Internet Scams

Recently I have put up my laptop for sale. I can't believe just how many scams came my way. Who in their right mind would think I would send the laptop out of the country when I explicitly stated local delivery only?????Once that went away, more scams came about. I was not born yesterday!!!
The one that really bugs me is this person actually believes I will send the laptop before receiving payment. See below.
Email rec'd from usps.service@ onlinepayment.com stating that payment would be released AFTER the laptop is shipped. They tried making this email look like it was from the USPS(which we all know isn't). See below:

outgoing.us4.outblaze.com [205.158.62.67])
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     Tue, 21 Nov 2006 02:46:15 -0800 (PST)
Received-SPF: neutral (google.com: 205.158.62.67 is neither
permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of caresupport
@deliveryman.com)
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MIME-Version: 1.0
From: "usps.service@ onlinepayment.com" 
To: jpac777@gmail.com
Cc: jpac777@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 05:40:03 -0500
Subject: *** FUND AVAILABLE FOR DELIVERY ***
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Message-Id: <20061121104004.095641024d@ws1-3.us4.outblaze.com>

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[IMAGE]


USPS Online  MoneyOrder Service UNITED STATE POSTAL MONEY ORDER MADE BY
COLE MARINS  TO JERRY PACHECO TO HAVE A MONEY ORDER OF
($950.00) WAS
APPROVED ON 21/11/2006
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

[IMAGE]

Regarding Shipment Tracking #:

We are yet to receive the shipment tracking number from you,
we are waiting on this to deliever your payment,
which is ready by now, we shall
deliever your payment as soon as we receive the shipment
tracking number and verify with FedEx Courier Service
choosen by the buyer.

The payment shall be hold/held for the next 48 hours,
do get intouch with
your buyer for the shipment arrangement.
Your payment will be deliever
upon shipment verification successful.
Your payment has already been
prepared to be mail out,which we shall also send
you the payment tracking number.

Get back to us as soon as possible to assist
further on this transaction.

Thanks for using USPS Online payment.

Shipment Strick Department
2006  /   009------------------
USPS Transaction Code: USPS 3-04438904y23-023239

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Regarding Shipment Tracking #:


We are yet to recei=
ve the shipment tracking number from you, we are waiting
on this to delieve=
r your payment, which is ready by now, we shall deliever
your payment as so=
on as we receive the shipment tracking number and verify
with FedEx Courier=
Service choosen by the buyer.

The payment
shall be hold/held=
for the next 48 hours, do get intouch with your buyer
for the shipment arr=
angement.  Your payment will be deliever upon shipment
verification su=
ccessful.Your payment has already been prepared to be
mail out,which we sha=
ll also send you the payment tracking number.


Get back to us =
as soon as possible to assist further on this transaction.


Th=
anks for using USPS Online payment.


Shipment Strick Departmen=
t
2006  /   009------------------
USPS
Transaction Cod=
e: USPS 3-04438904y23-023239



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This shows the email
address came from www.mail.com as they give out various
email address with different domain names like consultant.com
, deliveryman.com not to mention quite a few others.
Then the person who is trying to get my laptop sends this email:

Here is the shipping invoice you will need to insert
in the pouch.
==============================================================


Pro Forma Invoice                   ULTIMATE DESTINATION
NG  NO. OF PKGS.
1         DATE OF EXPORTATION
21NOV06   SHIPPING LABEL NO.
7995 4091 7642   CURRENCY
US Dollars         SHIPPER/EXPORTER
Jerry Pacheco

4901 green river rd #324

corona, CA 92880
United States
Shipper's Ref:     CONSIGNEE
Cole Martins

CA 72 fed housing est

Ipaja, 23401
NG
Recipient Customs Tax ID:
IMPORTER
Same as Consignee

Internet google
search on Ipaja, 23401 NG comes up with links on
ebay scams and other scams.

Go figure!!!!

So I emailed this guy back stating that payment needs
to be received BEFORE laptop would be sent out. His reply:

I will like you to know that
you can not receive payment untill you have the item been shipped out...By so doing USPS will immediately send your payment to you.

Get back to me as soon as possibel......

My reply:
the ONLY way I will ship this out is to
RECEIVE payment first. This is the ONLY way I will do
business with you. The email from usps.service@
onlinepayment.com <caresupport@
deliveryman.com> is NOT from the USPS(caresupport@deliveryman.com is not a USPS email address).
I don't know what kind of scam you are pulling
but you aren't pulling one on me. Yahoo and email.com
(where caresupport@deliveryman.com
email address came from) have been notified of this scam.
I also did a search for where you want me to send the
laptop to and the very 1st link that came up is about EBAY scams.
This is not the 1st time someone has tried to scam me
out of my laptop. Like i said before, PAYMENT FIRST IS REQUIRED!!!!!
THIS IS NOT NEGOTIABLE!!!!

What kind of response will I get????

Update - 11/29/06 - no response from the email I sent. I guess I was right all along.

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