New type of scam?

isabayo · 11-08-2007, 07:08 AM

I've been trying to sell both my accord and my bike but I've been getting quite a few emails from out of state and out of country buyers. They all pretty much say the same thing. They all offer to send me a check without even asking additional questions about the vehicle. They send me a few thousand more asking me to pay the shipping company that will pick up the vehicle. Then they all say something along the lines of "I can trust you right? I can trust you to pay the shipping company right?". How can I get screwed over by something like this if I wait for the check to clear?

MadDog · 11-08-2007, 07:56 AM

I'd say it was a scam...

How about looking here: BuzzTrader

stooken · 11-09-2007, 12:10 PM

it is a scam. samething you find on ebay & craigslist with money orders coming from nigeria.

sell the car local or face to face.

BMWE90 · 11-09-2007, 12:13 PM

that's definitely a scam. run!!

ETD · 11-09-2007, 12:14 PM

Is 100% scam, everytime i post something on recycler or craigslist, i always get these email, i just delete it and ignore it. so be careful.

11-08-2007, 07:08 AM	#1
isabayo First Lieutenant 44 Rep 319 Posts Drives: G05 X5 50i M Sport Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: MD iTrader: (7)	New type of scam? I've been trying to sell both my accord and my bike but I've been getting quite a few emails from out of state and out of country buyers. They all pretty much say the same thing. They all offer to send me a check without even asking additional questions about the vehicle. They send me a few thousand more asking me to pay the shipping company that will pick up the vehicle. Then they all say something along the lines of "I can trust you right? I can trust you to pay the shipping company right?". How can I get screwed over by something like this if I wait for the check to clear?
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11-08-2007, 07:56 AM	#2
MadDog Careful, I Bite..... 153 Rep 504 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: S.F. Bay Area iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 325i [7.50]	I'd say it was a scam... How about looking here: BuzzTrader
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11-09-2007, 12:10 PM	#3
stooken Brigadier General 184 Rep 4,244 Posts Drives: E70 X5 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NOR*CAL iTrader: (2)	it is a scam. samething you find on ebay & craigslist with money orders coming from nigeria. sell the car local or face to face. __________________ 2010 E92 BSM 335i \| M-Sport \| ST Coils \| Linea Corse Lemans \| Cobb AP \| BMS DCI \| Cyba Tips
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11-09-2007, 12:13 PM	#4
BMWE90 Major 86 Rep 1,153 Posts Drives: E90 335 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (1)	that's definitely a scam. run!!
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11-09-2007, 12:14 PM	#5
ETD Enlisted Member 3 Rep 30 Posts Drives: SPECIALIZED IN BMW, AUDI, MB Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (0)	Is 100% scam, everytime i post something on recycler or craigslist, i always get these email, i just delete it and ignore it. so be careful. __________________ E.T.D "EURO TUNING DIRECT" PERFORMANCE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT. Always on the search for the next product !!!
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