I SAY,I SAY,I SAY...
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Have my car for sale. Have spoken to guys on elan forum and know this is a widely known scam.
I'm getting one every two days,different names,same general drift:
I say,i say,i say...
OVERSEAS BUYER WANTS CAR,HE HAS FRIEND/ASSOCIATE WHO OWES HIM MONEY FROM PREVIOUS DEAL.
HIS MATE SENDS ME HIS CHEQUE WORTH A FEW THOUSAND MORE THAN CAR.
I BANK IT,THEN SEND A WESTERN UNION TRANSFER FOR THE OUTSTANDING TO THE BUYER.
WHEN HE GETS THIS,HE CAN ORGANISE SHIPPING.
The punchline:
The cheque is stolen or forged,so even if they send a 16k cheque for a 15k car,they make.
The cheque WILL clear,but may take as long as six weeks to show as a forgery.
This will be to late,because you got the money out as soon as it cleared to send back for shipping.
If they can be bothered to ship your car (safer for them to drop contact when they get cheque)you will owe the bank 16k,(hope you didn't spend the 15k).
If they do ship the car,you will have no car And you will owe the bank 16k.
It seems everyone gets this,but i'd never heard of it.
Is not just on cars,have seen an example of it regarding photographic equipment.
Cars are better target because the seller will be in hurry to cash cheque,and then in a hurry to send money for shipping a car they still have,but are in a hurry to ship as they think it belongs to someone else now.
As i said,they are common.If you are currently selling,watch out for them,they nearly always ask for 'Western union money transfer' and alway refer to the car in the impersonal ie:
'I am interested in your lotus esprit turbo hc red with black leather,if you wish to sell me your lotus esprit turbo hc red with black leather then.....'
Just thought i'd put this on the forum,as it was new to me,and after doing a spot of research i thought i'd share.
Hands up who has had one!.
PAUL C
I'm getting one every two days,different names,same general drift:
I say,i say,i say...
OVERSEAS BUYER WANTS CAR,HE HAS FRIEND/ASSOCIATE WHO OWES HIM MONEY FROM PREVIOUS DEAL.
HIS MATE SENDS ME HIS CHEQUE WORTH A FEW THOUSAND MORE THAN CAR.
I BANK IT,THEN SEND A WESTERN UNION TRANSFER FOR THE OUTSTANDING TO THE BUYER.
WHEN HE GETS THIS,HE CAN ORGANISE SHIPPING.
The punchline:
The cheque is stolen or forged,so even if they send a 16k cheque for a 15k car,they make.
The cheque WILL clear,but may take as long as six weeks to show as a forgery.
This will be to late,because you got the money out as soon as it cleared to send back for shipping.
If they can be bothered to ship your car (safer for them to drop contact when they get cheque)you will owe the bank 16k,(hope you didn't spend the 15k).
If they do ship the car,you will have no car And you will owe the bank 16k.
It seems everyone gets this,but i'd never heard of it.
Is not just on cars,have seen an example of it regarding photographic equipment.
Cars are better target because the seller will be in hurry to cash cheque,and then in a hurry to send money for shipping a car they still have,but are in a hurry to ship as they think it belongs to someone else now.
As i said,they are common.If you are currently selling,watch out for them,they nearly always ask for 'Western union money transfer' and alway refer to the car in the impersonal ie:
'I am interested in your lotus esprit turbo hc red with black leather,if you wish to sell me your lotus esprit turbo hc red with black leather then.....'
Just thought i'd put this on the forum,as it was new to me,and after doing a spot of research i thought i'd share.
Hands up who has had one!.
PAUL C
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