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<blockquote data-quote="OhOneSnake" data-source="post: 2636623" data-attributes="member: 17892"><p>I'm selling a vehicle on autotrader, and I get this email from a "buyer" after replying to his email with details on the car. Here is the lineage of the emails.</p><p></p><p>His 1st:</p><p></p><p>Comments: Compliment of the day.l have a</p><p>customer who wants to purchase your car</p><p>Please, let me know your asking price,</p><p>Present conditiomn and location.</p><p>Hope to hear from you soon.</p><p>Regars</p><p></p><p>My reply:</p><p></p><p>Price: $16,800 non-negotiable. Like car-max, this is my no-hassle price.</p><p>Present Condition: Mechanically sound with no issues. Minor body flaws, all shown in the pictures on autotrader</p><p>Location: Laurel Maryland</p><p></p><p>His reply:</p><p></p><p>Thank you for your response. I have forwarded the features of your</p><p>vehicle in autotrader to my client for evaluation and due to time</p><p>constraint on the fact that we are running short of time , i am</p><p>delighted to tell you that my client has commended your vehicle and he </p><p>has instructed me to carry on with this transaction, he also instructed me </p><p>to inform you that payment will get to you in a cashier check of $24900 which is a refund payment of a cancelled order earlier made by my </p><p>client.</p><p>Due to company policy this check has to be made out in this amount to</p><p>you because company policy only allows a refund payment on one cashier</p><p>cheque. So you are required to deduct the cost of your vehicle $16800</p><p>when payment gets to you and refund balance $8100 to the shipper for </p><p>him to be able to offset shipping & tax charges, and other cosmetic repair</p><p>costs. After payment has reached you and balance sent to shipper, the</p><p>shipper's agent will come for inspection, pick up (of vehicle & signing of title papers), make some cosmetic touches and drive to a prepaid</p><p>shipper to be shipped to my customer, while title papers and other </p><p>necessary documents will be handed over to my agent at the time of </p><p>pick up. </p><p>Please Confirm this and provide Name, Address and Phone</p><p>number for payment to be delivered to you via fedex courier service.</p><p>Anticipating your favourable co-operation.</p><p>Best regards,</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>My brain tells me "This seems too easy. He is buying a car he hasn't even seen yet." However, I can't see their "angle". I'm suspicious, but I am also eager to sell the car. </p><p></p><p>Can anyone see the flaw in this arrangement, and does this look like a common scam that I'm not aware of?</p><p></p><p>PS: No, I'm not selling my Cobra</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OhOneSnake, post: 2636623, member: 17892"] I'm selling a vehicle on autotrader, and I get this email from a "buyer" after replying to his email with details on the car. Here is the lineage of the emails. His 1st: Comments: Compliment of the day.l have a customer who wants to purchase your car Please, let me know your asking price, Present conditiomn and location. Hope to hear from you soon. Regars My reply: Price: $16,800 non-negotiable. Like car-max, this is my no-hassle price. Present Condition: Mechanically sound with no issues. Minor body flaws, all shown in the pictures on autotrader Location: Laurel Maryland His reply: Thank you for your response. I have forwarded the features of your vehicle in autotrader to my client for evaluation and due to time constraint on the fact that we are running short of time , i am delighted to tell you that my client has commended your vehicle and he has instructed me to carry on with this transaction, he also instructed me to inform you that payment will get to you in a cashier check of $24900 which is a refund payment of a cancelled order earlier made by my client. Due to company policy this check has to be made out in this amount to you because company policy only allows a refund payment on one cashier cheque. So you are required to deduct the cost of your vehicle $16800 when payment gets to you and refund balance $8100 to the shipper for him to be able to offset shipping & tax charges, and other cosmetic repair costs. After payment has reached you and balance sent to shipper, the shipper's agent will come for inspection, pick up (of vehicle & signing of title papers), make some cosmetic touches and drive to a prepaid shipper to be shipped to my customer, while title papers and other necessary documents will be handed over to my agent at the time of pick up. Please Confirm this and provide Name, Address and Phone number for payment to be delivered to you via fedex courier service. Anticipating your favourable co-operation. Best regards, My brain tells me "This seems too easy. He is buying a car he hasn't even seen yet." However, I can't see their "angle". I'm suspicious, but I am also eager to sell the car. Can anyone see the flaw in this arrangement, and does this look like a common scam that I'm not aware of? PS: No, I'm not selling my Cobra [/QUOTE]
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