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Title: does this sound like a scam
Post by: rob1234 on November 21, 2005, 11:45:04 pm: I am selling my car and this guy told me he had a client that was interested in the car that I needed to send him more pics and let him know the lowest I would go on the car....here is the email he responded with, let me know what you think.....
Hello ,
Title: Re: does this sound like a scam
Post by: Luckydevil on November 21, 2005, 11:46:33 pm: you're kidding right? :P
Title: Re: does this sound like a scam
Post by: WesReynolds on November 21, 2005, 11:55:09 pm: total scam.

by the way...
why are you posting this here?
Title: Re: does this sound like a scam
Post by: rob1234 on November 21, 2005, 11:58:06 pm: I am posting it here since people here are always talking about scams they run into and this is the same type of thing except with a car instead of an arcade game. I am a member of the site, so its not like I joined just to post this.
Title: Re: does this sound like a scam
Post by: Jabba on November 22, 2005, 12:11:06 am: Sounds like a scam to me...

Did you see Nigeria anywhere?
Title: Re: does this sound like a scam
Post by: RayB on November 22, 2005, 12:11:11 am: Classic, almost cliche by now, scam.

You'd end up with no cash, no car and no dignity.
Title: Re: does this sound like a scam
Post by: maxlamer on November 22, 2005, 12:16:53 am: Sounds simular to........
http://moparmarket.com/index_news.php?news=4&category=view
Title: Re: does this sound like a scam
Post by: mahuti on November 22, 2005, 12:59:49 am: Dude, those idiots tried to give me the same line. What a bunch of morons.

If this was a REAL transaction, a normal person would give the fees to their agent, who would then disburse them. If I was going to send one of my employees out to buy some new software at Circuit City, I wouldn't send him out with a check for $4000 so that they would give him the rest as his paycheck. GLAME!!!
Title: Re: does this sound like a scam
Post by: rob1234 on November 22, 2005, 01:06:13 am: before I posted here I emailed the guy back and told him that I thought it was a scam, and that he could send the agent a check and have him pay me cash, but I wanted to make sure others thought it was a scam as well.
Title: Re: does this sound like a scam
Post by: Ken Layton on November 22, 2005, 01:10:49 am: It is a scam.
Title: Re: does this sound like a scam
Post by: AC. on November 22, 2005, 01:57:38 am: Very common scam. too confusing.

simple - send me money, when its good or clears, I send you item.
Title: Re: does this sound like a scam
Post by: More Cowbell on November 22, 2005, 10:08:41 am: Rob,
When I sent you that email, I didn't think that you would share it with everyone on the board. The deal is off! My boss, Bill Gates, will just have to buy his Pinto from someone interested in making some REAL money. ;D
Title: Re: does this sound like a scam
Post by: Stingray on November 22, 2005, 10:14:36 am: It's the scammiest scam that ever scammed.

-S
Title: Re: does this sound like a scam
Post by: duffjr on November 22, 2005, 11:44:18 am: did you sign any documents electronically? he is buying your car. you're not buying a car. the paperwork should go from you to the buyer. and you don't need a lawyer or whoever he is to sell a car.
Title: Re: does this sound like a scam
Post by: missioncontrol on November 22, 2005, 02:29:41 pm: if you have to ask well then it probibly is.....
Title: Re: does this sound like a scam
Post by: fredster on November 22, 2005, 03:57:16 pm: Do people actually fall for these things?

Give me cash or move aside --I'm attempting to get by the auto-censor and should be beaten after I re-read the rules--.
Title: Re: does this sound like a scam
Post by: RayB on November 22, 2005, 05:49:20 pm: Quote from: fredster on November 22, 2005, 03:57:16 pm
Do people actually fall for these things?

Yup! The most notorious victim would have to be this woman a couple years ago in California, who was employed I believe either in a government or municipal position. She ended up sending something in the range of $200,000 (or was it more??), but she didn't use her own money. She used funds that she had access to through her job. The promise from the scammers was she'd get millions. They milked her and milked her till her employers figured out money was disappearing.
Title: Re: does this sound like a scam
Post by: missioncontrol on November 23, 2005, 12:05:10 am: I have seen someone fall for the nigerian scam and tried to warn them showed them proof even and they still wouldn't believe me.