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xLSTONEx
06-20-2007, 05:48 AM
so i get this email from a guy that says he is interested in my car and ask me a couple of questions about it. I reply to his questions which were pretty general like and he replies back with all this wierd payment stuff. Below is our whole entire conversation, what do you think? The first email I recieved is at the bottom and it works it way up.





Thanks,i hope the car is in good condition.This is all the requirements
needed at this time. The shipper will handle every other thing necessary
when he arrives your location. The price is okay by me. I will like to pay
the full amount of 11000 dollars for the car plus an extra 100 dollars for
you to keep other buyers off till it is picked up by the shipper. So please
get back to me,and also keep other buyers off. I will send you a check of
15000 dollars Can I trust you to have it cashed, take 11100 dollars and send
the balance to the shipper, so that the car I bought for my son can be
picked up?If yes, kindly reply with the following payment details.
1]names and address you want on the bank check
2]phone numbers
Do Send the details to me now for the check to be send you earlier and all
the websites you paste the car for sale.

>From: "landon stone" <[email protected]>
>To: "felix john" <[email protected]>
>Subject: Re: CAR NEEDED
>Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:46:52 -0400
>
>I will sell the car for 12.5K with the wheels and 11K without the wheel.
>Condition of the exterior of the car is 100% great condtion. The interior
>is
>about 85% but has one small interior piece missing taht you can see in the
>pictures around the radio. The car is for sale on Importatlanta.com (http://importatlanta.com/) .
>Zilvia.net (http://zilvia.net/) . 240sxforums.com (http://240sxforums.com/) . Supraforums.com (http://supraforums.com/) and SR20forum.com . All
>are under the name xLSTONEx besides zilvia.net (http://zilvia.net/) where my name is Fastasss13
>there. Please get back to me and see if we can work anything out.
>
>On 6/18/07, felix john <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>Hello,I am very intrested in your car and mode of my payment will be by
>>certified bank check,so give me your last offer and present condition of
>>the car,Get to me as so on as possible via my email
>>[email protected] do include all the websites you paste it
>>for
>>sale for me to confirm you are ageniune seller...
>>Only serious reply need

SniperJoe
06-20-2007, 07:50 AM
Yeah, it is a scam. The check is fake, thus when you send the money to the guy, you are on the hook for it.

Echonova
06-20-2007, 07:53 AM
Duh, yes it's a scam. You will take the check to the bank it will post and about a week later the bank will pull the funds from your account because it's a closed account or a fake check. Plus your negitive for the balance you pulled out. Agree to sell it to this guy take the check and cash it. And do nothing. See what happens.

Ed
06-20-2007, 09:08 AM
lol he will send you a check for 15k and trust you with 4k of his?

right...

The Yousef
06-20-2007, 09:11 AM
landon i know you are not this much of a moron.... :lmfao:

Killer
06-20-2007, 09:22 AM
... yeah, landon... that's me man! it's for real! i'ma get that check right too you? where the keys at??!?!?!

ShooterMcGavin
06-20-2007, 09:46 AM
landon i know you are not this much of a moron.... :lmfao:
:stupid:

RandomGuy
06-20-2007, 01:57 PM
i always give them the police department's addy lol money order to "Udum Pigze"

AtifSajid
06-20-2007, 02:02 PM
anyone who emails you and asks for your name and address etc. before you requested is a scammer.

HalfBaked
06-20-2007, 02:15 PM
I told you this was a scam last night lol.

Killer
06-20-2007, 02:17 PM
no man, seriously.. i got the check in my hand!!

Ed
06-20-2007, 02:19 PM
I told you this was a scam last night lol.

he doesnt trust you... :lmfao:

Doppelgänger
06-20-2007, 02:38 PM
Sorry Landon, i had to be you for a moment and send him the following email. Please dont reply to him, i want to see if he replies to my message i sent him....




Hey man,

OK, i will sale you the car. I have taken it off the market at you request.
Here is my address you send your shipper to pick up the car from. Also send check to this address.


3121 Panthersville Road
Decatur, Georgia 30034


404-244-2639

Please send this to me ASAP!! I have car ready to sale to you!!

I will also send you the return cash overnight rather then you waiting for it to get there. Can you please send me a address to send you the cash? It will come in a briefcase in a box so handler do not know there is cash in it..... it will be insures for 2 times th e amount enclosed

Landon

Ed
06-20-2007, 02:42 PM
Sorry Landon, i had to be you for a moment and send him the following email. Please dont reply to him, i want to see if he replies to my message i sent him....




Hey man,

OK, i will sale you the car. I have taken it off the market at you request.
Here is my address you send your shipper to pick up the car from. Also send check to this address.


3121 Panthersville Road
Decatur, Georgia 30034


404-244-2639

Please send this to me ASAP!! I have car ready to sale to you!!

I will also send you the return cash overnight rather then you waiting for it to get there. Can you please send me a address to send you the cash? It will come in a briefcase in a box so handler do not know there is cash in it..... it will be insures for 2 times th e amount enclosed

Landon


rofl +1 if i can

Doppelgänger
06-20-2007, 02:44 PM
i dare you to go look that address up buahahahaha

hydroshutter
06-20-2007, 02:47 PM
Of course it isn't, but I can buy your car for 20k, and you can send me back the difference to my vacation home in Hungary.

Ed
06-20-2007, 02:49 PM
i dare you to go look that address up buahahahaha

lmfao GBI

Psycho
06-20-2007, 03:06 PM
Sorry Landon, i had to be you for a moment and send him the following email. Please dont reply to him, i want to see if he replies to my message i sent him....




Hey man,

OK, i will sale you the car. I have taken it off the market at you request.
Here is my address you send your shipper to pick up the car from. Also send check to this address.


3121 Panthersville Road
Decatur, Georgia 30034


404-244-2639

Please send this to me ASAP!! I have car ready to sale to you!!

I will also send you the return cash overnight rather then you waiting for it to get there. Can you please send me a address to send you the cash? It will come in a briefcase in a box so handler do not know there is cash in it..... it will be insures for 2 times th e amount enclosed

Landon
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to DropTopDrifter again.

xLSTONEx
06-20-2007, 03:59 PM
So if I said yes and somehow cashed the check then did nothing? Would I get in any sort of legal trouble?

Doppelgänger
06-20-2007, 05:20 PM
Yes, not from the 'buyer' but from the bank you cashed the check at. Its a fake check, and then the bank nails your balls for cashing a fake check.

My god have you not heard of this scam?? Shit, there was a post exactly like this no more then 3 weeks ago on here.....shit.

brads94accord
06-20-2007, 05:22 PM
lol landon..yes its a scam. you should have called me... I deal with stupid people like that scammer every day.