Dodgy response to for sale ad

[ICSD]

OK guys, what do you reckon? My instinct is not even to respond:-

"Hello,
I am Peter, I am highly interested in buying Your car valued at
£13.995
I will like you to explain the condition, the full vehicle history,
and finance report if there is one and also if it has passed HPI check, with some more pictures. I will also like to know, If it's available,Please send me the following information:
1Your full name
2your address
3your phone number
4yourlast price.
Payment will be made via a secure cheque. Get back to me urgently if
Available and I look forward to a successful transaction with youand you free to call my client number Mr david anytime+447024031942.
Kind Regards,
Peter... "

[pdV6]

Forget it - its written to a template therefore a con.

[BliarOut]

Even more dodgy than the Hutton report.

[warmfuzzies]

strange name. Mr david anytime........don't get many of them to the pound.


kevin

[Harry Flashman]

Old, old, scam. Avoid.

[Boxsta]

That's got con written all over it

[pikey]

Don't respond.

I think the scam is that a cheque turns up for more than that amount, asking you to send the difference back. The cheque they send clears, but is stolen so is later recovered. Or something.

[anonymous-user]

dear mr <ICSD>,

i hope this letter finds you well. i will buy you <car> for <price> that you ask. when you confirm the excellent condition. my shipping agent sends you cheque for $1m, when your bank, who doesnt give a about you, clears the cheque, you send me briefcase full of difference in cash, or via any other untraceble method of your choice. may god bless you and you family. respond immediately.

PS my brother recently inherited $25m but due to some vague political reason we cant get it out the country, if you give us full access to your bank account to help us move it, you recieve $5m. blessings to you.

[1jeb]

These scumbags need a taste of their own medicine. Try something like this:


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/afri


(probably posted before)

[mbutchers]

I've had several of these types of responses in the past, and I've tried to call their bluff by going along with them - they soon give up when you start asking questions back.

[bund]

SH1T I JUST SOLD HIM MY CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edited by bund on Wednesday 26th July 13:39

[ICSD]

I thought you'd like it chaps.

1jeb said:

These scumbags need a taste of their own medicine. Try something like this:


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/afri


(probably posted before)

Love this - I'm going for it

[ICSD]

Just sent this - tee hee!

"Hi Peter

The Car's in great condition with full history and got the all clear from HPI when I bought it. All the pictures I have are in the advert.

I'm afraid that I would only be able to accept cash as there have recently been a spate of fraudulant transactions using secure cheques/ bankers drafts. Unfortunately the scum that perpetrate those kinds of crime have made selling a car very difficult and one has to be incredibly careful nowadays.

Please let me know if that's acceptable to you."

[cuneus]

http://419eater.com/html/baiting.htm

[butcherboy]

Try this also:

http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/

or better still this:

www.419eater.com/index.htm