Scam? I'm puzzled by this one...

Neg:

Take the check, frame it and put it in your den... Then, when you have it, write them back and state that you are waiting for the bank to clear it and see the funds in your account. When they say they need the drives _immediately_, acquiesce (sp?), and tell them you shipped them by FudEx... tracking number... UR4N1D10TG1V3UP..... Note the shipper's mis-spelling... ;) Then have a nice cold one with Mel.... :D

I think we should play with the other one though.... I'm inquisitive as to what they are doing....

I Googled that Alimosho Road in Nigeria:

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http://pcjsl.com/tryouts/misc.htm

i humbly request playing for the position of central midfield/ forward.Am quick and energetic.Am proficient in English language.Creative and ability to scoring goals.I hope these would be of advantange for me in your club herewith is my CV. NAME : .Aigbosoria Monday Marvelous ADDRESS : 69 alimosho road iyana ipaja Lagos Nigeria NATIONALITY : Nigeria DATE OF BIRTH: 06/12/1983 MARITAL STATUS: Single HEIGHT: 5ft7" WEIGHT: 65kg POSITION: leftside midfield / forward DOMINANT FOOT: both SCHOOLBOY: youth sars football academy PREVIOUS CLUBS: forwardever fc, zeigeneth fc PRESENT CLUB: Mighty sparrow fc CAREER DETAILS: I have played in U- 14 AND u- 17Youth Sport Federation Of Nigeria, (YSFON), Organised competitions. i 've also played in an inter - state tournament and in club league. Honoured: Joined the national team in year 2001

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And there seems to be a school on 66 Alimosho Road: http://www.studyabroad.com/simplehtml/white/Niger.html[/i]

Whoa.....

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Acquired Knowledge Institute

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I got all my degrees from there.... You mean it's a scam.... Goldurn it....

Ok... before I get too confused with the two scammers you have running... can we concentrate on the CC one... The check one is, (as Ms.M accurately predicted), is a no brainer.... I'd love to see where the CC one wants to go....

I have to leave the satellite office right now and take my sweetie to dinner.... Then there's that "American Idol" thing we _have_ to watch... Well hey, Simon is a Brit and has a personality that is about as "cute" as mine when presented with idiots.... ;) So, it'll be tomorrow before I get "back into the fray" but they will take longer to organize themselves.... I'd love to keep playing with the "CC kid" just to see where he goes.... You in?

Of course I'm in :D

I just send him a reminder (hasn't replied yet to my request for the cc info), telling him that if I have his info within the next hour I can ship the goods out tonight... otherwise, it'll have to wait until tomorrow :D

I'll check back in the am.... ;)

Now it's getting more interesting...

This is the guy from the first e-mail I got (from a Yahoo address):

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Hello
i will like to know if you have Seagate 80 GB Barracuda 7200RPM SATA in stock ,and i will like to order for 100 pieces ,and i will also be paying with my credit card so kindly get back to me asap if you do have it in stock.
Continetal Maketting Associate

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I reply, giving him a price of $89 a piece... He replies, with a different Yahoo address:

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Hello
thanks for getting back to me and i so much appreciate it ,well as for the price there is no problem ,so pls kindly get back to me with total cost plus shipping within the US.and also advice if i can forward in my Credit Card Information so that it can be charge cause i want product ship immediately.
thanks hope to hear from you soon.

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I reply, asking for a PayPal payment... he replies, saying he wants to pay by cc...

He finally replies, and it's interesting:

The cc card info (complete with name, address, number, security code, expiration date) is from someone in Elk Grove, California...
The ship-to address, though, is to an Orlanda, Florida business (a legitimate one), specializing in Server Monitoring Tools...

Now I'm lost... don't tell me this guy actually really wants 100 hard disks... his e-mail addy still traces back to the Netherlands... I get two totally different e-mails, from two different people (both Yahoo accounts in Holland though), asking for 100 Seagate Barracuda's... one tries the cheque-scam as described by MsMittens, the other one is um... dunno...

check the card, and if its legit make your self some money.

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The ship-to address, though, is to an Orlanda, Florida business (a legitimate one), specializing in Server Monitoring Tools...

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I used to run the goods in department of an engineering company. If I wanted some stuff delivered via a back door.........................Easy order it under false creadentuals, have it shipped to work, make off with goods. Gone into the eather Or variant of..

I still gotta go with the " cashiers check " I mentioned before...that way you know the money is there...credit cards are too easily used and abused even if he is legit.

A cashier's cheque isn't a guarantee these days. Seriously, when I look at this they are missing out on a serious opp to do it right. As it stands a lot of these scams are easy to pick out due to spelling and presentation. They aren't thinking how to social engineer properly.

See if I was to do it, I'd say I'm from AO. I'd do this by picking an older, unused account (claiming I forgot the password and don't log in anymore). I know that Negative is here based on a Google search of his company. I'd then do a letter, professional english (maybe with one or two minor typos), saying that "my company needed some drives for an upgrade and I thought why not do a favour for someone I know". Then once Neg and I agree to a price, I would say the company has a cheque already done out for what they priced them at (higher than the quote Neg gives me). I'll send him the "certified company cheque" and he can send me the difference in a Money Order or Money Wire. That said, using a Nigerian address (or any African address) should fire off warning bells for anyone.

It's unfortunate that a small few schmucks are ruining the good name of Nigerians elsewhere (I've had quite a few students from there and they are the nicest, politest and most considerate group I've ever had).