Watch out for John Ramos drjohn_ramos247@sify.com
July 27, 2009
Filed under Email Scams, People
HERE IS AN EMAIL ABOUT OUR AD ON CRAIGSLIST. HEADS UP AND BEWARE!!!
Hello I really appreciate your response to my email.I want you to
consider it sold, pls do withdraw the advert from craigslist to avoid
disturbance from another buyer.I want you to know that i will be
paying via bank certified check .I will like you to provide me with
the following.information to facilitate the mailing of the check to
you .
1…..Full name to write on the check
2…..Full Physical address to post the check (NOT P.O BOX)
3…..City, State and Zip Code
4…..Home & Cell Phone to contact you
*** Note that the payment will be shipped to your address via UPS NEXT
DAY SERVICE and I will like you to know that you will not be
responsible for shipping i will have my mover come over as soon as you
have cashed the check** Thanks i can trust you on this so we can move
forward from here. Regards
Have a nice weekend
thanks
This post was submitted by LD BO.
I have the same emails from the same guy see below:
What happened to you?
From: JOHN RAMOS (drjohn_ramos247@sify.com)
PAYMENT IN-TRANSIT AS SOON AS YOU GET CHECK GET BACK TO ME ASAP..
Thank you for your patience i will like to tell you that the check have been processed out since but there was a little delay from the UPS courier service that they just send me the tracking details now and i was told that the check will deliver to you today so here is the tracking details (1Z1WF7440148253734) so you can track it via UPS.COM . All you need to need to do now is to get the check cashed and deduct the money for the item plus and extra money of $100 for the running arround and the patience you have for me since all these days and get the rest sent to my shipper via Money gram or Western Union So mind you here is my shipper information that you will send the remaining money to as soon as you get the check
NAme…………..Alton A Aguon
ADDRESS……..2616 byrd rd
CITY…………….Las Vegas
STATE………….NV
ZIPCODE……..89120
Once the mover’s payment has been sent to them mover Via Money Gram Money Transfer or Western Union Transfer , I’ll want you to send me the information below:
………..Sender Name and Address
………..Receiver”s Name and Address
………..Actual Amount sent After deducting Transfer Charges
…………Reference Number or Mtcn number
also note that all the money gram or Western Union charges should be deduct from the money you are sending to the Mover Agent,Once this has been done, I will want you to send me your Map Quest and fix a proper day for the pick up of the Item so that there will be a proper arrangement. I will be looking forward to hear from you Soon.
Thanks
I received the same email but from Kenny Salewa.
Exact same script
I just received this same scam for my post on craigslist by Kenny Salewa!!!!!!
Another hit!!!
Hello ,
i just want to thank you for the honest and trustworthy you are
having towards this transaction and i want to bring it to your notice
that the payment would deliver to you today Via Ups Courrier service
and here is the tracking number provided(1Z2W30070190550874) so i
would want you to follow my instruction on what to do about the
shipping freight and handlings and the pick up arrangement .So once
you have the payment with you now just get it cashed or get it
deposited and deduct your actual amount plus extra $100 for the trust
and honest you are having and withdraw the rest of the money and send
the fund send Via western union International to the shipper
information below for them to come for the pick up in your location
since their frieght and handlings fee is been included with your money
cos they have some other items to pick up for me in some locations so
here is their information to get the funds send Via western union :
NAME============Alton A Aguon
ADDRESS==========2616 byrd rd
CITY==============Las Vegas
STATE=============NV
ZIPCODE===========89120
And as soon as you get the money sent, the western union would provide
you a receipt for confirmation of sending the money and get back to me
with the details on the western union receipt requested below..
1..Sender’s name and address which is you..
2…Total amount you send to the shipper after deducting the western
union charges..
3…Mtcn Number ….the digits control number shown on the western
union reciept.
4..Mapquest to your location when teh shipper are coming for the pick
up at your place..
Note**the western union charges must be deduct from the money you are sending.
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I have a total of about 13 emails with different reasons for delay in payment.
