I have a post in the wanted section for anyone with a Zetec Striker exhaust ...

Anyway, got a direct contact from a chap called John Ginever .. First email being:

"Kindly advise if you still require the items in the above subject and i will get back to you. What's your phone #?, Regards Jon"

I replied saying I was still interested and got this next message:

"Thanks for writing, I still have Striker Zetec Exhaust Manifold for sale in excellent condition and decent shape. I have already made shipping inquires and will take a 250USD shipped. Asking price includes shipping via UPS or FedEx which ever you prefer on a 3 - 4 days delivery, and l'll accept payment via Western union or Moneygram. What's your complete shipping address?"

I then asked:
"Can you please tell me if you are a member on the Locost List, and who you are registered as so that I can see your activity. Can you also send me a picture of the item and the address from where you’d be sending it from."

... No response. I am suspicious now, looking also at the questions to the end of each email he's gathering information quickly and quietly.

If anyone can tell me if they know this person (U.S. based) is genuine I'd be grateful. But right now seems to be a scammer.

Kind Regards

Western Union and Moneygram can be used as scams - there's no recall on the money once it's been collected - it's just like snail-mailing someone the cash.

If I ever received an e-mail like that I would simply delete it. Even if it were to be genuine, they need to learn to write it so it doesn't look like a scam.

SCAM

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Smells like scammer to me, tread very carefully. IMHO Ray

A scam for sure ...

Very beware.
Scours wanted ads and researches for a bit of plausibility. Delete.
Not like its unobtanium that you need one from USA is it?

3-4 day delivery from the US, sounds like a scam

it takes 10days for a parcel from the UK to Spain!!!!

WHAT ABOUT JON200 advert,has he sold the exhaust manifold,would that not fit with a bit of chop and weld!!

[Edited on 3/11/12 by ross05]

STAY WELL CLEAR!!!!!!

definate scam.

SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM

It appears you can get our email addresses from the EMAIL button at the bottom even if your not logged in I've just taken mine off as i thought it was supposed to be secure !!!!

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Originally posted by Ben_Copeland
It appears you can get our email addresses from the EMAIL button at the bottom even if your not logged in I've just taken mine off as i thought it was supposed to be secure !!!!

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No I remember Chris saying you had to be logged in to view them.

reads like someone in lagos who,s been reading a dictionary!!!

Scam, notice the quality of the English. Very similar to the Emails I find in my junkmail.
My only surprise is that the exhaust hasnt come off his recently deceased aunts car who was the queen of the Congo

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3 days from usa to uk in a small ish package is suprisingly achivable, annoyingly i didn't think they had a chance of making the delivery in time, so when a speed control blew, and the new for the other car was still on it's way from usa, i panicked and bought another from the uk, the usa one arrived first, by a good few days

What ever happened to" King Umbongo of the downtown Lagos internet cafe"?
I used to crease myself everytime I saw his posts on here
atb
Mike

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It appears you can get our email addresses from the EMAIL button at the bottom even if your not logged in I've just taken mine off as i thought it was supposed to be secure !!!!

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Originally posted by chillis


Just tried to take mine off but I get a warning mesage about the email address must be present and verified

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Thanks for all the replies .. Was confdent it was a scammer but wanted to see if anyone actually knew the chap .. A Zetec Striker in the US is a touch rare as well, have heard of xflow Fury's and Strikers though ..

Looking to have one made up locally now ... )

Cheers !!

I got the same email from this guy in regards to Rod end lock nuts that I posted in 'wanted' a couple of months ago

Luckily Id already bought some on Ebay

What a scum bag

I have one you can have for £200.

Will need cash in an envelope left under a tree at a certain time/location. I will leave item in same place the following night

ATB

Simon

HAHAHAHAHA !!! .. White or Brown envelope? ... )