Sounds like a con

[goog777]

I have just put my car for sale and have had an email that sounded ok but then I replied and the email I got back sounds very dodgy to me.

What do you guys think?

Email received:

Can you please tell me if the car is still available for sale. Please give more info.Chris.My Email Address: [e-mail]

Email I sent back :

Morning,

Yes the car is still for sale.

I have put all the information on pistonheads. The car is in excellent condition and has been really well looked after. I've just had 4 new tyres put on as well as having the cam belt and clutch replaced.

If you need any more information please give me a call.

Regards

Oliver

Email received:

Thanks for your mail. i would be glad to pay for it as soon as possible though i will not be available to come for an inspection due to my flexible schedule.Kindly get back to me with the following questions below:

1) Are you the Owner?
2) Pick up Location?
3) Your PayPal Email ID to effect the payment

I would be glad to make the payment immediately through PayPal so kindly get back to me with your PayPal ID. You need not worry yourself about title transfer and shipment,i will instruct the shipping company to handle that therefore in order to complete the transaction do get back to me with your PayPal ID and total cost so that I can make the payment asap. I will be waiting for your reply!

Sounds fishy to me......

[Pondered Scrotum]

goog777 said:

Sounds fishy to me......

Then - just like all the other emails people post that sound exactly the same as this one - it probably is.

HTH

ps Top lurker award?

[Clinton Baptiste]

Yes its a scam i had the same email, f@@k em off.

[Helicopter123]

Scam I'm afraid.

[Liquid Knight]

Post the email address here so [-]I[-/] someone can send a few choice viruses [-]I'm[-/] someone (maybe) developing to it. I'm sure people are always on the look out for worthy Guinea Pigs.

[Burnham]

Did you really need to ask that question?

[trickywoo]

Pondered Scrotum said:

Top lurker award?

1 post in 77 months

Then again I don't think all that much lurking has been done as they would have know from first email that it was a scam.

[Diablos-666]

If you need to ask, then it's a scam 10000000%

HTH

[Gallen]

100% SCAM. Ignore it.

[goog777]

thought so.

I know its probably been covered before but he has offered to send me a cheque now so how does this scam work?

the email address is [e-mail]

[trickywoo]

Cheques drawn from foreign banks can be repaid from British bank accounts long after the funds have apparently 'cleared'.

[zeb]

Burnham said:

Did you really need to ask that question?

my thoughts exactly

[The Kraken]

I have been lurking on Pistonheads long enough and read enough similar threads to know that when they say "I'm out Of the country on a oil rig", " I will pay the full price" and "my shipping agent will collect the car" you should run a mile. As above this is definitely a scam.

[n4neo]

Hi

I received an email recently from the same person giving the same BS about being too busy at work and having to use paypal and an agent etc

Have reported him to PH

Cheers

Simon

[LuS1fer]

Track him down and kill him. It's the only thing to do.

[TheEnd]

Started off well, but the follow up full of awkward English gave it away.