jimmy_on_20

so i put my truck up for sale on a few websites and i got a e mail back about some guy claiming to want to buy it. i smelled scam from the beginning but played it out a little and then got my uncle (a detective) to look into it and its a big scam.

here are some of the e mails i got... dont wanta hear about ne 1 gettin caught in this so here is all the main info i got.

Thanks for your prompt email reply, I want you to know that I am an Independnet car dealer based in the United kingdom and my client is an auto trader who buys this used cars from Europe,America,Canada and Australia and sell them to African countries for the sole aim of making profit and buisness making,Morealso I wantb you to know that my client is a canadian and has been banking with the Royal bank of Canada for over eight years now also i want you to know that my client is not around at the monent as he is on a buisness trip of this kind in Australia so we will be using hios shipping agent who will be coming over to sing all the necessary document after pay has reached you and has cleared and have the car shipped.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards
NB: For further enquiry call me on my
Phone:+447024093153
Fax:8704900359
I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Kenn

Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 05:24:12 -0700
From: kenn_motor2@yahoo.com
Subject: ADVERT CAR
To: atomic_156@hotmail.com

One of my customer is much interested in your advert
car , Please mail me back if the car is still available stating it
present condition and the bottom price.
kenn

jimmy_on_20

oh and his spelling is horrible but i figured it could just be because he claims to be in the UK

movistardave

ok, help me with this one... by friend put his car up forsale and got a reply from a guy saying he wants it and he's going to send an international money order in the mail for 28000$ + shipping for the car.

he doesnt say where he's from, his spelling is good but he does mention a few times about his client, i cant remember what they say excactly.

so he's just waiting for the cash in the mail. its fishy so could someone tell me what could go wrong here?

jimmy_on_20

check to see if it has any similar contact info to mine.
also tell your friend to sign up for the free trial version of point of mail... pointofmail.com :: advanced email experience and e mail the "buyer" from there... make sure the check if it shows up clears, the goal is usually for them to give you a cheque you deposit it, its put on hold and then they take your car.
if you question the seller for his name and a phone number he will respond with something like " it seems lik you are not ready to sell your car" or something like that.. tell your buddy to delay the car pick up time untill after the bank can 100% assure him that it is legit and they will insure the money if something happens.
once the ownership is signed he hands onver the keys he cant get it back and probably no way in tracking it....and the car will be shipped overseas

movistardave

i'll get some more info about it, but the plan right now is to wait for the $$ and get the bank to clear it

also the guy must be really dumb because the price of the car is $28000 or $470 a month lease take over and he replied back " i dont know what you mean by lease but im preparded to pay the full asking price of the car"

99civichatch

the hot thing nowadays seems to be email scams... when i was trying to sell my PS3 on kijiji maybe around 20-40% of all the replies i got were people from Africa and stuff asking if i can ship it while they send me some cheque.

birdie92k

iTrader: (1)

It's a scam. Anything like that is a scam. Trust me. He'll offer up a ridiculous amount saying its for shipping and give it the cheque to his shipper and blah blah blah. I asked one of them for their shipper's contact and he refused. I asked for a reference and he refused. It's a scam dude. Sorry to say.

birdie92k

iTrader: (1)

Good think you have a brain bro. I've been tried twice before and they just don't seem to get the point. They are the worst mother f.u.c.k.e.r.s on the planet I swear.

jimmy_on_20

if anyone wants me to forward them the rest of the e mails so they know what to look out for just let me know i think i still have them in my e mail inbox.

jonzey04

thats rediculous, my buddy out here in barrie got some money order from some dude and said that he'd pick his car up but ended up oweing 4 grand to the bank in the end from some scam, i dont understand it

jimmy_on_20

ha ha thats funny im in barrie too
shitty bout the money tho

birdie92k

iTrader: (1)

That sucks bigtime bro. I think once they have your info. they've got you. I might have an example of the cheque they send. Ouch..why wouldn;t the bank understand he got scammed and maybe try to recover some of the guys money?

I was selling for 9000 and this guy offers 18000...haha I'm like..dude I could get you cheaper shipping ya know. I ****in' owned him though. He said he lived in Calgary and had an office there. I said, what's the number? He says the office is closed for the time being. I said ok where exactly did you live? He tells me something like, majestic city of... I thought who the hell would say it like that so and he said he worked for a car place. So I google the majestic city of... or whatever...To my amazement the first link is the exact quote and is a website for the car company he said he worked for..haha..soo..I friggin call them up and ask if they know this guy. They obviously had noooo idea who he was. So then I told him **** off, get a ****in real job, ****in piece of ..ahaha..they deserve to be in lots of pain.

jonzey04

ya if i knew someone doin that i'd b like the roadrunner and ****KAAAPOWWW***** right in the face MOTHA SUCKA, then when hes on the ground, i'd drop a duece on his face, take a picture of it and post it in this thread, let that b a lesson to u scam artists out there

2TONE_93GT

iTrader: (3)

My buddy got nailed with this scam, well, partially.

It was another Canadian from out west , same deal. The buyer said he understood the car was for sale for $8,000, for the troubles and having to load it onto a truck he would pay him $10,000.

So my buddy was like ok, send the money. He got a Int. Money order, deposited it and was about to get the car shipped over.
I was speaking with him and mentioned he should let it clear first, you never know.

A few days later, bank called. Fake money order. It was in US currency or something and when they did the exchange he ended up owing. They even froze his bank account. He ended up owing $300 to the bank. Brutal!

movistardave

what you just said is what i think is happening, my buddy's just waiting for the cheque. then i quess he's going to see if its a scam.