MERLIN ROCKET FORUM

Topic : Another Scammer

Just to let you all know that there is another scammer about!

See below

HELLO STEVE,
THANKS FOR THE MAIL YOU SENT TO ME...I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT TELLING ALL I
NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IT....HOWEVER,I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE PRICE IS OKAY
BY ME AND AS FOR THE SHIPPING THAT WILL NOT BE A PROBLEM ..I HAVE CONTACTED
A SHIPPING COMPANY THAT WILL HANDLE THE SHIPPING...THAT WILL BE TAKEN CARE
OF...
AS FOR THE PAYMENT I WILL BE PAYING WITH A DRAFT WHICH WILL BE CASHED
EASILY...I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT I WILL BE SENDING YOU A DRAFT OF
£2,000 IN WHICH YOU WILL DEDUCT YOUR £250 AND HELP ME SEND THE REMAINING
BALANCE TO THE SHIPPING COMPANY THAT WILL BE COMING FOR THE PICK UP AT YOUR
PLACE...TO SEND IT OUT I WILL NEED YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS WHERE THE
DRAFT WILL BE SENT TO AND PROBABLY YOUR PHONE NUMBER...THIS IS MINE
07040113071......DO SEND THE INFO TO ME ASAP...
HOPING TO HEAR FROM U SOONEST..
REGARDS..

CENTRUM COM INC.
PATRICK HAMINGTON....CEO/MD.
07040113071

Just thinking of a suitable response!!!


Posted: 27/09/2006 09:41:22
By: Steve3019
Yep I've just had this guy too.


Posted: 27/09/2006 09:44:26
By: Andy Dalby
thats funny he writes just like a RS400 sailor.


Posted: 27/09/2006 09:52:08
By: Naughty
always beware CAPITALS and green ink too!


Posted: 27/09/2006 11:46:23
By: )..
et Eurotrash Anglais!!


Posted: 27/09/2006 11:52:41
By: Antoine
Yep add me to the list
He called himself Anderson Scott - Sorry ANDERSON SCOTT !
The telephone number's the same - IP address resolves to Skylink Ltd who operate a satelitte service that covers - yes you've guessed it - Africa. He's not very good is he!
Ian


Posted: 27/09/2006 13:08:44
By: IL
I'm sure you can all think of some great names and addresses to send him.


Posted: 27/09/2006 13:31:23
By: Alan F
How does the scam work again? Don't they cancel the draft just when you have paid them the difference...??


Posted: 27/09/2006 13:48:25
By: Andy Dalby
I got that one too.  Boats and Outboards seems to be a magnet for it.


Posted: 27/09/2006 13:59:12
By: Jon
They send you a draft which you bank and it clears but the bank will pull the money out of your bank, when they find out its fraud.  By then they have your Merlin and the money you sent back and you have Sweet F!$k all


Posted: 27/09/2006 13:59:28
By: Naughty
I reported some of them to AOL, (they where using and AOL account) and didnt here anything back from aol, typical.


Posted: 27/09/2006 14:01:13
By: Naughty
Do what I did to my scammer, find an old modem, and make it dial the number they left every 5 seconds, but make it cut off before answered so it doesn't cost you, I left it going for 12 hrs, while at work. (don't forget to withhold the number!)


Posted: 27/09/2006 16:00:42
By: DaveF
I guess the number is forwarded to a £15 a minute international service. so I wouldn't try dialing it. Maybe that is part of the scam. As it says the draft is easily cashable, then if you have cash you don't have the bank scam issue (cheques that seem cleared never ever are if they are fruad or stolen). Maybe you never get the draft and they hope you are going to call their number to check up on them.


Posted: 27/09/2006 16:13:05
By: Alan F
Or maybe this guy just gets paid for collecting names/telephone number/e-mail accounts.

Useful for identity frauds.


Posted: 27/09/2006 16:14:45
By: Alan F
We get it in the motor trade all the time, even though a cheque is cleared the bamk can still take the money back if it is fraudulant.  on a  different topic i used the old modem fax machine thingy on my mate at uni as ia wind up, it would ring him at silly hours all through the night.  Little harsh but very funny


Posted: 27/09/2006 17:13:02
By: Russ
I accidentally forwarded him the address of Met Police Fraud Unit 
and the telephone number of Scotland Yard Switchboard.

At least that should get one stolen/forged draft out of circulation - I'm figuring the scammer has to buy the dodgy draft off some gangster so at least he will be out of pocket.
IL


Posted: 27/09/2006 17:16:22
By: IL
What would someone in africa want with a merlin anyway?? lol


Posted: 27/09/2006 17:41:55
By: Russ
He has also tried me, scamming little gits. maybe they want to put wheels on a merlin and sail round the sands of africa!


Posted: 27/09/2006 18:01:18
By: do they think we are silly?
Add me to the list, got all excited that someone wanted to buy my boat! Didn't like the capital letters so thought I'd look on the forum and what do you know? seems he's very persistant.


Posted: 27/09/2006 19:13:31
By: Rob Heath
Just had Anderson Scott after my boat.


