Craigslist, Ebay and other online buying/selling scams.
by ChrisGarnsey Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:31 pm
Celebi ibrahim, Barry James, goodlucka1, Mr. David Carrington and Lisa Webley

are all scammers, celebi ibrahim has actually scammed me, luckly the bank didn't cash the check he had wrote, and like a fool i sent him my account information, which by luck didn't have anything in it, but i went to the bank yesterday and it turns out that this scammer has sent out over 18 checks with my name and address on the checks and tried scamming other people.
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by Ralph Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:58 am
Hi Chris,

Welcome to Scamwarners

Glad you found out early, it could have been much worse which you most likely already know.

The names you posted above are most likely fake names made up by the scammers, if you could post the email address, phone numbers and copies of their emails it will be a big help, by doing so, anybody who does a search on those details will be brought here which could prevent them from being scammed.

It also serves as a timely reminder of how important it is to go to the bank to get your bank details changed if compromised by scammers. Tell your family and friends about your experience to save them from having similiar problems in the furture, public awareness is our best weapon so get the word out

If you have any questions please feel free to ask

Lastly, thanks for sharing your story
by Arnold Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:27 am
There might not even be five scammers. They often use multiple identities.

by ChrisGarnsey Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:15 pm
Here's the email address's, and yeah your prob. right this might not even 5 scammers, could possible be 1 or 2, but here's the email address's and phone numbers of the one's that gave it to me, thanks for everything you guys do!

[email protected]>
<[email protected]>
<[email protected]>
<[email protected]>
<[email protected]> ...this email is the same person as the one above it, and this is the address that he wanted me to wire him the money too:
NAMES:Anita Susanne Dick
ADDRESS:173 East Avenue
Street,Delran. NJ 08028

and heres the number he also gave me: 206-888-0444 ...the address and phone number both came from [email protected]

And heres the email that the [email protected] sent me, the other emails were pretty much exactly like this one:
Hello,

I saw your advert on craigslist and i am in interested in the
Item ,so i will want you to tell me more about the Item
and the condition it is......more so, i want you to read and
answer my questions below:

How much is the final asking price?
I guess my shipper can come to you for the shippment?
My method of payment is,MONEY ORDER,CASHIER CHECK, PERSONAL
CHECK.
I will be responsible for the shipping cost is that ok with you?
If you are ok with this terms,kindly get back to me with the
details below:

Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Phone Number:

As soon as this is provided i will issue and mail out the
payment and it would delivered to you unfailingly via UPS/FEDEX mail.
Thanks.

LISA


But thats pretty much all the information that i have, now i have copies of the bad checks that he used under my name to try to get other people to cash and scam also and the check he sent me if you'd like copies of it, and again thanks for everything you guys do.
by Ralph Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:47 pm
Thanks for posting that Chris, it might not look like much but to somebody who finds this as a result of one of the peices of information you just posted I am sure they wont care :wink:

Copies of the cheques I dont think is necesary, unless somebody else has a particular use for them, by the time you removed your own details there will be little left anyway and we all know what a cheque looks like, fake cheques can and often do look identical.

If you have the fake cheques in your possession there are a few things you can do with them;

Take them to your local police complete with any envelopes and packageing
In the US I believe the post office will take them, (one of our US citizens should be able to confirm that)
You can destroy them, be sure to make sure that they can not be found and used by somebody else
Or, if you would like to keep them as souvineers you can do that as well, if you do keep them be sure to write clearly in big letters on the cheques "FAKE" it is an offence to be in possesion of fake cheques unless marked as such and much easier to not have to explain.
by ChrisGarnsey Mon Dec 15, 2008 7:52 pm
ok, yeah thanks alot, i actually went today to the police, and my g/f's dad is a detective, so hopefully he can maybe track this guy down, im getting emails from new people like everyday, and they all keep saying the same thing, so heres the new names that i have:

james donald <[email protected]> this one is from when i posted something on Ebay

Rose Texy <[email protected]> this is either from craigslist.com or Ebay

Jone Tom <[email protected]> goes by kerry jone too, this one is from Ebay also

s.scott1990 <[email protected]> this one is from craigslist.com

and when i say they are from craigslist or ebay, i mean that they are in regards to the ad's that i have in either ebay or craigslist., im sure i'll have new one's tommorow cause it seems like everyday since i have gotten scammed that i have atleast 2 new people (or same people different names) try to get me, so i will continue to post the new names that try and contact me so maybe we can keep a "updated list" or something, if you think it'll help,
Thanks alot,
Chris
by Ralph Tue Dec 16, 2008 6:51 am
Posting the details of scammers does make a big difference and prevent many people from being scammed so please do post there details as you recieve them.

With your girlfriends father being a detective he should be able to give you an idea of the chances of catching the people who have scammed her, I do wish you luck as I would like to see any scammer bought to justice but the reality is it does not happen very often.
by Arnold Tue Dec 16, 2008 8:11 am
In the case of gmail (googlemail) tracing the sender means the police making an official request to Gmail for the sender's IP address, then an official request to an ISP (probably outside the USA) for the sender's name and address. Yahoo doesn't strip the IP address from emails, so the police only need to contact the ISP.
And that will likely only give them an Internet cafe somewhere in Nigeria. Probably a dead end. It's the sort of crime the police aren't interested in.

by ath72 Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:18 am
Hi.

I'd like to add name and mail address of a scammer, so others can potentially find em via Internet search prior to making mistakes.
My Nigerian lad was:

Debby Cosby and alternatively
Mr Tobi Tailor
13 sanni olabode street
Agege
Lagos
23401
Nigeria

email address used:
[email protected]

Brief notice on the scam: I sell a mobile on Amazon. Got an email via amazon (redirect) asking for pictures of the phone. The guy didn't care about the pictures, he just wanted a direct reply to get hold of my email-address. There I received a fake email from an Amazon-address, notifying me that the payment has been executed and I am due to send the mobile to the address stated above. Of course there was no money in my amazon-account.

Good luck to you too!
by Ralph Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:25 am
Hi Ath

Welcome to Scamwarners

Thank you for posting those details, it may well prevent another person from being scammed, well done :wink:

Just as a matter of interest, here is his next door neighbour Click Here
by tprebe Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:48 pm
Hello. Yet another name to put on the list:

Steffanie Young
173 East Avenue
Delran, NJ 08028


email: [email protected].

Seems like they're using the same address but not the same names. Also, didnt find the address when I googled it... interesting.

I hope this helps someone!!
by The Enchantress Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:05 am
Thank you for posting. Your evidence will alert others and save them being scammed.

Well done.

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by Jillian Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:43 pm
I appreciate people joining and posting names of scammers for others to find. :D If you're going to do so, please include a bit more information, specifically the context of the scam and a scam email from them so that there is more information for others to search and find, as well as preventing anyone on the list from contacting us and trying to proclaim their innocence.

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by Kastellos Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:09 pm
We just got a check for $3000.00 and being the paranoid people that we are we did MUCH research before doing anything. We were told to draw the money on our account...which we would NEVER do... so we called the bank the check was drawn on...INSUFFICIENT FUNDS...we also got a hold of their fraud department, sent them a copy of the check and all information regarding the payment and "assignment". By the way, the check was from a real company Virtual Surveillance, LLC...which doesn't even provide the service we were hired for...another RED FLAG - pretty scary for that company...we have information being sent to them also.

WATCH OUT...Elizabeth John - [email protected]

Steffanie Young
173 East Avenue
Delran, NJ 08028

Crazy people...i guess people really are cold hearted...

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