selling my impreza just now, put it on auto-trader last night and came home to this email, bit dubious about it, just looking for any advice experiences that people might have before i phone the guy

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am interested in
purchasing this vehicle ,it suits my requirements perfectly,I run two garages ,one in Dublin and the other in the Netherlands, i shuffle most of my time between the two .
THESE ARE MY TERMS OF TRANSACTION:

1) I AM OKAY WITH THE STATED PRICE OF £9,750.

2) I WILL BE PAYING WITH A BANKER'S DRAFT / CHEQUE WHICH I WILL ALLOW TO CLEAR BEFORE THE PICKUP/SHIPMENT OF THE CAR.

3) I WILL INCLUDE FEES FOR SHIPMENT IN PAYMENT, THIS MY SHIPPING AGENCY WILL USE FOR PICK-UP.

The excess funds will go towards covering costs for shipping,shippers fees,insurance,tax and any other expenses that might be incurred getting it down to the new owner.

I will want you to get in touch with the following details if my terms are okay:

FULL
NAME............................
ADDRESS........................
TELEPHONE NUMBERS...................(Mobile and Land)

As soon as i have your details,i can
have payment effected immediately,all things being equal,we should have this wrapped up by the end of this week.

Pls note that you'll have to send on the balance on the funds that you'll get to my shipper so he can come attend to the pick up as soon as you make the car ready.

I beleive that most transaction are based on trust,so i will look forward to a succesful transaction with you.

Best Regards,

 

Scam.

 

lol its a scam.

 

dont part till the moneys in your hand !

 

Get the address of the garage in Dublin im from there ill check it out 4 you if you want.But id say it's a scam.
Cheers
Keith

 

Same email was sent to someone on here last month iirc? proper scammer

 

The money will never be in your hands it's a scam. You'll get a cheque that seems to clear into your account, then you'll send his shipper a cheque from you which will clear and you'll never hear from him again. Meantime a couple of weeks later your bank will tell you that the cheque you paid in was stolen and they'll debit the money from your account.

One born every minute!

 

you'll get a bankers draft for £11k then he will say its a mistake, oh and would you mind paying back the difference on a wire transfer, while his fake draft sits there.

scam scam scam

if you want proof, write back from a different email addy with no details just saying 'are you still interested in buying my golf'

 

feckin canvassers have just rippped off my g friends mate - partly her fault for thinking she could get almost twice the book price

 

dear johnathon,

I am not willing to do a deal with cheques/bankers drafts etc, i wish to do a cash deal an can assure you the car is 100% worth the travel and expense.

let me know what you think.

david


just sent the guy this email,see what he says

 

it sounds like a scam to me

i advertised on autotrader and was constantly getting phone calls from agencys telling me they had someone who wanted the car!

if they want it that much they would phone you themselves!!!!!!!!!!!

 

SCAM

 

very very common scam at the moment don't waste your time even replying.