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Is this a Scam?

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  1. Akira

    Akira Formula Junior

    Dec 10, 2003
    440
    I put my car up for sale on the Autotrader. And I got a email from this one guy asking few questions. Then he sent me a another email with the following message.


    "
    Greetings,
    Thanks for your time , effort and anticipated cooperation .... We are
    happy to inform you that I have concluded with my client and he has
    instructed me to carry on with the transaction,he said that I should inform
    you that payment will get to you in a Cashier Check of $37,000Usd drawn
    in any of the AMERICAN BANKS which is a refund payment of a cancelled
    order earlier made by my client.
    Due to the company's policy this check has to be made out in this
    amount to you because the company's policy only allows a refund payment on
    one cashier check,so you are required to deduct cost of your vehicle
    $27,500usd when payment gets to you and refund balance $9,500usd to my
    customer's shipping agent via western union money transfer for him to be
    able to offset shipping charges.
    After payment has reached you and balance sent back to THE PICKUP AGENT
    ,our agent will come for the pick up and drive to a prepaid shipper to
    be shipped to my customer,while title papers and other necessary
    documents will be sent by you via a courier service to my customer.
    PICKUP ARRANGEMENT;
    PLS MY CLIENT IS MAKING THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS WITH SOME SHIPPING
    AGENTS REGARDING THE PICKUP/SHIPMENT OF THE VEHICLE BUT HE ADVISED THAT
    AS SOON AS HE FINISHES THE ARRANGEMENT THAT HE WILL INFORM ME ON THE
    PARTICULAR SHIPPER(i.e the shipping agent's information) WHO IS GOING TO
    ARRANGE FOR THE PICKUP/SHIPMENT.
    Please Confirm this whole arrangement and furnish me with the following
    details for the payment to be send over to you ;
    1.Full name
    2.Full Address
    3.Telephone Number
    I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND...

    Thanks for your time, effort and understanding...
    HAVE A NICE DAY!!.
    "



    Now call me crazy but this seems like a scam. What do you think?
     
  2. rfking

    rfking Formula Junior

    Nov 16, 2003
    785
    Italy
  3. teide

    teide Karting

    Mar 31, 2006
    125
    Denver
    Full Name:
    Antonio Sanchez
    YESSS this is a SCAM, it is the typical scam of ,I will give you more money than what you are selling and then just give back the difference. This is usually done with bad checks. Cashiers Checks are no guarantee. You can also tell by the language. It sounds very similar to the nigerian emails. Play along with the guy just for laughs. Hey maybe its Aaron White thinking of a new scam. His last one fell through, I wonder why?
     
  4. drjohngober

    drjohngober Formula 3

    Jul 23, 2006
    2,040
    Cville and Gbury Tex
    Full Name:
    Dr.John Gober
    Run Forest Run
     
  5. SrfCity

    SrfCity F1 World Champ

    Any time there's a payment song and dance it's most likely a scam especially if you can't do business face to face.
     
  6. RoWis

    RoWis F1 Rookie

    Apr 19, 2006
    4,845
    Vancouver, B.C.
    No it's legit















    Just Kidding
     
  7. matkat

    matkat Formula 3

    Mar 18, 2003
    1,840
    Scotland
    Full Name:
    Dave McGuire
    A very common SCAM seen hundreds of these.
     
  8. jungathart

    jungathart Guest

    Jun 11, 2004
    3,376
    NoVA, AmeriKa
    Full Name:
    Komrade Jung
    SCAM. Fits the pattern to a 'T'.


    (Who the heck says 'Greetings' these days??)
     
  9. Akira

    Akira Formula Junior

    Dec 10, 2003
    440
    Thanks guys, I thought it was a scam. But I just wanted to make sure.
     
  10. Gilles27

    Gilles27 F1 World Champ

    Mar 16, 2002
    13,337
    Ex-Urbia
    Full Name:
    Jack
    Tell him to go ahead and send you the cheque.
     
  11. 1_can_dream

    1_can_dream F1 Veteran

    Jan 7, 2006
    8,051
    Colorado
    Full Name:
    Kyle
    As well as a list of other silly things you should make him do.
     
  12. ferraridude615

    ferraridude615 F1 Veteran

    May 4, 2006
    5,836
    Texas
    Make sure to notify others that hes a scammer too, there are LOTS of stupid people out there that fall for this everyday.
     
  13. walawdog

    walawdog Formula Junior

    Nov 9, 2004
    829
    Bluefield, WV
    Full Name:
    Anthony
    It's sad to think that someone would fall for this. I mean, who would ever send any money back before the check has fully cleared? Crazy.
     
  14. bannedleader

    bannedleader Karting
    BANNED

    Mar 6, 2007
    171
    ..............Scam.
     

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