gluestick

Ok im selling my car through auto trader, and I have had the usual 20 odd calls offering me the infomation pack to help sell the car. But I had an email today from a david benson who is based in Italy offering to buy the car through his UK agent? and he is moved by the price im selling it at, but he wants to pay by cheque if that is alright ??? hmmmm im thinking scam, how about you guys???

Redkop

Scam without a doubt

Mr.M

Definately sounds like one. I would want to see the money in my account before handing over the car.

Phil Herrup

If he's paying by a cheque from Italy these can take forever to clear. Get cleared funds paid to your bank account instead

gluestick

just tried to email the bloke to tell him the car is still available but a cheque is no good. The message bounced as his email address doesnt exist, thats a good sign huh !!! lol

NotoriousREV

What'll happen is this:

He'll send you his cheque drawn on an Italian (or some other foreign bank) and you'll pay it into your account. In a few days time, the bank will clear the funds into your account and you'll release the car to the guy's UK agent.

In about 6 weeks time when your bank discovers that the foreign cheque was fake/bounced/whatever they will take the funds back out of your account, leaving you carless and cashless.

jjones

foreign cheque scam.


cheque shows on your account after 5 days. you assume safe so release item (in this case a car). a few more days later the bank realise the foreign cheque has bounced and remove cash from yuor account. you then have no car and no money

works because of the delay in clearing foreign cheques.

gluestick

I see, guess the car is still for sale then lol,


thanks for the info guys

Jamie_B

I received the email below from some guy in Nigeria,

Then I get this email,



Needless to say I never contacted him, I wasn't born yesterday!!!

fastfrank

Hi,
I had a dealing with a scammer last year and he was from Nigeria. His name was John too! (Johnny Martin to be precise)

This is the cheque I finally received.....



....belonged to a real estate firm in this country. I spoke to them direct. They told me someone had stolen a page from their cheque book and made many copies to use for buying all sorts : cars, motorbikes, houses, go-karts... all without inspection.

The scammer wanted to give me more than my bike was worth and for me to send him the cheque for the balance in return (£1500). Remember foreign cheques can take up-to 6 months!!!! to clear by which time he has your money and the bank can reclaim the money off you when his cheque bounces and it WILL.


hope this helps.

Frank

Flat Four Impreza Club

Its a scam.
Do what i did. Get cheque. (If it clears it clears, keep money and car, if it dont clear, No loss) just be weary of the issuing bank bank charges if cheque bounces. But if you have an understanding bank (Like mine is) they will scrub this off.
Just open a new account so no money can be taken (Just in case)

harvey

iTrader: (48)

The scammers understand Anglo Saxon. One wanted to cut me in on a percentage of 25,000,000$ or some similar figure, just recently.
Tell them to F*** right off and they do not bother anymore.

OllyK

Just wonder in these situations what would happen if you opened a new account, put the cheque in, it shows as cleared, go in to the bank and take the money out as cash and close the account.

GaryK

these fvckers should be string up and shot! makes me fvcking seethe the way these ****** try and take advantage of people.

Aztec Performance Ltd

iTrader: (234)

Well known scam.

Here a link for discussion on much the same on a diff forum:

http://www.fccuk.org/ubbthreads/show...t=1#Post211480

Steer well clear...not worth trying to be clever with the banks.