right I'm currently trying to sell my Punto Gt its on autotrader, pistonheads etc etc...

I've had bit of interest e-mails, phone calls but nothing then the other day i get a very positive e-mail

saying there very interested in my car when was it last serviced, cond, price etc...

so e-mail back and then get mail back to day saying...

Hello,

thanks for the mail.i will like you to know that am okay with the price, and i want you to know that the payment is going to be inform of a bank draff or cheque and the total amount on the bank draff or cheque will be (£4,500) which you will deduct your's and send the balance to my shipping company who will be coming to your location for the pick-up the Cars,so if that is okay by you i will like you to get back to me with this information where the bank draff or cheque can be send to and this is as follows.

YOUR FULL NAME...........

ADDRESS............

STATE.................

ZIP CODE...........

PHONE NUMBER(OFFICE,HOME).................

so i will be expecting your mail with this information and as soon as the bank draff or cheque get's to you,you will send the balance to my shipping company shipper so i will be expecting your mail back Asap.thanks...

BEST REGARDS.......

Steve Smith

Now too me that sound VERY VERY suspect i haven't mailed back or gonna mail back

because have heard few storys about people from africa, asia and easten europe trying to rip people off.

just wondered what your thought are about it and a heads up incase any of you are selling a car

defo a scam steer clear

dont reply and dont give out details,

I got this when trying to sell my polo!

I sent them a very nasty email in the end.

But ignore them, dont send details please for your sake haha!

avoid like the plague mate even if it is gen (which it doesnt sound like) its not worth the grief, youll get a genuine buyer soon enough

Na not gonna reply looked at it straight away and thought why would you not wanna look at the car

Might send them fake name and adress

that will learn them!!! :p

do sommat funny like send em a police stations address or something

do sommat funny like send em a police stations address or something

Yes!! i like it!!

Small big idea...

**looks for mk police station address** :-D

My sister got this with her ford ka. It turned out it was a money lourndering (sp) scam..

Dont do it.

definitely, 110% a scam! Steer well clear.

Stay clear i got one when selling my beetle. Told em i didnt want to ship

had the same wen seling my a3 couldnt even type proper english!

Its all innocent :-D

Cant beleive people actually fall for scams like that more fool them i say

EDITED for you mr craig! i wanna keep my slice nice and big

but as everyone said stay clean just delete the email I'm sure you will flog it soon enough!

Edited 18 February, 200818 yr by POLOMON

dont give the game away dude or your cut will suddenly shrink

419Eater ftw!

Edited 19 February, 200818 yr by VeeDubGeezer

I got an email like that when I was selling my golf!

I sent back my credit card details, home address, telephone numbers and all my work office numbers just in case.

They so kindly gave me £15,000 for my scrappy 1.3 mk2 golf!! LOL yeh right... like that's goner happen!!!

SCAM!!

Olz x

couldn't be more dubious if it tried!

deffo a scam, like the idea of sending them a police stations details lol

also could ask for there address and the "shipping companys address" to be sent with the cheque lol

steve smith....... original

hahah

deffo a scam, like the idea of sending them a police stations details lol

also could ask for there address and the "shipping companys address" to be sent with the cheque lol

totally agree lol just send them the police address just for a laugh, i'd well do that, also ring some authoritee and let them know, dunno who like but i'd ring someone.

totally agree lol just send them the police address just for a laugh, i'd well do that, also ring some authoritee and let them know, dunno who like but i'd ring someone.

I called my mum? does that count lol jokes...

na I'm gonna pop in to the cop shop let them know they gonna be reciving a "bankers draft"

Definitely a scam.

I remember ages ago I watched a programme a bit like police camera action, but not. Apparently a massive percentage of people who come up with a fake name use the same letter for the first and surname.

SCAM DON'T REPLY BACK, he will reply again if he is really interested in the car, jus wait 2-3 days, see if he reply's or not

check out 419eater for these scammers getting pwned!!

theres some stories on there that are proper jokes!