Wow the site is going crazy the software we purchased is running great and the site is handling massive amounts of traffic and classified ads. :)
If your even thinking about buying or selling anything you have to check the site out soon. www.BuyAndSell.ca pure Canadian site - and these days we can use all the local shopping possible.
Thank you for helping build a Canadian website!
Buy And Sell Canada The Way Free Classifieds should be!
M.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Long Weekend - Garage Sale!
The first long weekend of the year - YES! While I am making some improvements to my deck - Yes I am at home cutting wood and nailing - I am also piling up some of my unwanted items or "stuff" which I will post on BuyAndSell.ca
Why not? I sure could use some money to buy some fancy plants and maybe a new deck chair or two. I use to hold garage sales but dragging all my belongs out on to my driveway and hope someone shows up was a waste of time.
Take a picture or a video of the item write some details pick a price post it up and let the site do the magic - your item is posted for free and you are in complete control. Get yourself something cold to drink and enjoy the sunshine.
Buy And Sell the quick and easy way www.BuyAndSell.ca
I hope you have a safe and happy long weekend!
M.
Why not? I sure could use some money to buy some fancy plants and maybe a new deck chair or two. I use to hold garage sales but dragging all my belongs out on to my driveway and hope someone shows up was a waste of time.
Take a picture or a video of the item write some details pick a price post it up and let the site do the magic - your item is posted for free and you are in complete control. Get yourself something cold to drink and enjoy the sunshine.
Buy And Sell the quick and easy way www.BuyAndSell.ca
I hope you have a safe and happy long weekend!
M.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Tuff Days - Be a Local Trader
I try not to think about all the job lost and stock melt downs, pending closing and swine flu (ooops H1N1) these are tuff days. It just keeps getting tuffer but I know that I have to control my costs and convert my unwanted items back into cash - Last week I found some motion sensor lights in my garage that I never hooked up and sold them for $60.00 cash deal.
To control costs and not pay retail when I have to buy things - I use BuyAndSell.ca Sure I own the site but I am just an average Canadian Guy trying to get by.
The Buy And Sell offers the best Canadian market place to do so. Search our data base of over 1.5 million ads or Post an ad and we will blast it to over 80,000 other websites and pages. Add a link or picture and within minutes your item can be viewed all over Canada and worldwide.
Our site is indexed big time by Google and Yahoo etc. so even your ad can appear when a person does a search for a product or service (make the title count - give lots of details - used 2003 mustang for sale Winnipeg)
So how can you save? well just take a peek at all the ads over 1.5 million items for sale - new items every hour - we should have what you are looking for and if not just wait a few minutes - we post hundreds of thousands of new ads everyday.
Buy the stuff you need ~ Sell the stuff you don't!
We will get through all this mess and be better, stronger.
M.
Buy And Sell .Canada
To control costs and not pay retail when I have to buy things - I use BuyAndSell.ca Sure I own the site but I am just an average Canadian Guy trying to get by.
The Buy And Sell offers the best Canadian market place to do so. Search our data base of over 1.5 million ads or Post an ad and we will blast it to over 80,000 other websites and pages. Add a link or picture and within minutes your item can be viewed all over Canada and worldwide.
Our site is indexed big time by Google and Yahoo etc. so even your ad can appear when a person does a search for a product or service (make the title count - give lots of details - used 2003 mustang for sale Winnipeg)
So how can you save? well just take a peek at all the ads over 1.5 million items for sale - new items every hour - we should have what you are looking for and if not just wait a few minutes - we post hundreds of thousands of new ads everyday.
Buy the stuff you need ~ Sell the stuff you don't!
We will get through all this mess and be better, stronger.
M.
Buy And Sell .Canada
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
How do I post the best ad?
Excellent question! The internet is all about someone finding your ad. Now if you read the above Q/A about where the ad is posted you know that the ad will be exposed to many people on many different sites. So let’s post the best ad we can.
Step # 1 Sign up for the site – You do not need to provide much information, it’s free and it takes less then 5 minutes. Members can post better ads and make changes to those ads.
Step # 2 The Right Category and Area – if you do not post to the right place the wrong people will be viewing your ad – make sure you have the right area and category!
Step # 3 The Title - This can make or break your ad – make sure you tell them what’s for sale or for rent. “One Bedroom Apartment in Abbotsford $1250.00” The title will be helpful for the search engines to find it. The big search engines like Google, MSN, Yahoo etc. and the search engines on the websites use title lines to find and index an ad.
