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Pelicanites Beware!! Car buyer scam

Most of us have read or heard about this scam......well,
HERE IT IS!
I have a '57 Chev advertised on a couple online sites. This is the second response of this type I've gotten. The first one was actually from Nigeria, and I just blew it off.
This time, I'm playing along for a while. Here's how it started:

Hello,

I am the Admin Manager of A. Y. Autos and will like to purchase your car to one of my international clients. Can you just give me its present condition, the pic (if available) and the last price. So, I can contact my client as soon as possible because he is ready to pay you as soon as possible, if he is interested in it. I look forward to reading from you.

Thanks.
Al

O.K. I sent him the pics and the bottom line. This was his response:

Hello Mike,

Thanks for your mail, I have forwarded the pictures, contacted and concluded matters with my client and he said that since you said that the cost of your Car is $10,000 and my client says there is no problem about the price since it is without risk with what I and my client have seen. But like i will like you to understand that my client is owing me $36,000 and I will like to use this opportunity to collect my money from him as he has just issued you a Certified Check of $46,000, which you will be expecting while you deduct your $10,000 and wire back $36,000 to the Shippers who wll take care of the Shipping of the Car. So you will be expecting a Certified Check of $46,000 while you Wire back $33,000 Via Money Transfer to the Shipper's Account as soon as you receive the Payment which they will Use for Coming to your Location as soon they Comfirm that the Funds is in their Account. After my balance has been wired to Shipper and T! hey have Told me that the Funds has been Transfered Into their Account, I will then instruct the shippers to come to your destination in 3 day After the Funds have been Comfirmed in their Account that Sameday and then Take off to your location for the pick up of the Car. So let me have your full contact information to where the check will be sent to like this:

Name............
Full address..........
City..............
State............
Country..............
Zipcode............
Cell telephone number......
Home telephone number .....
Work telephone number .....

Anyone else going through this?
I sent him the address to send the payment to, nothing else.
I'll post the results, if any.
DO NOT EVER WIRE THESE GUYS ANY MONEY!!! (just had to say it!)
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Mike B.

'72 911E Coupe
Early "S" #1065
Old 11-19-2003, 11:22 AM
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