Scammer Saga

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  1. Captain 80s

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    Thought you guys might like to read a 3 day tease of mine on a scammer. I compiled the email exchange. The first 2 days the exchange is spread out all day at work.


    Day 1

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    Reply at� ASK me at: mary452ramirez( @ ) G‌ M‌ A‌ I‌ L‌ . C‌ O‌ M The Bike has 23000 miles has been lowered. � Honda CBR 900 �FULL PRICE � $800 � I made this post for my Sister.If you want more info and pics please contact her directly at: � Reply at� ASK me at: mary452ramirez( @ ) G‌ M‌ A‌ I‌ L‌ . C‌ O‌ M � I don't answer in chats!!


    Me (9:26 AM): Please say I am first to write you! cbr900 is awesome. I want to go fast and cool for summer!
    -michel

    “Mary”: Hi,

    The 1993 Honda CBR 900 RR with 23000 original mileage is still available. Has a clean and clear title in my name and there are no liens or loans on it. I'm selling it at this final price $800 because my husband died 2 months ago (he had a heart attack) and brings me bad memories and that's the reason I want to sell it asap, I need to sell it before 18 June when I will be leaving on military duty with my medical team out of the country for a year. The bike is in perfect condition with no need for additional repairs and no scratches, dings, rust or special marks whatsoever, also I need to mention that it was never involved in any accidents. If you are interested in buying my bike, feel free to email me at any time.

    I also attached more pictures.

    Best Regards

    Me: so sorry it must be hard

    where is loaction of cbr? I am very excited to do deal.

    Me: Mary did u get my last email?

    my mom recently died that is why i have money for a bike. she would be happy for me.

    plaese get back to me

    Mary: As I've told you in my first email, I'm in the army with my military medical team and right now I am in a military base. We are training, getting ready for leaving the country. The bike is located in Fort Belvoir, Virginia in eBay custody. Because I'm not able to leave the base I had prearranged the deal with eBay so my presence isn't necessary. They will deliver the bike at your home address in 2-3 working days. It will come with a clear title and reg and everything is working perfectly. You will have 7 days to test and inspect the bike prior to making any purchase, also, because I'm on duty they made me an offer and the shipping is free. So if you want to make this deal I need the following details from you: full name, shipping address and phone number. Once I got all the details, I will forward them to eBay and they will proceed with the order. They'll email you with all the information that you need to complete this deal and also they will confirm that the deal is conducted through them and I'm a legitimate seller. Waiting your email with the requested details.

    Best regards

    Me: oh good. sounds like you have this figred out to be safe

    Michel Borsma 5906 232nd st sw Mountlake terrace wa 98043

    2065619457

    (If the idiot would have simply Googled the address, It's the Police Dept.)

    Me: how do i pay you? ive never done this before

    Me: how long you think before ebay contact me

    Mary: eBay said the transaction is now active and that the invoice has been already sent to you. Did you receive it?

    When you receive it please read it carefully so you can understand the entire payment process and let me know if you can transfer the money to eBay so I can make all the arrangements for delivery. If you have not yet received the invoice from ebay, send him a message: ebay@motors-departament-payments.com

    Me: i dont have ebay. where did the invoice go to? I dont see it.

    Mary: I contacted eBay regarding this issue and they told me you should receive it shortly. Also they advised to check the spam/bulk/junk folder because is possible to went there due of filters or it format.

    Me: there is nothing from ebay in junk email folder. im confuzed. how long did they say they would send?

    “Ebay”: Dear Michel Borsma ,

    You are receiving this email because Mary Ramirez has selected eBay Buyer Protection to handle a secure online transaction with you.

    You can find the invoice for the 1993 Honda CBR attached to this email.

    Contact eBay Customer Support by email at: ebay@motors-departament-payments.com

    Thank you for using our services!

    Sincerely,

    eBay Buyer Protection Department.

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    Me: i got it! thank you for contacting them to get it sent to me

    Mary: You're welcome!

    Me: oh i didn't no it have to be cards. i think i can only do bank checks with my inheritence money

    do i send check to you or ebay

    Mary: I cannot use my checks account because we have restricted access to the online payment websites or bank accounts. Also, this is the reason for why eBay choose a different payment method for our transaction. Let me know if this is ok for you.

    Me: Oh ok I get it so it's safer. i think I can get the money but I think I will ask my step dad when he gets home from work in the morning

    Mary (3:48 PM): I'm glad to hear that. If you need help to complete the payment please email eBay Customer Service at: ebay@motors-departament-payments.com. I'm waiting for the payment confirmation so I can start the shipping process. Please get back to me once the payment is done.
     
