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Brett64D · 07-11-2011, 07:10 PM

I received an offer on my Camaro today. All I have to do is forward the $1,000 shipping fee (included with the purchase price) to England and then the $53,000 will be deposited into my PayPal account.

Seems legit.....

They even sent a fake PayPal confirmation email.

Some idiots must be falling for this stuff or they would not keep trying it.

The reply email I sent him cannot be put on here or I will get banned.

Caspers2SSRS · 07-11-2011, 08:37 PM

Next the buyer will ask that you deposit 54 k into a bank of their choosing so that they can approve, write and underwrite their own financing loan agreement, between you and them. lol

montreal2010yellow · 07-11-2011, 08:51 PM

This is a world wide fraud sceem. Glad you did got not caught.

MiracleAces · 07-11-2011, 10:04 PM

The sad thing is this practice still works for them - especially in this economy.

angie7 · 07-11-2011, 10:10 PM

My aunt lost $5k on a chevelle a few years ago. Someone put an ad in our local paper, she called, talked to a lady that gave her some sad story about her husband dying. My aunt stupidily sent her the $$ and guess what? ad gets pulled and phone number gets d/c....one day people will learn. First sign was a $5k chevelle!!! If that kind of car is going for that price, run dont walk away from it cuz there isn't going to be much left.

Wizard1183 · 07-11-2011, 10:56 PM

if its overseas i dont mess with it

themossman · 07-12-2011, 12:01 AM

I got an enquiry a couple of years ago on my M3 when I was selling it...posted this on the bimmerforums back then and thought you might get a kick out of it here....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nigerian Scammer

Hello,
Thank for the email response.Actually I am making this purchase for my in-law who is presently preparing to leave the country on a National assignment trip to Brussels.He happened to budget for a car last time and unfortunately it was sold out.Right now he will not been here to make this purchase the second time as he is going out of the country.Now I am looking up to working with you hoping that you won’t let me down either now or in future. He should be the one making this enquiry but he will be travelling to Brussels on a business trip and he left instructions for me. I will be making arrangement with an agent (Mr Charles Neptali) for test drive also he will be the one to handle shipment and pick-up of the vehicle.I am only helping him out as this vehicle will be needed by the family for an upcoming event.I am managing my father's oil company in United Kingdom though I reside in US.
Please I have some questions to ask:
1) Has the vehicle ever been involved in any form of auto accident?
2) Do you have the title papers?
3) How often do you change engine oil?
4) Why are you selling the vehicle?
5) What is the bottom dollar price for this vehicle?
6) Whats the vehicle's VIn Number?
7) Which other sites/magazine do you have this vehicle listed?
I will be looking forward to your response as soon as possible.
Thanks,
Mr Charles Wainer

And my response to him...

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMossMan

Hi,

I'm from Nigeria and this vehicle just happens to be in the United States. I am a Jewish sheik running a brothel in Amsterdam, but I happen to be in Brussels on business. Happy day! I can meet your inlaw and tell them all about this car, maybe we can even have a waffle while we're there. I must admit first however, that the car is not really mine...and it has been in an accident, and I'm not sure the oil has ever been changed. The mileage is not right either, it has about 232,126 miles on it right now, but I'm driving it, so it should be lower by the time you pick it up. The accident was really no big deal either, the car was simply rolled down a hill into the ocean. We were able to find it about a month later and it cleaned up very nice, however it still smells slightly of fish. There are some scrapes on the roof as well, but they should be able to be buffed right out. I was participating in a street race and somehow flipped the car onto it's roof; I was upside and backwards but I did manage to win...and the car was only very slightly on fire. And by slightly on fire, I mean the fuel tank exploded and covered the entire car with ignited gasoline. Until that day, I had never seen paint actually melt. I collected the melted paint and it comes with the car, it's a beautiful color of smoke grey and comes in a lovely white 5 gallon bucket (the lid will cost extra however). If you want to test drive the car, you will need to bring your own seat and a steering wheel as I have neither of these things.

I anxiously await your response.

B1G-AL · 07-12-2011, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by themossman

I got an enquiry a couple of years ago on my M3 when I was selling it...posted this on the bimmerforums back then and thought you might get a kick out of it here....

And my response to him...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I love it!

Sevn86 · 07-12-2011, 12:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by themossman

I got an enquiry a couple of years ago on my M3 when I was selling it...posted this on the bimmerforums back then and thought you might get a kick out of it here....

