Sound like a scam?

[overst33r]

Good day,

First of all I'm very glad you like my car. It runs and looks just great.
It has no flaws or dents, no leaks and never had an accident. I have its
clear title in hand and it's registered in Arlington, Virginia. I serve
the US Marine Corps and I'm stationed at Naval Air Station Pensacola. I
won't be able to leave the base until September, so I will have the car
shipped to you at my expense because I benefit of various discounts.
I will pay the shipping fees and the insurance of the car.
All documents will be provided to you along with the car including the
bill of sale on your name.

The price is so low because I really need money for personal reasons.
I'm a serious seller and I prefer to deal only with a serious buyer who
understands my situation.
Anyway, I must remind you that I want a fast deal because I need the
money as soon as possible and that is also the reason why I am selling
it at a very low price... so if you are really interested in buying it,
please reply. The final price is $4600.
I will wait for your email, so that we can move forward with this deal.


Looking forward to hearing from you,

V/R

SPC *******, James

147th MCT, Q West

TMR Section

Sipr 2721 5088/5742

These scammers are getting pretty creative...

This is for an FD RX7 btw...

 

[bsobel]

Well, hes not asking to pay you 10k for your 2k car and then have you send him 8k back This one is easy, ask to call his CO to verify his deployment. If he's legit he won't balk.

 

[overst33r]

Originally posted by: bsobel
Well, hes not asking to pay you 10k for your 2k car and then have you send him 8k back This one is easy, ask to call his CO to verify his deployment. If he's legit he won't balk.

A what Officer?

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Originally posted by: mariok2006

Originally posted by: bsobel
Well, hes not asking to pay you 10k for your 2k car and then have you send him 8k back This one is easy, ask to call his CO to verify his deployment. If he's legit he won't balk.

A what Officer?

Commanding?

 

[Jhill]

Yes, it's a scam. If you reply and act like you are interested you will get the obvious scam reply.

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: AnonymouseUser

Originally posted by: mariok2006

Originally posted by: bsobel
Well, hes not asking to pay you 10k for your 2k car and then have you send him 8k back This one is easy, ask to call his CO to verify his deployment. If he's legit he won't balk.

A what Officer?

Commanding?

Yep commanding officer.

 

[overst33r]

Ok, I asked to talk to his CO. Let's see the reply I get...

 

[everman]

I stopped at "Good day," yep it's a scam.

 

[gsethi]

his CO is probably stationed in Nigeria

 

[PokerGuy]

Originally posted by: everman
I stopped at "Good day," yep it's a scam.

Yep, no kidding. I always thought "what the heck, do they all learn this crap at the same school for scammers or something?"... and then I saw an article yesterday confirming that indeed there are specialized schools for scammers in Nigeria. Funny

 

[us3rnotfound]

Originally posted by: PokerGuy

Originally posted by: everman
I stopped at "Good day," yep it's a scam.

Yep, no kidding. I always thought "what the heck, do they all learn this crap at the same school for scammers or something?"... and then I saw an article yesterday confirming that indeed there are specialized schools for scammers in Nigeria. Funny

Link to this?

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

...who understands my situation.

Scam. I received a nigerian email in my hotmail acct the other day that had perfect english. Kinda freaked me out. Maybe they've finally made enough money at this they've hired people who actually speak english to write the crap for them?

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

http://www.thumpertalk.com/for...1bc25a32b63761559&

LOL...

Different name. Same fake military designation... (Have to scroll down past the google ads)

 

[AlgaeEater]

Typically seller's never explain their pricing unless asked about it. Whenever someone addresses in detail why they're selling something at a particular price on a conditional basis, it's always a scam.