Scam city!

Feb 16, 2006 08:53

I recently posted a classified ad on Catsailor.com offering one of my boats for sale. Today I got the following missive:

From: mohammed halid
Subject: Email inrespect of the 1989 Prindle 19
To: andrew.t

Good day,
Am emailing you in regards of the ( 1989 Prindle 19)
what i want
you to do for me now is to give me the cost of the ( 1989 Prindle 19 )and I want to let you know that i'll send my shipping
company to
come down to your place for the pick up.
And the payment method will be via MONEY ORDER or
CASHIER'S CHECK
Please reconfirm your final selling price. Once i hear
from you i
will need you to email me the following details:
(1) BENEFICAIRY NAME:
(2)FULL MAILING ADDRESS:
(3) TELEPHONE NUMBER:
(4) FINAL SELLING PRICE
Your urgent response to this email will be
appreciated.
Thanks for the co-operation and God bless.
Best Regard
Hammed

Of course, I sent a reply.

Thanks Mo! Where are you located? Sailing experience? This is a very powerful racing catamaran, and could easily place an inexperienced sailor in world of hurt.

Thanks again for your interest!

sail fast
AT

We'll see if he replies! This actually kind of funny, I think.
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