2006-07-25 13:29:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
he has his profile hidden, doesn't matter what he does, you don't give up the boat untill you have the CASH. If you get a check, wait untill the check clears before you release the boat.
Good luck!
2006-07-25 13:39:26 · answer #1 · answered by AnswerGuy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a scam where a buyer will contact you and ask to pay by check.
What happens in this scam is:
You will receive an email saying "I am interested in buying "the item",or sometimes they will cut and paste the item into a template so it will say "Ford Thunderbird 5.0"
They will ask if you can receive a check for more than the asking price.You will be then asked to send the balance of the check to someone else.
car = $1000
check = $4000
balance = $3000
The check will be fake (to be sure,call up the bank that issued the check and ask them to check if the account exists...do NOT call the number on the check!)
The general assumption is that the check will "clear" in a couple of weeks...this is a bit misleading.
Your bank will "honour" the check in 7 to 10 days giving you access to the money(they are legally obliged to unless they are suspicious)
The check is not "cleared" until it is physically sent back to the issuing bank...this can take up to 6 months.
6 months after you have sent the balance to the scammer you are wondering why they have not picked up the car....and that's when the bank debits your account for the amount of the check.Its your fault...never the banks..
It doesn't matter if it is a personal check or a bank draft..they can both be forged as easy.
2006-07-27 08:23:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you do not check a company before entering into a transaction, you could lose your money, time and credibility. Some widely used resources are the Better Business Bureau (www.bbb.org) and the national fraud center (www.fraud.org) these days, you can easily find out more about a company using the internet in a few minutes. From a company's website, you can details about its ownership, how old the company really is and feedback from the company's customers.
You can find more detailed information about a company at http://tinyurl.com/gtb89
2006-07-26 06:14:06 · answer #3 · answered by comptermind 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forget him. Try selling your boat thru eBay, it is very easy and you probably won't get scammed.
2006-07-25 20:36:18 · answer #4 · answered by green star 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scammer,so don't reply to that a$$. Go to ebay and sell it there.
2006-07-25 23:32:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell this person...SHOW ME THE MONEY..cash talks. BS walks.
2006-07-25 21:49:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