hmm.. i think this is a fraud

[oneworld]

ive seen this exact situation before on AO... but this is for my car,,, some one let me know if this is bogus.. thanks.

(here is the email some one sent me)

Hi Jason,

Thanks for the mail and i really appreciate your response and your willingness to sell the car to me. I'm ok with your stated condition alone with the price $600. I will arrange for the shipper that will be coming for the pick up and they will be coming with some other consignment of mine. I will instruct my client to procure a certified cashier check of $3,000 and send it to you to make this transaction fast and to avoid time wasting (the cost includes shipping cost because i have other goods with the shippers). As soon as you received the check you will send the excess funds to the shipping company through western union money transfer because it is preferable to them (kindly let me know if i can trust you on this). The shippers are to do the pick up along side other goods of mine in the states.
Immediately they will be coming for the pick up so that they can complete and arrange the paper works,customs and other duties . They will come for the pick up at the moment everything is in place as i will really appreciate your efforts towards making this possible. Endeavour to email me your mailing information so that the cheque can be written out in your favour. Do send me the following information for my client to be able to prepare you the cheque without any further delay

he didnt want pics.. he didnt ask for coler.. he just asked if it had ne dents... and hes willing to give a toatle stranger 3k... i sense some bs here.

[Glickman]

totally fake. check bounces, you get screwed, seen it a few times around the forums


my rule is: If youve even have to question it, why bother?

[Hasty8]

I don't trust it.

My advice? Tell him to send you your funds and the movers their funds.

And arrange for them to pick up the car somewhere other than your house.

I'm not usually given to stuff like this but the hairs on the back of my neck are going "woo-woo-woo" and they are not the good hairs.

[oneworld]

well.. i also have a ton of other offers here in town... ill prya just do that.

i really think its funny that some one would send me 3k....

[rkjunior303]

they send you a bogus cashier's check.. the bank cashes it, giving you the 3000.. you send him the excess but then the bank realizes the cashiers check is a fake -- charging the $3000 to your account.. You just gave the person $2k plus which you are now stuck paying for.

[oneworld]

thats exactly what i thought it was..

[Steelrat]

they send you a bogus cashier's check.. the bank cashes it, giving you the 3000.. you send him the excess but then the bank realizes the cashiers check is a fake -- charging the $3000 to your account.. You just gave the person $2k plus which you are now stuck paying for.

Exactly right. This is becomming a very common scheme, and I have even seen it used on the BST forums on PBN. Whats even worse, you could possibly end up with criminal charges. Don't reply to them at all, just forward the information to your local PD.

[oneworld]

Hi Jason,
Thanks for your mail and the phone number given to me.I have a little problem with my phone line that why i could not get to you on phone now.I really have interest in purchasing the dodge car from you kindly let me know if is available for sale with you last price so that i can make our the arranagement for the payment in time.Get back to me in time.
Micheal.......


what a retard..

a 14 year old kid saw right through it all...

i must be smarter than i thought

[Glickman]

post his phone number, so we can have some fun

[oneworld]

he wont give it to me.. nor would he tell me where hes from..but his email is .UK.. so.. maybe united kingdom..

[warpspyder]

Tell him you were out driving and just happened to drive it into a lake. Say the whole thing had to be ripped apart. Something like that. You know just yank his chain a bit. Or subscribe him to a bunch of mailing lists. That could be fun too.

[tony3]

Very very typical he is from a foreign country, most of the scammers that try those common scams are from far away places so it makes it harder for you to get to them.

[oneworld]

i oughta Just post his email adess. and we all send him a different stupid sight.

and i allready told him that i canot exept his payment.. i told him cash onley..

[Bolter]

release ....... the email address

(just kidding don't do that)

[PyRo]

Send him your credit card numbers to be sure.