the e-mail states,"thanks for the detailed info. im happy my client has agreed to purchas your truck.heexplained no timeconcidering the purpose of the vehicle. His debtorcompany already took more than enough time to release his refund. he has instructed to inform you that payment will get to you in a cashier check of 33,000, payment made out to cover the expense of of the shipper who will be shipping the vehicle so you are required to deduct the cost of your vehicle (23,000) when payent is recieved and send ballance of 10,000 to the shipper for him to be able to offset shipping and tax charges and othe cosmetic repair costs. upon recieving your payment and ballance sent down to the shipper, immediatly the shipper,s agent will come for inspection and pickup of (vehicle & signing of title papers) some cosmetic touchesand drive to the prepaid shipper, confirm this and forward you legal name address, and phone number for payment to be made out. (above) is partial email sent to me. SCAM??
2007-12-13 01:32:55 · 8 answers · asked by Joey 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Insurance & Registration
Any time that someone wants to send you more money than the price of the item that you are selling, you should know that something is wrong. The "check" will be a forgery, most likely a very good one! Your bank may honor it, until they find out that it was a forgery. This may take some time, and banks only have a limited time that they are allowed to hold funds, so they may actually show that the check cleared at first.
You would then give your truck (and the legal title) to the scam artist, along with $10,000. When your bank finds out the check is no good, they will want the money back, and will take everything in your account (and sue you if needed to get the remaining funds!
You would end up having paid the scam artist $10,000 of your money to take your truck!!
Just delete the scam E-mail!
2007-12-13 01:47:46 · answer #1 · answered by fire4511 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As an Internet manager of a GM dealer, I have seen alot of these letters (e-mails), as a general rule of thumb anytime anyone wants you to pay for the shipping from the proceeds of their check, it's a scam. Not only will you be out of a car, you will be out all of the money that you got paid. What they do is send you a check timed to get to you right before their shipper gets to you, you write a check to the shipper and give them the title( you don't even have to give them the title), they leave with your car, and a week later you get a notice from your bank that says there is no such bank or account associated with the check you received from the "buyer".
It's just another SCAM !!!! Be careful.
2007-12-13 09:57:31 · answer #2 · answered by Internetman 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like a scam to me. It looks like all the spam e-mails I get and sounds like it too. Especially the part when they say to put the cashier check in the bank deduct the cost of your car and send the rest of the money (10,000) back to the person.
I don't know about you. But I would not trust someone that I don't know, to send me back $10,000. Unless I have nothing to lose if they decide to keep it. In the end you'll be the one the bank goes after, when they find out that it's not a real check. So use your commen sense on this one.
2007-12-13 09:53:42 · answer #3 · answered by candies_rocs 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is one of the 'Classic" scams. Old...but still effective. They send you a real looking but phony cashiers check or money order. You cash it into your bank and immediately send the "shipper" several thousand dollars. By the time the bank discovers the check/MO you deposited is phony it is too late and you are out the real funds you sent to them. Simple....but effective and very costly to the victim.
2007-12-13 11:28:59 · answer #4 · answered by Otto 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a SCAM.
The check is counterfeit ,and will take about 30 days to bounce, AFTER you send them the $10,000
2007-12-13 09:40:47 · answer #5 · answered by Darth Vader 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would say this is a scam. 1st the spelling is awful for a Professional correspondence. Also typical Scams of this nature always ask you to send them $$$. Best advice! Ask for cash only!! Seller beware!! Good Luck.
2007-12-13 10:20:40 · answer #6 · answered by wayne j 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
take check put in bank...when it bounces u will know...and it will bounce...scam!
2007-12-13 09:36:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
AS SOON AS YOU HEAR THE WORD "CLIENT" ITS A SCAM.
2007-12-13 10:09:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