[extropy-chat] internet car sale scam

[JDP]

Harvey Newstrom wrote:
> Don Dartfield wrote,
> 
>>On Sat, 13 Dec 2003, Harvey Newstrom wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Ouch!  This is a variant of the old Nigerian scam.  See 
>>><http://www.fraudaid.com/scamwarnings/419-030303-01-warticle.htm>.
>>
>>Snopes has a good writeup on this scam here:
>><http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/carsale.asp>
> 
> 
> They also give a number to call if you have been scammed:
> "If you have been bilked, call the U.S. Secret Service at (202) 406-5572 or
> write to U.S. Secret Service, Financial Crimes Division, 950 H St. N.W.,
> Washington, DC 20223. Also, call your state attorney general's consumer
> protection division."

Maybe the guy waiting for the remaining $7000 on the other end of the 
Western Union link can be arrested by the local police when he shows up, 
and the $3000 already sent be recovered? Let Johnson say he's praying 
for Lucky's mother to get better while he solves a little problem 
delaying the sending of the remaining $7000. Of course I'm assuming here 
that Lucky is not reading extropy-chat -- seems safe to me :-)

Jacques