The lady friend is selling an item in CZ and some dude over in the UK is interested in purchasing. He tells her that he will send the money to a company called Travelex and they will serve as an escrow until they receive her item. She got an automatically generated email from Travelex instructing her what to do. This is part of the email and the names have been blotted out, other than that, the content is the original. Notice the spelling and grammatical errors. Is this a known scam? WW S2ki Do? TIA.

# Dear [MY GF],
#
# This is a Fund Transfer Confirmation Mail from our company, as we received the
# Amount of 12 000.00 ke. from the Sender [THE BUYER] while the deatisl of
# the transfer is above.
#
# This Fund has being transfered through a Monetary Policy which guard and secure
# all Money Senders and Receivers from any FRAUDULENT ACTIONS.
# This Fund transfer will be deliver to you on your door-step, cause its
# has being shaded on the Sender's Slip, as we have to comply to it.
#
# ***ATTENTION***
# The order has been APPROVED, you can now ship the
# merchandise to the Money Sender's Shipping Address, as you are expected
# to make the shipment within 48 hours of recieving this Transfer
# Notification, as we can send you the 8 Digit Pin Code for the money, so
# the money can be release to you at your door-step with the Travelex
# Agent.
#
# ***PLEASE NOTE***
# Due to the fact that Travelex Express Money Transfer
# processes thousands of orders daily, TRAVELEX EXPRESS RECOMMENDS
# contacting the Travelex Express Money Transfer Agent that has been
# assigned to this particular Order directly. This ensures speedy
# verification of shipment as well as prompt dispatch the Travelex
# Express. Send the Tracking Details of the item which the Money Sender
# has beaing awaiting via: tmt.cash.department@customerservices.co.uk
#
#
# Once shipment has been verified, You
# will receive a "8 Digit Pin Code" from TRAVELEX AGENT WHO ASSIGNED THIS
# CONFIRMATION; informing you that the Travelex Express has been
# transfered to our agent in your country.
#
# **PLEASE NOTE**
# You will need the following to receive your Travelex Express Money Transfer from
# our delivery agent.
#
# 1).A form of identification (E.g. Passport, Driving License, Social Security
# Number e.t.c)
#
# 2).You will need to Produce the "8
# DIGIT REFERENCE PIN NUMBER " which will be sent to you after the
# Verification of the Shipment Receipt.
#
# *CUSTOMER SUPPORT*
# If you have any questions, Please feel free to contact the
# Travelex Money Transfer Customer Support Agent that has been assigned
# to this particular Order via: tmt.cash.department@customerservices.co.uk
#
# Thank you for using Travelex Express.
#
# We Look Forward Serving Your Online Travelex Express Needs in future.
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
# Sincerely,
# Travelex Express Money Transfer
#
#
# Auction site authorised register
#
# Use Travelex ® Express PaymentSM
# to pay for items on eBay, Amazon, CNet, MSN Auctions, Yahoo Auction
# and others. Customer Service Center for all customer inquiries and transaction
# approvals is available from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. (Mid-Night) Central Time.
#
# Travelex Money Transfer Office
# 390 Street, Saviours Road,
# London, United Kingdom E13 8AN
# Tel: 447031835851
# E-ail: tmt.cash.department@customerservices.co.uk
# Website: www.tmtmoney.com

 

This smells like a version of the popular money wiring/fraud scam. Methinks its suspect.

 

don't bother. It is the buyer's responsibility to pay in tender the seller prefers. It is NEVER the seller's responsibility to find a way to accept payment. Might as well have the buyer send you "scrip." lol

Travelex is apparently a common name for international money exchange/bill paying, but that doesn't mean everything using the word "Travelex" is legit.

 

Thanks dudes.

Ok, so I called the UK number from the official website and they told me it was not a valid TMT number. Hmmm, what to do? Have her send the guy nasty shit?

 

In case you guys are still interested, here are the rest of the prior emails sent by this supposed dude in the UK (the angry lady happens to tell me about these now ). Turns out it's another Nigerian scam.

His first email .....

# Dear Seller ,
# I am interested to make an offer for your Item.I'm buying it urgently
# for someone as a Gift.I am ready to pay for the item immediately with
# an offer of Cena 8000.- Sk for the item.I will be making payment via a Transfer
# company (TRAVELEX MONEY TRANSFER)you can visit their website(www.tmtmoney.com)
# As the money will be delievered to your doorstep.Do provide your info for
# immediate payment:
# Your Full...
# Email...
# Name...
# Address..
# City....
# State.......
# Zipcode...
# Country...
# Telephone...
# alongside your response. I want you to get back to me if this offer is
# okay with you.while you also provide me the cost of the shipment
# through DHL.reply via (cristiantio_001@yahoo.com).
# +44-(0)-702-409-7804.
#
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She replied and he wrote her another. Hahaha "dear friend" and notice the sense of urgency this guy seems to convey .....

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She tells him she doesn't want to ship to Africa, so he replies again .....

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He writes her that he put his money into an escrow service with Travelex .....

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So now, the question of the day is, what to do? Should we play with this clown?

 

Naaaw, thesee guys coouuld be dangerous. If you send him a box of sh!t, they'd probably have their friends in America pay you a visit. Maybe I just watched too many movies.

Anyhow, I've had a lot of emails like this when I was looking at hot car deals on craigslist. I decided to buy new instead after the many retarded letters I got. There were those that said he'd pay for my ticket to Florida to pick up the car. I had a krazy message from ebay when I was selling some stuff. This thing was worth like $200. This guy messages me and says he will pay $5000 if I ship it immediately to Africa somewhere. He told me to trust him as he is wealthy and he needs to get his son a bday gift asap. Boy, did I not fall for that.