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I have a vehicle for sale here and I've gotten a scam e-mail already. I thinks it's kinda funny how stupid these people are and thought I'd post em and see what y'all think.

E-mail #1
hello seller,
My name is barry from uk am interested in purchasing your CAR so i will be very glad if you can get back to me with the well being of the CAR, the pics if available so that i can view as i won't be able to come to view this by my self and lastly the last offering price for this $13,000.
I will be very happy if you can get back to me today.
It's me barry.
barry_cole@fastermail.com

My reply to E-mail #1
oh yes barry...the CAR. am afraid the CAR is camera shy. CAR assures me that
> you can send a check for $13,000 andwill be happy you do it today. this is
> CAR

E-mail #2 from same guy
thanks for the mail.
well my shipper will take care of the shipping.i have contacted this client of mine who is owning me will be sending you a cashier cheque of $ 17,500 and from this you deduct your own selling price of $ 13,000 and end the balance of $ 4,500 to my shipper via western union transfer who is using this funds you are to send to him for the pick up arrangement like the custom charges, the insurancecost, and the tarriff to be chargeon the (CAR ) i request for your name,address and your phone number so that my cl ient can issue out payment to you next week. if you get this rigth Gets back to me today.
regards
barry_cole@fastermail.com

And as I just went to my mailbox to copy and paste these I got ANOTHER one

hello seller,
i am dr Linda miller and i am interested in buying your
'93 S-10 Blazer 4.3 Vortec 4WD which i saw on net and i hope it is in a
very good condition
and perfect shape, i will like to hear back from you with the pics and
the last
price before we can extend to payment and before i forget i have a
private shipping company who will take care of my shipping. thanks for
your time and hope to hear from you very soon.

dr Linda
linda_miller@fastermail.com]

These people are a joke.

LOL.. they suck at this stuff. Hmmm.. could this be another Nigerian scam? I would never give out money, not even for a friend, unless I have the money in my hands first. Even a bank check is worthless until I see the money in my bank account. Anything else is not worth the risk or hassel if things go wrong.

HEY! Barry said he was going to buy my car!! i recognize that "its me barry" anywhere.
i am currently toying with some clown right now. we are going back and forth via emails. he can send me a check no problem and wait until it fully clears before i do anything!

Barry emailed me too before... That cocksucker

Im still waiting for his check!

just because the bank says the check is good is not official.. bet the bank does not let you take the cash in person... if they take the check and you put it in your account and it sits for 6 weeks then it might be good, but if not then they take it out of your account and you loose the money you sent......tell the buyer to send two check one to you and one to the shipper... bet they dont have an answer for that one, or do they......

I along with one of these scam artists just to see what the bogus checks look like. It looks decent but obviously if fake. The watermark is basically nonexistent but it looks official enough! If only I could cash it somewhere without anyone knowing its me!!!!

It's ok because in the end, people who steal go to hell. Too bad for them!