Scammers

[Zumbilly(Murdoch)]

I was looking in a particular section of Gumtree(for a pet bird) and came across an advert which stated that the owner was moving and could'nt take His/Her bird with them, they would give the bird free to a good home.
I requested more info and after some time I received an e mail telling me that The owner lived in the ISLES of Man and the bird woild be IN My doorstep within six hours for an air freight fee of £140 which I would pay to the delivery person.
All I had to do was provide My name,phone number and full address.
I spotted the scam easily due to the obvious bad grammer.
What would a scammer do with My address and phone number,this is a fairly easy piece of info for anyone to obtain.
By the way If anyone has a '66 Emmons D10 for sale I will be extremely pleased to have at Your disposal the suggested cost of the item at the place of Your residence in a very short number of hours.
Billy

[zbplayer]

Hi Zum. I came across a similar obvious scam whilst looking for a puppy (dog). Ad said it was in my area (Berks),but when I enquired via e-mail,it turned out to be in Isle of Man.It would be sent in a suitable crate to my home for same air freight cost of £140 plus cost of dog. All they needed was my name,address and telephone number. This ad also had bad grammer and was clearly a scam.Glad to I wasn,t that dumb to follow it through and lose my dosh.

[Tony Russell Davis]

So, the Isle of MAN seems full of other species of animal! T.
(Actually I thought they only had three-legged cats - but it looks like they weren't quick enough to catch the rats!)

[bob adams]

I just go this in supposedly from Donny.....
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Hope you get this on time,sorry I didn't inform you about my trip in Spain for a Program, I'm presently in Madrid and am having some difficulties here because i misplaced my wallet on my way to the hotel where my money and other valuable things were kept. presently i have limited access to internet,I will like you to assist me with a loan of 1600euros to sort-out my hotel bills and to get myself back home.

I have spoken to the embassy here but they are not responding to the matter effectively,I will appreciate whatever you can afford to assist me with,I'll Refund the money back to you as soon as i return,let me know if you can be of any help.I don't have a phone where i can be reached.
Please let me know immediately.

Donald
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[Peter Nylund]

I got the same email from Donny.