WARNING: FRAUD!!!!

I'm starting to miss the Nigerian 419 scammers...

 

Oh No, It looks like America is the new home of the Nigerian Car Fraud game.

 

do people actually fall for this stuff?

i mean, this guy can send YOU money but he can't send his SHIPPER money? it doesn't make any sense whatsoever.

i have to assume that people DO fall for it, or it wouldn't keep coming around over and over and over again.

very sad.

doody.

 

Call me a snob, but if the buyer can't bother to capitalize the letter "i" when referring to himself he's too stoopid to deal in large sums of money. I think if these scam artists would attend an English 101 course, they'd have a much better chance of making these deals.

 

"Stoopid?" I hope you meant to spell it that way.

 

Ya, of course.

 

Snob! ;-)

Well, you asked as i always use the small 'i'. And how large a sun of funds shall i be allowed to handle according to you?

 

A number of people (myself included) in my club, who had their cars up for sale, have recieved similar e-mails, all from the same character: [email protected].

BTW, ''auto machines,'' that's just precious.

 

moral of the story........don't do business with someone who can't write or type intelligently......in any language!

 

Kinda sounds like Mr Burns...

Pat

 

Why not request that they actually use a bank to bank wire transfer to your bank. I did this when I sold my 308. My buyer's bank contacted my bank Vice President, then wired the money directly into my account without the buyer ever having access to any of my account information. If they refuse, f them.

Obviously the changes are incredibly high that they would refuse. But, even scam artists can be stupid. They might just think that they can get out of the wire transfer just like they do their stupid (probably stolen) certified checks.

Wouldn't it be fun to scam a scam artist? If it did work, it would undoubtedly work only one time. But the smug look on your face would, to paraphrase the Master Card commercial, be priceless!

 

!!!ADVICE FROM DA PIMP!!!

Your idea of scamming a scam artist is a dangerous one and may land you in Jail! Here is how the scam works...

Scammer sends funds via stolen, check, credit card , bank account …Once the funds arrive in your bank account (or once you deposit the check) the bank will NOT allow you to withdrawal a certain amount of the funds deposited. (for example any deposit over $5k may be subject to a 24-48 hour wait so that the bank can confirm the funds are legit. But taking out $4,999 could be done that same day.)
This is where many people get JACKED. Because the scammer requested you send a money gram, check... in an amount below the withdrawal limit, the bank will not stop you. He gets his money (I wont explain how he cashes out because I don’t need to influence any scammers out there) and you get stiffed with a notice a day later notifying you that the deposit you made did not clear and the amount will be deducted from your account.

NOW YOU are responsible for the $$ sent to the Scammer.

For example $50K was deposited. You sent $5K to the scammer (for shipping). Bank notifies you that the deposit is void and the $50K will be deducted from your account. You only have $45K left and the additional $5K will be taken from your own funds. If you don’t have them the Bank will go after you for the remaining $5K

So how can you land in Jail? The scammer is committing fraud by using a false or stolen means of payment. If you decide to take his $5K and keep it yourself (or even send it back to him) you are also committing fraud.

Are you following me on this?

Just remember the money was never there! It’s the Banks money! And they will want it back!

The best way to Scam a Scammer is contact Law enforcement and send the Bass-Turd to Jail! (if he is in the country)

PD

 

As PD points out, trying to scam the scammer is just plane stoopid.

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Yes, I know.

 

We've had numerous threads like this going on the Jag-lovers list for a long time. These frauds take many different forms, but they are all essentially the same. There was a more pernicious one that was perpetrated in the UK a couple of times and in the US a couple of times that I have heard of. It goes like this:

You have your car for sale. Someone calls/emails/contacts you and says they are interested. They come and look at the car and make a deal. They say that they will give you a bank or cashier's check. You say fine. They might even give you a small down payment in cash to "hold" the car. They come back the next day with what looks like a nice, authentic cashier's check drawn on a well-known bank. You happily sign over the title, give them the keys and watch them drive off, smiling with check in hand. You go to the bank, deposit the check. A few days later, your bank tells you the check bounced, that it was counterfeit. Your car, keys and title are long gone (probably already shipped overseas). Smile is now gone.

The internet scammers are rather transparent to anyone with a half a brain. Some of these other crooks are a lot harder to sniff out. When I was selling one of my Jaguar's recently, I had a couple of suspicious inquiries. I responded by saying I won't release the car or title until funds have cleared or money sent to me by wire transfer, and bank confirms to me that funds are good. Amazing that I never heard from them again.

Regards,
Steve W.

 

"In God we Trust.........all others, bring cash" LOL!

 

Amen to that!!!!!

 

actually, Im thaynkful these scamers R stoopid and cant spell.

99% of the fraud we catch on our websites are because these dorks can't spell or punctuate correctly! It just stands out.....

 

I like the fact that he first claims he is sending the extra money so you can pay for shipping and in the next breath talks about his "prepaid shipping company" picking the car up.

Good one!!!

 

Several months ago I posted that what I am used to doing was showing up with a briefcase full of banded 100's for the full price of the car. That seemed to upset many people. They seemd to be suspicious of anyone shjowing up with 100K plus in cash to buy a car.
Well, after reading all these postings, it seems you can't even trust someone now with what looks like a certified check from a bank.
Wire transfers are good but you are limited to doing transactions when the banks are open.
I still have no problem with CASH. But then again, I guess that could be counterfeit. I guess everyone needs one of those magic markers stores have now for cash.
gary