CL Style Scammers on PP???

[Racerbvd]

Got this e-mail, just like the type one gets from CL, but just in case, I editted the e-mail addy. Got two of these, 10 minutes appart.. Anyone else get one??

To email *********, you can use this online form:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/sendmessage.php?do=mailmember&u=101758

OR, by email:
mailto:*****@gmail.com

This is the message:

Hello Seller,
In reference to your placed ad, please could you tell me whether the car is
still for sale? And could you also tell me whether its condition remains as
described in the adverts? Please do get back to me with the current price too.
Write soon..

[Geronimo '74]

Scam,

He joined today. Inquiry is vague, typical for scams.
There are others that visited his profile.
Contact them to see whether he tried to buy from them too.

EDIT: the other people that checked out his profile all have cars for sale. Probably didn't trust the vague inquiry and checked him out too...


I say SCAM!
Report him, let the mods decide.

[Paul_Heery]

Can't be real. He didn't ask if you were interested in trades.

[ErVikingo]

I did Byron. I started on thread on it. Mine came from "Ben Mark".

This was the last one:

[ErVikingo]

Thanks for getting back to me. I will pay you $70k for it and i will like
to inform you that i will be having our local transporters to come to your
location for a test drive process on the car and moreover I will have to
make a down payment to you so as to make you reserve the car for me for not
getting it sold to other interested buyer's till the test drive and the sale
will be done as it would take time to get all of that done
I will make a down payment of $3500 and also I will include the test drive
fees which will cost for $1500 and mind you I want the payment made out to
you by check and also as soon as the funds of $5000 have been cleared into
your account I will like you to have the car ready for the test drive
process and also you will make the remaining funds of $1500 payable to the
transporters to cover for the inspection/test drive fees and all other
expenses during inspection
I will be looking forward for proceedings to you and also get back to me
with the full names, mailing address and phone number the check can be made
payable to you.
I will be looking forward to hear from you,
Regards.
Ben..

[LeeH]

Have some fun... Let him send the check.

[cstreit]

Yeah,

I got the same one for my car. When he asked me the price of the car despite the fact it was in the subject line of his email, well, I kinda figured out the gig.

Banned the user.

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by LeeH

Have some fun... Let him send the check.

I think you should, then sprinkle some anthr()x in the envelope, run to the ER. They will call the FBI and game on.

[speeder]

Should have strung him along until you can get a face-to-face w/ anyone, then we tie him up in the basement and get out the blow torch and channel lock pliers.

[Joe Bob]

About bradenjohn
Biography
I am 5'8'' tall,i have brown eyes
Location
UK
Interests
music,watching movies
Occupation
buying and selling

[rnln]

Why these people always talk with different "language" like they are from out of space? Why he offers test drive fee, such high price, which even make the scam so obvious? Why don't they talk normal? If they talk normal, I bet more people into their trap.

[Danny_Ocean]

Originally Posted by rnln

"Why these people"

"from out of space?"

"Why he offers"

"which even make the scam so obvious?"

"I bet more people into their trap."

ESL?

I'm not picking on you, just bustin' your nutz. You do realize your Engrish ain't be much better than theirs, no?

[rnln]

Well, Danny. I know my english is ESL, but I am not talking about English here. I am not talking about spelling and grammar. I am talking about strange offers such as "$1,500 test drive fee". Most of scammed emails I have seen are all alike. Are you saying all (or most) scammers are ESL?

[Danny_Ocean]

Originally Posted by rnln

Are you saying all (or most) scammers are ESL?

Tất cả số kẻ lừa đảo là người nước ngoài.

[rnln]

oh please.

[Danny_Ocean]

Originally Posted by rnln

oh please.

Did I get that right (or did I just insult an entire people)?

[rnln]

Your vietnamese is correct, but sorry I don't hink your statement is correct. Saying all scammers are foreigners, I feel it is a little ignorance.
Do you know most of them are sitting next to you, but having website/email server hosted in a foreign country?

[Danny_Ocean]

Originally Posted by rnln

Your vietnamese is correct...

Excellent! Now can I use that to speak with Thai babes or is that totally different?

[rnln]

the answer is no.
Danny must have had too much beer during the day. Gotta run.

[Danny_Ocean]

Originally Posted by rnln

Saying all scammers are foreigners, I feel it is a little ignorance. Do you know most of them are sitting next to you...

Hold on...lemme check...




Mmm...nope. I don't think he's Naturalized.