had an email regarding my car for sale saab 93 turbo

 

he put not in his words il send you the full amount via cheque ok i thought so replied with my name and address not thinking!

 

i then replied saying the saab is in the garage recieving some turbo work which he replied saying cheque sent for 10 thousand pounds when car is collected pay person 6k and the 4 is yours :smash:

 

sounds like a scam iv heard of before,you cash it when they collect car money bounces your left in the shit

 

if only life was this good PMSL any thoughts?

 

cant i cash the cheque and transfer it all and say the saab is sold lol yeh right

send the cheque back with a steaming great pile of dog poo in with it!!

 

fookin scamming :xxx:'s

word of warning it can happen uptoo 4 weeks after cheque has cleared as well ,,it happened to me few yrs back amount was for 1k,

Take it to a cheque cashing place, you,ll lose a bit in transfer and you,ll nedd a few fake docs but........oops have i said too much :x: :x: Ya never sin me rite??

it's a fake cheque,

and don't try and screw with them, they will be organised criminals

il il il bin i.........t :(

This is happening a LOT with cars (and other items) at the moment...especially via ebay.

il il il bin i.........t :(

 

Hard luck greg :( Funny i had a black 900 turbo behind me for a good while behind me this evening, driver was smiling and talking to his passenger about the z (you can always tell!) Bit of respect both ways. I've always been fond of older Saabs..

so whats the best thing to do rip it up,i dont have a return address to send cheque,like they would give me an address

 

give to the police

 

cash it

 

bin it

 

burn it :smash:

Report it to Ebay if sold on there, If not bin it and say its been sold.

it must of been seen on autotrader fooks me off you spend time trying to sell your car and you get ****ers like this if someone turns up at my door il fooking headbutt him :xxx:

had an email regarding my car for sale saab 93 turbo

 

he put not in his words il send you the full amount via cheque ok i thought so replied with my name and address not thinking!

 

i then replied saying the saab is in the garage recieving some turbo work which he replied saying cheque sent for 10 thousand pounds when car is collected pay person 6k and the 4 is yours :smash:

 

sounds like a scam iv heard of before,you cash it when they collect car money bounces your left in the shit

 

if only life was this good PMSL any thoughts?

 

cant i cash the cheque and transfer it all and say the saab is sold lol yeh right

 

 

Take it to the POLICE (pokice) Its a big scam. I was warned ages ago.

Take it to the pokice.

 

Or even the police . And they're not much better :rofl:

I have had about 10 of these bloody scammers while selling my legend coupe. Now, when I see an e-mail saying 'you pay my shipper blah blah blah' I just send an abusive e-mail back. great fun

iv just ripped up cheque emailed scamster told him hes a c u n t

Or even the police . And they're not much better :rofl:

 

Mick... Just you wait till your next Typo? :smash: :rofl:

if someone turns up at my door il fooking headbutt him /QUOTE]

 

 

is he a short arse too then? :dance:

pmsl!!

bloody nigerians probably .....the place is a sess pit of corruption from the top down

if someone turns up at my door il fooking headbutt him /QUOTE]

 

 

is he a short arse too then? :dance:

 

 

git :rolleyes:

 

you only live in croydon to feel tall :p and enjoy the many curryhouses

HAVE A LOOK AT THAT:

 

"Overpayment Cheque Scam

People selling high-ticket items such as cars, motorcycles or computer gear via the Internet should be aware of a cheque scam that is bilking victims out of thousands of dollars. Although the scam has been around for quite some time, recent trends indicate that it is netting an increasing amount of victims, especially among car owners looking to sell their vehicles.

 

Typically, an overpayment cheque scam works like this:

 

 

A seller places an Internet advertisement for a car or other item with a high price tag.

 

 

Later, the seller receives a generous offer for the item, usually via an email.

 

 

The seller agrees on the price, and, often, also agrees to the proviso that he or she refuses any other offers for the item.

 

 

The scammers then send a cheque for the item. However, the cheque is for substantially more than the specified amount.

 

 

The scammers invent some excuse for this overpayment and ask that the balance be electronically transferred to a specified bank account. For example, they may claim that the extra funds are to pay the fees of an agent who is handling the sale or to cover shipping costs.

 

 

The seller dutifully transfers the amount out of his or her own funds.

 

 

Later, the seller finds that his or her bank has dishonoured the cheque. In some cases, the bank may actually have cleared the funds, but discovers later that the check is a forgery or was stolen.

 

 

Thus the seller has been bilked out of a substantial amount, with little chance of recovering the money. Furthermore, the item remains unsold and the seller may have rejected legitimate offers in the mean time.

 

 

The supposed buyers usually originate out of West African nations such as Nigeria. In fact, it is probable that the same gang of con-artists that run Nigerian loan scams and international lottery scams are responsible for the overpayment cheque scam as well. Like the Nigerian scam, the intent is to draw the potential victim deeper into the scam via a series of emails.

 

To protect yourself against this sort of scam, never agree to a deal in which the payer wishes to issue an amount for more than the agreed price and expects you to reimburse the balance. The scammers use a variety of excuses to explain the overpayment, but any such excuse should be treated with the utmost suspicion.

 

Examples:

 

thanks for the quick response am okay with price,and because am far away from united states so don't worry about the shipment i have shipping agent that carter for my pick up any where in the world. i will instruct my client to send you a cashier's cheque of (5000) so what you have to do immediatley the check gets to you just deduct the funds for the puppies($500) and send the excess money ($4500) to my shipping agent so that they can be able to pick the puppies up from your destination and which will also covers the shipping fees of my other consignments in the state. so if this is okay by you, you can forward your full name, address and cell phone number. expecting your response back.

