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Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Advanced Member
Username: Miami348ts
Post Number: 3713
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, January 24, 2003 - 8:39 am: | |
which brings us to the point:
when big money is involved fly there and pick it up! Turn it over to the hands of a freight forwarder and be done with it.
I must admit I have been scamed myself in 1990 where there was no internet yet. Wired funds to a new "supplier" and never saw the car or money. The FBI told me too little for us to go after that guy unless you know exactly where he is.
Common sense. (I learned the hard way)
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Matt Karson (Squidracing)
Member
Username: Squidracing
Post Number: 364
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Friday, January 24, 2003 - 8:26 am: | |
Maybe some of the 'big believers' of 'Ferrari Ebay prices' who are on this board, will start to see how maybe Ebay prices are not indicitive of real Ferrari trading prices.
'So many better deals to be had on Ebay.'
'Look at what this Ferrari, or that Ferrari, is going for on Ebay.'
Maybe...just maybe. |
Matt Karson (Squidracing)
Member
Username: Squidracing
Post Number: 363
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Friday, January 24, 2003 - 8:22 am: | |
A modern take on P.T. Barnums' saying.....
"A new As*hole is born every minute".
Looks like we found a winner!!
What a stupid F*ck!!
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Andrew Menasce (Amenasce)
Member
Username: Amenasce
Post Number: 500
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Friday, January 24, 2003 - 7:29 am: | |
lol , a M5 for $55 000 ??? a bit naive .. |
Horsefly (Arlie)
Member
Username: Arlie
Post Number: 670
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 9:26 pm: | |
Sounds like the "victim" was the one most responsible for his own shafting. First off, he was trying to pull a fast one; getting an $80,000 car for ONLY $55,000? Like the old saying, if it's too good to be true, it probably is. Secondly and most importantly, he WILLINGLY went along with depositing the money into six different accounts so that no single account was over $10,000 in order to avoid taxes. THIS IS ILLEGAL. It's called STRUCTURING and to conduct transactions under $10,000 in order to avoid the transaction reporting laws is a violation of those STRUCTURING laws. The "victim" should consider himself lucky that he doesn't get busted for trying to violate those laws. (Those more knowledgable with the laws can anty up the details.)
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Jason (Jason)
New member
Username: Jason
Post Number: 34
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 9:12 pm: | |
This story is eerily familiar to the infamous 'Chris Sawyerr' but on a larger scale. I remember seeing a few people here pointing out some suspicious looking auctions on eBay. It looks like people ARE getting hurt on those, and badly. Buyer beware!
http://www.msnbc.com/news/854552.asp?0cv=CB10 |