Posted: 27/09/2006 19:24:54
By: Roy
How about sending him thes credentials

Dr Far Kauf
13 Suk ma dyk
Utossa
38440 bak enda beyond


Posted: 27/09/2006 21:59:49
By: Relpy
It's gone very quite after I replied that I couldn't possibly accept a draft as there were so many scammers about but that as a CEO of a multinational, he should be able to arrange for a UK representative to come pick it up and pay cash. Very strange that!!


Posted: 28/09/2006 08:45:49
By: Steve3019
Of course CENTRUM COM INC was aquired by 3 COM.


Posted: 28/09/2006 10:34:22
By: Alan F
He's sending his draft for my boat to the Met Police Fraud unit - if his latest email is to be believed.  I will give it a couple of weeks and tell him the dog ate it - and see if he will send another.
IL


Posted: 28/09/2006 12:22:52
By: IL
I DONT KNOW WHY ALL FUSS I JUST WANT A MERLIN ROCKET. lol


Posted: 28/09/2006 12:42:07
By: PATRICK HAMINGTON
HELLO PATRICK,
THANKS FOR MAKING IT CLEAR YOU WANT A MERLIN...I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT ....HOWEVER,I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY BANK ACCEPTING DRAFTS. I HAVE ONE HERE FOR £10,000 WHICH I CAN NOT CASH. AS YOU WANT A MERLIN ROCKET I CAN DO A DEAL WITH YOU. PLEASE SEND ME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND I WILL SEND YOU THE DRAFT, WHEN YOU HAVE THE CASH PLEASE WESTERN UNION £9,000 IT BACK TO ME.
THEN IN RETURN FOR THE FAVOUR I WILL SHIP YOU THE MERLIN ROCKET FREE OF ANY CHARGES AS YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN A GOOD FRIEND TO ME. YOU WILL HAVE A MERLIN ROCKET AND £1,000 FOR YOUR TROUBLE. IT WILL NOT BE A PROBLEM.
......DO SEND THE INFO TO ME ASAP...
HOPING TO HEAR FROM U SOONEST..
REGARDS..

MERLIN SELLER


Posted: 28/09/2006 13:02:56
By: MERLIN SELLER
MERLIN SELLER VERY MUCH GRATITUDE FOR YOU SWIFTIST RESPONSE BUT WHAT WILL I DO WITH MY $10000 DRAFT?  ALL SOUND VERY TO GOOD TO BE TRUE.  PLEASE CONFIRM, WITH MY GREATEST THANKS.

BLESS YOU

PATRICK HAMINGTON

(scaming scum bag)


Posted: 28/09/2006 14:28:46
By: PATRICK HAMINGTON
DEAR PATRICK 

RATHER THAN HEAR THE WORDS OF MERLIN SELLER (SON OF PETER I THINK) BEST IDEA WILL BE SEND BANK DETAILS TO ME, RAN SID OBUGGERU, THE RECENTLY BEREAVED NIGERIAN SON OF YER EFFED MILAD OBUGGERU THAT I PROCESS YOUR BANK DRAFT. I WILL ALSO BY RETURN LET YOU DETAILS OF MY SAILING CLUB THAT YOU HAVE PRIVILEDGE OF BEING FIRST MERLIN ROCKET EXPORTER IN MY NOBLE COUNTRY.

MAY GOD SMILE UPON YOR UPTURNED BOTTOM ON CAPSIZE

RAN SID OBUGGERU

PS ARE SAILS KEVLAR AND ONE STRING SISTEM


Posted: 28/09/2006 15:21:20
By: GENUINE OFFER FROM NIGERIA
Your going to love this.

Check out the courses section

http://www.universityofnigeria.com/

Posted: 28/09/2006 15:24:42
By: Jon
HOPIN' TO COMPLEAT MY ECONOMICS PHD SOON


Posted: 28/09/2006 15:51:16
By: GENUINE OFFER FROM NIGERIA
Is Nigeria in wales??? or is a village near Salcombe


Posted: 28/09/2006 16:14:08
By: PATRICK HAMINGTON
PATRICK

IT IS NEAR CHARLTON

SEE LINK SEND CASH

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=541553&y=177298&z=1&sv=nigeria&st=6&tl=Nigeria+Road,+London,+SE7&searchp=newsearch.srf&mapp=newmap.srf

Posted: 28/09/2006 16:25:11
By: MERLIN SELLER
i was thinking of doing bio engineering- the easy way?!!!


Posted: 28/09/2006 17:44:35
By: do they think we are silly?
sorry i meant biotechnology...


Posted: 28/09/2006 17:46:03
By: do they think we are silly?
Yes


Posted: 29/09/2006 15:34:00
By: ¼
I've just returned from holls & found an e-mail from this guy perhaps I should ask him for money up front just for the pictures let alone the boat!


Posted: 29/09/2006 23:20:11
By: Barry Watkin
Just had this guy after my TVR.
Looks like he's getting land based


Posted: 30/07/2007 20:48:17
By: Keith Fallows
He needs the TVR to tow the Merlin.  Some of you are just soooooooooooooo cynical


Posted: 31/07/2007 10:00:21
By: Bill
tell him the name of the craft is "Weapons grade uranium" and it's imperative he puts this in the title of all correspondance with the met.


Posted: 03/08/2007 11:20:00
By: next step?

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