Is the e-mail sounds like a 'SCAM' ?


I received this e-mail for one of my for sell item.
What do you think ???

hi
1)is this item still available for sale?
2)where are you located?
3)may i know why, you want to sell it?
4)Has this item has any damage before?
5)can i see more picx?
6)do i need to repair?
7)what year is this item manufactured?
8)what is the final price?
9)can you help me determine the weigth?
10)i have a friegth company on my own will be available for pick-up of
the
item? because the operate 7:00am to 7:00pm mon-saturday will you accept
a
certifeid cashiers check or a postal money order,i will like to know
your
full name and address with your phone number so that my secretary can
issue
the payment out to you and i will be glad to read from you soonest..you
can
respond back to this email....xxxxxxx_xxxxxx@yahoo.com...thank

Music Lover/Audiophile
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edle

Showing 1 response by markphd

I think that all of the questions are reasonable. The very poor spelling and grammar concerns me a bit because this is typical of scam ads from foreign countries. I have come across this type of thing myself in response to somthing I was selling. Write back to the person and see what type of reply you get. I wrote back to a person who sent me a similar type of e-mail. I received no direct discussion or acknowledgements of the contents of my e-mail; rather, I received an equally garbled e-mail regarding shipping arrangements. I then walked.

It could be that the person just doesn't speak English very well; however, I would be cautious.

I would take the postal money order option and cash it. Only then would I send the equipment. I would be more cautious about a cashier's cheque. I have heard of circumstances where such forged cheques even fooled the bank, who might subsequently try to obtain recompense from you.