I'm buying a car and received this letter from the seller. Is he for real or just another scammer?
02 Nissan
"Hello there,
Look how we will do this:
I had arranged shipping with WorldPay before leaving. I will offer a 5 day period to test drive the car from the moment you receive it from the shipping company.
So if you want to make this deal I will need the following details from you:
Full Name And Address
Shipping Address
Phone #
After I will have all this details I will forward them to WorldPay and I will proceed the order. The car will arrive to you with a lawyer from WorldPay and he will help you with all the documents including title. WorldPay will contact you with all the details that you need to complete this deal and also to see that I am covered by them and if I am legit seller. Waiting your email with the requested details...
Respectfully,
Justin Smith"
2007-12-07 16:23:23 · 6 answers · asked by ClassicMustang 7 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
Yes this is a scam. Many of these scams with "world pay" are through craigslist. Usually if it is posted on craigslist the add will have all the specifications for the car including "fuel type:gasoline." This is a scam and you shouldn't reply. A way of seeing if the post is a scam from craigslist is copy the email address that is on the post and search it up on yahoo. If it comes up as posts from multiple cities it is most likely a scam. Any email that you receive that is in this format with someone moving to another country and using world pay is a scam.
2007-12-07 16:31:54 · answer #1 · answered by jpog88 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is definitely something strange going on. The eBay thing sounds pretty understandable but their story is a bit crazy and the fact that the car is located all the way down there is also a bit weird. The strangest thing is that they don't want 4,000 for the car or even 3,800 but a very awkward 3,776. It will probably cost them a good 800 bucks just to ship it here. There is no way they will actually sell you that car for that sort of money. I believe it to be a scam.
2016-05-22 02:58:36 · answer #2 · answered by marget 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is MOST DEFINITELY a scam.
I have even reported letters like that to Yahoo! Mail.
Here is a copy of a reply to one of those reports:
*********copy************
Hello,
Thank you for writing to Yahoo! Mail.
In this particular case, we have taken appropriate action against the
Yahoo! account in question, as per our Terms of Service (TOS). For
further details about the Yahoo! TOS, you can visit:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Please know that Yahoo! is unable to disclose the action taken on
another user's account with a third party. We are not able to make
exceptions to this rule.
**********end copy*****
(There was more to the reply but I think you get the gist)
DO NOT reply with ANY information!
There are much safer ways to buy a good pre-owned car that do not involve giving your personal information on-line to a stranger.
2007-12-07 17:52:55 · answer #3 · answered by Vicky 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sounds and looks like one.
2007-12-07 16:28:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scam!!!!
2007-12-07 16:31:09 · answer #5 · answered by polkan47 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DON'T DO IT ITS A SCAM FOR SURE.
2007-12-07 23:15:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