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Update:
The guy just asked me for a HP laptop as well, and he would like me to ship this with the order. I think he thinks we represent HP in someway, perhaps he thinks we are an HP outlet? lol.
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A common trick they try to play especially with larger merchandise (like tandem bikes) is to say that they have someone waiting to take the product on its final leg to its destination, so they want you to send a check to that party along with the product, the amount of which will supposedly be covered in their payment to you. The scammer sends you a money order that they hope you will think is as good as cash, you send the merchandise, and then find out that the money order was bogus, perhaps as much as a few days after you deposited it. Our bank is now working with the FBI and other agencies to break a Nigerian ring that uses deceitful E-mail to try to get people to tell them their card numbers and PINs. If anything doesn't seem 100% right, make sure you do _not_ give the other party the benefit of the doubt.