More email scam information

If you are selling an item or horse/pony on this or any other website with your email address included in the advert, you need to be aware of the many email scams about. To avoid them, just don’t include your email address in your advert. Below is an example of an email sent to a seller, as well as the response sent after the seller responded.  (This person (Fiona Margie) sent  a cheque not bankers draft, to the seller. The cheque was actually stolen. The police were informed and are now in possession of the cheque and details of all emails)

“Am Fiona Margie..I just want to know if your {Saddle}is still for sale..Kindly get back to me with this details if still available for sale such as :-

1.Present Condition.
2.Least selling price

Looking forward to hear back from you so we can proceed further.
Regards
Fiona Margie”

The response to the sellers response:
“Hello ,
Thanks for your swift response,I’m very much interested in your (Saddle) And the asking price  which is £500 is Okay by me .and I  have read and understand that the {Saddle} is in  good Condition. However I’ll instruct my colleague to issue you a Banker’s Draft” in your name with an advance which will cover the shipping  of the { Saddle} to our home and having it in mind that business is based on trust,

when you receive the Banker’s Draft check, take it to your bank,Have it verified and cashed,Deduct the cost price due for the purchase of the {Saddle} and the rest will be used for the pickup by my reputable shipping company’s staff who will take care of the pickup at your location,So you should be expecting a payment by next week Monday. If
this is clear please write me back with all the details below in order to make the payment: :-
Info needed as follows:

(1)Cheque payable to:
(2)Home Address:
(3)State:
(4)Post code:
(5)Country:
(6)Telephone number/mobile phone:

Note :- Am ready to offer you an additional £50 plus your sales price,If you do consider the { Saddle} sold to me and turn away every other interested buyer’s that has been Sold.

Thanks With Regards
Fiona Margie”