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  2. Captain 80s

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    Day 2

    Me (7:16 AM): hello mary! i am very happy vern is going to take me to kwik-e-mart when he gets up he works night shift getting the cards today! do i have to by both ebay and amazon cards?

    Mary: I'm glad to hear that. If you need help to complete the payment please email eBay Customer Service at ebay@motors-departament-payments.com. I'm waiting for the payment confirmation so I can start the shipping process. Please get back to me once the payment is done.

    Me: Mary please help! the mart by our house is small and does not have those cards just phone cards and blockbuster and radio shack. do you have friend that i can send a bank check to have them buy the right cards for you becuase of the military resrtiction? please i dont want to lose cbr.

    Mary: I cannot use my bank check account because we have restricted access to the online payment websites or bank accounts. Also, this is the reason for why eBay choose a different payment method for our transaction. Let me know if this is ok for you.

    Me: mary you have told me this before i am asking if your sister or friend can use my money to buy the right cards for the ebay invoice. it is easier for the bank with my money to give me a check. please please this is the bike i want very badly and i have the money

    Me (to “eBay”): hello i am having prolblems getting the right cards you need for this invoice. i will need to take a bus to the next town for walmart to by the cards. invoice says payment is needed in 24 hrs but i dont think i will be back from walmart in time. will you please give me more time to get the card numbers i dont want to lose out on the cbr.

    thank you Michel

    Me: mary I sent ebay a message with the link you gave me asking for more time to get the right cards. let me know if they contac you to verify and give me time to go to walmart today. please tell them that its ok, hope we have enought time thank you

    Mary: Yes, go ahead.

    Me (To eBay): 60549227592909616047095525762683

    please let me knwo when you get them and tell the seller to prepare for shipping

    thank you

    Michel

    Me (To eBay): where is pin? i dont see it on my receit. please email me back i don't want to miss out on this cbr900

    thanks you

    michel

    Me: mary, i sent numbres to the ebay payment person but they have not gotten back to me. i asked them where the pins are? i dont see them on my receit. please help. thank you

    Mary: Please let me know how long it will take until you'll complete the payment?? I'd really appreciate it if we finish this deal today, so the shipping process will begin much sooner and you'll get the BIKE as soon as possible.

    Me: I am trying. i sent numbers to ebay@motors-departament-payments like it said to but they have not gotten back to me. where are pins? do i get them later?

    Me: i think there is a problem at ebay they are not mailing me back. did they close already today? have you gotten anything from them? where do i find the pin numbers?? this seems very hard

    Mary: What pin numbers?

    (fucking idiots didn't even read their own fake instructions)

    Me: the instrctions say i need pin numbers for the best buy cards i bought. where are they? they are not on receit.

    eBay: Dear Michel Borsma,

    To complete the payment you have to buy 4 Best buy loaded with $200 on each with a total amount of $800.

    You can get small Cards as $50 or $100, $200 in the total amount of $800

    Once you bought the Best buy and loaded the amount you need , reply to this email and confirm your payment :

    - Best Buy codes (13 Digit Number from the back of your Best Buy) of each card

    - Pictures with the back of the Best Buy where we can see the Best Buy Numbers (color pictures & readable, clear) so we can add them to the files and validate your payment.

    Mary: Ebay says it asked you for payment confirmation
     
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    Day 3

    From "eBay" (7:05 AM):

    eBay Motors Financial Department!

    Dear Michel Borsma,

    The bike is not posted on our website so we can provide you the item number. I want to inform you that this is a Vehicle Purchase Protection Program and can be used by everyone, you don't need to post your item on our website to be registered with us.

    Thank you for using our services!

    Sincerely, eBay Motors Vehicle Protection Program

    Me (to eBay): i am so sorry the power on our street went out last night

    the best buy cards i got have 16 numbers why do you say 13? did i do something wrong?

    Me: yes i finally got the email in my junk file, the power on my street went out last night. they are saying the cards should have 13 numebrs but mine have 16. i will tell you what they say. this seems harder then i thought but i will do what i need to get the cbr and get you the money! thank you.

    Mary: ebay said they needed Send the codes and pin to cards

    Me: mary please help! nobody tell me where the pins are!! i have told you and ebay they are not on my receit. i really want to get this done and ride the cbr!

    eBay:

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    Payment is required within 24 hours of the invoice date!

    What to do next? How to make the payment?

    Payment must be submitted via Best Buy Cards or eBay Gift Cards

    Best Buy Cards or eBay Gift Cards can be purchased at the locations where you shop for your daily needs. There are no special customer service counters and no forms to fill out.

