Agent for buyer??????

This is an e-mail I received. How can I check this to make sure this is for real?


From: [email protected]
Date: 11/23/05 04:43:03
To: [email protected]
Subject: ASTROMART - Response to ad #390789


The following message has been sent to you in response to your Astromart classified ad #390789 - 'Celestron Celestar 8 Extras (lowered price)'.
This email was sent by registered Astromart user lyion gulter - [email protected] (tulsa, ok) via Astromart's email ad response system. Should you choose to reply to this email message, your response will be sent directly to the recipient and will not pass through or be associated with Astromart in any way. Astromart does not condone or tolerate spam (i.e., unsolicited commercial email) and is taking steps to protect members from this abuse.
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Hello Seller.
I'm Lyion an agent and i reside in Magee Mississippi.Okay?This is a purchase request notification for your item placed on astromart.com on bahalf of my client, infact my client his satisfy with the detailed informations posted with the item.
This item will be ship to my client son in Metropolitan University Republic of Benin 22901.Okay?We 've shipping company who will take care of the shipment.Okay?

{1} Did you accept Money Order as the mode of your payment?
{2} Will you be able to wire an excess fund to the shipping company?

In order to schedule a pick up of this item from your location.
The reason is that,my client said he can only issue a money order for the sales of your item,the shipping cost,Insurance,Vat and Custom duties all in a money order.Okay?

If you can truely do this, Kindly email me the total final asking price with your Fullname,contact address and phone for immediate payment.Okay?
Hope to hear from you soon. Pls send your reply to: [email protected]

Cheers!.

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Anita:

This appears to be a scam, typical internet scam. What happens is that the certified check or money order that is used for payment is fradulent but good enough that it passes first inspection. You put the check in the bank and then someone picks up the scope and after the banks discovers the check is no good, you are left holding the bag.

This looks to me to be something that Herb should know about...

Jon

Thank you! How do I get an email to Herb? I tried sending it to suppport @Astromart but it came back. Help topics says "coming soon". Thanks again!!