Help... Weird response from Loot

meerustar

I thought I'd post this query here as we are all buyers or sellers in a way.

I have advertised a brand new TV in on Loot.com and the ad has gone live online today and will appear in the local paper tomorrow.

I have had a couple of emails regarding it and just got this. What do you think????

Hello,

Thanks for the mail with trust and honest toward this transaction, i will offer you item (£175) and the condtion terms are also okay with me.For the Shippment from your location, i have my SHIPPER that will come over for the pick up from y our location as soon as we seal this Transaction from your end.

Do e-mail me your (FULL NAME, CONTACT ADDRESS, MOBILE & LANLINE PHONE NUMBER) For the payment arrangment, i will be paying by Cheque and i will wait for the cheque to clear before the pick up from your location bcos'i still have a goods in U.K that they will ship for me.I have a CLIENT of my that is Owning me some Fund in United Kingdom that will issue you the cheque (£3,500), as soon as you receive the cheque and clear from the bank, you will deduct the cost of the ADVERT and the remaining balance will be send to the Shipper through WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANS FER for the pick up from your location. If this is okay by you, do e-mail me the following detail

FULL NAME ON CHEQUE:
CONTACTED ADDRESS:
MOBILE & LADLINE PHONE NUMBER:

for the cheque to be made out to you. Hope to read from you soonest.
Regards,
NB:- I will wait for the cheque to clear before the pick up. I will
compensate you with £50 for you to
remove the advert from the site.
Larry.

Strange don't you think. What should I respond with?? Thanks

frivolous_fay

Ignore it. It's an old, well-known scam.

meerustar

Thankyou. I never usually use Loot so am unaware of this. I will reply with 'sorry this is a cash only sale'.

Thanks

frivolous_fay

I wouldn't even bother to do that These people are not worth the courtesy of a reply.

robnye

similar to the nigerian phone scam...... leave well alone.

soolin

These scams started with the small ads and cars, moved to ebay and it seems they are migrating back to the small ads again.

Soo

Agutka

I agree - do not reply. You don't want to get into a dialogue with these people - just reading that one email gave me a headache. Yours is not the only ad they 'replied' to, so you will not be missed.

meerustar

I have had 4 more of those since this morning ... I hope I get better luck tomorrow when it goes in the papers.

Thanks for the responses, it is one I haven't come across before.