Step # 4. The Description – Now this is the short description but you can still add a little more detail here. Is it a large building with lots of extras like a pool or a small family building? Is the vacation property on the water or is the office building near the subway or bus line. So add everything you had in the title line with just some more detail here.
Step # 5 Long Description - So again add all the detail from the title line and the short description but here also tell them everything you know about your rental. The more the better but make sure you remember that a human will also be reading this so try and stick with the facts just lots of them. Tell them what you expect also like first and last months rent. How new the car is. How many bedroom and washrooms? It is near which schools? Do you need them to sign a contract or post a deposit? When is it available? New or used.Tell the story of your item. You have a lot of space available use it.
Step # 6 URL – If you have a website you can add a link to it from the ad. The cost for this is $1.00 - well worth the cost. If you have a website link to it and if possible link back to www.buyandsell.ca it helps make the site even more popular.
Step # 7 Name/eMail/Phone - All useful *note what you share in your ad is available on the internet for all to read. We can not stop messages and emails etc.
Step # 8 Google Maps Address – People love to view maps and this is how a map is posted with your ad – You need to use Street Names, City, Province and Postal Code – very helpful – highly recommended.
Step # 9 YouTube.com Video – If you have a video camera or you can get your hands on one use this – it is 100% free to post video on the site and it adds major value to your ad people can take a tour of your items. Worth every second of your effort. Check out www.youtube.com
Step # 10 Keywords – These are words that are related to the item you have for sale. So the name of the city it is located. The number of rooms. Name of the condo, near what land marks, the city. Example: One bedroom, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Marshall Road, Pool, Golden Cross Church, Sunshine Garden Mall, Hardwood.
Step # 11 Price/Category/Areas – you know how important these are. Be clear and make sure you post to the proper areas.
Step # 12 Pictures – Worth a thousand words, right? Very right! Click the “browse” button and search for the file you keep your pictures in and click on it. Under the picture post some words about the picture if it’s the bathroom – write something like large bathroom with new sink – this will appear under the picture when people view it… so point the value of what they are looking at. Maybe it’s the view from the drivers seat. Post three pictures for free.
Click on the “Submit” button – if something is incorrect the system will let you know.
Step #13 Extra Features – While you do not need to purchase any of these they do add value to your ad. Here is a brief review of each of them.
Marked by Bold – This will bold the title lines of the ad and make it standout from the other ads.
Highlighted – The entire ad will be marked to make it standout from the other listings.
Featured Ad – These ads appear at the top of the catergory they are post in.
Featured on Home Page – Maximum exposure for your ad – the ad will appear on the main page of the site.
Extra 10 Pictures – Need to post more pictures? 10 More are available.
Duration – While you can post a basic ad for 30 days for free – you may want to post for longer – pick the duration of your ad here.
The price for these extras are clearly posted below the extra features for your review and consideration.
We accept only paypal.com for payments – you can use visa and most other major credit cards to pay for the services you choose.
Click the “submit” button and you are done and we start to work for you... we take your ad and offer to over 80,000 other classified ad sites, facebook and high traffic websites all over the internet. We also have RSS feeds on the site which other sites and services pick up and post. We do not know of a better site for you to post your ad on! Other sites charge you $ to do this and only send your ad to a fraction of the sites we do. Think about it within minutes of your posting your ad has been blasted to thousands of sites for maximum exposure at no cost to you.
Step # 1 Sign up for the site – You do not need to provide much information, it’s free and it takes less then 5 minutes. Members can post better ads and make changes to those ads.
Step # 2 The Right Category and Area – if you do not post to the right place the wrong people will be viewing your ad – make sure you have the right area and category!
Step # 3 The Title - This can make or break your ad – make sure you tell them what’s for sale or for rent. “One Bedroom Apartment in Abbotsford $1250.00” The title will be helpful for the search engines to find it. The big search engines like Google, MSN, Yahoo etc. and the search engines on the websites use title lines to find and index an ad.
Step # 4. The Description – Now this is the short description but you can still add a little more detail here. Is it a large building with lots of extras like a pool or a small family building? Is the vacation property on the water or is the office building near the subway or bus line. So add everything you had in the title line with just some more detail here.
Step # 5 Long Description - So again add all the detail from the title line and the short description but here also tell them everything you know about your rental. The more the better but make sure you remember that a human will also be reading this so try and stick with the facts just lots of them. Tell them what you expect also like first and last months rent. How new the car is. How many bedroom and washrooms? It is near which schools? Do you need them to sign a contract or post a deposit? When is it available? New or used.Tell the story of your item. You have a lot of space available use it.
