Almost scammed

[MELLO YELLOW]

I have just placed an add in the junk mail where i advertised a old 8 mm projector and some B/W movies. Got an sms back from a dude that wants them but wants to know how he can convert to colour . I told him that you cant but he want the stuff, then he tells me that he does not have the amount that I am asking in cash and can he deposit the amount into my bank acc. Idont have a b/a I tell him to which he is very surprised and the he asks me if he can pay by bank guarentee cheque all I must do is sms him my ID No and tele and h will send "one of his guys to accompanyme to the bank to do the transaction.
All this without even seeing the goods first

[JohnHoffe]

He only needs your name on the bank checque, no need for ID, tel number, etc. Something definitely sounds fishy.

[january]

Quick thinking Mello!

I wish more people can think quickly like you did all the time.
Our country is full of fraudsters.

But you!
You have a mind.

[ChrisG]

Quite a few times some has allegedy 'paid' me and they even send proof of payment and u get an sms and everything. It seems so legit but i only post stuff once the money reflects in my account, unless its someone i know. Just be careful because I compared the proof of payment i got to a real 1 and it looked exactly the same

[MELLO YELLOW]

I first got weary when he said that he knows what I had but asked if he could convert to colour and that he knew that it was the "big" film reels (8mm is what I am offering)
And he sounded like he was from one of the African states and his name was Shaun.

[calooker]

Quite a few times some has allegedy 'paid' me and they even send proof of payment and u get an sms and everything. It seems so legit but i only post stuff once the money reflects in my account, unless its someone i know. Just be careful because I compared the proof of payment i got to a real 1 and it looked exactly the same

Had someone pull that stunt on me like this one, I only post when money is in my account.

[Blitzkrieg]

I first got weary when he said that he knows what I had but asked if he could convert to colour and that he knew that it was the "big" film reels (8mm is what I am offering)
And he sounded like he was from one of the African states and his name was Shaun.

Right - when I had some PC stuff on Gumtree for sale, some dude phoned me and offered me twice the amount, but I would have to meet him in Melville and come on a Saturday evening

Also sounded like someone from upper Africa, very musical accent he had

Needless to say, I told him that he could come and meet me, gave him the address of the local police station, sadly he never bothered responding

Be.Careful.

Lots of these scammers around

[Phillip]

Same thing happened to me when i sold my video camera,he paid the money into my acc,but the best of all is,he never met me,dont know where i stay,he never even saw the camera ,but he payd me,obviously 2days later the balance wasnt there anymore.

[calooker]

I had a dude try scam me for a motor, (and he was well known in the local aircooled world) he paid with a cheque into my account & faxed the deposit slip to me, the next day he turns up with his helper to collect, told him to come back once the cheque had cleared, I contacted the bank after a few days and they informed me that it had no cover.
To add insult to injury he turned up a few days later with a company cheque in hand, hoping to get the motor, after I told him over the phone, cash is king.

[CooP]

There is a guy named Paul Davids who has tried this twice already with bikes that I have for sale. He doesn't even want to see them or haggle over the price, just wants to send his driver with a "bank guaranteed" cheque to collect the bike. I Googled his details and he has tried this with a few people before.

- Look out for numbered email addresses at free domains, like . Not all of these addresses are owned by scammers but many scammers do this and change their addresses after each scam.
- Ignore faxed or emailed proof-of-payment as these are easily faked.
- Always wait for funds to clear completely before releasing any goods. Honest buyers don't usually mind waiting for a few days, scammers will pressure you to supply the goods immediately, based on an apparant deposit, guaranteed cheque or electronic transfer.
- Ask them to fax a copy of their ID, many scammers are reluctant to do this.
- Cash is king, but watch out for dodgy R200 notes. Have a real one at hand to compare (get one from your bank)

Use common sense but don't get too paranoid

[Farhaad]

a stranger called and placed an order with us. he wanted to pay by cheque when collecting. the cheque was made out for an bigger amount and blamed the "accounts lady". he said to take the cheque and pay him back the difference. we said that he can only take the goods once the cheque was cleared. he agreed and left as if all was understood.
when enquiring at the bank that cheque book was stolen and belonged to some doctor.

what these guyz do is intentionally write out a cheque for a bigger amount so that u can pay them the difference and then disappear before you can figure out that the cheque is stollen.

[slak]

they also pick companies and make like they are from the acounts
department from that company and say that the acount number has changed and u should
pay your acount into this new acount ! phone the comany and usualy they know nothing about
their acount changing

or they pay a cheque into your acount and say that they paid it into your acount by mistake
then try to get u to pay them the money back

i believe these are guys that work at the bank leaking info somehow