I have just recieved this e-mail from the USA:

"Hi Henry,

Listen to this! I get an email from this guy, Henry Brown, saying that he wants to buy my car. I give him the final quote, and after two days I get a Fedex envelope, I opened it, and I find a check issued by the United States Treasury/income tax refund, in my name, for the amount of US $17,500. The instructions are: deposit the check, keep the amount for the car and ancillary, and sent the balance via Western Union wire transfer to an address in France to the shipper.

It did smell fishy, so I called my accountant that he told to call the Police. The Police told me to call the FBI, that told me to call the IRS, that told to call the United States Treasury, that told to call the Secret Service, that told me to destroy the counterfeit check. I would end up losing US $5,500, because the check wouldn't clear.

This is a internet scam based out of Lagos, Nigeria.

Please tell everybody to be very careful, and don't release the car, if they are not sure that the deal is completely safe, even though they are not interested in the merchandise, but only in the cash money.

Best Regards.

Massimo."

There are many scams operating on the internet, this appears to be one of them so be very careful of any e-mail that asks you to part with money!!! If an email smells fishy, report it to the police. This is the only way to put an end to these criminals!!!