[Bruno Lavion]

This is a well known scam.

Because of the nature of my work (Financial Industry) I am well aware
of Fraud Prevention and work often with regulators to report potential fraud. I encountered the same scam while selling my Audi this summer.
This is a version of a common scam that is perpetuated by scammers particularly in NY and NJ. I have contacted the authorities in the past and actually ended up talking to the FBI through my channels. They indicated that this particular type of fraud is usually investigated through state branches of the Federal Government and typically ends up in the hands of the Secret Service.

Again, anything that involves a two sided exchange of money for a transaction that would normally require one, is fraudulent. I think they used the old Whimpy trick of gladly paying you for a hamburger tomorrow in return for a hamburger today.... hehe

So remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it is. Also, anyone representing "international Clients" in the trade of cars is questionable at best. You can also conclude that this is a scam when they ask you for the present condition and pic of your car as well as the price when in most cases that information is already posted on the site in which you are selling the car. It's all common sense and simply pulls on our "greed" strings when we see keywords like "international clients" and lot's of $$ being mentioned.

Regards and beware all.

B