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Sadly, there are scammers who target advertisers in on-line classifieds. Even more sad is the fact that there are people who fall for the scams despite all of the warnings.
One common type of scam typically boils down to them sending you a bogus check or money order for more than the purchase amount of what you are selling and asking you to wire back (Western Union) the difference. The reasons for sending you more money than you are asking vary and change over time. The other clue is that, for one reason or another, they are not local. Therefore, getting your stuff to them, or their stuff to you, involves shipping it.
Fortunately, most people have enough common sense to realize that no one is going to send a complete stranger a cashier's check or money order for hundreds or thousands of dollars more than they are asking.
The few that do fall for the scam usually say that they did not realize that counterfeit money orders or cashier's checks existed. They also felt confident once the bank accepted the funds into their personal account.
- Fake cashier's checks and money order are very common today. Even bogus USPS money orders are being circulated.
- Banks usually can't tell that something is fake until it comes back from the payer bank as non-payable. This process can take several days. When it does come back, the bank will want their money back from you.
Another common scam involves advertising expensive pets for free or a bargain basement price. The scammer will tell you that they live outside the area and they will ship the animal to you after you wire them money for the airline shipping cost and other associated fees. If you believe that someone would have a problem getting rid of an expensive pedigree animal in their own locality and would subsequently have to resort to advertising the animal at bargain basement prices on the internet, then by all means wire them your money.
Other scams involve responding to ads looking for roommates or offering to rent your home or apartment. The methodology of the scams vary, but in the end, they always want you to wire them money, e.g. maybe they are short cash and need some money to get into town to become your roommate. You, being desperate for someone to share the rent, fall for it.
Why don't the police arrest these scammers? The scammers typically operate outside of the US. Even if the police had an interest in investigating, they lack the jurisdiction to do anything. We do believe they hire unsuspecting people to post their ads. If you respond to an "employment" ad to post ads on the internet, there's a good chance that you would be party to a conspiracy to commit fraud.
COMMON SENSE RULES FOR BUYING & SELLING ONLINE:
NEVER WIRE FUNDS TO ANYONE FOR ANY REASON!
DO NOT DEAL WITH ANYONE WHO DOES NOT LIVE IN THE LOCAL AREA! Our classifieds are intended for local citizens. It is best to only deal with local people who you can meet face-to-face and can provide cash for payment (where applicable). You can have more confidence in advertisers who use local ISPs for their email, such as COMCAST.NET, METROCAST.NET, and VERIZON.NET. However, this is not a 100% guarantee that they are legitimate. Do not respond to ads that list an address that is not local -- examine the city, state, and zip code to see if they even make any sense.
NEVER INVOLVE YOURSELF WITH A DEAL THAT INVOLVES SHIPPING! Someone who responds to local classified ads and has to ship you his stuff, or needs you to ship him your stuff is a SCAMMER. See above.
LEGITIMATE PEOPLE DO NOT SEND STRANGERS CHECKS OR MONEY ORDER FOR MORE THAN THE ITEM THEY ARE BUYING! Would you send a complete stranger a money order for hundreds of dollars more than what the item you are buying costs? Of course not! Need we say more?
CASHIERS CHECKS AND MONEY ORDERS CAN BE FAKE. If you don't believe anything we've said up until this point and you just have to do business this way, allow several days for the financial instrument you deposited into your bank account to clear before you run down to the shipping store. If it comes back as bogus, the bank is going to take their money back from you and maybe charge you a few extra dollars for their trouble.
REPORT SUSPECTED SCAMMERS SO WE CAN PUBLISH THEIR EMAIL HERE
As the scammers perfect their trade, they have learned not to tip their hand early on in the conversations. As such, otherwise prudent people might waste their time communicating with the scammers until the point where they finally tip their hand. To help recognize the scammers, we are publishing the email addresses of suspected scammers below in alphabetical order. If you receive communications from someone using one of these addresses (or an address that is very similar), there is a very high probability that they are a scammer.
