Email. Should I trust?

[samo9090]

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? California

Hey again, since you guys know alot about online scams, can you please help me with this too:

Hello Seller,
I want you to comprehend that i am very interested in buying this (HP
iPAQ 1945 Pocket PC, less-than-5 oz, bluetooth and SDIO slot, 3.5'' TFT
LCD. Plays music and videos. 2 Extra cases included. One metal, one
cloth. $290) from you and i want to buy it at the best price ($350)
because of the interest i found in it.
I will make arrangement for the DHL or UPS to come to your address and
pickup the item.
I want to buy the items for my son who just got a contract with Guiness
PLC and he will be leave USA to Abroad in 5days time and also this is an
urgent order because he make me to understand how much he need it by next
week.
I learnt from my bank about my payment by BidPay( Money Order) and also
advise me Never pay for your eBay item through instant cash transfer
services such as direct Western Union or MoneyGram or paypal or TT - such
services offer Internet shoppers no protection against fraud.Becouse this
is my first time to buy item online since this order is very urgent as I
explained, I will like DHL to come and pickup the item immediately youre
notified of my payments acceptance and give me the actual time that DHL
agent will meet you in your address,
Kindly get back to me swiftly with your full contact ADDRESS and the
NAME that will be on your Money Order if this is ok by you
Hoping for a good business transactions.
Best Regards
His First Name And Last Name
His Address



Is this another scam? Or should I go ahead and sell it to him. Sorry I'm new to online selling etc.

Thanks alot for all of your time.

 

[MinCA]

Scam. Notice the only real direct mention of your item are what's in parentheses? He probably has some automated system that fills in the blanks with the item and price.

What real person is going to say, "HP
iPAQ 1945 Pocket PC, less-than-5 oz, bluetooth and SDIO slot, 3.5'' TFT
LCD. Plays music and videos. 2 Extra cases included. One metal, one
cloth. $290" in a normal e-mail, then say they want it for the best price and mention a higher price?

"Hi, I'm interested in your iPAQ 1945 Pocket PC for my son." That sounds normal, like a real person behind it.

Unless the guy wants it shipped overseas or is claiming to be overseas, this is one of the best-phrased scams I have seen. Very little in the way of error. UPS and DHL will both pick up from a residential address in a window of time.

In general, if you have any doubts if something is a scam or not, treat it like it is unless you are willing to lose the particular item and the money for it and possible fraud charges when the bank discovers the money order you deposited is fake. Err on the side of caution in this modern age of scams, cheats, and fraud in general.

 

[samo9090]

oh the reason he said it like that is cause I wrote it exactly like that in the ad, since there was a character limit. he just copy pasted it.

anymore info would help
thanks

 

[MinCA]

Trust me, it's scam. Why spend time writing out the e-mail only to copy and paste one thing? Doesn't make sense. So don't deal with this guy.

But if you're convinced I'm wrong, go ahead and sell to him and reemmber my caution when you're stuck dealing with the aftermath.

 

[samo9090]

okay thanks, I wont deal with him.

what do you guys recommend any other way of selling my pocketpc that is secure, but not ebay or yahoo auctions.

 

[MinCA]

Nesapaper ads, craiglist.com. etc., and meeting the buyer in person and accepting cash.