Wow, thanks for all of the advice guys! The guy says his name is Gerrand John, his email address said "Gerrand Smith" and then gerrandjohn@yahoo.com. That seemed wierd to me right away hmmm John Smith? Maybe I'll just forget about this one.
The fact that he asked for more pictures seems a little odd to me also, I had a link to my website in the ad where I have about 10 pictures of the car that are pretty detailed. Why would he ask for more pictures without asking for anything specific?
First of all he says, "Thanks for the reply" Duh. did you E:mail him first? Let him know you'd be glad to take loose diamonds for payment, tell him, that's so you can ship the car to him pronto, without having to wait for some cashier's check to clear.
I recv'd a "official bank cheque" on a sale from out o country interested buyer with a similar tag line.........blah de blah....money here, I'm not.......send extra pix etc.. When I had my bank check the "official" it was anything but official. It was a cleaver scam.........with real bank numbers & a real bank account...... Seller beware. Do not release anything until the check actually clears.......then take that money out of the bak & close that account. Then reopen an account at a different bank under an ***umed name, etc........... Don't fall for this scam!! PACO By the way I still have a official bank cheque made out for me if anyone wants to sell me a 5 window A-bone body for 4K
Most definetly a scam some dude tried this a while back when i was tryin to sell my girls car on auto trader. he offers you way more than what you ask says that he'll send you a check and arrange shipping if you will front the shipping costs he will re-imburse you when he gets the car. check comes you deposit it and front the cash for the shipping the shipper never shows and your out X dollars. theres a link on the FBI website to report this. just remmeber the old addage "If it sounds to good to be true, It probably is!"
This is a scam, 100%. Don't play along to get a fake check either, you don't want them to have your personal information. Best thing to do is totally cut off all correspondence with the scammer. Check out 419eater.com if you want to learn how to safely **** with these criminals. It can be really fun. But you have to do it safely, and since you're using your regular email account, it's already too late for this one.
You know. The answer is really simple. Have him send you the cash via western union. Or set up a bank acct for just this sale, ask your banker to help you with the transaction, have the customer wire the money direct deposit into the acct and your done. If they do not like that, tell them to pay the difference and treat it like a realestate sale and get your lawyer involved. If they want the car that bad they will work with you. If it's a scam, they will get the hint.
I have discussed situations like this with my banker. When I asked him for an absolute safe way to receive international funds that could not be revoked unless the bank took the loss, guess what he said. "Thanks for coming in, See you later"
I cant believe some of yall here. This scam as been all over the net for years. You can cash the check,(Its a really good looking check) and then the bank will put you in jail for fraud. go to www.clarkhoward.com they talk about this everyday. its a 100% scam and once you send them money. nothing you can do about it. But if you cash the check you going to jail, If you deposit the check, the banks taking your money.
Looks like it's been covered pretty good. If it smells fishy, it usually is. Trust your gut feeling, it's usually right and for the few times it MAY be wrong it's not worth second guessing.
That is a SCAM! one that I can not believe people are still falling for.....if you go through with it...SHAME ON YOU
I'm from Uk and bought few cars from US, I will never buy a car without talking to the seller, the fact that he can't call is ******** and proove thats a scam..... You take it as a seller view but imagine if you was the buyer you would not do that etheir. I like to talk to people I'm dealing with.... Also he never talk about any price or abotu which car is it in his email, because thats a standard email he send to every one..... So many scammer make oversea deal dificult. Myself I've been turn down by a seller here on the Hamb who was thinking that I was a scammer, even if I offered to call him, agreed on the price and also was OK to send the money by bank transfer to an attorney of his choice.... here I was taking the risk to have this guy running away with my money.... but even with those effort was sure that I was a scammer..... Anyway bought another car here on the Hamb, deal went really well.... will post the story soon wehn will get the pictures...
I got a fake cashier's check from Oslo, Norway that the bank cashed and later told me it was fake. I had to give the money back. Luckily I still had the goods and had not shipped them. It seems to me that whenever they ask for the "best price" but are ready to buy anyway whether you send more photos or not, should be a huge red flag.
If the guy is for real he will allow you to hold the vehicle and the ***le until the check completely clears. When the bank tells you that they have the funds then you release the vehicle and ***le to the guys shipping agent. If he ain't willing to do that tell him to f-uck off!!!
The banks are gettin smarter.. I tried to cash a canadian money order last week for a measiliy 35 bucks and they wouldnt cash it and told my wife it could take up to 90 days to clear. They apologized big time but it wasnt any big deal at 35 bucks. What was interesting was the m/o was drawn on a bank in montreal and i shipped the item to a walled lake michigan address. I wasnt thinking and went ahead and shipped thinking no big deal its a canadian m/o. After the bank deal i emailed the buyer and told em i knew where walled lake is and if i had to id drive down there and **** everyone up if the m/o didnt clear. Well i didnt actually say that but ill bet they got the message. My bank called the next day and told me it looked like the m/o was good and they were gonna go ahead and put the 35 bucks in my account and if it didnt clear they would cover the charges if any occured.. My wife was pissed at me for taking a canadian m/o and i had to kiss up and tell her it wouldnt happen again Like i said it was only 35 bucks but still.. ill be suprised if any bank cashes any check or m/o from a foriegn country before too long.. They will all have to wait to clear. Oh ya they told me the actually have to put em in an envalope and send em to the bank they come from?? Dave
Just another heads up beyond the initial scam... - they want detailed descriptions and good photos because your car is going to end up on eBay and other "for sale" sites for about 1/2 to 1/3 of what it's worth - the more detailed pics they have the more convincing the "sale" is when they're scamming folks.... They'll post a couple pics, people ask for more, they've got more pics, more info, etc. They take the money and run
Here lately I've been having these ***holes send their bogus cashiers checks and money orders straight to our local District attorneys office, then providing them with the DAs phone# so they can call up and wonder whats going on, which will be an overage of money or a sum to the "shipping agent"
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