asl
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| posted on 15/5/09 at 08:28 PM |
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This is definately a scam but how does it work?
Hi. I'm selling a car on autotrader and received the following email:
Message ear Sir/Madam, I am interested in purchasing this vehicle ,it suits my requirements perfectly,I run two garages ,one in Dublin and the
other in theNetherlands , i shuffle most of my time between the two . THESE ARE MY TERMS OF TRANSACTION: 1) I WANT YOU TO TELL ME YOUR LAST PRICE OF
THE CAR 2] AND I SAW THE PICTURE OF THE CAR I WILL NEED MORE IF YOU CAN SEND IT TO ME. 3) I WILL BE PAYING WITH A BANKER'S DRAFT / CHEQUE
WHICH I WILL ALLOWTO CLEAR BEFORE THE PICKUP/SHIPMENT OF THE CAR. 4) I WILL INCLUDE FEES FOR SHIPMENT IN PAYMENT, THIS MY SHIPPING AGENCY WILL USE
FOR PICK-UP. The excess funds will go towards covering costs for shipping,shippersfees,insurance,tax and any other expenses that might be incurred
gettingit down to the new owner.I will want you to get in touch with the following details if my termsare okay:FULL NAME........
....................ADDRESS........................TELEPHONE NUMBERS....... ............( Mobile and Land) As soon as i have your details,i can have
payment effectedimmediately,all things being equal,we should have this wrapped up by the end of this week.Pls note that you'll have to send on
the balance on the funds that you'll get to my shipper so he can come attend to the pick up as soon as you make the car ready.I beleive that
most transaction are based on trust,so i will look forward to a succesful transaction with you. I want you to know that I am very busy Man, I am
presently here in ukpursuing my Real ESTATE Construction project this Real ESTATE business is really taken my whole time. And i will going back to
singapore very soon bcos i have a buisness over there you will get the payment before 6 day. I travel alot in my line of buisness hence the reason
why i wont be able to come and view the car at your end help me say hi to your family over there have a nice day,
Now, clearly this is some kind of scam but I really want to know how it works? Do you think when you accept the offer they ask for bank details and
then fleece you or is there more to it than meets the eye???
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 15/5/09 at 08:30 PM |
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bankers drafts can be "cleared" then canceled weeks later....or he will over pay and ask for 1/2 the difference refunded,either way its a
scam
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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omega0684
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| posted on 15/5/09 at 08:33 PM |
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SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM
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Land Locked
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| posted on 15/5/09 at 08:41 PM |
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From what I've read, they send the draft and initially it clears. As soon as you pay the "shipping company" it is dishonored.
Leaving you short a very substantial sum of money....
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jonesier1
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| posted on 15/5/09 at 09:11 PM |
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they over pay and want to all of the money back on collection with menesses,cough up or else .a type of money laundering?.heard a story of a guy being
thretened with a gun on a simular scam,over payed and didnt want the car just cash .don't no if it was true.
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mad_dogpompey
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| posted on 15/5/09 at 09:25 PM |
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i had one bit unrelated but i thought it was funny. put the car in auto trader. a week later some woman phoned up and said they could get me 500
pounds more than i wanted and sell it within a week, i said well why don t you buy it and you can sell it and make 500 in a week! she hung up! bloody
scams! the worst one is the ebay one if you don t send it to the registered adress and they claim your liable!
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asl
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| posted on 16/5/09 at 07:26 AM |
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Ah, so it works by making you pay something out to the shipping company or by refunding an overpayment by them and then the bankers draft being
cancelled. Very clever...... Thanks guys, I wasn't tempted to do it I was just just curiuos how it worked. mad_dogpompey, can you just give some
more detailon the ebay scam as my wife uses it a lot and I am not aware of it. Cheers all
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