Step # 6 URL – If you have a website you can add a link to it from the ad. The cost for this is $1.00 - well worth the cost. If you have a website link to it and if possible link back to www.buyandsell.ca it helps make the site even more popular.
Step # 7 Name/eMail/Phone - All useful *note what you share in your ad is available on the internet for all to read. We can not stop messages and emails etc.
Step # 8 Google Maps Address – People love to view maps and this is how a map is posted with your ad – You need to use Street Names, City, Province and Postal Code – very helpful – highly recommended.
Step # 9 YouTube.com Video – If you have a video camera or you can get your hands on one use this – it is 100% free to post video on the site and it adds major value to your ad people can take a tour of your items. Worth every second of your effort. Check out www.youtube.com
Step # 10 Keywords – These are words that are related to the item you have for sale. So the name of the city it is located. The number of rooms. Name of the condo, near what land marks, the city. Example: One bedroom, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Marshall Road, Pool, Golden Cross Church, Sunshine Garden Mall, Hardwood.
Step # 11 Price/Category/Areas – you know how important these are. Be clear and make sure you post to the proper areas.
Step # 12 Pictures – Worth a thousand words, right? Very right! Click the “browse” button and search for the file you keep your pictures in and click on it. Under the picture post some words about the picture if it’s the bathroom – write something like large bathroom with new sink – this will appear under the picture when people view it… so point the value of what they are looking at. Maybe it’s the view from the drivers seat. Post three pictures for free.
Click on the “Submit” button – if something is incorrect the system will let you know.
Step #13 Extra Features – While you do not need to purchase any of these they do add value to your ad. Here is a brief review of each of them.
Marked by Bold – This will bold the title lines of the ad and make it standout from the other ads.
Highlighted – The entire ad will be marked to make it standout from the other listings.
Featured Ad – These ads appear at the top of the catergory they are post in.
Featured on Home Page – Maximum exposure for your ad – the ad will appear on the main page of the site.
Extra 10 Pictures – Need to post more pictures? 10 More are available.
Duration – While you can post a basic ad for 30 days for free – you may want to post for longer – pick the duration of your ad here.
The price for these extras are clearly posted below the extra features for your review and consideration.
We accept only paypal.com for payments – you can use visa and most other major credit cards to pay for the services you choose.
Click the “submit” button and you are done and we start to work for you... we take your ad and offer to over 80,000 other classified ad sites, facebook and high traffic websites all over the internet. We also have RSS feeds on the site which other sites and services pick up and post. We do not know of a better site for you to post your ad on! Other sites charge you $ to do this and only send your ad to a fraction of the sites we do. Think about it within minutes of your posting your ad has been blasted to thousands of sites for maximum exposure at no cost to you.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Copy of a Scam Letter
The letters below show the exchange of information from a potential scam artist - potential because our seller didn't fall for the trick - no he sent it to me so I could post it for all of us to learn. Take a read and see if you can spot how the scam is being played. I would spell it all out but I don't want to help the scammer get better. Overall I think this is a check scam - over pay and you return the extra dollar amount (see Fake Checks posting) I changed the names.
Buy And Sell Local ~ Be a Local Trader!
From: name removed
Subject: Re: A message from a visitor of buy and sell .canada
To: Bob
Thank you for your note and your reply ....
I want this for my son birthday who is about to graduate from University, who pledged to
buy it.. But i will like to surprise him with this, i will love the car in the amount of
$5000, so if you are ok with the price kindly get back to me. Now I am in Australia on a
very busy workshop that really my time ...But I do not want to delay the purchase, Also I
want you to know that I am paying by check .. Therefore, you have to your data
1) Name:
2) Address:
3) Postcode:
4) Phone num:
--- On Thu, 4/9/09, wrote:
From: Bob
Subject: Re: A message from a visitor of buy and sell .canada
To: "name removed"
Date: Thursday, April 9, 2009, 3:55 PM
Hello,
Our daughter bought it from York Chevrolet in Orangeville used.
She has been driving it for 3 yrs,she is the second owner.
She has married and moved to the United States,her mother and I already have our own cars.
Car was certified last Friday and new rear brakes installed,the last E-test was done in April 2008.
Car has a few dings and a little rust around the bottom of doors usual for a 7yr old car but is otherwise in excellent mechanical shape it wouldn't have passed the certification if anything was wrong.