You can report suspected scams to us by forwarding the emails you receive, along with the full email headers, to abuse (at) somd.com. You should also report the scammers to the email provider they are using. For example, if they are using Yahoo Mail, forward their email, ALONG WITH THE FULL EMAIL HEADERS, to abuse (at) yahoo.com. All major providers have an abuse address. Be sure to note at the top of the message that the person you are reporting is a ONLINE CLASSIFIEDS SCAMMER.
PLEASE DO NOT FORWARD EMAIL TO US OR ANY ABUSE ADDRESS UNLESS YOU TAKE THE TIME TO ADD THE FULL EMAIL HEADERS! Without the full headers, there is nothing we can do to address the problem.
EMAIL ADDRESSES OF PEOPLE BELIEVED TO BE SCAMMERS: (Last Updated 2009-JUL-30)
Note: Just because someone is not on this list, does not mean they are legitimate! You will note patterns in the addresses and email services used. If you come upon advertisers with similar addresses, exercise extra caution or insist on a phone number so you can call them -- and only if it is a local number.
57nicholas@gmail.com
949sanchez@gmail.com
adamskenny10@yahoo.com
adela.vosch@yahoo.com
adelalaure@yahoo.com
aesmiga@yahoo.com
alenando12@yahoo.com
alexywormann@gmail.com
allenwood@in.com
altonsmith5@gmail.com
amanbill2005@earthlink.net
amanda.white101@yahoo.com
amanda_bright101@yahoo.com
amandad915@gmail.com
amandaj911@gmail.com
amandaright16@yahoo.com
amandawhite101@yahoo.com
amitadynia@yahoo.ca
anadonna10@yahoo.com
anakidds@yahoo.com
angefox1@yahoo.com
angel001susan@yahoo.com
angelbaby31@ymail.com
angelinamorgan50@yahoo.com
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annapaola055@gmail.com
annapoloski@yahoo.com
annettesprindel@yahoo.com
anonbent19@yahoo.com
anthoniobam@gmail.com
anthonyswagger@yahoo.com
antonialisandros@yahoo.com
antoniomalvin@live.com
antonylisa23@yahoo.com
asburner@yahoo.com
ashely_c023@yahoo.com
ashleyblack260@gmail.com
ashlyhonest@yahoo.com
b_v_vee@yahoo.com
babyhood1990@ymail.com
barry4541393@yahoo.com
bdmday4@yahoo.com
bdmday5@yahoo.com
bebemaine@gmail.com
bebemaine@yahoo.com
bellluara@yahoo.com
bernardnichler@yahoo.com
berryann53@yahoo.co.uk
bettybest05@hotmail.com
bichant@live.com
bmart690@gmail.com
bnancise@yahoo.com
bradagaston@gmail.com
bradagaston@yahoo.com
bradmilton01@yahoo.com
bradsims76@hotmail.com
brandalee88@yahoo.com
brandybebe007@yahoo.com
braynbellick@gmail.com
brendapoerll2007@gmail.com
brendapowea@gmail.com
brightney4real@gmail.com
brinestone@gmail.com
britdouglas73@yahoo.com
brithanyp@gmail.com
britney.queen@ymail.com
britneybrand61@gmail.com
britneybrand63@yahoo.com
britneydg@gmail.com
brittanylove2009@gmail.com
busybasil@gmail.com
busymom3507@hotmail.com
bwrights59@yahoo.com
caddilyshore@yahoo.com
calvinblair_01@yahoo.com
carinemoore@live.com
carinemorgan@live.com
carineprice@yahoo.com
carlson.johny@gmail.com
carlson.micheal5@gmail.com
carole1994@live.com
cart.tony@gmail.com
casey.perry26@yahoo.com
cashluma@yahoo.com
cassynash@gmail.com
castrobright74@hotmail.com
castty_danny_jr@yahoo.com
catercruz@yahoo.com
catherine.bright20@yahoo.com
catherinecath91@gmail.com
cbrown260@gmail.com
cesmiga@yahoo.com
changeineed@rocketmail.com
chantycruz@gmail.com
charityfoundation99@gmail.com
charles.blatter@gmail.com
chasity@dcemail.com
chindoryan@yahoo.com
christian.babe@ymail.com
christian.babe@ymail.com
christygaston@gmail.com
chulilesley@yahoo.com
cindyperrezy@gmail.com
cinthiabright8@gmail.com
claris001queen@yahoo.com
claude.elvis@hotmail.com
clcarlez007@gmail.com
clewdavis@yahoo.com
