This guy says he wants the car and he is coming back to the US in the next couple months. He wants to send me $5000 now and $5000 every paycheck period until the car is paid for. If I don't give him any of my banking information and just ask for a cashier's check I can verify the check before I deposit it to make sure it is real. I don't see anything to lose. He has called me many times from Iraq. The caller ID has numbers that are land lines all over the US. He said that he first calls the US and then gets connected with me. Any thought?
2007-08-09 04:05:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I just called all of the landlines back and they are government lines. They actually do line transfers for soldiers overseas. Also, he wasn't going to pick up the car until october, so if it was a scam I would know by then and he wouldn't get anything. I think it's legit.
2007-08-09 04:32:53 · update #1
as for the caller ID it is true, when soldiers call from their base in Iraq, they get connected through a US number. if you are interested in selling to him do like you are thinking, dont give out any information, just ask for the check and you can verify for yourself. although what others have posted on here is true, most dont have an extra 5000 per paycheck, he very well could. depending on his rank, how long he has been in Iraq and how he has saved his money, he could have that amount of money to send to you. think it over, you have to go with your instincts, but you can always give it a try, and if it works out, then you will have sold your car and a soldier will get something he wants. =)
2007-08-09 04:43:09 · answer #1 · answered by gina.alvarez1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I was in Iraq there was a way to call to different ARMY bases and then the call would be transfered to an actual phone number. A few of our soldiers did purchase cars on ebay. However payment was a one time thing for under 6,000. Most soldiers make way less than 5000 a month.
2007-08-09 04:33:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Soldiers can call from Iraq. Our son calls and it comes up as a Maryland number. He bought a car and is in Iraq now. He found it on the internet and had us go look at it, drive it, etc. Prior to leaving, he gave me access to his bank account to pay his bills. He now has a 2005 car that I am making payments on.
Maybe you can see if there is someone in the U.S. that can make the payments by bank transfer or make payments to you by paypal.
There is no way he is getting $5000 a pay period. That would be $10,000 a month. It is possible that he is getting $5000 a month.
2007-08-09 04:45:39 · answer #3 · answered by Diane 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sounds a little weird to me, cashiers checks technically take almost 2-3 weeks to clear from a bank, however when you deposit it most banks give you the money the next day since they are a secure form of paymet, however many of the "Nigerian" scams that are going on do the same thing, except they pay you more and want you to send a certain amount back to them once you cash it, then 2 weeks later you have a negative balance in your checking account and your being investigated by the FBI.
If its sounds too good to be true then it is.
2007-08-09 04:16:44 · answer #4 · answered by Domestic Spy 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's possible. I believe that when calling with what the military calls the POTS (Plain Old Telephone System), from overseas the caller is connected through a point within the US that relays their call.
2007-08-09 04:22:01 · answer #5 · answered by Mike W 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
not out of the realm of possibility, actually. With Ebay you do have some protection if it does turn out to be a scam. he may have a problem getting a cashier's check in the sandbox though...
2007-08-09 07:24:19 · answer #6 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
SCAM, no soldier in Iraq can afford to send 5 grand a payday
2007-08-09 04:09:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The cashier check is probably counterfeit. Sounds like a scam to me. Have him leave a number you can call him and see what he does.
2007-08-09 04:12:08 · answer #8 · answered by $1,539,684,631,121 Clinton Debt 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A car is too big an item to be selling to anybody who is not local...or who doesnt prepay..
I wouldnt even consier ebay for buying/selling a car.
If however, he is wishing to send you $$... It could potentially a real deal...
However, if he is landline hopping, that alone tells me this might not be legit..
2007-08-09 04:15:22 · answer #9 · answered by pcreamer2000 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Scam. Report to Ebay.
2007-08-09 04:09:19 · answer #10 · answered by guess 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