 

 

Thanks for your mail,I am really interested in the (plymouth),Fine i will pay $200 for it,Please i will want to indicate my mode of payment to you since i am not in the United States at the moment and there is a Company in the United States that is indebted to me in the amount of $3,500,So i will want to really seek your Assistance at this point,That i will want you to forward to me the the following informations below that i will need to forward to the Company indebted to me so that they can make out the payment directly to you and after you have cashed it in your bank,You will have the excess amount on the payment sent to my International Shipping agent via WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER ,All charges you are to pay at the western union office when sending the excess amount of $3,300 should be deducted from my balance,So you don't have to bother yourself about that, The reason for this is that,The Company indebted to me say they cannot make out the payment in two installment except once, And since i am purchasing your (plymouth) from you at this time,I will want to really be sure that my funds will be safe in your hands as i will want to entrust my money unto your care,So inorder for us to complete the purchase of the (plymouth) now,I will want you to get back to me with the following informations inorder for me to forward it to the Company indebted to me inorder for them to make out the payment in your name and send it to you ithout any furtherdelay,

 

The following informations that i will require from you are as follows,

1] YOUR FULL NAME TO BE WRITTEN ON THE CHECK,

2] YOUR DIRECT HOUSE ADDRESS WHERE YOU WILL WANT THE PAYMENT TO BE SENT TO,

3] YOUR DIRECT CELL PHONE NUMBER THAT YOU CAN BE REACHED AT ANYTIME OF THE DAY SO THAT I CAN GIVE YOU A CALL SO THAT I CAN EXPLAIN TO YOU BETTER,

Upon receipt of this informations i have just requested from you,I will immediately forward it to the Company indebted to me to make out the payment in your name and send it to you immediately,I will be awaiting your response as soon as you get this mail,Do confirm this mail and get back to me as soon as possible."

This is a reply I got from a scammer some months ago. The car was a Ferrari 308GTS '78 which was almost half the price of the rest of the 308GTS'. After searching the net I found an almost identical letter. Shipping a car from GB to Finland with air cargo, it would cost almost as much as the car.. LMAO!! I also told him I'm going for a business trip to GB in a week, and would be able to come a and take a look at it, he didn't say a word about that in his next letter.

 

First letter:

 

Hello,

I received your email regarding my car.

The car is in perfect condition,with no scratches on it,no dammage.The price for the car with shipping included, is 7500 euro . For closing the deal you will make a deposit of 3500 EURO . I consider this deposit a reservation for the car . The first one that makes a deposit will be the owner .

The buyer will receive all papers and receipts that he needs to register it in his name.

He will receive the TITLE,keys,owner manual...

It has a Clear Title and it is in Showroom Condition.

The car belongs to my uncle . He died two weeks ago .

The car is now in United Kingdom as my uncle lived there.I am now here as i took care of the funerals , me being his only relative .

Because i can't carry all of his things back home i am selling them.

I am willing to sell it and ship it to any of the UE countries .I know that the price is low but i have no use for the car and I want

to get back home as soon as i sell it.

I want to sell the car asap so I am willing to pay the shipping fees no matter the location.

Please REPLY WITH YOUR NAME AND SHIPPING ADDRESS IN YOUR NEXT EMAIL as i will need them for the shipping .

Shipping will be done via KLM Air cargo, by plane to the nearest airport , and it will take no more then 3 or 4 days.I have a friend at KLM who will manage me a low price for the shipping and I assumed that it is from me to pay for shipping it.When I will shipp it,I will declare it as a gift so that you will pay no customs when you will receive it and for this it will be delivered directly to your address.

Also, I have to let you know that I want a proof that you have all the money available for this deal as I will shipp it in the same day or next day morning ,after you proove to me that you are a real buyer.

Let me know if this is ok with you,so that we can move forward with this deal!

Regards!

 

Second letter:

 

If you are really interested and because we both want a safe transaction, here is what I believe to be the safest yet fastest possible way to complete this deal:

Instead of sending the money directly to me which offers no protection for you I suggest you to send the money through Western Union because this is the fastest way having United Kingdom as the country of destination but using your father's name or any name you want as the receiver.

After doing that just email me the Money Transfer Control Number and the name you have used to allow me to check the transfer at the local Western Union agent. If everything is OK, I'll ship you the car fully insured next morning.After you receive and inspect your car just call your local Western Union agent and change the receiver's name that you have used with my name to allow me to pick up the money!

This way, although I cannot collect the money I have the proof that you are serious about this deal.

The main idea about this method is that is much faster than other services (like escrow or ups cod), but at the same time is just

as secure. Moreover you are in perfect control over the transaction until you receive the package!

I have used this method in the past and it worked perfectly and i assure you that it is 100% safe. This is actually what you want, isn't it? I would also like to note that this method puts the burden on the seller in this case and not on the buyer.

Hopefully that puts you at ease a little. I am a man of my word and will withhold my end of the bargain.

ok , ive had a few of these and i have paid them in the bank. few point

 

1) the cheque will NEVER clear !! it will stay in your account and when u contact the bank they will fob you off for ages saying they have to speak to the international dept. But will never clear in your account.

 

2) Tell em to fook off - as you will also get charged for that cheque if u try to cash it !!

 

3) Never except a cheque from outside the uk eever as 99% of them will never clear !!! even if they are legit , ( bank expalined why , but didnt understand all the goblde-gook they was talking !

 

So there u go , i have had about 3 cheques ive tried to cash and same happened to each when i was selling my R6,

 

And also the bank has the right to close ur account down , if the cheque turns out to be fraudulant ( which is deffo will be ) as they threatened to close mine on the 1st one i paid in !!

 

karl