Dear Seller, I 'm interested in purchasing your advert and i will like you to get back to me with the last price and the condition as at now . kindly get back to me with the pix.if available,I will like to tell you that my mode of payment will be in Cashier cheque that drawn in U.S Bank. If this is okay with you do get back to me immediately for me to arrange the payment. Concerning the shippment my shipper will come and pick it up from your location as soon as we seal this transaction. Do get back to me immediately with your:- NAME.. ADDRESS.. ZIP CODE.. CITY.. STATE... COUNTRY.. PHONE NUMBER (HOME,OFFICE,CELL) Pls mail me today,to let me know what's good,for me to make the payment ASAP.I know I can trust you, Hope to hear from you soon. Best regards, Ron.
Yes, this is a scam. Slightly revised wording, but the same old scam they always pull. They must have attended "the conference" and got some new tactics.
He's not asking you to give the change to someone else, is he? I thought that was the scam... overpaying and getting a check for the difference. What are you selling, anyway? JOE
The advent of the internet has been a double-edged sword.....It allows us to find parts and cars easily, but it also opens us up to all kinds of underhanded bullshit.....be careful out there......
Accept payment, Cash it, tell him you WILL NOT allow the car to leave till everything clears, Cash is in your hands, then you will help arrange shipping. then you protect yourself.
Another good tip: If you ever take a check, take it to the bank it was drawn on, NOT your bank...If you cash it at your bank, and its bad, they'll rape your account for it later. If you go to their bank, and walk out with cash, they can't touch you. You could insist that the car doesn't leave till you have cash, but theres nothing to stop him from calling the bank and stopping payment as soon as he leaves your driveway, and they will take the amount out of your account. If you went to YOUR bank, you're screwed....if you went to HIS bank, you're covered.......
check this out,,, i had a car on ebay week before last...some guy emailed me with a fair offer to end the auction early,, i told him if he was serious to call me..he called ,then said he wouldnt have the cash for till august,,i said sorry dude,i need to sell car.. he called back saying he was going to get a loan and that he started buying parts for it on ebay already,,i told him dude,untill there is cash in my hand the car is first come first serve..besides,,ebay auction was ending in 2 days. well i got an email from him on friday night saying he got aproved for the loan,,he called later the next day saying he needs me to fax him a copy of the title,then the bank would send me a check for $8000.00 and i needed to send him the difference back because he got the loan for more than he was paying for the car so he'd have money to fix it up,, now,,this dude had some BIG BALLS.. oh yeah..after i told him NO WAY,,he said,,"well how about if i just send you the check ,you sign it and ill send you your cash for it" either he was a dumb fuck or thought i was one!
i know i semi retarded or "slower" person that fell for a scam kinda like this except they sent him bogus money orders. supposedly if he cashed them and sent the money back the girl would come and marry him. he cashed them and got arrested. if he would have been a "normal" non disabled person he would have done a minimum of 6 months.... so if you get a check or money order and suspect that its bogus tear that shit up and throw it away.
My brother just went through something like that. He was selling some wheels and a bumper on Craigs List. The parts were supposedly going overseas. The deal was, they would send a check for like two thousand bucks (for a $50.00 bumper!) He would cash the check, take the bumper to the shipping company, pay for any shipping charges, taxes or export fees, then send what was left back. Well after he recieved a couple of them, and there was no return addresses on any of the envelopes (plus a check from someone he hadnt even been in contact with!), he held the checks, never cashed them, and e-mailed the guy that he turned them into the police. Never heard from the guy again!! These scammers gots balls! Feel sorry for anyone who falls for it.
Wow, that's taking the scam way to far. I can't even imagine...wow. What kind of sick twisted bastard does it take to do that?
This is indeed a scam, Tell this a-hole to get screwed! I recently had one of these clowns jerk my chain. I posted it on here. Look you're a local, I can give you details of what these a-holes seek from you. I was fortunate enough to have read other posts on this subject so I knew what to look for. Look man, Good ol U.S. currency only, no check what so ever & definitely no over to purchase price shipping fund attachment.
Too many similar phrases used commonly by the scammers..you can spot them from a mile away eventually. "I'm interrested in purchasing your advert" ? Who talks like that? I heard that line about 5 times in the last month from scammers trying to contact me about a $1800 truck I have on craig's list. All of them were from overseas. Come on. I gave a lengthy description of my rusty, nasty truck, and all of them insisted on sending me more money than I was asking. Is it that hard to find a rusty '85 Chevy pickup anywhere in the world? If you're gonna be a scammer, at least have the decency to not ride on each others' coat tails... If you're going to scam, at least be original! If you have the cash and hand it to me, she's all yours... If you have to ask....
I had a deal like this going for a chassis I was selling. The response was actually in pretty good English, but again wanted to trust me with $1000's more than the price. I couldn't figure out the scam-until my accountant told me that cahsier's checks, and some money orders can be forged, or cancelled. So you are left making restitution. I'd personally only deal in cash, and if I didn't like the guy,in $20 bills, not 100's.
And this is your reply: "Dear Ron, I can tell by the way you type in broken English that you don't know how the fuck we do things in the United States. We have a processing fee on all check transactions of $1000 or more. The fee is $100, and is only payable in CASH. I am totally broke, so I am expecting that you send this cash to me first. Once you send me a crisp $100 bill, I will forward you ALL my bank information, credit card info, info on the Swiss bank account I want you to deposit the money in AND all my identification information (drivers license, Social Security, library card ID etc.). I look forward to fucking you out of $100..." Sam.
your right if i have to ask, then sure it's a scam. i honestly didn't think i would ever get one of these.
ahh shit... that was me... i was just sick of typing and i guess i sounded like a Nubian Camel Jock. what i really meant to ask was... Can I Borrow Some Sandpaper? sorry about the misunderstanding!!
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