    STEP 1 Go to any drugstore or grocery store and pick up Best Buy Cards or eBay Gift Cards of $200 or $500 each to complete the amount from the Prepaid Product Section and take them to the register. The cashier will collect your cash and load it onto the Best Buy Cards. There are no hidden fees or charges.

    STEP 2 Scratch off the back side of each Best Buy Card to see the code (16 digit number and pin number).

    STEP 3 Reply to this email with the code and PIN from each Best Buy Cards so we can validate your payment.
    STEP 4 If you buy the eBay Gift Cards.

    STEP 5 Scratch off the back side of each eBay Gift Card to see the code (13 digit number).
    STEP 6 Reply to this email with the code from each eBay Gift Card so we can validate your payment.



    Mary: Pin must be on the back of the cards

    Me: oh i get it! ebay sent me new instructens and your right pin is on the back.

    mary becuase you are the seller and in the military they probaly trust you moe they seem to get back to you faster too

    if i give you the numbers and pins can you give them to ebay to make payment? please say yes i dont want any more problems and am very excited now!

    thank you for helping me!

    Mary: Yes, I will.

    Me: thank you!!!!!!

    Mary: Please send me pin ?

    Me: mary sorry my step dad came home from work and made me do my chores

    Mary: Hello, I haven't heard anything from you and I'm a little worried. I started the procedure because I thought you were a serious buyer. Hope I'm wrong and I would appreciate it if you can explain to me what's going on.

    Me: mary i am a seriuos buyer i just told you i had to do something, but here is the PIN!!

    6921

    please let me know when ebay tells you payment is made. thank you very much! best fast summer ever!!!

    Mary: Please send me the correct codes and pin

    Mary: or send a picture of the cards with the back

    Me: mary you are smrt. that is a better idea that way i dont make any mistakes typing numbers. thats why you are in the military and have training

    Mary: ok I'm waiting

    Me: it will take a littel while to get pictures off of my phone i dont have email on my phone i will hurry and find my cord

    Mary: Ok, let me know.

    Me: ok sending. we are dial up connecton so hopfuly they go threw. stupid step dad wont get cabel.

    (after an hour or so)

    Me: dang it!!!! i got the error the files are to big. i will make them smaller and send again. sorry, i am trying i dont do alot of computer stuff. thank you for waiting

    Mary: Ok, no problem.
     
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    (After another hour or so...)

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    Mary: I'm very sorry but the pictures are not clear and ebay can not confirm the payment please send them again and take the picture to the whole cards

    Me: wow ebay is fast getting back to you. this is great service so they will process the payments fast to and ship out my new bike.

    I will retake the pictures better. sorry my phone is not great but i will try

    thank you, you have been great to work with me

    Super fast CBR summer!

    Mary: No problem, I understand.

    Me: ok i think i got it this time! CBR summer good times!

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    Me (11:46 AM):

    “Mary”,

    I would like to sincerely thank “you” and your team of colossal dipshits. It has been slow at work, and this has given me and my friends a substantial amount of entertainment on this journey into mental deficiency. Just when I thought your reptilian brains would make the slightest spark of awareness and figure out you were being played you would come right back.

    It is thoroughly impressive how unimpressive you bunch of dumb asses are. You could not even refer to your own “eBay” invoice to give me simple instructions about where “the pins” are, or even what they were. That could possibly be my favorite part. But really there were so many gems that gave us all hearty laughs and cherished memories.

    This display of obtuseness could be the first chapter in my coffee table book of the dumbest scammers, with additional comments in the prologue regarding how long it went on. Maybe you could send me an autographed group photo for the cover?

    Please accept my invitation to fuck off and die. It will cost you and society nothing to attend.

    All the worst,

    Michel


    Mary: ok thank you for my wasted time ,I am a serious woman who wants to sell a CBR

    Me: You are still fucking hilarious!!! One more to show my friends. Because all serious women call themselves "a serious woman".

    Thanks again. This is called a "cherry on top". Bravo.

    Mary: Ok I hope you die in the greatest torment and you and your children,I hope you die on an engine

    Me: Another classic! Please keep these "burns" coming!

    "on an engine", We are going to use that all Summer. Wait... all CBR Summer!

    Thanks again!

    Me (to “eBay”): Oh yeah... you can fuck off and die over here too.

    DepartAment. It's Department you fucking idiot.
     
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    Absolutely amazing! My hat is off to you sir!
     
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    What a story. Well done Captain, glad you were always a step ahead of the scammer - bastards.
     
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