possible scam? car buyers beware!

m4a1mustang

Now's the time to tell him you're a Nigerian Prince and need this S2000 to mask the transfer of $25 million US dollars out of your country.

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6MT

Also, tell him you need to flog a couple of kilos of heroin.

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Andrew

2009 370Z Sport/Touring 6MT sold
2013 Honda Civic Si coupe D/D

mantella87

Tell him to steer his cruise ship into the Bermuda Triangle.

Pharmacist

Done

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2009 370z Sport Touring/Nismo shift Knob/Z1 motorsports 34 row oil cooler

m4a1mustang

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SS66

I would like to let you know that for the safety of this transaction I want to use the protection and help of eBay Purchase Protection service. If you are not familiar with this service I've described you the major steps of our potential deal according to eBay:


1. Buyer, seller reach an agreement
2. Buyer sends money to eBay to be held .
3. eBay confirms to seller that the buyer has proceed with payment.
4. Seller performs the required services (shipping, insurance).
5. Buyer accepts delivery and has 15 days to test and inspect the vehicle.
6. After 15 days, if buyer agrees with the condition and functional status of the vehicle, and decides to buy, he informs eBay about the acceptance.
6* If for any reason buyer disagrees with the vehicle's condition, the car will be shipped back and buyer will receive the whole amount of money back.
7. eBay releases the money to seller.

As you can see, you will receive the car BEFORE I receive any money from eBay.
You will get the chance to inspect it, test drive it and everything you like while your money is still held by eBay. If you agree with this procedure I will need your: first name, last name, street, city, zip code, state, country, shipping, e-mail address and phone number. I'm requesting all this, so I can be able to open a transaction record at eBay Safe Harbor.

This an old type of scam. You would have been taken to the cleaners. I have seen another one that was really well done. The scammers go to a car forum and post a bogus link to a fake Ebay auction page set up that looks like an Ebay live auction timeer, visit counter etc. They assign a 7-10 digit auction number like a normal Ebay auction. State they are out of the country or leaving soon to go overseas and needs to sell the car ASAP. They set up a rediculous low Buy Now Offer.

The buyer them selects buy now and money is to be held by Ebay safe harbor etc. until buyer takes posession of the car. The buy now payment is made and scammers are long gone.

Later the unknowing buyer figured it out by not using the bogus provided link from the scammers. The unknowing buyer later tried to follow up by going to Ebay and searching the assigned auction listing number. Auction number assigned comes back as invalid or returned search 0. They contact Ebay customer service to find out the auction reference number was invalid. Buyer out of money etc. end of story.

imwazn

i got almost the exact same email when i asked someone about a cobra last year, except they were in the army...