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WARNING: POSSIBLE FERRARI SCAMMERS IN MIAMI.

Discussion in 'Ferrari Discussion (not model specific)' started by thecarreaper, Mar 16, 2007.

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  1. thecarreaper

    thecarreaper F1 World Champ
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    Sep 30, 2003
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    ok, this guy may be legit, but he has been calling me for months about my 308.

    he claims he is from Norway and is a broker. he also states he has a client in Greece of all places that wants a black 308.


    he finally stops calling me from Norway, after i explained i DO NOT have International calling and i refuse to deal with the hassles of buying a car or selling a car outside of the USA.

    now fast forward to the last few weeks. he called me several times from a new number. i spoke with him one time, and told him as nicely as i could, that i felt uncomfortable selling the car this way, and to stop calling me.

    tonight he calls me and says he is in Miami and wants to meet me here in Savannah and buy the car with a wire transfer from Norway on Monday, but the car has to be put on a boat by Tuesday morning.

    this has maxed out my bullcrap alarm. i bet his wire transfer bounces , and he is long gone with the black ferrari.

    not only that, but the number he keeps calling me from is a Arkansas phone number. ( 479 ) 920 9901 .

    if he is legit, then the facts still remain fact. but i feel he is Not safe to deal with.

    i may be wrong, but how many times do you have to tell someone NO!!!

    THECARREAPER :mad:
     
  2. willrace

    willrace Three Time F1 World Champ
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    If he's for real, have him withdraw it himself, using his own "wire transfer" to himself. A briefcase full of cash is the only way I would go forward with something like this, considering the rush to get it into international waters.

    Oh, and I'd check each bill individually.
     
  3. Rifledriver

    Rifledriver Three Time F1 World Champ

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    Pictures of dead Presidents.

    Only way to go.
     
  4. RP

    RP F1 World Champ

    Feb 9, 2005
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    Yes, have him wire hmself and bring you cash. Otherwise, no deal.
     
  5. bernardo66

    bernardo66 The Crazy Cat Man
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    Even at that, they could be fake dead presidents. Trust me...lots of phonies in circulation.
     
  6. Bullfighter

    Bullfighter Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Escrow service.

    But you already know he won't do that...
     
  7. medic1

    medic1 Rookie

    Aug 12, 2006
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    This is sounds like such an obvious scam, if you are even considering dealing with this guy at those terms you need to have your head examined. Wire transfer, indeed. Tell him the car has been sold to a Nigerian prince who is going to send you the wire transfer any day now.
    Honestly though, just tell him the car has been already sold, then hang up.
     
  8. F355Bvc

    F355Bvc Formula 3

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    COD!Then , Take him to your bank and have them check the $$, to make sure it's not fake, monpoly money!
    He's a scam artist!!
     
  9. F355Bvc

    F355Bvc Formula 3

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    Oh Yea! Bring a gun!!!
     
  10. miketuason

    miketuason F1 World Champ
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    Just say the car is not for sale anymore you decided to keep the car no need to explain end of story.
     
  11. thecarreaper

    thecarreaper F1 World Champ
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    #11 thecarreaper, Mar 16, 2007
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    no deal , never was. i think he is the same guy who started bugging me when i had the black 308 on Ebay. he emailed me and called me about 20 times. i posted some of my curt replies directly to the ebay listing as said that i will not sell my cars outside of the USA. too many are leaving our shores as it is. ( look at all the early lambos going to Japan!)

    no way will i deal with him, but if the gurus can run his number, then perhaps someone else will be helped.

    bet your butt i would fly there, and there would be hell to pay. and i would NOT need any of my guns.... :cool:

    but it is good to have "back up" , just in case!
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  12. Horsefly

    Horsefly F1 Veteran

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    It's probably just a cell phone number that originates here in Arkansas. I know people outside of Arkansas that still have their Arkansas cell phone number. The scammer probably had one of his cohorts walk into an Arkansas Wal-Mart and buy a Trak phone to get a phone that couldn't be traced. Did he have a Nigerian accent?
     
  13. Jackmb1

    Jackmb1 F1 Rookie

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    +1
     
  14. jvmax

    jvmax Formula Junior
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    yes, my wife has a calling card and it shows up as an out of state number
     
  15. ZINGARA 250GTL

    ZINGARA 250GTL F1 World Champ
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    Do you have this fellow's name? Several years ago I sold my Lusso to a guy in Sweden. However, like everything I have ever sold, I demanded a certified bank check drawn on a US bank. When the bank confirmed the funds were in my account I delivered the car to the Port of Baltimore. No problem. Let me also advise that I was face to face with him so he could see the car. I doubt any broker would buy sight unseen.
     
  16. prance

    prance Formula Junior

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    I agree completely. I had someone, also very nice, trying to buy my car last year. Same scenario. I knew it was a scam, just like everyone knows this one is a scam. Steer clear or you will lose money. Just because you cannot figure out the details of the scam doesn't mean it isn't. Quit asking questions and run.
     
  17. Sunracer

    Sunracer Formula Junior

    May 18, 2005
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    When I sell a cra, I always meet the buyer at my local bank branch. Safe location and I have them confirm the funds and deposit them on the spot. Then sign the paperwork.
     
  18. Cavallino Motors

    Cavallino Motors F1 World Champ
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    Go for it. When he shows up and the money supposedly is wired go to your new bank and transfer the funds immediately into another account . once the funds are in YOUR account you close the old and THEN release the car.

    I have these scammers all the time. Now they are asking if I really can send the money to the shipping company immediately. "Of Course" is my answer. They have to go through the hassle of making a fake casheirs check and FedEx it to me and then...."oh we'll have to wait till the money clears". They go nuts, I call them names and have a new "trophy" on the wall.

    Remember, one of the scams is to say they wired the funds when they really send the funds by FedEx to your bank as a fake cashiers check to be deposited into your account, you check your funds in the morning and see money in and assume it was a wire. Call your bank and make sure it really was one and that those funds are in and clear and cannot be withdrawn from your account again.

    Its fun playing with those guys.
     
  19. doug328

    doug328 Formula 3

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    My thoughts exactly.
     
  20. Ferrari_lvr

    Ferrari_lvr Formula Junior

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    Dude, keep you 308. It's a wonderful car, and this deal sounds like a bad situation.
     
  21. ZINGARA 250GTL

    ZINGARA 250GTL F1 World Champ
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    Agree. Especially in black! However, if it sounds too good to be true........
     
  22. kvisser

    kvisser Formula 3

    Dec 11, 2004
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    I am writing you from a Zimbabwian jail. I have been unjustly incarserited because of my familie's polictical influinza and bank akounts. I need you help to clean my name.

    With your assistance I can be freed to help my grandmother have her kateracts removed and save my precieous child from the dingos that want to eat them. I have plenty of money in an offshore bank account. I need someone to acess the account will give $342,043.59 for your help.

    Blease email me at [email protected]
     
  23. miketuason

    miketuason F1 World Champ
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    Damn straight
     
  24. willrace

    willrace Three Time F1 World Champ
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    Dammit!!! You're everywhere!!!
    That last $52,536.42 was the last I'm sending you!!
    Teh spAmrZ R evriwareZ
    < runs from room screaming >
     
  25. Darolls

    Darolls F1 Veteran
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    HA, obviously a scam!

    There aren't any 'dingoes' in Zimbabwe!!!! :D
     

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