corrupt123
Sep 27th, 2005, 02:41 PM
well, i have a notebook that im particularly fond of. however, it's CD/DVD drive is external, so once in a while i'll post it up here on RFD for trade or sale.
here is my story.
i got this e-mail from someone who i have never heard of or met. i assume they saw a post here on rfd. be aware, i have not changed this e-mail at all. he sent it to me in capitals, and there was to title in the message.
HELLO SELLER,
I'AM INTRESTED IN YOUR LAPTOP AND I WOULD WANT TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE THEM IN LARGE QUANTITY BECAUSE I WANT AS MUCH AS FOUR IT.
I WANT YOU TO MAIL ME BACK NOW TO THE CONDITION OF THE LAPTOP.
SO I EXPECT TO HEAR FROM YOU SO I CAN ARRANGE FOR THE PAYMENT.
THANKS.
JOHNNY O.
i would also like to point out, i have never made a thread in which i have said i would like to sell the unit. i have left replies in other threads offering it as a trade, or possibly a sale to someone who is looking for an ultra portable, but never more than 2-3 times total.
the capitals and lack of reference, aswell as lack of message title got me concerned, but i humoured him.
this is the second e-mail i recieved.
Hello seller,
I have had and understand all what you mean.
I want to use it for my business in Nigeria and I want it so urgent even will like to make the payment tomorrow if you provide the information I request for now and will send the money throgh western union to you.
Am located in Ile-ife in Nigeria i want you to give me your
full neme, house address or office address, your country, zip code, city and your email address so that the western union can bring the money to your door and then ship the laptop to me and the western union will inform you when i make the payment tomorrow.
Thanks.
Johnny O.
Janos_ wrote:
hey,
i only have the one book. and i never really posted it as for sale, but i
soppose if you're interested i might sell it. let me know what kind of offer
you're willing to make and where abouts you're located. i am in toronto
specs below
HP NC4000 ULTRA LIGHT + MOBILE!
Pentium M 1.6GHz (400MHz Processor Side Bus) 1MB cache
Windows XP Home
1024MB DDR Memory
12.1" TFT XGA, 1024 x 768, 16.7M color
40GB 5400rpm HDD
ATi Radeon 350M Video controller, 32/64MB selectable
SoundMax Integrated Digital Audio 16bit
Broadcom NetXtreme 10/100/1000 Ethernet NIC <- GigaBit LAN
HP WLAN 802.11 a/b/g W500
(external) CD-RW/DVD Combo drive 24x/24x/24x/8x
Built-in SD memory slot
Built-in Infra-Red Port
Dual pointing device: Synaptics TouchPad and/or Synaptics TouchStyk
2 x USB 2.0 ports
S-Video output
40Wh battery (approx. 2.5-3 hrs), Battery level indicator
3.5lbs, 1.1inch height
SpeedStep Technology. When idling, the processor downclock to 600MHz and
this is how the computer can run for over 2.5 hrs.
PLUS
3 years HP worldwide limited warranty, ~2.5 years left.
Purchased August 2nd, 2004, warranty until August 2nd 2007
now, i dont know much about scams, but if the capitals in the first e-mail and lack of a title didnt do it for me, it's the reference to nigeria. i cant put my finger on it, but i seem to recall a huge amount of scams coming out of there (wether or not the person actually lives there i dont know)
immidiatly after, i recieved this
I also want you to accumulate the shpping and the actual cost so as to settle all at a time.
thought you all might find it interesting.
if you're "Johnny O" and see this thread, feel free to reply! i wont be e-mailing you anytime soon anyways.
here is my story.
i got this e-mail from someone who i have never heard of or met. i assume they saw a post here on rfd. be aware, i have not changed this e-mail at all. he sent it to me in capitals, and there was to title in the message.
HELLO SELLER,
I'AM INTRESTED IN YOUR LAPTOP AND I WOULD WANT TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE THEM IN LARGE QUANTITY BECAUSE I WANT AS MUCH AS FOUR IT.
I WANT YOU TO MAIL ME BACK NOW TO THE CONDITION OF THE LAPTOP.
SO I EXPECT TO HEAR FROM YOU SO I CAN ARRANGE FOR THE PAYMENT.
THANKS.
JOHNNY O.
i would also like to point out, i have never made a thread in which i have said i would like to sell the unit. i have left replies in other threads offering it as a trade, or possibly a sale to someone who is looking for an ultra portable, but never more than 2-3 times total.
the capitals and lack of reference, aswell as lack of message title got me concerned, but i humoured him.
this is the second e-mail i recieved.
Hello seller,
I have had and understand all what you mean.
I want to use it for my business in Nigeria and I want it so urgent even will like to make the payment tomorrow if you provide the information I request for now and will send the money throgh western union to you.
Am located in Ile-ife in Nigeria i want you to give me your
full neme, house address or office address, your country, zip code, city and your email address so that the western union can bring the money to your door and then ship the laptop to me and the western union will inform you when i make the payment tomorrow.
Thanks.
Johnny O.
Janos_ wrote:
hey,
i only have the one book. and i never really posted it as for sale, but i
soppose if you're interested i might sell it. let me know what kind of offer
you're willing to make and where abouts you're located. i am in toronto
specs below
HP NC4000 ULTRA LIGHT + MOBILE!
Pentium M 1.6GHz (400MHz Processor Side Bus) 1MB cache
Windows XP Home
1024MB DDR Memory
12.1" TFT XGA, 1024 x 768, 16.7M color
40GB 5400rpm HDD
ATi Radeon 350M Video controller, 32/64MB selectable
SoundMax Integrated Digital Audio 16bit
Broadcom NetXtreme 10/100/1000 Ethernet NIC <- GigaBit LAN
HP WLAN 802.11 a/b/g W500
(external) CD-RW/DVD Combo drive 24x/24x/24x/8x
Built-in SD memory slot
Built-in Infra-Red Port
Dual pointing device: Synaptics TouchPad and/or Synaptics TouchStyk
2 x USB 2.0 ports
S-Video output
40Wh battery (approx. 2.5-3 hrs), Battery level indicator
3.5lbs, 1.1inch height
SpeedStep Technology. When idling, the processor downclock to 600MHz and
this is how the computer can run for over 2.5 hrs.
PLUS
3 years HP worldwide limited warranty, ~2.5 years left.
Purchased August 2nd, 2004, warranty until August 2nd 2007
now, i dont know much about scams, but if the capitals in the first e-mail and lack of a title didnt do it for me, it's the reference to nigeria. i cant put my finger on it, but i seem to recall a huge amount of scams coming out of there (wether or not the person actually lives there i dont know)
immidiatly after, i recieved this
I also want you to accumulate the shpping and the actual cost so as to settle all at a time.
thought you all might find it interesting.
if you're "Johnny O" and see this thread, feel free to reply! i wont be e-mailing you anytime soon anyways.