Received an Interesting E-mail
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Received an Interesting E-mail
I have my C5 Corvette for sale. I received a text on my cell phone from someone who saw my ad and wanted me to e-mail more information about the car. I sent a long e-mail to this person describing the car. He wrote me back and said that he was interested in buying the car but he couldn't see the car because he was a marine engineer and was out at sea. He said that could only pay me via PayPal since he didn't have access to a cashiers check. He said all he needed was the e-mail that was registered to my paypal account or I could request payment though paypal. He didn't present me with a counter offer, he just said that he was ready to buy it. He said after full payment was received, he would have an agent pick up the car. I kind of think this is strange and wanted to get some input from you guys and tell me what you think.
Thanks.
J.R.
Thanks.
J.R.
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Don't give anything out! Tell him show up with cash, then it's his. Even if he deposited a check in your account and your bank posted the cash to you......later it would track to be a bad check. You would owe the bank and NOT have a car to boot!
Don't give anything out! Tell him show up with cash, then it's his. Even if he deposited a check in your account and your bank posted the cash to you......later it would track to be a bad check. You would owe the bank and NOT have a car to boot!
Last edited by sfc rick; Nov 7, 2011 at 09:31 PM.
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If he wants the car, bring the cash.
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Tell his agent to show up with cash.
Seriously though, guy can't see car and wants to buy it. Yeah, that's got scam written all over it. Is he a marine engineer in Nigeria?
Seriously though, guy can't see car and wants to buy it. Yeah, that's got scam written all over it. Is he a marine engineer in Nigeria?
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i have my c5 corvette for sale. I received a text on my cell phone from someone who saw my ad and wanted me to e-mail more information about the car. I sent a long e-mail to this person describing the car. He wrote me back and said that he was interested in buying the car but he couldn't see the car because he was a marine engineer and was out at sea. He said that could only pay me via paypal since he didn't have access to a cashiers check. He said all he needed was the e-mail that was registered to my paypal account or i could request payment though paypal. He didn't present me with a counter offer, he just said that he was ready to buy it. He said after full payment was received, he would have an agent pick up the car. I kind of think this is strange and wanted to get some input from you guys and tell me what you think.
Thanks.
J.r.
Thanks.
J.r.
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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.
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From: Rockledge FL
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.
