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Brian Mifsud
post Jul 25 2007, 02:04 PM
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He is currently corresponding with me, ignoring the question as far as where the car is.

I'd love to pull the "cashiers" check scam on HIM.

There was a priceless website years ago called "Scamming the Scammers" where a British guy managed to get $2K out of the Nigerian. It was a saga that went on for months.
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post Jul 25 2007, 02:15 PM
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QUOTE(Brian Mifsud @ Jul 25 2007, 12:04 PM) *

He is currently corresponding with me, ignoring the question as far as where the car is.


Tell the "seller" you're willing to pay a bunch o' cash, but must inspect the car in person to do so. And I think pulling the cashier's check routine on him might be enough to flush him/her/it out.

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post Jul 25 2007, 02:21 PM
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Hmmm... wonder why he never emailed me back but he will correspond with you guys out of the state (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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post Jul 25 2007, 02:40 PM
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QUOTE(tdgray @ Jul 25 2007, 04:21 PM) *

Hmmm... wonder why he never emailed me back but he will correspond with you guys out of the state (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)


Maybe if you tell him you are actually in Nigeria, but keep an Akron mailing address for purposes of exporting your millions of pounds of gold boullion, he'll reply to you (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Jul 25 2007, 03:33 PM
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It might be Legitimate. I spoke to the owner on the phone, told her I lived locally and she told me the car was in riverside and I could inspect it.
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post Jul 25 2007, 03:35 PM
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Riverside, OH?
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post Jul 25 2007, 03:53 PM
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riverside, OH?



No such aminal that I know of (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
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post Jul 25 2007, 03:56 PM
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It might be Legitimate. I spoke to the owner on the phone, told her I lived locally and she told me the car was in riverside and I could inspect it.


you contacted the owner on the ebay listing? today?


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riverside, OH?



No such aminal that I know of blink.gif



the reason I ask is because you said that the car was located in OH, and "levonfarra" said that it is in riverside.....
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post Jul 25 2007, 04:12 PM
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It might be Legitimate. I spoke to the owner on the phone, told her I lived locally and she told me the car was in riverside and I could inspect it.


you contacted the owner on the ebay listing? today?


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riverside, OH?



No such aminal that I know of blink.gif



the reason I ask is because you said that the car was located in OH, and "levonfarra" said that it is in riverside.....

-JON


As I eluded to in my earlier post, this car is for sale here: http://adcache.collectorcartraderonline.co.../4/89634024.htm

The ad lists the car in Torrance, CA. but has a phone number listed that looks to be from Riverside, CA. At $29K, I'd say that ad was legit, perhaps overpriced but legit.

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post Jul 25 2007, 04:18 PM
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QUOTE(kconway @ Jul 25 2007, 02:12 PM) *

QUOTE(sendjonathanmail @ Jul 25 2007, 02:56 PM) *

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It might be Legitimate. I spoke to the owner on the phone, told her I lived locally and she told me the car was in riverside and I could inspect it.


you contacted the owner on the ebay listing? today?


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QUOTE(sendjonathanmail @ Jul 25 2007, 05:35 PM) *

riverside, OH?



No such aminal that I know of blink.gif



the reason I ask is because you said that the car was located in OH, and "levonfarra" said that it is in riverside.....

-JON


As I eluded to in my earlier post, this car is for sale here: http://adcache.collectorcartraderonline.co.../4/89634024.htm

The ad lists the car in Torrance, CA. but has a phone number listed that looks to be from Riverside, CA. At $29K, I'd say that ad was legit, perhaps overpriced but legit.

Kevin




I think the problem in question is in the ebay ad. Not the classified ad. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif)
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post Jul 25 2007, 05:09 PM
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Earlier I read an ebay review on the subject of scams. It sees that all of the scams have a couple of things in common- some urgency as far as the buyer sending a deposit, usually western union, and they all look like they were written by somebody that grew up speaking a different language. Their language flaws are subtle but the ad just feels weird when you read it. Also, there's usually a mention of how busy the seller is, traveling for work, and usually they say that they're doing it for their spouse or that they must sell because of an ill spouse or a job transfer. Also, they offer lots of different guarantees, ebay buyer protection, paypal buyer protection, whatever.
So the common elements that I see are
1 Urgent need for deposit.
2 Strange form of english.
3 unnecessary mention of spouse or work troubles.
4 all kinds of guarantees
As usual, if it doesn't ring true, it's probably a scam.
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post Jul 25 2007, 05:16 PM
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5. stating "do not bid, or I will cancel your bid", contact them first
6. warning to not contact them through ebay, as it doesnt work for them, etc.
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post Jul 25 2007, 05:24 PM
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Hello,
Thanks for your e-mail. To start the transaction with ebay I will need your name and shipping address. Please provide those infos and ebay will contact you real soon.
Regards!!!


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post Jul 26 2007, 12:55 AM
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post Jul 26 2007, 07:45 AM
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I may have been the one that ruined all youse guys fun .... I sent eBay a message with the auction number and the link to the classified ad. Seems eBay thought the same thing as I and others did ..... they jerked the jerk.
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post Jul 26 2007, 10:37 AM
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he is still trying to get me to send him money to an account in Florida

i had posted the email, but i didn't want somebody clicking on his links and sighing on to eBay through him, giving him their account login

this email bantering has given me something to do in between reading the latest post on Howard (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hands.gif)
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