I just got an email through seabreeze just then not sure what shes on about and i dont have any thing up for sale:

Hello,
Nice to meet you, how is everything, hope all is well with you. My name is marisa mayor,
I found your contact after reading your profile I picked interest to contact you. I've something very important which I would love to share with you privately, therefore, would advise you to kindly write me back on:(Her email) so that I'll give you details. Waiting anxiously for your anticipated corporation,
Yours,
marisa
Email. her email

Any one know what shes on about, is it a scam?

looks like grandmother is trying to pick up again..sorry guys just ignore her.

awwh i was hopeing to get laid

Just got this email sent to me...fits the bill I would say!...Suckers Welcome.

Its from: Tamra Hess [templenn@quikcat.com]


Grandy's Epack Corporation is announcing about a job opening in the company. The software developer now having their clients in different globe spots located needs Financial Representatives to help handle money flow and save both time and efforts of their clients. No upfront paying, you will never be asked for a dime out of your pocket. You get paid instantly in amount of 5% out every transaction operation.

Benefits listed:
-Steady income in amount of 3500 $ minimum on a monthly basis. -5-6 hours a week! That's all you have to spent on doing this job. You can easily combine this job with your another one.

Requirements:
-Basic idea in Accounting
-Regular internet Access
-Ability to accept payments using your BANK ACCOUNT
-Ability to resend money VIA WESTERN UNION

If feel qualified ,please, attach the following info to start up with:
- Fist Name:
- Last Name:
- Age:
- Sex:
- State, City, Zip:
- Phone number( home and cell):
- Valid email address:

Please, contact us for the first time via this email address: epackstaff@gmail.com , in the subject field put: "Interested". Use only mentioned email address, otherwise we'll fail to receive your response.

Echo,

Get started :) I believe Tamra Hess is waiting for a baiting.

Something along the lines of:

Dear Tamra.,

I received a copy of your email and am very interested in your proposal. Although I already have a steady income of nearly 10 000 dollars a week selling various products to teenagers, I am afraid that it is a risky business and thus am after further avenues to explore.

What is the capital cost required to start up one of these buisnesses? I have the capacity to put forward between 10 000 & 50 000 advance if the opportunity seems worthwhile. Please email me with more details and your full contact details/company and a scanned copy of your passport.

My name is Ace Vetura Pet Detective from Miami Florida.

GreenPat said...

Or you could write it in Nigerian English:

Dear Tamra.,

I am receive copy of your email and am very interested in you proposal. Although I already a steady income of nearly 10 000 dollars in week selling various products at teenagers, I am afraid that to a risky business and thus am after further avenues to explore.

How are the capital cost required to start up one these buisnesses? I have the capacity put forward between 10 000 & 50 000 advance to an opportunity seems worthwhile. Please to email with more details and your full contact details/company and a scammed copy of your passport.

My name are Ace Vetura Pet Detective from Miami Florida.

Geez Greenpat, that mustve hurt doin all that crap England writin stuff. I know it bugs the cr3p outv u.

On another note, have you guys noticed some of the false advertising on the underground boards in the buy and sell.

I guess it is an honest mistake, but I see it all the time when people advertise their 06' boards as an 07' board.

Another good one is advertising 05' yargas as 06' kites. 0r 05' Fuels as 06' kites.

I'm sure there are plenty of other contenders here too, its just the UG boards and the fuels are easy to spot with their colour scheme

I know its picky, but 1 year makes a BIG difference when buying some gear.

Yep I agree with you on the UG boards, but its no excuse for the fuels and the yargas.

I prob shouldnt post pictures like this but there are no names or email address, and its a prime example of my concern:
This should really be 05' fuel, $450

Then wouldnt these 'scambaiters' be making a lot of money out of these scammers because I bet they dont pay them their money back?

What about these seabreeze type scammers where they transfer too much money into your account and they want you to transfer the excess to a western union account.

If you just kept the excess, then could they do anything about it?

And dont the scammers have to pay for the laptop (box of junk) before they recieve it. So the scambaiters are getting paid the price of a laptop?

braaad said... In regards to the scammers emailing seabreeze members, from what I have read it sounds like they are laundering dirty money. Western Union is untraceable.

Several years back, a friend in the US decided to follow through on one of these scams. He knew what to expect so never paid a penny to anybody for anything.

He had office furniture for sale (for about $1,500).... someone on another continent responded to buy the furniture. It went approximately like this:

"I'll send you a bank check for $6,000. You pay my shippers $2,000 for packing and shipping and you keep $1,000 extra for your troubles. Please send the $1,500 balance to me by Western Union."

My friend responded with fake information but a REAL mailing address. A week later, a credible looking bank check arrived in the mail. The check was drawn on a US bank, the Bank of Texas (or something). My friend called the bank, and they said, "Oh, we haven't issued bank checks for 15 years. But we're seeing many fake ones now."

(Apparently, this credible bank check had been created on a high quality, double-sided color printer using Photoshop.)

A week after that, the scammers started emailing my friend, "Hey, where's the money you were supposed to send by Western Union?"

Friend replied, "I have a bank check here for you from the Bank of Texas. Please send me your name and address so I can mail you the check."

End of story. Scammer gone, fake check framed and hanging on friend's wall, furniture sold to someone who paid cash.

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Bottom line: I don't think these scams involve laundering stolen money (scammers don't have any kind of money, dirty or clean). It revolves around a fake check. If you deposit the check into your bank account, it will take up to three weeks before your bank discovers that the $6,000 check is fake. Meanwhile, you've sent $1,500 of your own real dollars to Nigeria by Western Union.

Your bank will come back to you for the $6,000.

It is just as you described.