Robermalby E-Mail scammer/spammer

[mr bruce]

squirrel spamed the crap outta me, 7 posts, all at 5:36, did he get anybody else?

[FWB]

Originally Posted by mr bruce

squirrel spamed the crap outta me, 7 posts, all at 5:36, did he get anybody else?

i got one, was about something i have for sale , of course no questions about the item just how much will you sell it for and to respond quick

[mrmustang]

2 here, had Ron check and the IP address came back as out of Utah.....




Bill S.

[Old Phart]

Interesting interaction with scammers here.......

http://forum.419eater.com/forum/view...184508#1540473

[terry lee]

You should post this on WhoScammedYou.com and put all the scammers info on there so others outside of the CC community can be aware of scams like this.

TL

[computerworks]

Before I take action...can someone tell me just what was the "scam"?

[mrmustang]

Ron,

Harvesting pictures, cars, listings in a wholesale fashion can be considered spam if that information is eventually used for nefarious purposes.



Bill S.

[computerworks]

Originally Posted by mrmustang

Ron,

Harvesting pictures, cars, listings in a wholesale fashion can be considered spam if that information is eventually used for nefarious purposes.



Bill S.

Wonderful... now, what did this guy actually do to "scam"?

[computerworks]

...are you 'back-tracing' gmail.com?

[mrmustang]

Sorry Robert,

I only do bank to bank wire transfer of funds, I do not accept checks of any kind. Also, keep in mind that the car will not be available for a test drive without all funds first having cleared the local bank of my choosing. In this way I am covered should your test driver crash the car. If this is acceptable to you, then you need to provide me with your full name, address, social security number, bank name, bank account number, and the name and number of of your local bank manager. I await your information so that we can proceed.

Sincerely,


Bill S.









Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 16:43:40 +0100
Subject: Re: A message about your ad on clubcobra.com
From: robertmalby@gmail.com
To: mrmustang

Bill
Thanks for getting back to me. I will pay you $45,000 for it and i will like to inform you that i will be having our local transporters to come to your location for a test drive process on the car and moreover I will have to make a down payment to you so as to make you reserve the car for me for not getting it sold to other interested buyer's till the test drive and the sale will be done as it would take time to get all of that done
I will make a down payment of $4000 and also I will include the test drive fees which will cost for $3000 and mind you I want the payment made out to you by check and also as soon as the funds of $7000 have been cleared into your account I will like you to have the car ready for the test drive process and also you will make the remaining funds of $3000 payable to the transporters to cover for the inspection/test drive fees and all other expenses during inspection
I will be looking forward for proceedings to you and also get back to me with the full names, mailing address and phone number the check can be made payable to you
I will be looking forward to hear from you
Regards
Robert

[computerworks]

That's all I was asking for... thanks

[jhv48]

Are there still goobers out there that fall for this crap?

I love to play along with these guys. Have them sent the check and make it out to U. Ben Haad at 4672 Fukoff Street, (anytown, or State). They actually do it and then get pissed when you don't acknowledge receipt. Then they start threatening all kinds of legal action.

[double ugly]

This guy has been emailing me about the Exact cobra. I got this today.

Re: A message about your ad on clubcobra.com‏
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Fri 5/21/10 8:54 AM
To: John Foyen (jrfoy427@hotmail.com)

John
Thanks for getting back to me. I will offer you $70,000 for it and i will like to inform you that i will be having our local transporters to come to your location for a test drive process on the car and moreover I will have to make a down payment to you so as to make you reserve the car for me for not getting it sold to other interested buyer's till the test drive and the sale will be done as it would take time to get all of that done

I will make a down payment of $7000 and also I will include the test drive fees which will cost for $3000 and mind you I want the payment made out to you by check and also as soon as the funds of $10,000 have been cleared into your account I will like you to have the car ready for the test drive process and also you will make the remaining funds of $3000 payable to the transporters to cover for the inspection/test drive fees and all other expenses during inspection

I will be looking forward for proceedings to you and also get back to me with the full names, mailing address and phone number the check can be made payable to you

I will be looking forward to hear from you

Regards
Robert

[FWB]

Originally Posted by double ugly

This guy has been emailing me about the Exact cobra. I got this today.

