John Deere 4440 Scam

[Tim in Montana]

I guess I might have been one of the first this morning to respond to an ad in the Photo Ads for tractors that Roger Adams had posted only minutes before and was promptly removed a few mintues later. There was not a phone number in the ad only email. So I sent an email requesting that he call me or email me with a phone number to contact him. This is an email I received from him eariler this afternoon:

From: "Roger Adams"<[email protected]>
To: "Tim in Montana"
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: Question Regarding YT Ad

Hello,
I am going to sell you this tractor for US $ 3800and the shipping is free. For our insurance we will use a Third Party Company because is much safe and easy. I will register this transaction to this company: Square Trade. The item will be shipped to you and you have to send the money to a Square Trade agent. I will be able to receive the money only after you receive the item. If for any reason you are not satisfied and you don't want the item you can return it in 7 days and you will receive a full refund.
Please send me your full name and shipping address and I will begin to register this transaction to Square Trade. After that you will receive an invoice from them and all the details will be explained.
I will ship the item via Fedex Express and I will send you the tracking number, so you can verify the package status. The shipping duration is 3-4 days.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Best regards,
Roger Adams


What a deal. I bet I couldn't get a 15,000 lb. tractor shipped from Ohio to Montana for $3800.

Tim in Montana

 

[Anonymous-0]

I would like to see the fed ex truck that would deliver it!!

 

[Anonymous-0]

I see that Ebay is flagging this "Third-Party with Square Trade" as a scam. They also point that even sending money via Western Union that when it is sent, it is sent. No way to get your money back.

 

[Mike Shuler]

Kudos to Tim! As soon as I saw the add I knew it was a scam too. I"d like to wrap a "square" post upside his "square trade" head. I can"t stand thieves.

 

[usetob]

forward this to IC3.gov

 

[730 virgil]

hey guys i bet the tractor is a 1/16 scale

 

[scott mcintosh]

oh! boy purple shaft,what next? mail order brides from Romania?

 

[Tx Jim]

It gets back to old saying"If it's too good to be true it's probably not true"

Tim,

Did you click on box"report to moderator" at the bottom of the ad? I always do if the ad price is too low.

Roger Adams has had 6 or 7 bogus ads in a row before on the photo section.

 

[Stonecreekranch]

Before entering the tractor business, Roger Adams was brokering inheritances from Nigeria and steamer cruises originating in Somalia.

These "third party" escrow/shipment companies are all scams. Some of them have exceedingly elaborate websites with testimonials, long lists of Fortune 500 companies that supposedly use them, pages with "legal contract" forms, guarantees, warranties, and your mother's maiden name. They specialize in scamming motorcycles, tractors, and heavy specialty equipment and always promise delivery to your door and holding your payment safely in escrow.

I would tell you more, but I've got to go now because a wealthy distant relative has just passed away in the Ivory Coast and I have to send a credit card number to recover his bank account worth several million dollars.

 

[Anonymous-0]

HAHAHAHA!!!!! thats an expensive 1/64 model!! It better be one of those GOLD ones!!! HAHA!!