HA HA HA..SCAM!! - NJFBOA - Home of New Jersey's Camaros and Firebirds

Iroc-z86 · 02-17-2009, 11:51 AM

Ha, so ive been trying to sell my jeep for some time now...so a few weeks ago this guy emails me saying he is interested and gives me a list of questions to be answered.....so i answer them...sorta not really giving any personal information. then today i get this email:

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Hello,
I have forwarded the information to my client and he has accepted your price for the vehicle. However, my client left for an urgent business trip to London. He made out a Certified Check of $16,000 before he left for vehicle purchase and pick up.He added an extra amount of $6,000 after you have taken $10,000 for your vehicle, the balance of $6,000 is for the Agent to take care of all necessary arrangement for the vehicle toward pick up and shipment. Once you receive the check, deduct your payment from it and forward the balance via western union to the Agent to enable him offsets the expenses, charges and other necessary things for the vehicle. I will provide the information you need once you receive the Certified Check and all papers will be signed before pick up while the title will be sent via courier to the buyer.
Please confirm this and email me with the following information so that the Certified Check can be mail to you as soon as possible.
Full Name:
Full Address:
Phone Number:

So im not replying anymore because this has scam written all over it. Just thought i would share this laugh with you all

madness410 · 02-17-2009, 12:10 PM

yeah anything that has to deal with overseas is
most likely a scam. good thing u figured it
out...there are many dumb people in this country that would fall for this

Fast92RS · 02-17-2009, 12:10 PM

I got the same kind or message one time when I had a set of wheels and tires on craiglist. I thought the same thing scam.

79T/A · 02-17-2009, 01:12 PM

Good thinking. It's totally a scam. It's a new variation of the "Nigerian" scam. Run from it like the plague.

creeper · 02-17-2009, 01:16 PM

a friend of mine tried selling his bronco online. he got like 5 of those. one guy actually sent him a counterfeit check.

racerx520 · 02-17-2009, 01:34 PM

yeah if you sell anythign on craigslist you'll pretty much get atleast 1 for every item you sell...my dad got 3 of those with his truck and i think i got 2 for a garden tractor i sold lol, of all things lol.

although sometimes they arent always scams, my dads boss sold her rolls royce and a propane powered sbarrow (little roadster car, meant to be a replica of a 1920's or 30's roadster BMW) and some guy bought them for decnetly cheap considering (i think he paid 30k for the rolls and about 20 for the sbarrow) and said he wanted to show mydad something, he had a lot of other expensive cars on a huge tractor trailer, he said he was contracted by a company in britain to buy cars on a specific budget, then ship them to britain where they would be sold for nearly twice the price because of the currency there is worth more than american currency or something like that, im not too sure on the details all i know is that the guy was shipping them overseas and making bank lol.

either way the check cleared for the two cars lol end of story

91chevywt · 02-17-2009, 01:54 PM

That scam is classic, its a shame that people still fall for it today. Who would seriously over pay by that much money?

Teds89IROC · 02-17-2009, 03:35 PM

I've gotten something similar when I tried selling my BMW HID's on craigslist. I also got one when I made a job posting on craigslist looking for an accounting job. The story was that the guy lives overseas and I would receive money from his clients and he needed an accountant to deal with the legal aspect regarding taxes and what not. I could keep a percentage and forward the rest over to him.

NJSPEEDER · 02-17-2009, 03:50 PM

I would get the cops involved and reply. Have some fun with it. If they people running the scam have been successful before, there may be a reward for burning them

miketa95 · 02-17-2009, 04:50 PM

can't you just tell him okay, get the check, cash it and not respond to him? scam him right back.

B4C · 02-17-2009, 05:38 PM

Post his e-mail we can sign him up for tons of good spam

GP99GT · 02-17-2009, 05:45 PM

what are you talking about? that looks totally legit

GP99GT · 02-17-2009, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by miketa95

can't you just tell him okay, get the check, cash it and not respond to him? scam him right back.

because what happens is, you cash the check, it bounces days later due to the delay being overseas...

also by cashing the check its probably traceable somehow by him

7998 · 02-17-2009, 06:58 PM

I got the same e-mail when I was selling my wifes bike. I gave him the name and address of the head guy at the FBI in Philly. He said he'd send the check after that.

Kojak · 02-17-2009, 09:24 PM

Report it and see what happens I'd say but their are many scams like this going on so I doubt it would do much if anything.

NJ Torque · 02-17-2009, 10:40 PM

yeah... or you get those telemated calls saying we can sell your car for more thne your asking.

Iroc-z86 · 02-18-2009, 09:23 AM

yeah, i actually got a live person trying to tell me to advertise with them and a guaranteed sale blah blah blah.

mc73nova · 02-18-2009, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Kojak

Report it and see what happens I'd say but their are many scams like this going on so I doubt it would do much if anything.

lol, that is wrong. funny as hell but wrong!

HeadlessNorseman · 02-19-2009, 12:36 AM

If you deposit the check there is a way they can tap your account, even if it bounces. Or back in the 80s the idea would be to give you a 16 grand check, you cash it, keep ten give him 6. Im sure it wouldnt work that way now tho. Too much digital/computer stuff going on at the banks

jims69camaro · 02-19-2009, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by isphius

If you deposit the check there is a way they can tap your account, even if it bounces. Or back in the 80s the idea would be to give you a 16 grand check, you cash it, keep ten give him 6. Im sure it wouldnt work that way now tho. Too much digital/computer stuff going on at the banks

the bank won't let you cash a check for that much these days. you have to deposit it and wait for it to clear. usually +/- 5 days, and i'd think an extra 3 or 4 days for overseas checks. so while you might not pick up on it being a scam, your bank certainly will.

if you go ahead and wire him the 6 grand, that is the money you will lose. Western Union does not guarantee their wire transfers, so there is no recourse after the money is picked up on the other end. but you might want to go ahead and get that tattoo removed from your forehead. the one that says "SUCKER"...

IROCZman15 · 02-23-2009, 03:22 AM

its a scam, we get reports from people coming into our police dept,,, on a weekly basis with that same scenario ..ita a fake check they send u

maroman88 · 02-23-2009, 11:41 AM

lol ud be surprised how many people come in by me too... its hard not to laugh in there face!

Fast92RS · 02-23-2009, 02:47 PM

It is amazing that people do fall for it at all. They word it so elaborately that you know right away its a scam. If it was written in a different way may then I could see someone falling for it.

IROCZman15 · 02-23-2009, 03:48 PM

yup; ^^^ agree with both posts

i even got some of these same type emails while im trying to sell my brothers 1987 GTA trans am on craigslist. people who offer to buy a car, for their "client" and have it shipped, without ever seeing the car or disputing price.. thats shady to begin with. let alone sending a (fake) certified check.. and having you pay the shipper.. it's like, "hey, why dont u pay the shipper a-hole"... i wish it was easier to track and find these stupid criminals...

sweetbmxrider · 02-23-2009, 04:03 PM

poor grammer = SCAM!