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Vanspeed · 11-11-2013, 10:15 AM

I have a chassis for sale in the sale section and also on craigslist. I got this email today. What do you guys think?

"Thank so much for getting back to me.. I will pay your asking price, Plus $20 to hold it for me..I'm currently at work because i work at the sea as an oceanographer.. Due to this i will not be able to come do the pick up myself and pay via cash... So i will be paying you via Check so after the Check has been clear, i will ask shipper to come for the pick up at your location. Do reply back with your full name and address in which the payment will be mail to you"

1931 flamingo · 11-11-2013, 10:30 AM

C'mon: It's got "scam" written all over it ! JMO
Paul in CT

Cash talks.

Fred · 11-11-2013, 10:33 AM

I have had that SAME one "WORD FOR WORD" sent to me !! "DELETE"..

txturbo · 11-11-2013, 10:47 AM

Typical scam

Tom Wesenberg · 11-11-2013, 10:54 AM

Lot of scammers working at sea these days.

Vanspeed · 11-11-2013, 11:45 AM

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Thanks guys, I thought it was fishy.

Domino · 11-11-2013, 07:37 PM

Scam - Big time

Vanspeed · 11-11-2013, 08:22 PM

But what would be the point of his scam? To send me a bad check or is it something he could do with having my address? Just curious as I laughed when I read it.

BILL WILLIAMSON · 11-11-2013, 08:40 PM

If you type back, "YOU ARE A SCAMMER", they ALWAYS go away. Bill W.

Roadster62 · 11-11-2013, 08:42 PM

Luck for you that you live on the Coast. Bob

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vanspeed

I have a chassis for sale in the sale section and also on craigslist. I got this email today. What do you guys think?

"Thank so much for getting back to me.. I will pay your asking price, Plus $20 to hold it for me..I'm currently at work because i work at the sea as an oceanographer.. Due to this i will not be able to come do the pick up myself and pay via cash... So i will be paying you via Check so after the Check has been clear, i will ask shipper to come for the pick up at your location. Do reply back with your full name and address in which the payment will be mail to you"

BILL WILLIAMSON · 11-11-2013, 09:12 PM

Vanspeed, IF you don't have much $$$'s tied up in that chassis, to save frazzled nerves, etc, just GIVE it to someone who will appreciate your kindness. You'll find out that your "REWARDS" will come back from the most unusual & unexpected sources! Bill W.

zzlegend · 11-11-2013, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanspeed

Thanks guys, I thought it was fishy.

That's why he is at sea.

BILL WILLIAMSON · 11-11-2013, 10:51 PM

After what I went through, I would NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER sell ANYTHING on the internet again!!! Bill W.

SeaSlugs · 11-12-2013, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by 1930 coupe

He will send you a check for $1000.00 too much and want you to cash it and send the $1000.00 back to him Western Union. After 2 or 3 weeks your bank will tell you the check is bad and you will have to make it good or go to court with the bank. You will be out the amount of the check plus the $1000.00 you sent to him. You will never find out who he is so you can not do anything. Even if you found him he will be in a foreign country so you cannot do anything. You will louse several thousand dollars.

yup yup yup. ANYTIME it has to deal with being off shore for ANY reason, ANY ammount of money to hold an item, involving a shipper of any kind, askign about YOU and your adress and not any questions about the item for sale.

i still find it hard these people keep getting money!

BUT if you are still unsure its ALWAYS best to get a 2nd opinion by asking us on here, family friend that is internet savvy, neighbor, grandkids etc.

Rock Hornbuckle · 11-12-2013, 12:49 AM

Turn the scam on him. Tell him to send the check to a temporary mail box. Deposit the check whatever the amont is..over the asking price then don't send
the excess $$ back. Turn over his info immediately to law inforcement. They will notify interpol. Hopefully they can catch him. Personally, I would ask him to come to my home to recieve his
excess cash, then knock him in the head with a tire iron. lol.

Dave Mellor NJ · 11-12-2013, 01:04 AM

Law enforcement can't or won't do anything about it.

Mike V. Florida · 11-12-2013, 01:04 AM

Have some fun with him, say yes. Get the check and start the fun.

pooch · 11-12-2013, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Rock Hornbuckle

Turn the scam on him. Tell him to send the check to a temporary mail box. Deposit the check whatever the amont is..over the asking price then don't send
the excess $$ back. Turn over his info immediately to law inforcement. They will notify interpol. Hopefully they can catch him. Personally, I would ask him to come to my home to recieve his
excess cash, then knock him in the head with a tire iron. lol.

Dunno about your banks over there, but a dud check costs you about $35 here.

No skin off the scammers nose if he don't get the excess shipping out your own money, but it has cost you because you have deposited a dud in your account.