codyjonesryan@yahoo.ca
coffmankate45@gmail.com
coffy.kate@gmail.com
collyyorkiebabieshome@yahoo.com
corvellcorvell@yahoo.com
countneymendez@gmail.com
cravjull@yahoo.com
curtis.mickie76@yahoo.com
cutiemary023@gmail.com
cxtrailer@gmail.com
cynthia.flores26@ymail.com
cynthiagant4202@gmail.com
danielpate2009@gmail.com
dapocashmoney1@gmail.com
darryheinz@gmail.com
davacarlson@gmail.com
davacarlson@yahoo.com
davacarlson1@gmail.com
davacarlson5@gmail.com
davawhite10@gmail.com
davawhite14@gmail.com
davawhite16@gmail.com
davawhite23@gmail.com
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davawhite25@gmail.com
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davawhite27@gmail.com
davawhite5@googlemail.com
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david_robinson009@yahoo.com
dbritney85@yahoo.com
debbieking07@yahoo.com
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delhandy@gmail.com
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diana.karen26@ymail.com
diddyterry@yahoo.com
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dollynati@gmail.com
dollypaxxy@yahoo.com
donann20@gmail.com
dondonaldo1@gmail.com
donliiz@yahoo.com
donlisandros@gmail.com
donna_tams@yahoo.com
donnalds606@yahoo.com
donvital01@gmail.com
dora_will_iam42@hotmail.com
doris.mortel@yahoo.com
douglashorse@live.com
douglaspet@live.com
dr.bagwellspuppy@yahoo.com
dr.jimiehurigon@gmail.com
dr.tamara1@yahoo.com
drthomasdopping@yahoo.com
dukevictor@hotmail.co.uk
ebonylenna@yahoo.ca
eccema@yahoo.com
eckathy01@yahoo.com
ectrada02@gmail.com
egtrada@gmail.com
ele_spain90@yahoo.com
elizabeth.conley@gdit.com
emma4real.mbiandou72@gmail.com
emtrada@gmail.com
esmiga@inbox.com
esmiga02@gmail.com
esmiga02@gmail.com
esmiga500@gmail.com
ethanwhite82@yahoo.com
ettamoore36@yahoo.com
eva_mendes24@yahoo.com
eva_singh50@yahoo.com
evansdidi0@in.com
evonphils@yahoo.com
exoticfamily380@gmail.com
f_madox_147@yahoo.ca
f_will_iam42@yahoo.com
fabricelowel@live.com
fernandakerry@gmail.com
fernandeygaston@gmail.com
fichsoso@yahoo.com
fmoss123@yahoo.com
fmoss20@yahoo.com
fmoss200@yahoo.com
fmoss30@gmail.com
fmoss40@gmail.com
fmoss6@yahoo.com
foxmelanie@live.com
frank_dupri1988@yahoo.com
frankajena@yahoo.com
frankie.troy1@gmail.com
frankroo26@yahoo.com
fredyharley@live.com
fritz_wade02@yahoo.com
fritz_wade02@yahoo.com
garrycarlson22@yahoo.com
garryterence@live.com
gaston.christy@gmail.com
gates.elvira@yahoo.com
gates794@gmail.com
gatespalmira@yahoo.com
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graceprides@yahoo.com
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harris_carter64@yahoo.com
harrybrian01@gmail.com
heathermc45@yahoo.com
helleno11@yahoo.com
helmspes@yahoo.com
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hernandezcotman@gmail.com
holmdenise10@yahoo.com
hudsonmellow@yahoo.com
hudsonmofy@yahoo.com
hudsonnash13@yahoo.com
ilovelilianru@yahoo.com
its_harriet@yahoo.com
itsmymellissa@yahoo.com
ivan.pts@gmail.com
ivan_james12@yahoo.com
ivans.wilson@gmail.com
jackie19851@live.com
jadyjady80@yahoo.com
james.mc567@hotmail.com
james1more@yahoo.com
jamespedro26@hotmail.com
jamierings@in.com
janetco17@hotmail.com
jasmine.white584@gmail.com
jasminnola@yahoo.com
jazminv87@yahoo.com
jennifer.lori76@yahoo.com
jennifer.marctel@yahoo.com
jennifer.tevez@yahoo.com
jennifer00ruth@yahoo.com
jennyh54@gmail.com
jeoanne@yahoo.com
jernigan.cometalktome.kamela@gmail.com
jerry.hicks28@gmail.com
jessco61@gmail.com
jessica.alvarez26@ymail.com
jessicabent1@hotmail.com
jessicajohny@gmail.com
jessicalori85@yahoo.com