Bob
At 11:17 AM 4/9/2009, you wrote:
Hello,
Thanks for the response, i will like to know this.
how long have you been using the vehicle?
are you the first owner of the vehicle?
why do you want to sell it?
when was the last time the auto inspected?
was the condition of the vehicle now?
Hope to hear from you soon.
Dawson
--- On Thu, 4/9/09, wrote:
From: Bob
Subject: Re: A message from a visitor of buy and sell .canada
To: nameremoved@yahoo.com
Date: Thursday, April 9, 2009, 3:06 PM
Hi,
It's a 2001 Pontiac Sunfire 4dr,automatic, 143,000 KM,Certified and
E-Tested,rear brakes just replaced drums and shoes,our daughters car
a non smoker
Price just dropped to $2700
Bob
At 11:00 AM 4/9/2009, you wrote:
>Hello
>
>I saw an advert on the Internet about you selling cars . and I'm
>really interested in buying the product ... I want you give me your
>last price and photos, so let me know if you are the owner and let
>me know their
>condition.
>Thank you reply to my mail yahoo
>Do not forget to give me your price
>
>Dawson
>
>
>Email:
>Name:
*******************************
*******************************
*******************************
Buy And Sell Local ~ Be a Local Trader!
From: name removed
Subject: Re: A message from a visitor of buy and sell .canada
To: Bob
Thank you for your note and your reply ....
I want this for my son birthday who is about to graduate from University, who pledged to
buy it.. But i will like to surprise him with this, i will love the car in the amount of
$5000, so if you are ok with the price kindly get back to me. Now I am in Australia on a
very busy workshop that really my time ...But I do not want to delay the purchase, Also I
want you to know that I am paying by check .. Therefore, you have to your data
1) Name:
2) Address:
3) Postcode:
4) Phone num:
--- On Thu, 4/9/09, wrote:
From: Bob
Subject: Re: A message from a visitor of buy and sell .canada
To: "name removed"
Date: Thursday, April 9, 2009, 3:55 PM
Hello,
Our daughter bought it from York Chevrolet in Orangeville used.
She has been driving it for 3 yrs,she is the second owner.
She has married and moved to the United States,her mother and I already have our own cars.
Car was certified last Friday and new rear brakes installed,the last E-test was done in April 2008.
Car has a few dings and a little rust around the bottom of doors usual for a 7yr old car but is otherwise in excellent mechanical shape it wouldn't have passed the certification if anything was wrong.
Bob
At 11:17 AM 4/9/2009, you wrote:
Hello,
Thanks for the response, i will like to know this.
how long have you been using the vehicle?
are you the first owner of the vehicle?
why do you want to sell it?
when was the last time the auto inspected?
was the condition of the vehicle now?
Hope to hear from you soon.
Dawson
--- On Thu, 4/9/09, wrote:
From: Bob
Subject: Re: A message from a visitor of buy and sell .canada
To: nameremoved@yahoo.com
Date: Thursday, April 9, 2009, 3:06 PM
Hi,
It's a 2001 Pontiac Sunfire 4dr,automatic, 143,000 KM,Certified and
E-Tested,rear brakes just replaced drums and shoes,our daughters car
a non smoker
Price just dropped to $2700
Bob
At 11:00 AM 4/9/2009, you wrote:
>Hello
>
>I saw an advert on the Internet about you selling cars . and I'm
>really interested in buying the product ... I want you give me your
>last price and photos, so let me know if you are the owner and let
>me know their
>condition.
>Thank you reply to my mail yahoo
>Do not forget to give me your price
>
>Dawson
>
>
>Email:
>Name:
*******************************
*******************************
*******************************
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Turn Your Stuff To Gold For Free!
Its like the land of Oz in here turning unwanted or barely used items back into gold - it's true! Drag that old fishing rod or child's toy into the light brush the dust off and snap a picture and post an ad - that's how its done thousands of times per month... and you can do that for free on a Canadian Classified ad site!
People are still shopping and buying - they have all the same needs and no one wants to buy retail anymore they are turning by the thousands to classified ads to try and find savings on the items and services they need.
Have a car you no longer need or want to rent a room in your house - people are looking for your stuff right here! Post an ad - we have thousands of new and used items... maybe you can provide a service or are willing to trade for something.
Just post it and see if you can turn those unwanted or barely used items back into cash in your hand! What do you have to lose? We blast your ad to over 80,000 websites, blogs, facebook and other places on the internet - post your free ad today!
