or tell them the only way i sell it to you is to come fly to your location and hand you cold hard cash only, no exceptions. with an additional 2,000 for beinf so nice as they say in thier god damn emails all the time.

 

accept the offer, cash the check but never send the money or the car. Maybe the bank will goof and you'll end up $26k ahead. I'm sure the scam guys will never bother to get in touch with you anyway.

 

Yeah, they kept on beating around the bush when I was asking them for there phone number. You guys are hilarious. But I have one question, how and where do I report them?

 

Look up FBI in the phone book and call your local station. THey should be able to tell you the best course of action.

 

[QUOTE=hyun83,Oct 28 2004, 01:24 PM]Yeah, they kept on beating around the bush when I was asking them for there phone number.

 

Definite scam...100%

Very similar situation.

My friend received a $40,000 check for his car. He deposits it the the bank, the the check cleared (to my surprise). I told him it was a scam from the beginning already, but can't blame the guy for being over excited to see his account inflated by $40K.

Yes, he too has to send the difference ($8K back thru Western Union). He took the 8K out already, went to Western Union, about the sign the paper and everything. He asked a worker at Western Union that if this could possibly a scam, and lucky for him, the worker said (99% yes). He quickly called the bank to verify the availability of the fund, then there, they just find out the check bounced.

I don't understand how the check clears in the first place??? Possible stolen account with real fund, until the real account owner finds out and put a stop to it.

Real story. Happened just a couple of weeks ago. Stay away from Western Union unless you are send money to you family, relatives or trusted ones.

 

I guess this begs the question of what kind of check you should accept when selling your car. I am thinking of a face to face transaction, not one of these via email deals. Obviously no personal checks, but how are you to know that the bank check or check from the financing company isn't fake? I guess you could contact the financial institution to verify before handing over the keys and title?

 

Sounds like the best solution to me. Cashier's Check (supposedly guaranteed funds) should be able to be verified by contacting the institution that the check was drafted by.....

 

tell them if theyyou fly to you pick up the car you will offer a 10g decrease in the car. have fun with it.
or
reply , your email is being tracked By fbi, have fun running

 

After one week the bank will fund your account. But that doesn't mean that the check is clear. It usually take a month to clear. That was the trick that these scum use. They depend on you to think that since the bank fund the check it must mean that it clears. Once you send the money, it is gone. The money through Western Union cannot be trace. This is a classic scam by scum.