jessicalori86@gmail.com
jessicalori89@gmail.com
jessicamendez2009@live.com
jessicaraws@yahoo.com
jessicarney12@gmail.com
jessiclems@yahoo.com
jessinorlanhome87@gmail.com
jessymedcoff@yahoo.com
jesusparrotss@yahoo.com
jhoward1000@yahoo.com
jillian.willifordgillmd7@gmail.com
jillian705_ferry@yahoo.com
jimmyjake70@yahoo.co.uk
jnjohn@ymail.com
jnjohy@gmail.com
joe.wuth@yahoo.com
joh.kelvin@yahoo.com
johneddy@surfbirder.com
johnsonbern66@yahoo.com
johnwds17@linuxmail.org
johny.joshua@gmail.com
jonathan.perez74@yahoo.com
joneswilliams432008@gmail.com
joshua.hilly@gmail.com
jssnanc@gmail.com
jssnanc@yahoo.com
julialauren37@gmail.com
julietblenk@gmail.com
julietlena@gmail.com
justinbelamy@yahoo.com
jwright64@ymail.com
k.miller253@yahoo.com
kacey_shawn@yahoo.com
kareengiggs@yahoo.com
kate.coffman1@gmail.com
kate_kenna2000@yahoo.com
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katewaitler@yahoo.com
kathy_aviles01@yahoo.com
kathy_paccer@yahoo.com
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katt.morgen@yahoo.com
kattie_morgan@yahoo.com
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kelly.baker81@yahoo.com
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kellylopez56@yahoo.com
kellymanns@yahoo.com
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kellyphils@gmail.com
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kesmiga@inbox.com
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ketydoll@live.com
khook@ymail.com
kieneh@yahoo.com
kimesmiga@yahoo.com
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kristenconnor21@yahoo.com
lakenden@yahoo.com
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lexus.dixon@gmail.com
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lilianmanns@yahoo.com
lilianpark300@gmail.com
lincercutiepets00@yahoo.com
linzsaylove@yahoo.com
lisa.awake07@gmail.com
lisa.awake07@live.com
lisa.mona147@gmail.com
lisaholidays@yahoo.com
lisaliz10@yahoo.com
lisandrosantonia@yahoo.com
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lisandrow@yahoo.com
lisanicole18@hotmail.com
living_stone207@yahoo.com
lizamarie30@yahoo.com
lmusta12@gmail.com
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lopezfatima52@yahoo.com
loveapet12@gmail.com
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lucycutie45@yahoo.com
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lwisguy@yahoo.com
lwisguy@yahoo.com
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m0sonia@yahoo.com
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manns.deanna@yahoo.com
mannsjane@yahoo.com
marian_morgan2006@yahoo.it
marion.jacksons@yahoo.com
marrybell54@yahoo.com
martin_perez_2008@yahoo.com
mary_us_kim@yahoo.com
marylynnefischer@hotmail.com
matina_banks@yahoo.com
mawdster@gmail.com
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maxharrison11@yahoo.com
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mdmoorez@yahoo.com
melanie_richel@yahoo.com
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mesmiga@yahoo.com
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pagemartin@fastermail.com
pagemartin@usa.com
pamela_thompson74@yahoo.com
pamhay772@gmail.com
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partiesbybonnie@yahoo.com
patierfamily@yahoo.com
pattaltierfamily@yahoo.com
paulsmith206@dallasmail.com
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tebosfamily88@gmail.com
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terrymaxwood@yahoo.com
tessy_sandra@yahoo.com
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