SpeedyJAY

So Ive been trying to sell my '74 mercedes and last week it was listed in Vintage car trader online. This morning I get an email from a gal by the name of Jenifer. So I emailed back....and this is the response...

Hello James
Thanks for the e-mail and for telling me the condition of the car i have spoken with the Buyerand he make me understand that he is okay with theprice and Condition that mean he is ready to pay forthe car which he as already make and arrangement for the payment by check which you will be expecting A Certified check of $7,000 And Asap you have receivethe check of $7,000 you will deduct the cost of the car which is $1,700 and send the Balance Of $5000 to The Shipper company in London Who will be pickup thecar And keep the remaining $300 that the buyerPromise to give you As the for the Inconvenecies And After you have receive the Check And Wire theBalance of the money to the shipper Company they will contact you immediately And arrange with you with where you will like them to pickup the car. so for the Payment to be Mail out to you My i will like you to get back to me with the information below, FULL NAME ADDRESS ...

ZIPCODE.....

STATE.....

CITY....

HOME PHONE....

CELL PHONE..........

I will be looking forward to have the information Asap so that the payment can be mail out to you Asap And i will like you to email me with the pics of the car so that my client can see what he is paying for.
Regards
Jennifer

Obviously this is not a english 1st language type person, and that someone outside the US wants to buy my car. It just sounds kind of fishy to me. Im concerned about it being a scam, but they dont ask me for any info they couldnt get out of a phone book, and they are going to send me the money +5k to give to the shipper (from England)

So anyone here sold a car outside the US? Does this sound fishy to anyone?

Dr.Boost

SCAM
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SpeedyJAY

That is my first thought....It seems to good to be true...
but how would they scam me? Its a certified check (not a bank transfer) and they havent asked me for any really vital info

I just set some alarms going that they trust me with 5grand and wouldnt go through an Escrow service

RENR

have them mail the check to a po box and then cash it and dont send the rest of the money back! but other wise its a scam.

SpeedyJAY

What gets me is how do they plan on scamming me?

RENR

im thinking the checks their using are stolen and they want someone else to cash them. if anyone gets caughtit will be your *** not theres.

SpeedyJAY

Ahhhh good point I knew it had something to do with the check, makes sense to me. Im going to ask a few questions about the shipping, and insist that they use an Escrow service not send me a check

Reddy

Thats the oldest scam in the book. Really think about it. Anytime your selling something and you have to send someone else money, that should be a huge red flag. They're hoping that you will send the money and the car before the check clears so you'll be ---- out of the money. When you get the check, wait to see if it clears.


Don't be a sucker, never send anybody else money when your selling something. Do you really think a legitimate buyer would send you more money and trust you to make the transaction

warren_teg

DUDE I WAS WATCING THAT SCAM ON THE NEWS.. SERIOUSLY THIS IS WHAT YOU DO...

open a PO BOX.. easy to do.
take the check..
cash it...
keep it...
don't spend anything...
hide in a shoe box or somewhere safe...
just tell the officials that you meat this guy who mailed you the check over seas and gave him the remaining balance from wich the deal was for him to buy your car...
they can't do anything.. you where scammed and had no knowledge of ... PERIOD.. i been waiting for an opportunity like that to come my way.. take it... seriously they can't do anything.

racerex

It really is. I work at a bank, and we get these from time to time. They just use a fraudulent official check, but since you're the one depositing or cashing it, it's your *** on the line and they assum little or no risk. They could care less about getting your car, they just want cash.