Sometime back, I posted an article about a scam email that I got. Basically, it was from someone who offered to buy something from me. It turns out that they offer to send more money than the item is worth, provided you wire the difference back to them. The cashier cheque turns out to be forged, and you lose money in the deal. This time, it is from someone who wants to buy Land Rover Turbochargers in Uganda! I don't own nor sell Land Rover, nor any other 4x4 vehicle. However, my brother Omar has had successive Land Rovers and uses them for desert safaris in Egypt, for example, hare hunting or Rayyan Valley. As a matter of fact, he called me yesterday from Siwa where he was offroading with some friends. This seems to be how Mr. "Mathew" below have decided to catch my interest. Here is the text of the email I got : STAR MOTORS LTD PLOT 65/9 CONRAD HOUSE P.O BOX 1904 MASAKA TEL 256 71 881681 FAX 256 41345597Attn to sales Manager, Dear Sir/Madam. I am glad to introduce my self to you. I am called John MathewMANAGING DIRECTOR, living in Uganda and operating a business in thenames ofSTAR MOTORS LTD Is a well established company based in Uganda , EastAfrica dealing in land rover spare parts.I am inquiring whether you will be in position to supply us with 15 pcsof ORIGINAL TURBO CHAGERS FOR LANDROVER VEHICLES TDI 300.Please please quote cif ENTEBBE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.{EAST AFRICA} best regards, John mathew. Purchasing manager. C/O STAR MOTORS LTD PLOT 65/9 CONRAD HOUSE P.O BOX 1904 MASAKA TEL 256 71 881681 FAX 256 41345597 The IP address did check out to be from Uganda. The email however, was star_motorsltd@yahoo.co.uk. Sorry Mr. Mathew, but I will have to disappoint you on this.
- Family
- Friends
- Nokat نكت
- Writings
- Technology
- Places
- Interests
- Miscellany
Comments
Anonymous (not verified)
Cheque fraud?
Tue, 2007/07/17 - 11:22Hi
Do any of you guys know of a fraud about comanies sending cheques?
The email I got said that they would send me a cheque and I had to cash it in my UK bank account, keep 10% then forward the rest of the money to the company's client.
They said that this way they pay much less tax. I got the cheque in the post today, it seems to be hand written too. Is this real? Has anyone else tried this and been scammed?
Thanks
Please reply to @hotmail.co.uk
Khalid
Yes, this is a scam
Tue, 2007/07/17 - 11:25Yes this is a scam too, or worse, accessory to a crime.
It could be the cheque is forged, and you only find out after you wire the money.
This may be ill gotten money from other scams, that they want to launder so they send you the cheque then you keep some and send them the rest. The amount you send them is then legitimate in their country.
--
Khalid Baheyeldin
Anonymous (not verified)
I just received a Cashiers
Thu, 2008/08/21 - 16:39I just received a Cashiers Check from JB Global for a lot more than what it was supposed to be. I have been reading thru some posts and it doesnt seem consistent with other scams...Should i take it to the bak and if i do would they be able to tell me of its real or not?
Anonymous (not verified)
Hi Was this advertised on
Thu, 2007/11/08 - 09:25Hi
Was this advertised on Gumtree.com? I have received the same email as you. I got the cheque today and wanted to check it out first. It is from ICICI bank which I have never heard of. I am supposed to cash it, kepp 10% and then send the rest of the money to them using moneygram.
Please let me know what you find out.
Anonymous (not verified)
I had received the similar
Tue, 2008/01/15 - 01:28I had received the similar e-mail from the e-amil ki2rock@yahoo.com. Who want to buy our products paied by cheque or credit card. I do want to do know if it is truely or cheating. Do you have advice to me? Thanks!
Anonymous (not verified)
i got an email from tan
Wed, 2007/07/25 - 16:16i got an email from tan steven saying tell his clerk to send me 950,000.00 in a cashier check just send them my information like my name, adress, etc.. i sent it to them they told me they had to call fed ex for the amount i have to pay for the shipment and i have to pay 342.00 for the shipment. is this a scam
robb (not verified)
How do you stop this?
Thu, 2007/10/04 - 00:03Is there a way?
Dear Friend,
My name is MIKE STEWART , I am an artist base in the united kingdom. I own MIKKY ART WORLD in London
(United Kingdom)I live in London United Kingdom. I have been doing artwork since I was a small child That
gives me about 28 years of experience I majored in art in high school and took a few college art courses Most
of my work is done in either pencil or art brush.