People are still shopping and buying - they have all the same needs and no one wants to buy retail anymore they are turning by the thousands to classified ads to try and find savings on the items and services they need.
Have a car you no longer need or want to rent a room in your house - people are looking for your stuff right here! Post an ad - we have thousands of new and used items... maybe you can provide a service or are willing to trade for something.
Just post it and see if you can turn those unwanted or barely used items back into cash in your hand! What do you have to lose? We blast your ad to over 80,000 websites, blogs, facebook and other places on the internet - post your free ad today!
Scams
We all hate scams and the folks who try and rip us off for our hard earned dollars. It just seems that when you think you know all the tricks up pops a new way to trick people. Be alert, get educated and you will not get tricked.
I just found an excellent site to visit and it is made right here in Canada - Fraud Squad at http://www.fraudcast.ca/ This is a great place to find out about what is happening and how to protect yourself. The site has a link at the bottom of the page look for "Fraud Squad" and click on it to take a look.
So here are some tips to protect yourself...
1) Shop local - be a local trader - meet with people and try and deal face to face
2) Do not accept payment and refund the difference to the buyer(see fake checks)
3) Get to know who you are dealing with - phone numbers, address etc.
4) Do your homework! Check prices and know what your buying and or selling and to whom! How many people do you really think have other people shopping for old cars and tv's for them to ship half way around the world? (I am an agent for a ...)
5) Sometimes the best deal for you maybe to wait for the next offer.
The buyandsell.ca site is an open marketplace - I do not check every ad and do not get involved in any transactions - at anytime.
Copies a couple of sections from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_419_Scam#Fake_checks which are of interest. Now not all checks are fake and some puppies are real but you should be very aware of these tricks...
Fake checks
Fraudulent checks and money orders are key elements in many advance-fee scams, such as auction/classified listing overpayment, lottery scams, inheritance scams, etc, and can be used in almost any scam when a "payment" to the victim is required to gain, regain or further solidify the victims' trust and confidence in the validity of the scheme.
The use of checks in a scam hinges on a U.S. law (and common practice in other countries) concerning checks: when an account holder presents a cheque for deposit or to cash, the bank must (or in other countries, usually) make the funds available to the account holder within 1-5 business days, regardless of how long it actually takes for the cheque to clear and funds to be transferred from the issuing bank.[26] The cheque clearing process normally takes 7-10 days and can in fact take up to a month when dealing with foreign banks. The time between the funds appearing as available to the account holder and the cheque clearing is known as the "float", during which time the bank could technically be said to have floated a loan to the account holder to be covered with the funds from the bank clearing the cheque.
The cheque given to the victim is typically counterfeit but drawn on a real account with real funds in it. With a piece of software like QuickBooks and/or pre-printed blank cheque stock, using the correct banking information, the scammer can easily print a cheque that is absolutely genuine-looking, passes all counterfeit tests, and may even clear the paying account if the account information is accurate and the funds are available. However, whether it clears or not, it will eventually become apparent either to the bank or the account holder that the cheque is a forgery. This can be as little as three days after the funds are available if the bank supposedly covering the cheque discovers the cheque information is invalid, or it could take months for a business or individual to notice the fraudulent draft on their account. It has been suggested that in some cases the cheque is genuine - however the fraudster has a friend (or bribes an official) at the paying bank to claim it is a fake weeks or even months later when the physical cheque arrives back at the paying bank.
Regardless of the amount of time involved, once the cashing bank is alerted that the cheque is fraudulent, the transaction is reversed and the money removed from the victim's account. In many cases, this puts victims in debt to their banks as the victim has usually sent a large portion of the cheque by some non-reversible 'wire transfer' means (typically Western Union) to the scammer and, since more uncollected funds have been sent than funds otherwise present in the victim's account, an overdraft results.
Wire transfer
A central element of advance-fee fraud is that the transaction from the victim to the scammer must be untraceable and irreversible. Otherwise, the victim, once they become aware of the scam, can successfully retrieve their money and/or alert officials who can track the accounts used by the scammer.
