Trying to sell my CRD, is this buyer a scam?

Endurance · **Posted:** Sun Jul 19, 2009 6:08 pm

Hello,

I've been in contact with a guy who is interested in buying my Jeep. We have been emailing back and forth and this is his last email:

Do you guys think this is a scam? Who would pay 20000 for a 05 CRD? I have never heard of this kind of transaction.

Quote:

Greetings.....

Thanks for your response,after evaluation of the vehicle and due to time constraint, I am happy to inform you that I have concluded arrangements with my client and he was very happy with the condition of your car. He accepted your price and has issued a cashier check of ($20,000) which now covers the whole expenses of the purchase of your vehicle, tax, pickup of the vehicle from its location and shipping charges or any shipping arrangements together with the money that will come to me as interest for my effort, he also told me that he will be proceeding for his annual leave and will like this transaction to be over before he will go on leave, so When you receive check payment, you are expected to deduct the cost of your vehicle which is ($12,800) and send the remaining balance of ($7,200) to the agent (shipper) for him to be able to offset s hipping & tax charges. After payment has reached you and balance sent to shipper, the shipper's agent will come for inspection, pick up (of vehicle & signing of title papers) and drive to a prepaid shipper to be shipped to my (client) and also conclude other necessary shipping arrangements. So you don't have to bother yourself about the pick up and shipping arrangements. My client lives in Washington but he is out on a short trip to the UK... He provided this number for any further confirmation...( xxxxxxxxxx ).

Please confirm the above and provide your payment information for your payment to be delivered to you via courier service.
Please provide the following:

1-LEGAL NAME IN FULL................
2. CONTACT ADDRESS.......................
3. PHONE NUMBER(S)..............................

I will be expecting your mail with full payment information so that we can proceed...

Thanks And God Bless,

alvanko · **Posted:** Sun Jul 19, 2009 6:14 pm

I think you already know the answer. Delete his e-mails and move on.

Khaki-KJ · **Posted:** Sun Jul 19, 2009 6:25 pm

This is a scam. If you cash the cheque, you will be out of pocket $27,200; $20,000 for the bad cheque and the $7200 you sent the "shipper".

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/overpayment-scam.html

Turbo Tim · **Posted:** Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:04 pm

I believe it is a scam.
However you could let him send you the cashier's check and deposit it and WAIT until it clears. Of course if it bounces you could cooperate with the police and see that this clown get arrested!

95BadBoy · **Posted:** Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:10 pm

100% out of country scammer, they have been doing this for years. Turn them in to the authorities - give them all the information and forget about em.

kdlewis1975 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 19, 2009 8:38 pm

...like suggested above...get his check and take it to the police. I dealt with someone like this before and I tried my hardest to get whatever contact information I could from them. They didn't cooperate, but maybe these guys will slip up and you can give the police a little more that would allow them to track these jokers down.

jinstall · **Posted:** Sun Jul 19, 2009 8:40 pm

Scam, erase the email.

DarbyWalters · **Posted:** Sun Jul 19, 2009 8:52 pm

Greetings... that is your first hint!

Joe Romas · **Posted:** Sun Jul 19, 2009 9:17 pm

It's amazing to me how many gullable people fall for this scam :shock:

Sure your bank cashes the phoney check but a week later they will want their money back when it bounces, the check you wrote clears and your jeep is gone.

You would be out
$20,000 for the bad check
$ 7,200 for the shipper you paid
And your crd is gone out of the country :oops:

nursecosmo · **Posted:** Sun Jul 19, 2009 11:12 pm

My wife just received an offer for an almost identical scam involving a puppy she was looking at on Craig's list. Of course we spotted it immediately as a way to be quickly separated from our money.

Endurance · **Posted:** Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:18 am

I thought so. Common sense is a good thing to listen to here, if its too good to be true it probably is.

wolcott · **Joined:** Thu Nov 10, 2005 4:16 pm **Posts:** 108

I had one like this when selling a diesel GM Tahoe. I informed the buyer that I would be happy to do this, but I would have to wait 30 days for his check to clear before sending him anything. I never heard from him again.

truckbouy2 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:57 am

Lets not be too quick here...This could be a golden opportunity to scam the scammer and get his 20'g.
I had a similar adventure with some boob on ebay. Was within a hens tooth of getting his money but the last contact he
droped the ball. There just isn't any dependable crooks anymore..... :lol:

warp2diesel · **Posted:** Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:42 pm

Endurance wrote:

Hello,

I've been in contact with a guy who is interested in buying my Jeep. We have been emailing back and forth and this is his last email:

Do you guys think this is a scam? Who would pay 20000 for a 05 CRD? I have never heard of this kind of transaction.

Quote:

Greetings.....

Thanks for your response,after evaluation of the vehicle and due to time constraint, I am happy to inform you that I have concluded arrangements with my client and he was very happy with the condition of your car. He accepted your price and has issued a cashier check of ($20,000) which now covers the whole expenses of the purchase of your vehicle, tax, pickup of the vehicle from its location and shipping charges or any shipping arrangements together with the money that will come to me as interest for my effort, he also told me that he will be proceeding for his annual leave and will like this transaction to be over before he will go on leave, so When you receive check payment, you are expected to deduct the cost of your vehicle which is ($12,800) and send the remaining balance of ($7,200) to the agent (shipper) for him to be able to offset s hipping & tax charges. After payment has reached you and balance sent to shipper, the shipper's agent will come for inspection, pick up (of vehicle & signing of title papers) and drive to a prepaid shipper to be shipped to my (client) and also conclude other necessary shipping arrangements. So you don't have to bother yourself about the pick up and shipping arrangements. My client lives in Washington but he is out on a short trip to the UK... He provided this number for any further confirmation...( xxxxxxxxxx ).

Please confirm the above and provide your payment information for your payment to be delivered to you via courier service.
Please provide the following:

1-LEGAL NAME IN FULL................
2. CONTACT ADDRESS.......................
3. PHONE NUMBER(S)..............................

I will be expecting your mail with full payment information so that we can proceed...

Thanks And $$$ Bless,

Sounds like a Nigerian Money order scam, you deposit the foney money, the Money Order is returned to the sender with your bank account number, then they clean out you account.
Tell this joker you don't take play money.

Uffe · **Posted:** Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:23 am

Tell him that you don't need the money anymore, you have just been contacted by a Nigerian lawyer who tells you that you've just inherited $1,000,000 from a long-lost relative.

So you'll keep your CRD.