A New Nigerian 419 Scam, Overnight Delivery
We're hearing of a new scam since so many are people are now familiar with the Nigerian 419 scam. The old scam was something like "I found $36 Million and it doesn't belong to anyone. I need to move it out of the country and I picked you to help me out of every other person in the world. I'll give you $4 Million if you help me."
The new scam includes the sale of an expensive motorcycle or car (Suzuki Katana GSX−600 4500 or a BMZ Z3 Roadster) offered through a site like autotrader.com or car.com. The sales price is too good to be true. But the buyer is asked to pay shipping and the ship-from site is usually in Spain or another European country.
The seller recommends they use an escrow site and then ship with DHL or Lufthansa Cargo. The websites and escrow companies referred to are faked. Some even caution the user to watch out for Internet fraud. And naturally, no shipping ever happens as there was nothing to sell.
While seen in Europe for now, this is yet another scam to watch for and to caution your customers about.
The new scam includes the sale of an expensive motorcycle or car (Suzuki Katana GSX−600 4500 or a BMZ Z3 Roadster) offered through a site like autotrader.com or car.com. The sales price is too good to be true. But the buyer is asked to pay shipping and the ship-from site is usually in Spain or another European country.
The seller recommends they use an escrow site and then ship with DHL or Lufthansa Cargo. The websites and escrow companies referred to are faked. Some even caution the user to watch out for Internet fraud. And naturally, no shipping ever happens as there was nothing to sell.
While seen in Europe for now, this is yet another scam to watch for and to caution your customers about.
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