does this sound like a scam???

[stykthyn]

I am trying to sell a car and I have it posted on the local craigslist. I got a reply this morning. the guy has not seen any pics of the car and this is what he sent.

"Thank you very much for the response, Anyways, I'll be mailing a check via my Bank to you due to my job transfer and shortness of time. However, to ease the pick up, I'll be engaging the services of a mover to do that after the check has been cashed. I'll need this details below to mail out the payment to you asap...

• The Full name on the Check
• Mailing address be it residential or office
• Cell phone # and
• Final Price of the item

I'll appreciate it if the item is kept for me. Thank you for the understanding.

Regards,
David."

does this sound legit or what?

 

[Duncan McDougal]

Tell him the car can be picked up after the funds have cleared. Otherwise it looks like a scam. I go with the latter though.

 

[Aliate X]

does this sound legit or what?

no lol

 

[FrankenStang]

Definitely a scam.

 

[NIKwoaC]

Sounds sketchy. Don't give him any critical information, just your name, #, and asking price. Then tell him to call you.

 

[5.0Droptop]

Scam it is. I got very similar emails from craigs list ads.

 

[Aliate X]

sounds legit to me.

 

[DocG]

I'm ashamed that you even have to ask.

 

[bubba-dough]

Scam. I have gotten alot of similar emails about things.

 

[stykthyn]

I told him first guy with cash can drive it away. thanks guys....................and girl

 

[nero6]

Scam for sure. The next email you get will say that he is sending a cheque for the full amount plus shipping. He will then ask you to cash the cheque for him and send the dollar amount for the shipping to his 'broker' through western union usually amounting to $1500 - $2000. 3-5 days later your bank will contact you telling you that the cheque you tired to cash was a fake cheque and you will be out of the money you sent him with no way to track him down. It was a pretty common scam that made to the news in my area.

 

[Cobra912]

Wow dude, scam all the way

 

[stangster50]

its a scam..... they will even go as far as calling you, and actually talking to you... you can play with them though..

 

[Darkwriter77]

Get his address and send him a Hot Wheels or Matchbox version of your car. If he gripes, just say, "Give me real money and you'll get a real car."

I swear, the dudes that send out those scam-mails are just copying and pasting the same one to every single ad out there. You'd think that if they expecting to meet with any success, they'd at least put forth the effort to make their messages seem a little less conspicuous and more legit, rather than giving extremely vague and generic replies before pitching their scam. Then again, if they really were smart, they probably wouldn't be criminals in the first place.

 

[GT89Mustang]

Scam-o-la

 

[Beasty306GT]

Scamaro

 

[stykthyn]

Get his address and send him a Hot Wheels or Matchbox version of your car. If he gripes, just say, "Give me real money and you'll get a real car."

I swear, the dudes that send out those scam-mails are just copying and pasting the same one to every single ad out there. You'd think that if they expecting to meet with any success, they'd at least put forth the effort to make their messages seem a little less conspicuous and more legit, rather than giving extremely vague and generic replies before pitching their scam. Then again, if they really were smart, they probably wouldn't be criminals in the first place.

I was thinking about that yesterday. kind of like how that guy sent the fake smartbook to the scammer in england. I wish I had that link handy.....

 

[mustanggt5pt0]

I was thinking about that yesterday. kind of like how that guy sent the fake smartbook to the scammer in england. I wish I had that link handy.....

The Powerbook Prank: He wanted a Powerbook. We gave him a P-P-P-Powerbook!

Its a pretty funny read if you have some time to kill. The guy who scammed the scammer posted on some forum a lot and he even had some members go do some surveillance.

 

[stykthyn]

thats the one!!!

 

[LaserSVT]

Sounds legit. Should send the car and money just like he said to do