That is a HUGE RED FLAG ! Anytime someone buys an engine sight unseen and will send you a certified check with a mover , that's a big NO ! That is one of the biggest scams around and wit till the check arrives and he sent you too much money ! Then the mover says just cash it and keep a couple hundred for the mistake and give them the "extra" few thousand too much to them in cash ! Yea , right ! Just turn them in and let the officials deal with them ! Retro Jim
In the movie Heat DeNiro says "If there is ever any doubt, there is no doubt." If it could be a scam, it is. I've had a bunch of guys "shipped off to Iraq", who want my paypal numbers for parts. Sure, here's my address and a spare key too.....
Send him your "work" address and phone number.... Federal Bureau of Investigation 111 Washington Ave. South Suite 1100 Minneapolis, MN 55401 Phone: (612) 376-3200
its a scam! just went through this, i knew it was a scam and started playing whith this guy trying to get him to send me a little cash. then i was going to give him the middle finger. anyway i got the cashiers check from him, it had a buisnes name on it. i looked up the name on line and called sure enough the laddy their said it had been stolen with about 100 other checks.she said they were after him she was happy to get all my info. hope they catch the sob!
SCAM DO NOT GIVE ANY INFORMATION TO THIS p.o.s.. List it on the H.A.M.B. Some of the best advise is from H.A.M.B. members.
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO !!!!! You will get screwed! Check will clear bank, couple days later the bank it is drawn on will discover it is a fraudulent check and guess who's gonna pay it back.
I usually use Pay Pal when I buy and sell online. It's fool proof and safe. You do pay a small commission depending on the amount.I have also been paid with a Bank wire transfer. It is also safe. All you do is give the buyer or his bank your bank account number and routing number and he has his bank send it to your account. Your rounting number and account number is on your checks that anyone can see, so it's not unsafe to do this type of transfer. Then you just have the bank call when the money arrives.
Someone tried this with me when I was selling my '40 Ford P/U. Very poor grammer and spelling. Very eager to buy it unseen, and had his own shipping company. Yeaah he used the old, "I'll send extra for shipping, please pay my guy" routine. I was running 2 old cars in C/List, so when I asked him which vehicle he was interested in, he dissappeared. All he ever said was "I want to buy your VEHICLE". He never mentioned what kind of vehicle it was... If you gotta' ask, it's a SCAM
Paypal is worthless if the person comes and picks it up themselves. They can claim they didn't recieve the item and you have no tracking number to prove they did. Further, if they fund the transaction with a credit card, they can reverse the charge months later and guess who gets screwed out of the money then? Not Paypal. I won't use it for more than a couple hundred bucks. That's on top of the 2.9% plus $.029 (the last I checked) fee for most transactions.
If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck..... If you want to risk it just tell him he has to wait for the check to clear before you ship--that's what I do on all transactions. me
Ive got some stuff on craigslist right now, and im getting the same emails as you, do your self a favor and dont respond, its a scam
Is this just a marketing ploy to get us all wanting to buy your flatthead?.... Cause its working....how much do you want for it?..... I think the next time I have something to sell I might have a scammer question too!!!
Wow look at how many GULLIBLE people there are here on the HAMB! No wonder these nigerian fools keep trying to scam people.... because there are millions of idiots here in the states willing to send them merchandise and money! This has to be the oldest scam on the net. FYI, cashiers checks will clear.... and then turn out to be fake once the bank finds out that they can't get their money.
Do Not give them your address or any personal info. Tell him to have his shipper meet you at the local sheriffs department with CASH and you can complete the deal. Make sure to take along one of those counterfiet marking pens. I would'nt sit and wait for a response for to long. I mean really, did you think this was for real. I know how it is when you have something to sell and you believe you have a buyer, it kinda clouds your ability to see through the scam. I"m with the others on this one, list it here in the H.A.M.B. classifieds
It's a scam, not your typical 419/Nigerian scam, but a scam none the less. The key giveaways are: *The sentences are stilted and full of words that someone with that poor of grammar would not use *They never indicate in the body of the letter exactly what it is that they want to buy from you *They plan to use a "Mover", and you pay that person *They want all your personal information, but you have no method of getting theirs. I run into these bozos constantly when selling items of C-list. At first I tried to get them to verify THEIR information, but after a while it's just easier to delete them and move on. Have I missed out on possible sales? Not likely, as I write back and indicate that their method will not work, but I would be happy to work something else out with them... I have NEVER gotten a response from any of them after sending them that message, not one damn time. I even had a form letter under "drafts" in my email account that I would send out.
You are in no danger of losing the engine. No one ever picks up anything. They just want you to send back some of the extra cash, sent to the "mover". He "moves" your cash to his pocket. Trust your feelings on this one, guys.
That reminds me of when browsing through motors one day and found my '30 roadster listed, complete with my pictures. Not sure if he ever "sold" it or not.
I got it. Just give me your motor and save yourself all the trouble you're going to go through with the bank. Still be out the motor, just won't have to frig with the bank.
Hey I didnt read all the replies, but I am military and I do things liek that all the time, heck even now I am trying to buy a truck that is close to home, sight unseen, and I am let just say "overseas". The best and safest way for both of you is to get Postal Money orders, from the post office. I recently sold a set of very expesive heads this way. The fake cashiers checks are close enough that they will initially clear, and come back to bite you weeks down the road. With the USPS money orders you simply walk into your local post office and cash them and you walk out cash in hand. If they are fake its on the Postal Service at that point. I did have to run around a little as most post offices only carry a couple hundred in cash, but they all have the machine to check the money orders on the spot. Hope this help, and keep in mind, there are some people as crazy as me that do buy things with pictures and hoping for honesty from the seller. I'm only been burned once and it was 90 dollar set of valve springs.
Ok everyone, he never replied after I asked for cash, but I figured it was rotten anyways. I didn't mean to draw attention to my ad, and I don't want editor to get pissed but I'm asking 1100 look for the 1952 flathead ad. I put it on the hamb first by the way. Lol.
I love dicking with 'em. I keep sending email replies, and let my english get worse and worse. I start requiring them to do more and more until they stop replying. I then usually send a few more odd-ball emails to try and piss 'em off a little more. Like this: Deales good sounds, please reply if money is on route with mover coming to house cash only. Bank accountants love cashsheires checks, but I need more without to finalize transfer engine bay 8A. Respectfully, Ryan
scam. when i sell something i will tell them to call me. no emails. but sometimes they will call, but its an operator assisted call, which means they are calling from a computer and by law our phone companies must assist them as they are claiming to be hearing impaired. just ask the operator to ask them if they are calling from the united states, they will keep avoiding the question. the operator will pick up on it being a scammer and will drop hints to you but she cannot disconnect them.
also you can cost them some money by telling them to send the check and when you contact them to tell them you cashed it and you will be sending the over payment money back to them. what i have been told is they have to pay a $10. fee every time to see if the money you sent back has arrived and in the account. do this several times and then tell them your wife forgot and you will send it,
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