Wire transfers via Western Union are ideal for this purpose. The wire transfer, if sent internationally, cannot be cancelled or reversed, and the person receiving the money cannot be tracked. In fact, that person often does not have to provide identification; they only have to know the identifiers of the transaction such as the control number and secret question. Thus, the overwhelming majority of scams involve making payment via wire transfer. Other similar uncancellable forms of payment include postal money orders and cashier's cheques, but as wire transfer is the fastest method, it is the most common. In many cases Western Union will not take any action against potential fraud and will not advise the police that a fraud has been committed or assist with out a court order. They claim there is no action they can take, and will not attempt anything to resolve this issue, including contacting the authorities in the country the money was sent to.
Puppy scams
Another such scam is based on the adoption of a puppy (usually English Bulldogs or Yorkshire Terriers; a cute, expensive breed coveted by families who cannot afford them) or an exotic pet. A scammer first posts an advertisement or sets up a web page offering puppies for adoption or for sale at a ridiculously low price, most often using stolen pictures from other websites and respectable breeders. When a victim responds to the ad and questions the lowered price or the reason for giving up such an adorable and expensive pet, the scammer first explains that they have recently moved to Nigeria or Cameroon from the US for work (usually volunteer work as missionaries) or for studies, and claims either to have no time to properly care for the pet, that the weather has had such a terrible toll on the pet or that they have too many pets to care for.
The scammer and victim will exchange a few emails to build trust. Once it is established that the victim offers the right home for the pet, the scammer will then offer to ship the pet and requests that the victim only pay for shipping. The victim, who now has an emotional attachment to the pet, feels obligated and even happy to do so, as shipping is a small price to pay compared to the pet's full price at a shop or breeder. The scammer requests Western Union to keep the deal going in a timely fashion as the pet is ready to go to a new home and the victim is now excited. However, after wiring money, the victim will not receive the pet (as the pets don't exist), and if the victim does hear from the scammer again it is only for more money (to get puppy out of airport holding, or to pay unexpected vet bills that have come up) until the victim stops responding.
I just found an excellent site to visit and it is made right here in Canada - Fraud Squad at http://www.fraudcast.ca/ This is a great place to find out about what is happening and how to protect yourself. The site has a link at the bottom of the page look for "Fraud Squad" and click on it to take a look.
So here are some tips to protect yourself...
1) Shop local - be a local trader - meet with people and try and deal face to face
2) Do not accept payment and refund the difference to the buyer(see fake checks)
3) Get to know who you are dealing with - phone numbers, address etc.
4) Do your homework! Check prices and know what your buying and or selling and to whom! How many people do you really think have other people shopping for old cars and tv's for them to ship half way around the world? (I am an agent for a ...)
5) Sometimes the best deal for you maybe to wait for the next offer.
The buyandsell.ca site is an open marketplace - I do not check every ad and do not get involved in any transactions - at anytime.
Copies a couple of sections from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_419_Scam#Fake_checks which are of interest. Now not all checks are fake and some puppies are real but you should be very aware of these tricks...
Fake checks
Fraudulent checks and money orders are key elements in many advance-fee scams, such as auction/classified listing overpayment, lottery scams, inheritance scams, etc, and can be used in almost any scam when a "payment" to the victim is required to gain, regain or further solidify the victims' trust and confidence in the validity of the scheme.
The use of checks in a scam hinges on a U.S. law (and common practice in other countries) concerning checks: when an account holder presents a cheque for deposit or to cash, the bank must (or in other countries, usually) make the funds available to the account holder within 1-5 business days, regardless of how long it actually takes for the cheque to clear and funds to be transferred from the issuing bank.[26] The cheque clearing process normally takes 7-10 days and can in fact take up to a month when dealing with foreign banks. The time between the funds appearing as available to the account holder and the cheque clearing is known as the "float", during which time the bank could technically be said to have floated a loan to the account holder to be covered with the funds from the bank clearing the cheque.
The cheque given to the victim is typically counterfeit but drawn on a real account with real funds in it. With a piece of software like QuickBooks and/or pre-printed blank cheque stock, using the correct banking information, the scammer can easily print a cheque that is absolutely genuine-looking, passes all counterfeit tests, and may even clear the paying account if the account information is accurate and the funds are available. However, whether it clears or not, it will eventually become apparent either to the bank or the account holder that the cheque is a forgery. This can be as little as three days after the funds are available if the bank supposedly covering the cheque discovers the cheque information is invalid, or it could take months for a business or individual to notice the fraudulent draft on their account. It has been suggested that in some cases the cheque is genuine - however the fraudster has a friend (or bribes an official) at the paying bank to claim it is a fake weeks or even months later when the physical cheque arrives back at the paying bank.
