item.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: goatjc

Originally posted by: toekramp
you're a tard for even asking

lol, this one made me laugh

but its the truth.
i don't understand how so many people, especially members of this forum, cannot see a scam when its right in front fo their noses.

 

[txrandom]

Yes, he is legit.

 

[RallyMaster]

k!

 

[JD50]

You should be fine, if I were you I'd go ahead and mail the camcorder to him so he doesn't back out. Don't forget to give him your SSN, bank account number and routing number, login ID and password to your online bank account.

 

[Agentbolt]

How are you a platinum member? How has the internet not eaten you ALIVE by now?

 

[RallyMaster]

There are some details to this story that I haven't given but seeing that you people are complete fvcking douches, you can go kiss my Chinese ass.

DIAF

 

[DotheDamnTHing]

scam

 

[CraKaJaX]

He will make the payment through money order. He even said he's been TOLD it's the safest and fastest way to send money! How can you not trust him?

 

[us3rnotfound]

Perhaps the OP should cash that money order first, see if there's actually money on that...and then mail out the cam?

 

[Aikouka]

His horrible grammar and improper word use alone threw me toward scam... the money order, exorbitant amount and not wanting to go through ebay are also quite obvious ways to tell.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: us3rnotfound
Perhaps the OP should cash that money order first, see if there's actually money on that...and then mail out the cam?

no, it will be a fake money order, you can't get money for a fake money order

SCAM

 

[Captante]

If you even need to ask the question, the answer should be obvious.

 

[pontifex]

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