I just found this today about the scam, has been going on for almost 2 weeks!!
Same here, the emailing back & forth has been going on for almost 2 weeks with different reasons for delay of payment. Just found this site today to realize this is a scam. Thanks!!!
Hello ,
i just want to thank you for the honest and trustworthy you are
having towards this transaction and i want to bring it to your notice
that the payment would deliver to you today Via Ups Courrier service
and here is the tracking number provided(1Z2W30070190550874) so i
would want you to follow my instruction on what to do about the
shipping freight and handlings and the pick up arrangement .So once
you have the payment with you now just get it cashed or get it
deposited and deduct your actual amount plus extra $100 for the trust
and honest you are having and withdraw the rest of the money and send
the fund send Via western union International to the shipper
information below for them to come for the pick up in your location
since their frieght and handlings fee is been included with your money
cos they have some other items to pick up for me in some locations so
here is their information to get the funds send Via western union :
NAME============Alton A Aguon
ADDRESS==========2616 byrd rd
CITY==============Las Vegas
STATE=============NV
ZIPCODE===========89120
And as soon as you get the money sent, the western union would provide
you a receipt for confirmation of sending the money and get back to me
with the details on the western union receipt requested below..
1..Sender’s name and address which is you..
2…Total amount you send to the shipper after deducting the western
union charges..
3…Mtcn Number ….the digits control number shown on the western
union reciept.
4..Mapquest to your location when teh shipper are coming for the pick
up at your place..
Note**the western union charges must be deduct from the money you are sending.
Sorry for the double post…
Different e mails…
“krista joy”
“godwin james”
I was considering taking the check to Postmaster or DA?
Has anyone else done so?
I received the exact scam message.
I did provide him my name and address and telephone number, but later told him the proposed deal is off. Do you think he can do any scaming with the info I provided?
Jack
I just received a similar email in Colorado for a craigslist sale. I provided him with my name and address so he could come and pick it up. Can he do anything with that information?
Marvin
I think it might work a couple of ways: 1. He wanted me to cash a check from him that would then go to the shipper. The check would have been written with more than I asked for; then the check would bounce and I would have to replace those funds I got from the bounced check, and in the meantime –he has that extra cash I sent back to him. So in affect I would have paid for my own furniture plus that extra he got when he over paid me and asked to have that back! Good deal for him!!! …..or……
2. He would have gotten some information about my bank account when I converted his check into the check for the shipper…. then he could play with my bank account.
Either way, he’s a crook and I am evermore careful with craigslist posts and replies. Just last week I got a pitch for “make tons of money just like I did!!” that had my ad title as the subject of his email. Naturally, I opened it. I have since blocked the email address he used in my filter.
I was trying to sell a piano and got an email from this exact address. I thought it sounded kind of fishy and he eventually gave. I never actually tried to search for his email anywhere. If I would have read this page first, I would have told him to beat it right away.
Ugh, I wish I saw this post before I sent the guy my name and address. Luckily I saw it before he could send me a phony check, which he probably still will try to do now having my address. My first time using craigs list to sell a large item and already dealing with scammers. Does anyone know if I should be concerned now that he has my full name and address?
I almost fell for this guys scam, luckily my wife ran the email address through google and founf this site. The email’s I got read exactly like the ones above.
I wish I could find out more about this scumbag, I would file criminal charges against him.
Thanks ScamRadar for keeping us safe!
Thanks everyone else for posting about it.
Honest buyers need to watch each others backs!
I got an email from the same guy, dr john ramos. I am completely destroyed now. We needed that money to be able to afford Christmas for our children and now I have to tell my husband and the children that we were scammed. I dont know what to do. i have never dealt with this before. I have already given him my name and address, and now I am scared of what he can do with it.
Can life get any worse?
Lisa:
His email client is in India… I wouldn’t worry about him using your address. I’m sorry you had to deal with this at all. That guy is a douche bag.