Best to just delete.

BILL WILLIAMSON · 11-12-2013, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by pooch

Dunno about your banks over there, but a dud check costs you about $35 here.

No skin off the scammers nose if he don't get the excess shipping out your own money, but it has cost you because you have deposited a dud in your account.

Best to just delete.

EVERYBODY, DON'T, DON'T, DON'T, play GAMES with these people!!! I got a $22,000.00 COUNTERFEIT check for the full price of my car!! It looked SO REAL, that the bank took it!! I was lucky, it only cost me $12.00 for a "bounced" check! Read about it on MAFCA SCAMS PAGE!!
Bill W.

Skibb · 11-13-2013, 08:47 AM

Well, I'm on both sides here. Yes, looks like a scam. But having "been to Sea", I've met hundreds of men who made their living on the world's oceans as civilians. They love their jobs but long for home, hearth and hobbies as they ride ocean blue month after month.

11-11-2013, 10:15 AM	#1
Vanspeed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Suttons Bay, Mich. Posts: 3,384	opinions please I have a chassis for sale in the sale section and also on craigslist. I got this email today. What do you guys think? "Thank so much for getting back to me.. I will pay your asking price, Plus $20 to hold it for me..I'm currently at work because i work at the sea as an oceanographer.. Due to this i will not be able to come do the pick up myself and pay via cash... So i will be paying you via Check so after the Check has been clear, i will ask shipper to come for the pick up at your location. Do reply back with your full name and address in which the payment will be mail to you" __________________ *Respecting and Resurrecting Ford Model A's.*

11-11-2013, 10:30 AM	#2
1931 flamingo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: new britain,ct 06052 Posts: 9,390	Re: opinions please C'mon: It's got "scam" written all over it ! JMO Paul in CT Cash talks.

11-11-2013, 10:33 AM	#3
Fred BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: California, Maryland Posts: 1,421	Re: opinions please I have had that SAME one "WORD FOR WORD" sent to me !! "DELETE"..

11-11-2013, 10:47 AM	#4
txturbo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Houston Posts: 111	Re: opinions please Typical scam

11-11-2013, 10:54 AM	#5
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: opinions please Lot of scammers working at sea these days.

11-11-2013, 11:45 AM	#6
Vanspeed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Suttons Bay, Mich. Posts: 3,384	Re: opinions please Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thanks guys, I thought it was fishy. __________________ *Respecting and Resurrecting Ford Model A's.*

11-11-2013, 07:37 PM	#7
Domino Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 412	Re: opinions please Scam - Big time

11-11-2013, 08:22 PM	#8
Vanspeed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Suttons Bay, Mich. Posts: 3,384	Re: opinions please But what would be the point of his scam? To send me a bad check or is it something he could do with having my address? Just curious as I laughed when I read it. __________________ *Respecting and Resurrecting Ford Model A's.*

11-11-2013, 08:40 PM	#9
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: opinions please If you type back, "YOU ARE A SCAMMER", they ALWAYS go away. Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

11-11-2013, 09:12 PM	#11
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: opinions please Vanspeed, IF you don't have much $$$'s tied up in that chassis, to save frazzled nerves, etc, just GIVE it to someone who will appreciate your kindness. You'll find out that your "REWARDS" will come back from the most unusual & unexpected sources! Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

11-11-2013, 10:51 PM	#13
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: opinions please After what I went through, I would NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER sell ANYTHING on the internet again!!! Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

11-12-2013, 12:49 AM	#15
Rock Hornbuckle Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Noxon Montana Posts: 532	Re: opinions please Turn the scam on him. Tell him to send the check to a temporary mail box. Deposit the check whatever the amont is..over the asking price then don't send the excess $$ back. Turn over his info immediately to law inforcement. They will notify interpol. Hopefully they can catch him. Personally, I would ask him to come to my home to recieve his excess cash, then knock him in the head with a tire iron. lol. __________________ '31 Fordor Deluxe 2W Briggs 170-B / blackwalls '41 Fordor Deluxe / 2-duece flattie '66 1/2 Dodge Charger '14 100th Anniversary Challenger Limited Edition. Semper Fidelis

11-12-2013, 01:04 AM	#16
Dave Mellor NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 774	Re: opinions please Law enforcement can't or won't do anything about it.

11-12-2013, 01:04 AM	#17
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: opinions please Have some fun with him, say yes. Get the check and start the fun. __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

11-13-2013, 08:47 AM	#20
Skibb Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Jupiter, FL Posts: 536	Re: opinions please Well, I'm on both sides here. Yes, looks like a scam. But having "been to Sea", I've met hundreds of men who made their living on the world's oceans as civilians. They love their jobs but long for home, hearth and hobbies as they ride ocean blue month after month.