I have recently added designing and creating artwork on the computer AND sculpture , I have been selling my
art for the last 3 years and have had my work featured on trading cards, prints and in magazines, I have sold
in galleries and to private collectors from all around the world. I am always facing serious difficulties when it
comes to selling my art works to Americans, they are always offering to pay with money order or casher's
cheque, which is difficult for me to cash here in London United Kingdom.
I am looking for a representative in the United States Of America who will be working for me as a part time
worker and i will be willing to pay 10% for every transaction, which wouldn't affect your present state of
work, someone who would help me receive payments from my customers in the states, I mean someone that is
responsible and reliable, because the cost of coming to the state and getting payments is very expensive, I am
working on setting up a branch in the state, so for now i need a representative in the United States Of
America who will be handling the payment aspect for our company.
These payments are in order or casher's cheque and they would come to you in your name if you are willing to
assist as a representative, so all you need do is cash the money order deduct your percentage and western
union Charges then wire the r e st back.
NOTE: All charges of the Western Union money transfer or Money
Gram.will be deducted from the money, so you are rest assured that you wouldn't spend a dime out of your
personal money.If you are interested, please get back to me as soon as possible via email.
N: B, Please send to me the listed information below: to mikestewart127@yahoo.co.uk
#Your full name:
#Your full home address,
#Your age
#Occupation
#marital status,
#direct contact telephone number
I will be needing your home address, so that I will forward it to my customers to send you the casher's
cheque . via Fedex or overnight
shipment.
Thanks for your assistant and God bless.
Mike Stewart .
CEO MIKKY ART INC,
London, United Kingdom.
+44 701113 8755
Dazz (not verified)
Check this
Thu, 2007/10/25 - 12:21"We are king Lion 2001 Tradding Company situated in
,Uganda E.Africa. Looking for the following
products:printer, fax, copier,
gsm mobile phone plasma TV's , LCD UPS cabinets
lap top ,hard drive lcd monitors Motherboard
Motherboards, Processors inkjet cartridge...
New Computers and accessories,mobile
phone and cpu
accessories,Tv sets,Lc cameras
Monitors,
generators set
Please do find our business contacts below:
OF
BISINESS;IMPORTERS OF GENERAL
MERCHANDISE,COMPUTERS,COMPUTER ACCESSORIES,
ELECTRONICS AND
ELECTRICALS SALES OFFICE/SHOW ROOM;SHOP NO 14 PLOT
10
MARKET STREET
Waiting to hear from you soon .
Regards
BOB MIKE Purchasing Manager" - - - strange name in Uganda???
then i got this one:
"Dear
Thank you for your resonble price, tt is very
expesive
going make payments by international cheque in
pound
this
is
our order as follow below IDE Hard Drives
Maxtor 160 Gb IDE 50 pcs
Maxtor 250 Gb IDE 50 pcs
Samsung 80 Gb 100 pcs
Seagate 40 Gb 50 pcs
terms of payments by international cheque pound
Give us
the payee names and your full address.
My company name is king lions 2001 UGANDA
,P.O.
BOX 250
KAMPALA UGANDA . EAST AFRICA , PLOT NO, 5 MARKET
STREET,
FAX NO 256 41 235763.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Regards,
bob
NB.After the clearance of the cheque for thats
when you got to send the items"
BE CAREFUL.....
give invoices
Anonymous (not verified)
John Mathew - Ugandan Petty Con
Sat, 2007/11/24 - 05:41I have also received emails from J. Mathew and others. But I guess he never read that we are an IT security consultancy as well as a supplier of specialized computers!
We performed an IP trace based on the emails that we received from him, and retrieved other information that is very useful in catching such perps (means and methods withheld so as not to tip him off, should he or anyone else like him be reading this). The information gathered over, i'd say, a month and a half of correspondence was forwarded to a buddy of mine in the computer crimes division of the Ugandan branch of Interpol and our manufacturers who have been forwarding us this info.
I've actually replied one of the emails and gave him a heads up! But to his surprise after interpol has already gotten some leads on him!
Crime doesn't pay.. and I hear Ugandan prisons are not the nicest in the world!
Jacky (not verified)
I think it is a fraud
Wed, 2007/12/05 - 02:23I think it is a fraud
Pages