Received an Interesting E-mail
Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2004
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From: Ft. Lauderdale Fl
The Forum has heard this "scam" before. In my business, the scam is played a little differently......a saudi prince has several million to invest and needs a letter from us. yada, yada, yada.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 831
Likes: 0
From: Orange Tx
so send him your paypal address and see if the money shows up. how is that different than selling anything else over ebay and getting paid with paypal. I have sold a car and 2 bikes through ebay/paypal before, bought and shipped sight unseen. the nigerian scam is that he wants your bank account number to deposit money in it. he is asking for your paypal address. unless you send him the password too, I dont see how this would go bad unless he doesnt pay you all of it and the guy shows up for the car.
Its PayPal...
Ask him for his PayPal address to send money request.
Then contact PayPal an ask to verify him an tell them whats going on.
PayPal is really user friendly...
Lots of people are using PayPal these days cause it lots easier...
There address an info is logged in.. Just alot easier when purchasing...
If you notice alot of businesses now are accepting PayPal...
You never know.. May have the car sold.. If the money shows up then it does.. If not you still have the car.
PayPal is really user friendly... Contact them
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 1,510
Likes: 15
From: Ga
I can't tell you how many kings and dead people want to will me millions of dollars, or how many will just take the item as is for a buddy or servicemen overseas
These people just wont quit. Lots of people still fall for this stuff.
These people just wont quit. Lots of people still fall for this stuff.
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 1,932
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From: Warrenville Il
so send him your paypal address and see if the money shows up. how is that different than selling anything else over ebay and getting paid with paypal. I have sold a car and 2 bikes through ebay/paypal before, bought and shipped sight unseen. the nigerian scam is that he wants your bank account number to deposit money in it. he is asking for your paypal address. unless you send him the password too, I dont see how this would go bad unless he doesnt pay you all of it and the guy shows up for the car.
Try it for yourself. Place an add for a car for sale. I guarantee within a week you will get this same B.S. either by email or phone message.
They are looking for that one sucker out there. once they get a bite they will want more bogus info from you. Keep giving it out and eventually they will have what they need to clean you out.
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Joined: Mar 2001
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From: small town in S.E Pa. PA
St. Jude Donor '03-'04
If some one wants to put thousands of dollars into your payPal account and you don't have to give up anything , then where is the harm..your paypal address is usually the same as the email address he already has.
The one he used to contact you. If thousands of dollars show up in your account, then your car is sold. Again the only information you are giving out, is information he already has. I do agree it is unconventional.. Contacting PayPal would help give you peace of mind, they are more equipped to offer you advice than anyone here.
The one he used to contact you. If thousands of dollars show up in your account, then your car is sold. Again the only information you are giving out, is information he already has. I do agree it is unconventional.. Contacting PayPal would help give you peace of mind, they are more equipped to offer you advice than anyone here.
Banned Scam/Spammer
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Oklahoma City
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so send him your paypal address and see if the money shows up. how is that different than selling anything else over ebay and getting paid with paypal. I have sold a car and 2 bikes through ebay/paypal before, bought and shipped sight unseen. the nigerian scam is that he wants your bank account number to deposit money in it. he is asking for your paypal address. unless you send him the password too, I dont see how this would go bad unless he doesnt pay you all of it and the guy shows up for the car.
I doubt they would send any money, but if so don't be surprised to get a charge back notice from Paypal as soon as the car is received. We've had this happen a few times from selling parts after they decided they didn't want to pay for them I guess.
Personally I wouldn't do it through Paypal.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,015
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From: Loxahatchee Florida
I sold my '95 convertible several years ago to a serviceman who was in the middle east.
He did a wire transfer to my bank and picked the car up about four weeks later.
He flew into Kansas City and I picked him up at the airport. We signed the papers, he dropped me off at my house and then drove home to Boise, ID.
He did a wire transfer to my bank and picked the car up about four weeks later.
He flew into Kansas City and I picked him up at the airport. We signed the papers, he dropped me off at my house and then drove home to Boise, ID.
Intermediate
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 37
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It is a SCAM
Two instances. I had an item for sale in the internet and someone contacted me with an offer. They sent me a cashiers check for 8k (which I have in my possession) and after I deposited it in my bank, I would send them immediately the difference of the amount. I was supposed to keet about half. The money I had to send was to a PO Box in Atlanta, GA. They had ***** because it is the same building for the courthouse there. An AGENT would get all that money and forward it. To make it short, the final person was in (guess???) Nigeria. I went to the FBI with the info but because the amount was so small, they would not bother.
the second was a friend on mine in the navy squadron who sent some money to someone in England who was selling a motorcycle. Never saw neither.
You can proceed by allowing him to make a paypal payment into your email account (remember paypal only shows the payer the email to sendto) and wait until it clears (4 or 5 days); but because it is an overseas account might take longer. Also you hold the title... you only relinquissh it after the money cleard and everything is OK on YOUR side. You have the cards and if he is legit, he has to wait until YOU are satisfied...
the second was a friend on mine in the navy squadron who sent some money to someone in England who was selling a motorcycle. Never saw neither.
You can proceed by allowing him to make a paypal payment into your email account (remember paypal only shows the payer the email to sendto) and wait until it clears (4 or 5 days); but because it is an overseas account might take longer. Also you hold the title... you only relinquissh it after the money cleard and everything is OK on YOUR side. You have the cards and if he is legit, he has to wait until YOU are satisfied...
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 5,495
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From: USA
SCAM...had people try this on me at least a half dozen times. The way these scams work is that you receive a fake check or paypal payment, the truck shows up immediately to take the car (before you find out the check is bad or the paypal money has been disputed and removed).
Tell them you're fine as long as any money clears before anything is picked up. The scammers disappear after that reply every time.
Tell them you're fine as long as any money clears before anything is picked up. The scammers disappear after that reply every time.
would be nice though. My family would have to explain some things though. LOL
