mr.sumo.snr. wrote:

> 
> 
> Didn't get that one, but I have my own unusual spam tale which
> involves the classifieds at Gaijinpot.com.  I'm offering a notebook
> computer for sale and have had a couple of half-hearted inquiries
> from people in Japan as well as the following reply:
> 
> "Name of sender: michael patrick Email of sender: pdmikel@yahoo.ca 
> Message: Dear seller,
> 
> I am interested in buying your laptop for my son studying in West
> Africa. I want to know your best price for the unit. I will be making
> the payment through Western Union Bidpay and I will handle the
> shipment charges through my FedEx account. that means if you accept
> my offer you send me your full names and address, then I make the
> payment through Bidpay and send you a shipment documents so that when
> you confirm the payment, you can send the unit to my son using the
> prepaid shipment documents i sent you. this unit will serve as a
> Birthday gift him. his birthday comes up next 2 weeks, so I want you
> to reply me asap."
> 
> It's dodginess is about as apparent as my arse on a crowded subway
> train. But what I want to know is: how could the scam work?  Then
> again there must be some profit in the enterprise otherwise why
> bother.
> 
 From the website:
> The BidPay Site and BidPay Services are directed to persons age 18
> and over residing in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United
> States. The BidPay Site and BidPay Service are not intended for
> distribution to, or use by, any person or entity in any jurisdiction
> or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or
> regulation.

He will discover this early on in the transaction, and you will wind up
getting a cashier's check for over the amount of purchase, so won't you
please mail him the laptop and a couple million yen in change?

KWW