Beware Of A Scam If You Are Selling A Truck
 

I RECEIVED AN EMAIL YESTERDAY ABOUT MY 1970 CHEVY TRUCK I HAVE FOR SALE ON THIS SITE. THE EMAIL WAS SENT FROM MCDONNA2345@HOTMAIL.COM. THIS PERSON CLAIMS TO BE A DONNA MURPHY. THE EMAIL WAS FULL OF SPELLING ERRORS AND THE IMPROPER USE OF WORDS. IT ASKED SEVERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TRUCK. I RESPONDED BACK WITH THE ANSWERS. I THEN RECEIVED ANOTHER EMAIL STATING TO CONSIDER IT SOLD THAT SHE WOULD SEND ME A MONEY ORDER INCLUDING THE PRICE FOR A PRIVATE SHIPPING COMPANY. WHEN I RECEIVED THE CHECK I WAS SUPPOSE TO WIRE THE PRIVATE SHIPPING COMPANY THE MONEY BACK. THIS IS A SCAM. I SENT AN EMAIL BACK TELLING THEM THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE A SCAM THAT THEY WOULD SEND ME A FAKE MONEY ORDER I WOULD THEN SEND THEM BACK THE SHIPPING MONEY NOT A PRIVATE SHIPPING COMPANY. IT WOULD LATER BE DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A FAKE MONEY ORDER AND I WOULD BE OUT THE MONEY I WIRED TO THEM. I ASKED IF THEY THOUGHT I WAS THAT CRAZZY TO FALL FOR THIS SCAM. I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM. I ALSO INCLUDED A FEW CHOICE WORDS FOR THEM. THIS IS A SCAM. PLEASE LET OTHER MEMBERS KNOW ABOUT THIS. THANKS

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definately a scam. The money order will be fake. You'll send them the money for the shipping and they'll walk away with that money. The bank will determine the money order to be fake and withdraw the money from your account leaving you short the amount you sent to the fake transportation company for shipping.

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I have our fifth wheel for sale right now and the same thing happened to me. This guy said he was from Petrie auto and his name was Sam Petrie. It was set up exactly the same way as yours though, right down to the pour grammar and spelling. Definitely a scam.

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This has been going on for years. When you get one like that just respond.....send me your real name, address and phone # and we can talk over the phone.

That normally ends it.

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I simply wrote, call me and we'll talk. Never heard another word.

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HI ALL!!

I ran across this website, where this guy takes the scammers to task!!

Some funny reading, BE WARNED adult language and info. :devil:

http://www.ebolamonkeyman.com/index.html

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this is a scam that has been around forever. Just so ya know it is nothing to do with this site or anywhere else :) when you have an email listed on any classified area (craigslist, ebay, here, the paper etc) scammers will contact you. Just delete the emails and ignore anything that is not normal.

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I Work At A Chevy Dealership Here In Smalltown Indiana
And We Have Quit Accepting Cashiers Checks
We Have Sold Them All Over This Great Country And The Only Way We Will Take Funds From Out Of State Is If It Is Cash
Or Electronically Wired From One Account To Another
Because They Can Deposit In To An Account But They Cannot Withdrawl From It
Me And A Buddy Sell Some Golf Carts And Four Wheelers On The Side
And We Only Take Cash We Got Lucky On The Only Bad Check We Ever Got And Recovered The Golf Cart
Went And Got It From His Garage In The Middle Of The Afternoon
He Still Had The Right Address On His Check I Walked Up And Didnt Say A Word Just Got On It And Road It Right Up On The Trailer
And Took Off Never Heard Another Word