Phony buyers and cashiers checks

["Dave & Tracy" <dave-tracy.sherratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I thought that the Confederate money was a collectors Item in its own right.
I do like the description of the Imperial after the flood.
Dave.
----- Original Message -----
From: <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Phony buyers and cashiers checks


> Dear Kate,
>
> Yes, I thought about doing that, too.  Here is the e-mail I composed and
was about to send:
>
> "Dear Rev. Kingsley,
>
> Thank you for your interest in my car.  I was afraid I wouldn't be able to
find find a home for the old rustbucket.  To think that soon my car will be
in England being driven around by a man of the cloth!  Amazing, how this
internet thing brings us all together.
>
> Hopefully, when your agent arrives he will be able to get the car started.
I know how heavy these old tubs can be to push up on a truck!  I didn't
mention this in my auction since I thought it might discourage buyers, but I
haven't been able to get my Imperial running ever since that flood back in
'93.  Well, actually, it did run for a few weeks after we cleaned out all
the mud.  It may have been the electrical fire in '94 that caused the
problem.  But don't worry, the mildew smell is almost gone from the carpet
(it's hard to smell it anymore, really, after the rat died) and I'm pretty
sure I have all the wiring back the way it's supposed to be!  All we need is
a battery and a brave soul to turn the key.
>
> By the way, when your friend arrives to pick up the car I hope you don't
mind if I pay him with cash.  I have some old $100 bills issued by our
President Jeff Davis, and that would be the most convenient way for me to
pay.
>
> Thank you, Mark"
>
> But then I realized they could retaliate by putting in phony bids on my
auction.  Oh well . . .
> >
> > From: "Kate Triplett" <ad_ablurr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: 2004/08/13 Fri AM 11:53:07 EDT
> > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: IML: Phony buyers and cashiers checks
> >
> > <<<I think the best way to deal with them is tell them "yes".  Let them
mail you
> > the fake checks.  Let them spend their money and resources in printing
the fake
> > checks, and in postage (the $1 or so of postage cost may be
non-insignificant in
> > their currency).  You get hard evidence in the (extreme) case they get
> > prosecuted, but you also get the satisfaction that you fooled them
instead of
> > them fooling you.  They will be waiting anxiously to get their refund
back,
> > which of course will never come.  When they e-mail you inquiring about
it, you
> > tell them, yes, the money was wired the day before yesterday, you should
have
> > it by now!
> >
> > D^2 >>>
> >
> > I did give it some thought!! Trust me, I'd love to nail a few of these
people - their ultimate motive is purely dishonest, they deserve to be hung
out to dry. Their offshore origins pretty much preclude justice, though.
> >
> > As an aside, I have heard of at least one instance (a high end horse
sale) where the check was actually GOOD! The guy deposited it, telling his
bank to check it out before he did anything else. They told him the check
was real, the account valid and the funds were there. He went ahead and sent
the requested monies. The horse was actually picked up by a known shipper,
who had been paid up front. About a week later, his bank called - now
suddenly the buyers' account had been emptied of all funds. Poor guy, he was
out thousands, and his good horse was probably eaten by heathens.
> >
> > So, it can go any number of ways! I figure the offshore bank HAD to be
in on it, otherwise how would they know exactly when to jerk out their
money?
> >
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