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Subject: Nigerian Check Scam Info

Author:
Rob

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Date Posted: 09:28:25 11/24/04 Wed

Nigerian Cashiers Check Fraud

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= Event =
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I was selling a bike on eBay and individual purchased it using Buy It Now. Individual had zero feedback, was registered on eBay less than a month, and was from Nigeria. Individual emailed me immediately explaining that they would be sending a cashiers check to cover the cost of the bike and any shipping charges. I replied that they violated the auction criteria in that I specifically stated no zero feedback bidders and no shipping outside of the United States. They offered to handle all shipping including having the bike picked up. Eventually a cashiers check shows up for $3200, bike selling price was only $900. Along with the check came a photocopy of "repayment" instructions which basically stated that I was to cash the check and send the excess via Western Union to their "shipping company" here in the States. The check was not good. However, I was able to convince the individual that the wire transfer was on its way. I was able to stretch this out for over a week by telling the individual that Western Union was having problems with the transfer and I even had a friend "pretend" she was a Western Union clerk trying to verify the identity of the receiver. As individual got more desperate, he became careless and I was able to extract alot of information from him.

I have all documentation regarding this transaction, except for the first few weeks worth of emails as I figured the individual was not going to come through with check delivery.

Below is listed all relavent information I gathered on the individuals involved. If you are involved in a transaction and any of this sounds familiar...beware!

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= Email Information =
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Email address: kenny05@linuxmail.org
Name: Juan Kenny

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= UPS Shipping =
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Item was shipped from AZ with the following return address:

Samuel Faleye
13 East 4th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11218

Account/Tracking No: 1Z1F33T801........ (rest protected for my safety)

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= Cashiers Check =
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First Community Credit Union
Ellisville Branch
15715 Manchester Rd
Ellisville, MO 63011

Name on Check (sender): Ridick Michael

Signature not legible, appears to be: Glenn Bauk

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= Repayment Information =
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Original letter that came with check was photocopied on paper ~8.25 X 11.75". It instructions stated that I was to send cash via Western Union, not money order or cashiers check. I was to send it to:

David Coleman
760 Old Hickory Blvd
Brentwood, TN 36027

I was also to use the following test question information:

Question: Color?
Answer: Green

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= Other Contact Information =
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Listed below is all the other contact information I managed to get from him

Dave Coleman
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Tel: 425-969-8008

309 S. 17th Street
Nashville, TN 37206-2021
Tel: (615) 228-3290
Mobile: (615) 778-4293

John Phillips
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25 Duck Road
Apapa, Lagos
Nigeria

Tel: 234-01-471-7892 (Nigerian land line)
Tel: 234-803-307-0270 (Nigerian mobile phone)

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Re: Nigerian Check Scam Info	jason j	11:38:44 11/27/04 Sat