[wdvltalk-social] phase II ----- am I being scammed

[christine gregory]

Joseph,
 
That doesn't sound too good to me.  
 
We sold our Vauxhall Cavalier on ebay and had a dealer come and buy it.  It seemed to go OK though although I'd never sold to a dealer before and it was a bit nerve racking.  He paid in cash so there was no having to get a cheque cleared.  We also bought our current car on Ebay and it's been great, the owner was a lovely man who runs a local hairdressers and we were able to try out the car first.  Best [second hand] car yet, really appreciate things like the quick defrosting on cold days, starting easily and driving without any problems (touch wood!).
 
I hope you will be as lucky in your dealing! ChristineE-mail:  gregory_christin at hotmail.com



> From: smilepoet at vfemail.net> To: wdvltalk-social at wdvltalk-social.org.uk> Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:05:50 +0000> Subject: [wdvltalk-social] phase II ----- am I being scammed> > And from 'Alfred' the first big move:> > 'Thanks for your swift response, Please tell me where you are > located. Let me know if I can come over to your location or send > my moving company and my engineer for inspection.> > Hope to read back from you soon> > Thanks...'> > > > > > From: "David Precious"> >> >> > On 03/17/08 09:17, joseph harris wrote:> >> I am changing my old jalopy for another old jalopy. I have> >> put an> >> ad in Ad-Mart online.> >>> >> So far it has got two replies, both in poor english, and I> >> smell a> >> possible scam.> >> > If it smells fishy, it probably is :)> >> > If they start mentioning things like "I'll send you a cheque > > for> > X, you> > cash it, take the sale price and give the rest to my> > representative/shipping agent who will come to collect the car"> > then> > tell them where they can stick it, that's the most blatant scam> > going.> >> >> >> >> Has anyone specific advice on spotting this [like saying they> >> will> >> pay by check when old jalopies usually pass for cash - unless> >> they> >> are old enough to be 'vintage' ;-)].> >> > Send it along in plain text and we can all let you know what we> > think :)> >> >> > I sold my car recently, I listed it on Autotrader's website and> > within a> > few hours I had a few obvious scam emails. <snip>> >> >> > David,> >> > There are similarities, but maybe less sophisticated. Here's > > no> > 1:> >> > first messge: Hi,> > i was surfing through when i came ac cross your advert and am> > interested in purchasing the item in question.please get back > > to> > me with the current price and condition if it is still up for> > sale......> >> > Regards you can contact me on my mail cabotben at yahoo.com> >> > second message:> > Hi Joseph Harris,> > Thanks for your mail and am happy to here from you as to> > come for the Car I travel to bruslie in benjium for a business> > trip i will come back on wednesday so i will implore you to > > keep> > the car for me and get back with your final asking price i will> > also like you to come along with the pic so as to made payment > > by> > cheque availble toyou okey .......> >> > Ben> >> > Here's no 2:> > first message: Message :> > With the intension of purchasing this Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0> > Diplomat from you, I'll like you to email me the condition of> > the it and the asking price you want for it, If you have the> > pictures you can email it to me as well. email me via> > alfredtommas at gmail.com> >> > Like to read from you soon> >> > The item Below> >> > Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 Diplomat> >> > Regards> > Alfred Thomas> >> > second message: Joseph, I'll like to inform you that I'm > > ready> > to offer you a good> > money for the car if you can sell it for me. I'm so much in luv> > with> > the car.> >> > Send me the picture and tell me if you gonna sell it for me.> >> > Alfred> >> >> > And it seems, as I re-read, that scam is most likely. I'll> > forward the pics and see what develops. Let you know if they> > think they are reeling me in!> >> > Joseph> >> > PS Anyone want to buy an old jalopy... ;-)> >> > > _______________________________________________> wdvltalk-social mailing list> wdvltalk-social at wdvltalk-social.org.uk> http://lists.preshweb.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/wdvltalk-social> > (This is via the new sever, lyla)
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