Regardless of the amount of time involved, once the cashing bank is alerted that the cheque is fraudulent, the transaction is reversed and the money removed from the victim's account. In many cases, this puts victims in debt to their banks as the victim has usually sent a large portion of the cheque by some non-reversible 'wire transfer' means (typically Western Union) to the scammer and, since more uncollected funds have been sent than funds otherwise present in the victim's account, an overdraft results.
Wire transfer
A central element of advance-fee fraud is that the transaction from the victim to the scammer must be untraceable and irreversible. Otherwise, the victim, once they become aware of the scam, can successfully retrieve their money and/or alert officials who can track the accounts used by the scammer.
Wire transfers via Western Union are ideal for this purpose. The wire transfer, if sent internationally, cannot be cancelled or reversed, and the person receiving the money cannot be tracked. In fact, that person often does not have to provide identification; they only have to know the identifiers of the transaction such as the control number and secret question. Thus, the overwhelming majority of scams involve making payment via wire transfer. Other similar uncancellable forms of payment include postal money orders and cashier's cheques, but as wire transfer is the fastest method, it is the most common. In many cases Western Union will not take any action against potential fraud and will not advise the police that a fraud has been committed or assist with out a court order. They claim there is no action they can take, and will not attempt anything to resolve this issue, including contacting the authorities in the country the money was sent to.
Puppy scams
Another such scam is based on the adoption of a puppy (usually English Bulldogs or Yorkshire Terriers; a cute, expensive breed coveted by families who cannot afford them) or an exotic pet. A scammer first posts an advertisement or sets up a web page offering puppies for adoption or for sale at a ridiculously low price, most often using stolen pictures from other websites and respectable breeders. When a victim responds to the ad and questions the lowered price or the reason for giving up such an adorable and expensive pet, the scammer first explains that they have recently moved to Nigeria or Cameroon from the US for work (usually volunteer work as missionaries) or for studies, and claims either to have no time to properly care for the pet, that the weather has had such a terrible toll on the pet or that they have too many pets to care for.
The scammer and victim will exchange a few emails to build trust. Once it is established that the victim offers the right home for the pet, the scammer will then offer to ship the pet and requests that the victim only pay for shipping. The victim, who now has an emotional attachment to the pet, feels obligated and even happy to do so, as shipping is a small price to pay compared to the pet's full price at a shop or breeder. The scammer requests Western Union to keep the deal going in a timely fashion as the pet is ready to go to a new home and the victim is now excited. However, after wiring money, the victim will not receive the pet (as the pets don't exist), and if the victim does hear from the scammer again it is only for more money (to get puppy out of airport holding, or to pay unexpected vet bills that have come up) until the victim stops responding.
Help Save the Environment; Use BuyandSell.ca!
If you find extra stuff during you spring cleaning and need to unload, no doubt you are looking for the most effective method possible for advertising those treasures of yesteryear. There are better reasons today than ever before to give your old stuff new life, not the least of which is the effect that disposing of household items, cars, and other non-consumables has on the environment. Many municipalities have banned the disposal of certain items within landfills altogether, while almost all others impose large environmental fees on dumping household and other large items.
Remember the old adage, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure”? If you have the notion to sell it, the law of probability is in your favor that someone out there wants to buy it. So why not take your desire to preserve your environment one step further by advertising on BuyandSell.ca?
“How does BuyandSell.ca preserve my environment?” you may ask. By advertising on BuyandSell.ca, you can avoid being part of the newspaper waste that also ends up in many landfills every year. Though most municipalities encourage newspaper recycling, and some even provide recycling pick-up as part of its regular services, thousands of pounds of newspapers still end up in Canadian landfills every year.
Of course, the benefits to advertising your wares on BuyandSell.ca don’t end at the landfill. While your local newspaper may only be read by several hundred to several thousand people, BuyandSell.ca is available to millions of people across Canada 24/7. Not only does your BuyandSell.ca ad have the potential to be read by thousands more people than a old newspaper classified ad, your ad is available for posting for up to month rather than just a day or two.Your ad is also blasted to over 80,000 other websites and did I mention that posting an ad on BuyandSell.ca is 100% free? In addition, you can even post up to 3 pictures along with your ad, to give your readers a clear idea of what you are selling. Newspaper classifieds simply cannot compete when it comes to bang for your buck.
