Bob Caldwell wrote:
Hello Pilots,

I have a sailplane for sale and have listed it on all
the usual sites. I just received an offer (barely
literate) similar to those discussed by and warned
of by the fellow pilots on this site.

It basically offers to pay my full offering price plus
shipping. I am to keep the offering price and then
call the shippers, give them the balance and they pick
up the glider. Then I assume the check bounces.

Does anyone have any advice about what to do about
this? Call the FBI, DA, etc? Does anyone really care?
Thoughts?

Bob

Our local police have a detective that handles Internet fraud. In one
case a local single woman was befriended by a Nigerian. After a number
of email exchanges he asked if she would forward some purchases he was
about to make to him in Nigeria. She agreed and soon various stuff
ranging from jewelry to electronics started arriving at her door. She
had second thoughts and contacted our police. Now they are trying to
return these goods purchased, no doubt, with stolen credit card
numbers.

It is highly unlikely that any action will be taken against the
Nigerian, since Nigeria is uninterested in prosecuting this type of
crime. Of course you could try your own reverse scam, such as:

http://www.419eater.com/html/okorie.htm


Tom