I would like to apologize for hearing about this scam that has affected all that have commented. I would also like to mention that the person that was suppose to receive the money has not received such funds because he can not receive funds from western union cause he does not know anyone that is sending him the money or that person does not know the person that is receiving the money and hopefully western union is calling the sender to come back and get the money they sent. I would like to send a stern warning out to everyone that reads this, please do not respond to emails you don’t know especially those that respond to you because they saw your info on craigslist. I have been hit by several scames this past year and I have lost money and I have also done their work thinking I would get paid and I don’t. I’m trying to turn things around and wanted to post this warning not to respond to emails that you don’t know and those that respond supposedly giving you work from craigslist and most of all don’t give your information out because they will use it in same type of scam as mention in earlier comments.
SCAMS to be careful of and its usually someone that has seen your info on craigslist if you are looking for work – payroll they get you to get supplies to print checks (software checks and paper) with the information they send to you, you might do the work but they don’t pay you for it be supicious if they ask you to use fedex, ups, and or dhl or some other shipping out fit other than the usps (United States Postal Service). And payment collector, basically they ask you to receive some money from Western Union or Money Gram, than you have to send some money out but keeping a certain percentage of it before sending out which is maybe 10% of what you receive. Western Union is very good at stopping such payments if the sender does not know the person they are sending too. They will call the sender to verify before actually sending expeically if it is going to Nigeria that I know of I believe they do this for HIgher amounts of money being sent in state or overseas so please be careful. Another warning if you are not expecting a check don’t cash that check it will probably be the one check that someone was asked to send out unknowingly thinking they were doing some work for a legit person. Please don’t cash them they will cause more trouble than they are worth.
I just received an email from the same address as above with the same message. Unfortunately it’s to little to late for I have already sent him my name and address an such. Thanks though for the heads up so I know not to give Anymore to
him and just break all contacts.
I was renting a room out and got this message. They used the name Mira Jones. We went as far with it as getting the money order.The return address for the money order was a Montana State Prison.
I am trying to sell a coffee table and got the similer mail.
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Thanks for the prompt response and i will love to make an instant purchase i will be posting a certified check or cashier check to cover the cost of the item while you hold on my behalf. Once you have this,my mover will come pickup at you place.I will be needing the following information to issue out the payment . . .
1…..Full name to write on the check
2…..Full Physical address to post the check 3……Full City and State with Zip Code 4…..Home & Cell Phone to contact you
*** Pls note that the payment for the item will be send to your address asap. I have taken a close look at the advert and am completely satisfied i really need this and will appreciates that you help save this for me till the payment arrives as it will save me some extra cost***you can reach me at 717-283-1525 or leave me a message
Warmest Regards
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I felt weired so looked up his name on google and hit this page.
Thank god! I was going to call him back.
I received the same scam email from Kenny Salewa about a week or so ago for a Craig’s List item I had listed. I wasn’t sure whether or not to believe him, but I went forward with giving him my contact information since it is my store. Today, I received a check from UPS in the amount of $3875… for a $375 item. I immediately contacted the local police who are now investigating the matter.
Seems from what I’ve read here that his MO is to cut a check from a bank in one state using checks one can print off their home computer… ship that check from a second state and have the item purchased shipped to a third state. It’s most likely that the check information is stolen from people who actually try to cash the check in the first place, which allows the thief to somehow gain access to the poor defrauded person’s bank info. An all around great scam if it can be pulled off. I’m sure the local LEOs will have a blast with this one!
Dear Yetkin,
Be grateful the locals are doing anything. I recieved the check back in december nad called local police, they sent me to the FBI, who basically said no harm no foul and would not even make arrangements to pick up the check. So i still have it, wrapped in a trashbag to protect any forensic evidence. No wonder these creeps stay in business, the authorities wont do anything about them.
Kenny Salewa is still at it in SF. Be warned.
Kenny Salewa is still at it in NJ. Be warned. I just received the same email today.
John Ramos posted a job on the Nashville TN craisglist for an accountant. I replied to the posting asking for more information (without my resume) He replied today that my job would be to buy a specific check writing software and write checks as he directed…. yeah I don’t think so.
I just received SAME email too!!