Ok seems like i have a buyer but i'm a little nervous about this,can't really see any problem so long as the cheque clears any help to put my mind at risk would be appreciated.

 

Not a bad price for a 92 non turbo 53k miles though!!!!

 

I've had two e-mails so far.........

 

Hello,

My name is Mr. Shane Davis am glad to buy car from you and i want you to

tell the price of this car ( 1992 NISSAN 300 ZX Non Turbo ) and dont

bother about the shippment i will contact my shipper to come and picked it

up.

i will be expecting the reply from you soonest.

 

 

Regards,

Shane.

 

Hello,

Thanks for the response,i will issue you a cheque because one of my client

is owning a sum of £12,100 and you will deduct your £6250 and send the

remaining cash to my shipper via Western union money transfer, for the car

pickup . so if you agreed you can send the

Name,

Address

Phone number.

i will send the cheque to.

i will be expecting your reply.

 

 

Hello, Hello,

Alex -

 

It's highly likely to be a scam. Be VERY careful, and take a look at this site

 

 

Cheers,

Russ.

Wasnt there a simalar thing sent to some one on here selling a MR2 or something?

Yes it was mine. The chap buying a £1200 MR2 said he would need to pay me a cheque of £9000 as his UK business partner owed him that much. He fully trusted me to send the difference to his shipper who would then let him have the remainder.

 

In the end I declined not only did it feel very fishy, but he said he was an auto dealer and wanted to ship the car to South Africa. I could not understand how the car could be worth purchase price + shipping + dealer margin in ZA.

 

IMHO - walk away from the deal.

Well dodgy, I think it's a variation of the Nigierian Scam.

 

I'd leave well alone.

It does make me nervous but what if i ask him to send me just the £6250 wait until the cheque clears after 5 days then transfer the car?

 

So long as i have the money what could be the problem?

 

Ok so he could be laundering money or he could be avoiding some sort of import tax on the total amount.

 

What could be the comeback on me?

That was my thought, but something still niggled. I have heard of cheques being withdrawn despite apparantly clearing, sometimes weeks afterwards. And your cheque for the £6250 is honoured and you go OD, and have no wheels.

 

Seriously I'd walk away - if you're that keen for a TT in a swap for a NA then I might be up for it in summer. I'm not a speed freak I just like cruising fast with the roof off.

I say walk away.

 

Definitely a scam. Not sure how it would work but you can guarantee you won't end up with the cash.

 

Even entertaining the idea of these kind of things is foolish - i've seen loads of these things being talked about before and have NEVER heard of one being genuine.

 

I mean - do you really want to get involved with a deal where you're forwarding on some bloke from South Africa or somewhere's money... ?

 

If it was money laundering you'd be the person it came back to as transferring it from the UK via western union money transfer - dodgiest thing i've ever heard. Plus you'd be giving his "shipper" your account details to take the money out your account - smart move - I DON'T THINK SO!

 

Follow this up if you want to win a Darwin award!

Ok i've told him to send me the asking price no more no less also i've told him he has to wait between 3 and 4 weeks until the cheque has cleared the issuers account i.e. his.

 

I wouldn't have given him or his shipper any of my bank details.

 

It does sound like a scam to me..........

 

Bugger anyone want to buy a car??????

 

£6000 quick sale!!!

 

I need a twin turbo ;o(

If you do sell to him, I would set up a new bank accouont, pay in his cheque, clear it, withdraw the money and close the account just to be on the safe side.

 

Does sound very, very dodgy though.

Remember, if something sounds too good to be true, it usually is.

;)

My thoughts exactly!!!!!

 

Thanks to everyone for the invaluable advice though.

 

Glad to be on this forum.

 

Alex

Dont touch the money with a barge pole - the money IS NOT yours until quite a while after the cheque hits the bank - if you withdraw it the bank will come asking you for the money back. You cannot win.

 

You could just keep making excuses to him and waste his time - give wrong account numbers etc!

My thoughts exactly get the cheque and wait about three weeks that way if it is dodgy i'll know.

Alex, its got to be a scam , but i go along with you,

take the cheque and wait for clearance, ask your bank manager to confirm

the cleared funds in writing aswell.

What do you need it for Alex - tell the guy to f**k off and leave it there.

Geoff.

I would not get involved!

Alex the advice given on here is very sound, say no!

Completely taboo!

Arthur

After i asked him for either the cash when the shipper arrives or a cheque for £6250 then wait 3 weeks to clear i've had no reply..............yes it's a scam!

 

I still need to sell though and get a TT

That was my thought, but something still niggled. I have heard of cheques being withdrawn despite apparantly clearing, sometimes weeks afterwards

 

Yeah, that happened to me when I was switching banks. Apparently "cleared" doesn't mean anything much in practice.

 

(WhaI moved most of the money from the old account with a cheque... and then one of the big DDs didn't move and cleared the account out a couple of weeks later. Since the cheque was pretty much the only money in the new account it all went tits up when I tried to use some of the money.)

 

Needless to say neither of the banks involved now have any of my business!

 

Anyway, this is a well-known scam... walk away!