I didn't know there was a term to screwing with these scammers.
Here's an email exchange I had with a fine fellow(Bourret) who was supposedly interested in buying my Mercury Comet. I played the part of jarjar aka Mr. Binks. It was fun!
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bourret james wrote:
Goodday,
Am interested in your 1963 Mercury Comet Convertible am offering $4,500 if my offer is acceptable get back to me,for the shipping i have a shipper that take care of my shipping,for payment do you accept a check? thanks hope to hear from you soon.
BOURRET......
----- Original Message -----
From: jarjar binks
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 16:55:34 -0800 (PST)
To: bourret james
Subject: Re: 1963 Mercury Comet Convertible
Hi Bourret,
Thanks for writing. Where would you be shipping the car? I would accept a cashier's check from any major banking institution. Where do you bank at? Take care-Falin
et james wrote:
Hello,
thanks for your mail i want you to know that my shipper from holland will be shipping the car and morever my client will be sending the chec to you so i don't know his bank i'm okay with the $4,500.Inrespect of payment i have a client in the U.S who is owing me $9,000 .All i need to do to make payment easier and faster is to instruct him to procure a cashiers check and mail it to you on the address and name you want on the check and you know it takes 24hrs for a cashiers check to clear in the U.S.But i would want to know if i can trust you to send my balance to me via money gramm after the money must have cleared in your bank to enable me prepay the shipping company here so that they can instruct their office in the U.S to come and pickup the
1963 Mercury Comet Convertible from your location.pls mail me asap to enable me
arrange payment.Furnish me with your name and address, so i will
forward it to my client for payment. Thanks,
BOURRET...
----- Original Message -----
From: jarjar binks
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 16:19:27 -0800 (PST)
To: bourret james
Subject: Re: 1963 Mercury Comet Convertible
Yeah sure. But why don't you send me $9000 in cash and I will be sure to send you the balance. Really, I will. I would like it in 20 dollar bills please.
bourret james wrote:
Hello,
am sorry i can't do that but i must let you know that am glad to let you understand my point that my shipper is in holland so i must make thing very fast so that there will be no problem
thanks
----- Original Message -----
From: jarjar binks
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 19:02:11 -0800 (PST)
To: bourret james
Subject: Re: 1963 Mercury Comet Convertible
If I pay for shipping will you send me a personal check? This could be a most glorious classic deal. This thing is good with no problems. This car is run like scat down a thigh good good goo. YOu will like this much. Write me soon back today.
-Mr. BInks
bourret james wrote:
Hello,
thanks for your mail am glad to hear that from you well am so surprise for so a mail i will like you to know that my client will be sending a check of $9,000 to you.i will also need the pics and your address and name where the check will be mail to so that shipping can be done asap.
thanks
bourret......
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 07:01:52 -0800 (PST)
To: bourret james
Subject: Re: 1963 Mercury Comet Convertible
Greetings,
I am happy to tell you can you overnight the check to me today please thank you. Will it be possibly for me to send you a pic after the car is on it is journey to this house. What is your home phone number please? I would preferable to exchange recipes. Please mail me soon right now.
hello, Mr. Binks
bourret james wrote:
Hi Binks,
thanks for your mail am glad for your response since you have agreed on getting the check of $9,00 from my client i will like you to furnish me with your name and address so that my client can be able to mail the check to your location so that the balance can be send to the shipping company for the pickup.
thanks
BOURRET.....
----- Original Message -----
From: jarjar binks
I think meso lost you phone number. Please with kindness write your home phone number and your address so we do complete this glorious deal. Do you have to send me please a nice photo of yourself? Please be smiling and wear something color lavender. I like cheese very much.
-Mr.Binks
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He never wrote me back after this. I miss him.
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