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Old May 3, 2007 | 12:28 AM
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Nigerian scam

I've got someone trying to pull the scam on me with a truck I'm trying to sell. What should my next step be. Is it worth the time and effort to try and report it to somebody; or should I just play with the guy and have some fun.

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Fred
 
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Old May 3, 2007 | 12:29 AM
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just ignore, they will go away, if you respond, all it will be is a preformatted response with any differing info added to the end.
 
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Old May 3, 2007 | 12:30 AM
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Report him, but have some fun while you're waiting...

I have yet to deal with a scammer... Probably because I'm never selling anything worthwhile...
 
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Old May 3, 2007 | 01:41 AM
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If its a real person and not a preformatted thing, please, please, please let me mess with this guy.
 
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Old May 3, 2007 | 06:33 AM
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I just had fun with one of these guys a couple of weeks ago
First i told him that the price just doubled because I had so many people wanting the item. When he aggreed to the new price I told him that I would accept his check under the following conditions:
He needs to wait 30 days for the check to clear
I need the following Information
Address
Phone number
SSN
bank account number
First born's birth date
and Wife's bra size
After a couple of E-Mail go rounds I gave him the address to the local police dept. to send the check to
 
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