sent from a yahoo email address.

Hello ,

Thank you for the mail,

I would like you to know that currently im not in the states ,i wouldnt be able to view the bike or inspect before purchase but i believe that business is based on trust so i would like you to assure me that the bike is in perfect working condition.

I would like to know the last offering price and i would like you to know that i would be handling the shipping my self,.

I would like you to know that i shall be making the payments by cashiers check or money orders by my representative in the US who would be issuing out the check on my behalf.

Let me get a response from you soon.

Expecting your email.

Smith.

sent from a yahoo email address.

Hello ,

Thank you for the mail,

I would like you to know that currently im not in the states ,i wouldnt be able to view the bike or inspect before purchase but i believe that business is based on trust so i would like you to assure me that the bike is in perfect working condition.

I would like to know the last offering price and i would like you to know that i would be handling the shipping my self,.

I would like you to know that i shall be making the payments by cashiers check or money orders by my representative in the US who would be issuing out the check on my behalf.

Let me get a response from you soon.

Expecting your email.

Smith.

Oh yeah- that's a scam. Just delete it.

How should I say this?

YES IT'S A SCAM!!!!!

thank you.

Yeah, it's a scam. Any time anyone offers to pay with a third party check, 99.999% of the time it's a scam.

A couple of key red flags here: First they're outside the U.S. Second is the payment with a third party 'cashiers' check. Third is the wording: "last offering price", in this case. It's been used in every e-mail that I've received from Nigeria and other Euro/African scammers.

Me, I like to play them along and get them to spend the time and money to send me their cashiers check from their 'client' or 'representative'. So far I've collected over $63,000.00 worth of their worthless paper, and it keeps coming in.

The following is what I received from a Mathew Smith. Identical to the one above. I am going to have some fun with him\her.

Hello Eric,

Thank you for the mail,

I would like you to know that currently im not in the states ,i wouldnt be able to view the bike or inspect before purchase but i believe that business is based on trust so i would like you to assure me that the bike is in perfect working condition.

I would like to know the last offering price and i would like you to know that i would be handling the shipping my self,.

I would like you to know that i shall be making the payments by cashiers check or money orders by my representative in the US who would be issuing out the check on my behalf.

Let me get a response from you soon.

Expecting your email.

Smith.

NB.i would like to get a phone number inwhich i could use to reach you,and a picture in which i could show my secretary.