So the next time you have things to sell, simply visit www.BuyandSell.ca from the comfort of your own home. You’ll keep more of your money in your own pocket, and you can pat yourself on the back for advertising the environmentally-friendly way. So let’s recap. Free large classified ads with up to 3 pictures plus youtube.com video, signs & posters links back to your site for up to a month for 100% free and you can help make this a better place to live by posting your items today!
Remember the old adage, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure”? If you have the notion to sell it, the law of probability is in your favor that someone out there wants to buy it. So why not take your desire to preserve your environment one step further by advertising on BuyandSell.ca?
“How does BuyandSell.ca preserve my environment?” you may ask. By advertising on BuyandSell.ca, you can avoid being part of the newspaper waste that also ends up in many landfills every year. Though most municipalities encourage newspaper recycling, and some even provide recycling pick-up as part of its regular services, thousands of pounds of newspapers still end up in Canadian landfills every year.
Of course, the benefits to advertising your wares on BuyandSell.ca don’t end at the landfill. While your local newspaper may only be read by several hundred to several thousand people, BuyandSell.ca is available to millions of people across Canada 24/7. Not only does your BuyandSell.ca ad have the potential to be read by thousands more people than a old newspaper classified ad, your ad is available for posting for up to month rather than just a day or two.Your ad is also blasted to over 80,000 other websites and did I mention that posting an ad on BuyandSell.ca is 100% free? In addition, you can even post up to 3 pictures along with your ad, to give your readers a clear idea of what you are selling. Newspaper classifieds simply cannot compete when it comes to bang for your buck.
So the next time you have things to sell, simply visit www.BuyandSell.ca from the comfort of your own home. You’ll keep more of your money in your own pocket, and you can pat yourself on the back for advertising the environmentally-friendly way. So let’s recap. Free large classified ads with up to 3 pictures plus youtube.com video, signs & posters links back to your site for up to a month for 100% free and you can help make this a better place to live by posting your items today!
Welcome to Buy And Sell .Canada
Welcome to Buy And Sell .Canada - we have been on line since 1998 helping people to Buy the stuff they need and Sell the stuff they don’t – Proudly 100% Canadian Owned and Operated - We are a 100% free service for you to use and we connect you directly with the owners/representatives of the items and services for sale.
We post thousands of free for sale ads from all over Canada everyday but that’s not all - We are an aggregator of ads from all over the internet. We search the internet for ads from over 80,000 Websites, Blogs, Facebook pages etc. and bring them all here together for you. Our data base is updated everyday with hundreds of thousands of new ads.
Have a item for sale? Take a look around on the site and consider what you get for free – local large classified ads with pictures, video, mapped location, linked to your website and free “For Sale” signs for you to fill in and print with your information! Want even more? We also blast our data base of ads to over 80,000 other websites. Buy And Sell .Canada is the right website to post your classified ad!
http://www.BuyAndSell.ca Check us out!
We post thousands of free for sale ads from all over Canada everyday but that’s not all - We are an aggregator of ads from all over the internet. We search the internet for ads from over 80,000 Websites, Blogs, Facebook pages etc. and bring them all here together for you. Our data base is updated everyday with hundreds of thousands of new ads.
Have a item for sale? Take a look around on the site and consider what you get for free – local large classified ads with pictures, video, mapped location, linked to your website and free “For Sale” signs for you to fill in and print with your information! Want even more? We also blast our data base of ads to over 80,000 other websites. Buy And Sell .Canada is the right website to post your classified ad!
http://www.BuyAndSell.ca Check us out!
BuyAndSell.Canada Promotes Green Energy
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This is the next phase in an ongoing commitment the company has made over the past 11 years. “Our entire business model is about reducing, reusing and recycling – when you think about it that’s what classified ads do. People are buying and selling items that would have otherwise been in the basement/garage or tossed in the trash and instead our posting free classified ads and selling them. Putting this entire process on the internet eliminates the need for paper (damage to trees/water/air). All this even reduces the need to produce new or replacement products and therefore reducing the use of resources along the supply chain. http://www.BuyAndSell.ca
We have gone the next level also not just reducing our use of electricity -100% of the energy used for our servers is offset by purchasing Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). We use paperless billing, minimal printing/paper in our offices, reusable kitchen items (no foam cups or plastic spoons here); we do not advertise in newspapers or magazines and participate fully in our local recycling programs. It’s easy being Green!
We encourage you do whatever you can by reducing, reusing and recycling - selling the stuff you do not need and buy the stuff you do @ BuyAndSell.ca - together we can make a major difference! Free Classified Ads on an environmentally friendly network.
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