914/6 scam...

[jmz]

I found the car on some forum and emailed the seller.

so here's the email from the seller:

too bad... it looked like a nice car.

Hello Jay,

I have attached more pictures to see the condition of the car. The car belonged to my uncle who recently passed away but I am the legal owner now, my name is on the title. Because I am unable to manage this transaction in person I decided to use services offered by a professional shipping company. The location of the car is Idaho Falls, ID. I arranged for the sale right before I left the country so my presence won't be necessary. They are supervising the entire sale process from payment, shipping with a inspection period (5 days), title transfer service or/and (if needed) returns and refunding. As for the payment we can start a transaction through the shipping company where the car is already registered. They act as a third party and will protect both of us in this transaction by holding your payment until inspection. If you are serious about buying the car, I will ship it anywhere with no extra cost.
If want to move forward please contact me back so we can get the ball rolling.

Thanks,

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[Unobtanium-inc]

Free shipping is always a dead giveaway it's a scam, it's not a watch, it's a car, no one pays to ship it.

---Adam

[Matt Monson]

Originally Posted by jmz

too bad... it looked like a nice car.

No doubt the car is actually for sale, just not by this guy.

[urseppos]

As soon as I got to the bit where the owner can't be present is where I smelled something very foul.

[Toast54]

The car is, of course, already crated for "shipment" and cannot be driven....but I have a prybar..... and a hammer...and CASH!!. I'm old enough to remember getting these beautifully hand-written letters from Nigeria on occasion in the 80's. I wish I had kept them now, might actually have turned into a collectors item.

[Unobtanium-inc]

Originally Posted by Toast54

The car is, of course, already crated for "shipment" and cannot be driven....but I have a prybar..... and a hammer...and CASH!!. I'm old enough to remember getting these beautifully hand-written letters from Nigeria on occasion in the 80's. I wish I had kept them now, might actually have turned into a collectors item.

I have a hammer for these guys to, but not for the crate, just to their knees. I hate guys like this, why can't they just not do Porsches.

[jmz]

Originally Posted by unobtanium-inc

i have a hammer for these guys to, but not for the crate, just to their knees. I hate guys like this, why can't they just not do porsches.

amen

[Matt Monson]

Originally Posted by Unobtanium-inc

I have a hammer for these guys to, but not for the crate, just to their knees. I hate guys like this, why can't they just not do Porsches.

I've got plenty of crates, as well as scrap steel to weigh it down once we toss it in the lake...

[jmz]

"seller's" Photos he sent me came right off this 2014 Ebay ad. 1970 Porsche 914 Coupe | eBay

[Unobtanium-inc]

Originally Posted by Matt Monson

I've got plenty of crates, as well as scrap steel to weigh it down once we toss it in the lake...

Oooooowww, I have a private lake, well me and a few others but away from prying eyes...