Yeah agree Dogsbody, they just don't read right, like you know it's someone for who english is a second language. In red are a few things that most people would pick up on, let alone these dope's are always from overseas.
Hey guys,
I joined this forum just to warn you all about this jerk that has been ripping people off. It is a very looong post with a lot of information but please read it as it might save you $1000 of your hard earned money!
It started when I got an sms from this number 0408832914 saying
"Goodday seller is the boat still available for sales... kindly get back to me with this email coletrell@hotmail.com so that we can sort things out."
I sent him an email saying it was still for sale and sent my home number in case it was more convenient.
his reply was
"Thanks for the swift response...i am willing to know the lowest price of the boat.due to the nature of my job and location...i will not be able to come for inspection,am a very busy type as i work long hours everyday,i have gone through your advertisement and i am satisfied with it.
]As per the pick up don't worry about that because i have my own private courier company and the courier services company will will be coming to pick it up.
With the issue of my details,transferring the name of ownership and signing of all paperwork will be done by the courier services company agent so you don't have to worry about that.
I'll like you to send me your address so that the courier services company can figure it out[/font]
and come for the pick up and other necessary things....more so,send me your
PayPal details(PayPal email) so i can pay in."
I told him we would go to a lower price and gave him our address and my paypal email address (idiot!!!!) as I didnt see anything dodgy as yet. The next email got alarm bells ringing though
he said
"]I was just about to make the payment when i had this little problem with the picking up,Igot an email from my agent...he said he won't come for the pick up unless i pay him the]agent commission fee first in order to be able to schedule suitable a pick up date and time
and my pick up agent Headquarters is in the United Kingdom and all commission payments made for pick up from anywhere in the world is sent to their Headquarters in the Uk and the only form of payments they accept is western union money transfer and i tried to pay online (www.westernunion.com) but it requires a credit card to make the transfer online which i don't have access to and there is no post office on sea.(there is usually a western union section in most post offices).
[]So now i will include the $950 they charged to pick it up and take it home(1st class]treatment)to the payments i will send through paypal.After receiving the confirmation email[,PayPal after i have made the payments, i will need you to help me send the $950 to my pick up agent through western union money transfer.The western union money transfer can be made at a post office or online at www.westernunion.com.I will be making the payments shortly and will email you as soon as am done"
]I thought ooh western union, thats a bit dodge, and rang my husband. He's got workmates who have been done over by this same bloke too. I replied and said I will not be payments on your behalf as I have been receiving a lot of fake emails and asked him which courier company he owned which has a HQ in the UK?
today I received these emails.
I have just made the payment now and i expect paypal to have emailed you by now,check your paypal email address if you have been messaged yet, i sent $2,350 in all, i have decided to add the amount of $1,050 which i paid through paypal, So you can now wire the sum of $950 to my agent's Headquarters in UK via western union where they confirm all commission payment so that they can be able to schedule a suitable pick up date and time immediately.
As said earlier in my previous email,the western union transfer can be done at the post office as their is a western union section in all post office and can also be done via the internet(www.westernunion.com).I added extra $100 to cover the western union charges which shouldn't be more that $60-75 but just to be sure i added $100.
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[Here is my pick up agent Headquarter info needed to get the money sent through western union money transfer
Jame Wilson
Highbury,87 Drayton ParkLondon N5 1BU
UK
Note
ayPal won't release the funds until they get the western union information from you due to the fact that i emailed them about the excess payment i made.Please kindly email the necessary details to paypal :the mtcn which you will be given at the western union after the $950 has been sent as well as the sender's name and address used to send the money through western union so they can take necessary steps.Await your response
then I got an email saying it was from paypal
sevice@paypal.com.au [onlinereview@financier.com]
subject - Notification of an Instant Payment Received from Cole
This
email confirms that Cole Contrell has sent you $2,350.00
View the details of this Transaction here
Payment Details
Transaction ID: 9TQ95872YQ3810894P
Item # N/A
Item Title - Boat
Quantity - 1
Price - $1,300.00AUD
Subtotal - $1,300.00AUD
Pick-up & Delivery:
(includes any pick-up delivery fees) $1,050.00 AUD
Shipping Insurance:(optional) $0.00AUD
Total:
$2,350.00 AUD
This is to inform you that you are required to send a sum of $950.00 AUD to the address below via Western Union Money Transfer and get back to us with the relevant information's which you will be provided with after the money has been sent. You are requested to give us the Mtcn# (Money Transfer Control Number) and the Sender's Name and Address used in making the transfer after which we will then credit the total sum of ]$2,350.00 AUD into your PayPal account. Below is the Address where the money is to be sent using Western Union Money Transfer.
Agent's Info:
Jame wilson
87 Drayton Park, London
N5 1BU
Highbury
England
United Kingdom
Address Status:
Confirmed 
Please note:
We wish to inform you that Cole Contrell has made his intentions known to PayPal that he will like $950.00 AUD to be sent to the recipient's address above via Western Union Money Transfer
]Click here to locate nearest Western Union Agent in your area
these guys have gone to a lot of trouble to make it look as realistic as possible, so I wanted to add every single bit of information I have to this thread for you guys, so hopefully I can stop at least one person getting screwed over by this bunch of *****.
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