And my response to him...

Sevn86 · 07-12-2011, 01:00 AM

Don't fall for the autotrader.com private ads too. Some of them are fraudulent. My friend almost did until I stopped him.

oldfriend · 07-12-2011, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brett64D

I received an offer on my Camaro today. All I have to do is forward the $1,000 shipping fee (included with the purchase price) to England and then the $53,000 will be deposited into my PayPal account.

Seems legit.....

They even sent a fake PayPal confirmation email.

Some idiots must be falling for this stuff or they would not keep trying it.

The reply email I sent him cannot be put on here or I will get banned.

Some time ago i got something like that , but they asked me to ship the car to some country in Africa ??????

shank0668 · 07-12-2011, 01:04 AM

Your response was pretty good

=Stephens= · 07-12-2011, 01:09 AM

I had a friend who got scammed for like 20,000. Truck for sale, ship to UK. Sent them 40,000 fake check, they cashed it, it bounced. And spent the money before they realized it bounced. And could not return the items. They got screwed.

cdn2usa · 07-12-2011, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by themossman

I got an enquiry a couple of years ago on my M3 when I was selling it...posted this on the bimmerforums back then and thought you might get a kick out of it here....

And my response to him...

You made me laugh during lunch, thanks!!!

07-11-2011, 07:10 PM	#1
Brett64D Drives: 2010 2SS/RS A6 LS3 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Europe Posts: 149 View My Garage	Offer for my Camaro today I received an offer on my Camaro today. All I have to do is forward the $1,000 shipping fee (included with the purchase price) to England and then the $53,000 will be deposited into my PayPal account. Seems legit..... They even sent a fake PayPal confirmation email. Some idiots must be falling for this stuff or they would not keep trying it. The reply email I sent him cannot be put on here or I will get banned.

07-11-2011, 08:51 PM	#3
montreal2010yellow Drives: 2 LT/RS YELLOW, AUTO., VIN NO. 602 Join Date: May 2010 Location: LAVAL (10 min. north of Montreal), CANADA Posts: 3,526 View My Garage	This is a world wide fraud sceem. Glad you did got not caught. __________________ T2 Facia, ACS TL1 Hood, ACS Winglets. G5CR CAI. Hotchsic Strut Brace and more...

07-11-2011, 10:04 PM	#4
MiracleAces Drives: 2011 Black Camaro 2SS/RS Coupe Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sterling Virginia Posts: 317	The sad thing is this practice still works for them - especially in this economy. __________________ "Being persistant and never giving up may not always get the job done, but it just may annoy someone else enough to make it worth your while."

07-11-2011, 10:10 PM	#5
angie7 Smoked by a GIRL Drives: 2014 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 3,748 View My Garage	My aunt lost $5k on a chevelle a few years ago. Someone put an ad in our local paper, she called, talked to a lady that gave her some sad story about her husband dying. My aunt stupidily sent her the $$ and guess what? ad gets pulled and phone number gets d/c....one day people will learn. First sign was a $5k chevelle!!! If that kind of car is going for that price, run dont walk away from it cuz there isn't going to be much left. __________________ 2014 2SS/RS Summit White w/ IOM interior "Powder 2.0"

07-11-2011, 10:56 PM	#6
Wizard1183 Drives: ABM SS2/RS M6 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lafayette,LA Posts: 2,307	if its overseas i dont mess with it __________________ Life is short, drive it like you stole it!

07-11-2011, 08:37 PM	#2
Caspers2SSRS Caspers2SSRS Drives: Summit White 2010 2SS/RS Camaro Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere north of a midlife crisis. Posts: 2,865	Next the buyer will ask that you deposit 54 k into a bank of their choosing so that they can approve, write and underwrite their own financing loan agreement, between you and them. lol

07-12-2011, 01:04 AM	#12
shank0668 Drives: '14 LML/'06 LJ/'76 Trans Am Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,438 View My Garage	Your response was pretty good

07-12-2011, 01:09 AM	#13
=Stephens= Drives: 2011 LS Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Kearney, Nebraska Posts: 3,544 View My Garage	I had a friend who got scammed for like 20,000. Truck for sale, ship to UK. Sent them 40,000 fake check, they cashed it, it bounced. And spent the money before they realized it bounced. And could not return the items. They got screwed.

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