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C3 Buying Scam
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2000
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From: Chester Virginia
C3 Buying Scam
A fella wanted to buy my '73. I told him my price and selling conditions. He wanted to send me a check for the car and have me pay the shipper when he came to pickup the car. I told him that he had to pay the shipper. Anyway he said he was sending me a check via UPS and to cash it and then pay the shipper. No way I was going to do this, and since I had not told him I would agree to the purchase I wanted to see what he was going to do. In his next email he said the check was sent UPS and gave me the tracking number. Can you guess where the package went?
Below is the UPS tracking information:
PHILADELPHIA, PA, US 01/21/2010 10:33 P.M. PACKAGE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO GOVERNMENT AGENCY FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION
01/21/2010 9:45 A.M. UPS HAS REQUESTED A DELIVERY INTERCEPT FOR THIS PACKAGE / DELIVERY TO AN ALTERNATE ADDRESS WAS REQUESTED
PHILADELPHIA, PA, US 01/20/2010 11:50 P.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
BROOKLYN, NY, US 01/20/2010 11:41 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
I am waiting to see if I get contacted by a government agency or if this person contacts me again.
Roger
Below is the UPS tracking information:
PHILADELPHIA, PA, US 01/21/2010 10:33 P.M. PACKAGE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO GOVERNMENT AGENCY FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION
01/21/2010 9:45 A.M. UPS HAS REQUESTED A DELIVERY INTERCEPT FOR THIS PACKAGE / DELIVERY TO AN ALTERNATE ADDRESS WAS REQUESTED
PHILADELPHIA, PA, US 01/20/2010 11:50 P.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
BROOKLYN, NY, US 01/20/2010 11:41 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
I am waiting to see if I get contacted by a government agency or if this person contacts me again.
Roger
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 2,813
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From: JOPPA MD
Roger,
This is an old scam...as stated earlier. Sorry, that you didn't sell the car though.
FYI....I will not accept any kind of check (None whatsoever) for the purchase of a vehicle. Too many scam artists in the world today, to do so. Cash or Bank to Bank wire...period. And if doing a wire I always make sure to get the Bank branch address, the managers full name and the branch phone number. I then verify that info before proceeding.
Live and learn and good luck on the sale. Below is a site I use for suspicious e-mail and or contacts of this nature.
scams@fraudwatchinternational.com
Stay in tune....
This is an old scam...as stated earlier. Sorry, that you didn't sell the car though.
FYI....I will not accept any kind of check (None whatsoever) for the purchase of a vehicle. Too many scam artists in the world today, to do so. Cash or Bank to Bank wire...period. And if doing a wire I always make sure to get the Bank branch address, the managers full name and the branch phone number. I then verify that info before proceeding.
Live and learn and good luck on the sale. Below is a site I use for suspicious e-mail and or contacts of this nature.
scams@fraudwatchinternational.com
Stay in tune....
Instructor
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 109
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From: Caldwell Idaho
I get that crap everyday.Many have a fav pastime called "Scam-Baiting" 
http://forum.419eater.com/forum/
c-ya
ToddG
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c-ya
ToddG
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 2,408
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From: Chester Virginia
Thanks to several folks here on CF I knew to be on the look out for this type scam. This is the fourth time that this type scam has been sent to me. It is the first time that the scammer actually followed thru. It is just amazing how low some people will go.
Thanks again CF people.
Thanks again CF people.
Last edited by RMS73; Jan 24, 2010 at 09:10 AM.
Team Owner
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From: Massillon,Ohio USA
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...people tried a few scams on me when I was trying to sell my Yellow '80 in 2003. I gave them all the same response. You send the check, once it clears and I either receive the cash from it or it's credited to my account(at least two weeks after I deposit it), then and only then we'll make the arrangements on the carrier and signing the title over. Funny I never heard back from any of them after giving them all that same response.
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Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Indy Indiana
there are so many ways to 'F' with the scammers... I would say, sure, send me the check... then when the check comes, claim you never got it... or deposit it but wait weeks and weeks and tell him that so far it has not cleared.. or don't deposit it and say the same thing..
of course, very rarely does the check come, they know by your responces if you are a sucker or not.. this is what they do, they have it well thought out and know what and if they can get away with it..
of course, very rarely does the check come, they know by your responces if you are a sucker or not.. this is what they do, they have it well thought out and know what and if they can get away with it..
Racer
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 486
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Awesome! I hope they do something to these people. Glad you knew the scam and it did not affect you. Sucks you did not sell your car but there is always someone else who is honest enough to buy your car.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Anderson SC