Re: A message about your ad on clubcobra.com‏
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Fri 5/21/10 8:54 AM
To: John Foyen (jrfoy427@hotmail.com)

John
Thanks for getting back to me. I will offer you $70,000 for it and i will like to inform you that i will be having our local transporters to come to your location for a test drive process on the car and moreover I will have to make a down payment to you so as to make you reserve the car for me for not getting it sold to other interested buyer's till the test drive and the sale will be done as it would take time to get all of that done

I will make a down payment of $7000 and also I will include the test drive fees which will cost for $3000 and mind you I want the payment made out to you by check and also as soon as the funds of $10,000 have been cleared into your account I will like you to have the car ready for the test drive process and also you will make the remaining funds of $3000 payable to the transporters to cover for the inspection/test drive fees and all other expenses during inspection

I will be looking forward for proceedings to you and also get back to me with the full names, mailing address and phone number the check can be made payable to you

I will be looking forward to hear from you

Regards
Robert

robert malby or something? yeah he has been making his way through the ads with whoever has anything for sale....i got one from him too....

[Jim Dandy]

I got an offer on my B&B from Robert Malby and checked on him here. Glad I did so I didn't waste time with him. I recently received another offer today from someone named Thamm@apple.com, does anyone know if its the same guy? Seems a little suspicious!

[Got the Bug]

Originally Posted by Jim Dandy

I got an offer on my B&B from Robert Malby and checked on him here. Glad I did so I didn't waste time with him. I recently received another offer today from someone named Thamm@apple.com, does anyone know if its the same guy? Seems a little suspicious!

You should be suspicious of any buyer, until the funds are are in your safely in your hand and there's no possible way the buyer can reverse the transaction.

Here's a great thread with some tips regarding wire transfers.

Sold your car overseas? What payment method?

[coosawjack]

He emailed me about my car but I've been slow to respond since he says he's in England and has offered to buy several cars??

He may be "legit" but I seriously DOUBT IT!!!

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by Jim Dandy

I got an offer on my B&B from Robert Malby and checked on him here. Glad I did so I didn't waste time with him. I recently received another offer today from someone named Thamm@apple.com, does anyone know if its the same guy? Seems a little suspicious!

Just responded to that one this morning on Roger's old FFR.


Bill S.

[Woodz428]

As Ernie pointed out, I believe that until there is a "transfer" of some type of funds that the crime isn't committed yet. As everyone that has posted points out, the offers are usually nebulous with little details about WHAT they are interested in. Several years ago we had a '57 Coupe deville for sale, beautiful car, and it was listed on our website and a couple of other sales locations. We received a similar "offer" and decided to watch it play out. The party sent a "certified bank check" and my wife, who has more dealings with legal tender than I, was suspicious of how the check felt. We had no intentions of surrendering anything until the money was in the bank. When she took it to the bank she mentioned the details of the transaction and her concerns regarding the "integrity" of the paper. She was assured that it was indeed a "real" check, but we weren't sure. We didn't need to access the funds so we let it ride...for about a week when the bank called an lo and behold it was a forgery...hmmm. Fortunately the fact that it's authenticity was questioned by my wife when deposited kept us from being considered as the forgers. It was turned over to the proper authorities and we haven't heard a thing about it. It is unlikely that there are agreements in place to be able to apprehend the culprits and bring them to some accountability.
Within a few days, before the bank had realized their ignorance, we were receiving requests for amounts to help the poor fellows' mother who needed some emergency surgery and he needed the "shipping fees" returned. I replied to a few requests stating that nothing was going anywhere until the check had cleared( we actually requested a Western Union money order, so he was off on the wrong foot immediately). He then began making threats and I invited him to come by and we could discuss it......that was the last I heard. Too bad , I had just purchased a new handgun and was hoping to see how it worked.
So I guess the caveat I am adding is even when the bank thinks it's real, until it is money, it isn't.

[FWB]

i think everyone should start spamming him, a couple hundred emails a day should give him a hint