Here is my email chain from the same email address. I replied to the first email saying I was gone on vacation for two weeks and it didn't register, so I knew I had a scam when I got a second one that mentioned that I had replied, but not the fact that i was going to be gone for 2 weeks on vacation and didn't want to talk until then.
When I returned, I replied telling her I was back, but Surprise Surpise....that email address was no longer valid. It sounded fishy. Lucky for me, I was leaving for vacation.
This is the first time, I have been aware of fraud. Where should I report this?
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----- Original Message -----
From: jennifer owen (
examples_417@yahoo.com)
To: Laci A. Porter
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 10:02 AM
Subject: Payment terms and shipping arrangement....
"Laci,
How are you today? I just got your mail and I have spoken to my customer and concluded arrangement on the payment.He has instructed me to inform you that payment will get to you in a cashier check of $40,000 which is a refund payment of a cancelled order earlier made by him.
Due to company policy this check has to be made out in this amount to you ,because company policy only allows a refund payment on one cashier check,so you are required to deduct cost of the boat $32.500when payment gets to you and refund balance $[7,500 ] to my customer via western union money transfer for him to be able to upset shipping charges
After payment has reached you and balance sent back to him,our agent will come pick up title and drive to a prepaid shipper to be shipped to my customer,while title papers and other necessary documets will be given to the agent at the time of the pickup.
Confirm this and provide name, address and phone
number for check payment to be delivered to you via fedex or US courier.
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----- Original Message -----
From: jennifer owen
To: Laci A. Porter
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 1:46 AM
Subject: update me asap
How are you? I just got your mail, I really appreciate your urgent response and please indicate your best price for the boat and also
give me a comprehensive detail about the present condition of the boat and my client likes the pics you send to me,also forward the pictures into my email box if there any again and as soon as this is done we will arrange for the payment and pick-up.please,don't fail to indicate the price of the boat and hoping to hear from you soon.
Best ......