Schadenfreude
Lifer
UPDATE
It was not a scam. 😀😀😀😀:thumbsup:
That is all.
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Alright, this post would get mighty-long real quick-like if I type in essay format, and frankly, I'm too lazy, and I know my audience, so I'll post the rest of the post in a cliffsnote format:
- OP is in the market for a motorcycle
- OP is not interested in a new bike, since he's just got his license
- Saw online ad for motorcycle - exact model OP was looking for, pretty good price
- Bike is 2001 Suzuki SV650, but have pretty high milege (25K miles) compared to other similar-year models (on average, there's about 18k less miles on others for sale)
- It's $1,000.00 cheaper than others, but OP thinks(?) that the high mileage can justifiably explain the cost
- OP saw the ad in Dallas, Tx, in December
- OP is in the (far) suburbs of Chicago, Il
- OP talked to the vehicle owner, but OP was hoping that vehicle would be sold as she was leaving on a trip o the 8th of January
- OP talked her into holding onto the bike for him, and vehicle owner asked for a deposit, which he sent a personal check for
***NOW HERE'S THE RUB***
- OP does not mean to stereotype, but NI works in Auto insurance for one of the biggest companies around; OP knows that there's a rash of insurance fraud/vehicle fraud in Texas area by Nigerians - and lo and behold, the name sounds Nigerian, which makes the OP a bit weary to begin with.
- Vehicle owner did state that she'd like to get ri of the veh as soon as possible, by an 8th, but OP did talk her into holding onto the bike until the beginning of February.
- OP received a voicemail on the phone from the vehicle owner - she received the deposit on the 9th, but she doesn't have a checking acct . . . wtf, who doesn't have a checking account nowadays?
- The asking price is a bit low, but like the OP said, the mileage is high enough to justify the price (maybe).
***ON THE OTHER HAND***
- OP has Vehicle owner's phone #, home address, and vehicle license #; looked up address via Google, it's in a residential Dallas area, phone # area code is in Dallas, and the plate is registered in Texas.
- OP checked the name of Vehicle Owner against Dallas Circuit Court's Public Records, nothing incriminating found
- OP is considering sending for a license check
- OP knows someone in the special investigations unit for the insurance company, with whom he can discuss the deal with
- OP is going down to Dallas in person to check the vehicle out on the 2nd of February, and will pay only if the title and vehicle are in hand.
Of course I'd rather save the hassle if I could and not bother if this is some kind of obvious scam. I'm overly worried, but then again this might be something that the other person's never done before and I'm being paranoid about it.
Your thoughts?
It was not a scam. 😀😀😀😀:thumbsup:
That is all.
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Alright, this post would get mighty-long real quick-like if I type in essay format, and frankly, I'm too lazy, and I know my audience, so I'll post the rest of the post in a cliffsnote format:
- OP is in the market for a motorcycle
- OP is not interested in a new bike, since he's just got his license
- Saw online ad for motorcycle - exact model OP was looking for, pretty good price
- Bike is 2001 Suzuki SV650, but have pretty high milege (25K miles) compared to other similar-year models (on average, there's about 18k less miles on others for sale)
- It's $1,000.00 cheaper than others, but OP thinks(?) that the high mileage can justifiably explain the cost
- OP saw the ad in Dallas, Tx, in December
- OP is in the (far) suburbs of Chicago, Il
- OP talked to the vehicle owner, but OP was hoping that vehicle would be sold as she was leaving on a trip o the 8th of January
- OP talked her into holding onto the bike for him, and vehicle owner asked for a deposit, which he sent a personal check for
***NOW HERE'S THE RUB***
- OP does not mean to stereotype, but NI works in Auto insurance for one of the biggest companies around; OP knows that there's a rash of insurance fraud/vehicle fraud in Texas area by Nigerians - and lo and behold, the name sounds Nigerian, which makes the OP a bit weary to begin with.
- Vehicle owner did state that she'd like to get ri of the veh as soon as possible, by an 8th, but OP did talk her into holding onto the bike until the beginning of February.
- OP received a voicemail on the phone from the vehicle owner - she received the deposit on the 9th, but she doesn't have a checking acct . . . wtf, who doesn't have a checking account nowadays?
- The asking price is a bit low, but like the OP said, the mileage is high enough to justify the price (maybe).
***ON THE OTHER HAND***
- OP has Vehicle owner's phone #, home address, and vehicle license #; looked up address via Google, it's in a residential Dallas area, phone # area code is in Dallas, and the plate is registered in Texas.
- OP checked the name of Vehicle Owner against Dallas Circuit Court's Public Records, nothing incriminating found
- OP is considering sending for a license check
- OP knows someone in the special investigations unit for the insurance company, with whom he can discuss the deal with
- OP is going down to Dallas in person to check the vehicle out on the 2nd of February, and will pay only if the title and vehicle are in hand.
Of course I'd rather save the hassle if I could and not bother if this is some kind of obvious scam. I'm overly worried, but then again this might be something that the other person's never done before and I'm being paranoid about it.
Your thoughts?
