LOL, got this email on my DODGE that I have for sale

Think I will jump right on this sale...... NOT

I am interested in purchasing your vehicle.Payment will be in form of cashier's check from a business associate owing me $17,900.When you receive the payment,cash it and deduct your $12,500 and then send the remainder less the transfer charges to my personal assistant,who will then make pick-up and shipping arrangements.There are some other deliveries pending in the States so I need your assurances that the remainder will be promptly sent upon receipt of payment so that there will be no delay charges.Provide the following info if you wish to proceed with this arrangement:

1)Name on check
2)Address
3)Contact phone #
4)Pictures and last price on offer


Sincerely,


Janet stramrood
8A Kingswood rd,
Penge,London,
SE-7BN. UK

 

haha! neat!!!!!! *cough* scam*cough*

 

do it. sounds like a good deal. cough money laundering cough

 

I got one of these "deals" when I had my '02 scoob up a month or so ago.

 

its a scam. happened to me b4 too.

 

hey thats normal thats what i did to fongman when i bought his MY00...

 

It reeks of scam. I’ve seen it quite a few times.

Basically the “business associate†is someone who this person is also scamming. They’ve somehow convinced this person to give them a check, say for a car they are supposedly selling. But they’ll have them make it out to someone else for whatever reason (my account’s close, I owe the guy money, etc). Instead of cashing it in their own account and getting caught, they’ll have you cash it and give them some of the money. That way when the “business associate†figures out they’ve been scammed and contacts their bank, they go to you because you’re the one who deposited it. The “personal assistant†is probably also someone getting scammed. Guy would probably have you wire the remainder of the funds to this person. They’re probably expecting someone to wire them funds, say for the purchase of a car. You’ve become the “business associateâ€Â!!!!! Yeah!!!! It’s a huge run around trying to evade the paper trail. It can just keep going and going.

Always verify who your dealing with and only accept payment from that person as cash or another verifiable type of payment!

 

Very typical these days in internet selling. check out www.419eater.com there is some funny stuff all about this. I get about 2-4 each time i sell somethign on e bay