Anyone know about buyer scams?

[JiF]rIot · Post by **[JiF]rIot** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:36 pm

I got this e-mail:

Thank you so much for your update. I am glad the vehicle is in good shape so I will take the vehicle for $2,500. I'll update you as to when shipping arrangement will be made so that you can be available when my shipper get's to your base to arrange pick-up and to handle the transfer of Title.

I'll be expecting the your full name/address and telephone number so that I can arrangement for payment of the vehicle.

please attach photos's of the interior and the engine.

......does this sound like a scam to you guys? Its a little fishy, he talks to formal and he ended it in "Regards"

[JiF]Beej1024 · Post by **[JiF]Beej1024** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:33 am

YES. SCAM.

My brother gets these all the time since he listed a car on a online classified. It gets into a 3rd party paying you in exchange for money they owe the real buyer.. ect.

[JiF]rIot · Post by **[JiF]rIot** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:45 am

I told him I only accept cash upon trasaction, I doubt I'll be hearing from him anytime soon...

[JiF]Mentat · Post by **[JiF]Mentat** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 3:22 am

He mentioins "update", if this is the first email from him, it sounds suspicious.

[JiF]Stepovich · Post by **[JiF]Stepovich** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 2:36 pm

I was worried you'd think it was fraudulent just because of the formal writing-
I'd have to stop writing regards

[JiF]Timmay! · Post by **[JiF]Timmay!** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 2:39 pm

I see a lot of people sign emails with "regards." Always kinda thought it was a little formal but it's not at all uncommon..

[JiF]rIot · Post by **[JiF]rIot** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 2:40 pm

Well most people are like "Hey, I wanna take a look at your vehicle..." this guys like "I will buy your vehicle for $2500, I will send my shipper blah blah blah" and his e-mail is like autosales@somethingblahwhatever.com

[JiF]Stepovich · Post by **[JiF]Stepovich** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 2:42 pm

rIot wrote:Well most people are like "Hey, I wanna take a look at your vehicle..." this guys like "I will buy your vehicle for $2500, I will send my shipper blah blah blah" and his e-mail is like autosales@somethingblahwhatever.com

That's especially suspicious if you're selling it for $30grand

Regards,
Stepovich.