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Darrel
64 Posts |
 Posted - February 08 2004 : 2:49:47 PM
Get this. I have had a total of 6 scam buyers trying to buy my Sebring listed on this site. They have been from the U.K., Nigeria, Israel, etc. They all want me to make arrangements with their "agent" to simply pick-up my car and give me a check or have me write them a check for more than the amount for some paperwork swapping scheme. For any of you guys out there with cars for sale watch out for Greenswitch Procurements and words like, "I am buying your car where do I send the funds?, or my agent will be by to pick up the car once you send me your address, etc. I don't know about the rest of you guys but I've worked way too hard on car to just let some jerk over the internet steal it. Hope you all keep your eyes open.
Darrel |
Admin
USA
224 Posts |
Posted - February 11 2004 : 08:49:38 AM
Thanks for the warning. This is the same scam thats been in use for several years around the internet. It will probably always be in existence in one form or another.Always use common sense when selling a car long distance, especially overseas and across borders. KitCars.com
Mitch |
Hasbro
40 Posts |
Posted - February 14 2004 : 3:11:07 PM
What are the suggested methods of payment? I have a guy sending me a bank check.
Barry
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2Fast4Radar
38 Posts |
Posted - February 14 2004 : 9:25:49 PM
Hey you should just have him wire the money directly to your bank. It eliminates the possibility of fraudulent checks and such.91 VR4
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Vance
60 Posts |
Posted - February 14 2004 : 10:49:56 PM
I had this happen recently with a set of BBS rims that I had for sale. The guy me that he was from the U.K. I was only wanting 900$ for the rims and he said he was sending me a cashiers check for the amount of 4000. He said that I should take my 900 and then give the rest to his shipping agent. I new it was a fake when he said it costs him 3100 to ship a set of 16" rims. So I went ahead and sent him my address and phone number so that he would try to steal the rims. When he should up, in broad day light, I had told him that I wasnt gonna be home that day because of personal family business so if I got the check I wouldn’t be able to let him know. Anyways, when he showed up in broad day light and tried to steal the rims from my garage and were two officers and me waiting for him in the garage. Turns out he had done this to several other people in my area.What they do is try to locate someone that is close to them, their first mistake. Then they promise them that they will receive more money than the cost of the product, often several grand more, to ship the product through their shipper.
Or, they locate someone far away and tell them that their shipper will be showing up on a certain date and that they should let the product go with them and that when they receive their payment they should pay the shipper. Often a shipper will actually show up to take the product and will fight to get it. They use smooth talking to try to make you let go of your product. THESE ARE NOT REAL SHIPPING COMPANYS. Their last mistake, is to try and con someone who has a close family member that is in prison for life because of coning people. Cops or even your local FBI building are usually willing to help with these people since some of the stuff they do with fake checks and stuff are considered federal cons. These people need to be stopped. The kit cars business is full of them and they have no mercy for your loss. Watch for cars in your neighbor hood that have never been there before and watch for cars that park for long periods of time. So if you even get a hence that you may be getting scammed do what I do, let them show up at your house, tell them you wont be home for a few days because you are leaving so you wont know when you get the check. When they show up to steal the product, STICK IT RIGHT UP THEIR ASSES.
If you want, dont even tell the authorities, when the guy shows up, beat the **** outta him. More than one guy? Grab a bat and let'em have it. I find these are very reliable ways of getting rid of criminals that try to steal your things. When the cops show up they wont even get you, depends how cool the cops are in your part of the world. Hopes some of this helps to stop scammers from scamming you.
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Division
41 Posts |
Posted - February 15 2004 : 04:05:15 AM
I actually "played along" and got one of these suckers to send me a cashiers check for $11,000.00. Its actually not too shabby of a fake check if you don't know what to look for. The banks phone number wasn't on it, and there was not water mark. Hell I'll even scan a copy of it to show you guys if you want. :)
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phried
USA
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Posted - February 15 2004 : 5:02:48 PM
For most scams where they wand to do a direct deposit, mostly from overseas, the main idea is they need to get your bank's routing number (which is public record) and your account number (secret). Once they have those two, they can transfer your money elsewhere. So don't even give them that much!
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