Kenny Cole? Apperently owns a business and or a shipping company. He sent an e-mail to my gf about buying my wheels off my Ram. He wants to send a US cashiers cheque, and have a associate pick them up at my "base" location, and yada yada.
Long story short, he must have gotten her e-mail off this site because she posted it up under her account on the classifieds here, with her e-mail. He did not contact me, so I was curious if anyone on here has heard of him, or delt with him or anything of the sort. I REALLLLYYY want to sell my wheels ASAP, but this feels like wayy to much of a scam, I need some re-assurance on this...
Draggin' That A**
Dwn Dak wrote:I need some re-assurance on this...
I assure you, it is most certainly, without a doubt, a scam.
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about
the former." - Albert Einstein
I was thinking that exact same thing.
Also we replied to his e-mail, because he wanted my name, adress, zip, and all my info so he can start the buyin process ASAP and get things under way.
In my reply e-mail I mentioned I want to hold off on that info, and would like a phone number, or a more direct means of contact. Once I get things STRAIGHTEND out, making me feel more comfortable with this "strange" e-mail. And... No reply.
If he wants to western union the cash to me, and then recieve my info, thats fine with me. My gf runs a cash store, and once the western union is sent, it will be cashed and non refunded. So that would make me happy. But he's talkin US cashier's cheque. Completely different story.
I'll keep you posted if there is a reply. Just let this be a good warning to anyone on here. Any Kenny Cole, or Kenneth Cole, or Ken Cole, anything like that, unless you know them, or can have a few referrences to back the buyer/seller... don't.
Sometimes I hate the internet, I've been tryin pretty hard to sell these wheels ASAP, then I get something like this, in a way I just brushed it off, but I had a gleem of hope, so I can get my damn 26's... but... noooooooo
haha thanks dave.
Draggin' That A**
Here's his e-mail.... Just extra stuff to watch for ..
cole_supply@yahoo.co.uk
the co.uk part really makes me upset. Since that is a pretty good give away for a out of country scam...
Draggin' That A**
I'm with Dave on this one.
But there's one way to find out without you losing cash or product...
I'll let ya know, but for the time being, hold off on e-mailing him.
Classic scam, though.
See this thread for example:
http://www.j-body.org/forums/read.php?f=1&i=333401&t=333401
Edited 2 time(s). Last edited Wednesday, July 19, 2006 6:57 PM
^^ tru dat. good idea checking up with the.org thats what i did even though i thought it was fishy...and im glad i did. i know its scam, just ignore him from now on. someone will buy them, be patient.
FOR SALE: (5) '95-'99 Z24 Rims
Dwn Dak wrote:If he wants to western union the cash to me, and then recieve my info, thats fine with me. My gf runs a cash store, and once the western union is sent, it will be cashed and non refunded. So that would make me happy. But he's talkin US cashier's cheque. Completely different story.
The scam works like this - the person will send you a very real looking cashier's check. It will look so real that your bank will actually deposit the check. The only problem is the check he sends will be for more then the amount of the product. He will then instruct you to send the remainder of the money back to him via Western Union. In the mean time, the bank will discover, many days later, that the cashier's check was a fraud, and pull the money back out of your account. If you had fallen for the scam, by that point you would have already sent the funds to the buyer. He wins, you lose. It has nothing to do with what you are selling. In fact you will never be contacted by a shipper. The scam is all about the cashier's check and western union.
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about
the former." - Albert Einstein
Ya I figured as much.
And the fact he just basically wanted everything done right away, after one e-mail, no questions asked was pretty sketch as well.
Well that makes me feel more comfortable now, KNOWING 100% its a scam. Now I have other ppl thinking exact;ly what I was thinking. At least it completely crushes my hopes on that sale. Better then thinking 90 scam and 10 percent possible sale. I didn't get my hopes up too much because of that fact.
Oh, and did I forget to mention thier is a well know fashion designer named Kenneth Cole.... haha... Another red flag on his name.
Draggin' That A**
Ok. 100% confirmed as a scam.
Here's the IP from one of his e-mails (I took the liberty of sending him one to get this info... I'll keep stringing him along as long as I can):
196.1.176.181
http://whois.domaintools.com/196.1.176.181
Quote:
IP Information
Record Type: IP Address
Cached Whois: 2006-07-18
IP Location: Nigeria Nigeria - Afrinic
Reverse DNS: 196-1-176-181.nitelnet.com
Blacklist Status: Currently Listed (history)
^^ Thats perfect... He claims the buyer was from the UK.... I didn't even know Nigeria HAD computers OR internet ... Honestly...
........ Actually... nevermind, my gf just told me its one of the highest money laundering countries in the world, and its very hard to send money or recieve.... Basically anything that isn't Canada or United States, its very iffy. Its funny some places you wouldn't expect to even bother with something like that, like all the terriost country's are very bad on the black list or something...
Crazy.
Draggin' That A**
what happens if we take the check and depost/cash it...... but never send out the "remaining "money to him?
Your bank will reclaim the funds as the check is more than likely going to be counterfeit.
You'll be out that funds. If you attempt to withdraw them, you may get stuck w/ overdraft fees as well.
