Does this look like a hoax or scam?

[1986Silverado]

Got an email about an 85 truck I sold about 6 months ago and I responded that I would sell my 86 to him for $3000 and this is the response I got back:

Thanks for the mail response.I am okay with the
condition and am okay with the price wheel base 86
($3000). A client of mine is owing me some funds in
United State ($6000), I will instruct him to issue a
certifieds cashier check for you, and as soon as you
cashed the check.

You will deduct the cost of the wheel base 86
($3000),and the remaining balance will be Send to My
Shipper via Western Union Money Tranfer for
immediately Shippng Arrangment of the wheel base 86
from your location.

Do get back to me If this is okay by you with your
information (Full Name, Contact Address, Phone
Number), so that i can forward it to my Client to
issue the cheque for you ASAP. Hope to hear from you
soonest.
Best Regards,
Smith Baddy...


How can I check this?

[7T7]

BIG TIME SCAM!!!
Do a search in Google and you will see a million of those scams.
The cashiers check is phony, The bank will depoist or cash it and a week or two later they will give you a call and tell you to give the money back.

Most people that sell their vehicles on Ebay get the email you received eventually. Usually after the auction has ended without a winning bid.

[LOHRTBT]

Scam a rooney!!!

[leastbay]

yeah i saw the same scam on a different forum yesterday

[86dieselburb]

Write the sucker back and say since you live in a small rural town your bank and your bank doesnt deal with international cashiers checks much. Your bank needs a $100 cash deposit until the cashiers check clears. Scam the scammers!!!!!!!!!

[76CustomDeluxe]

I am currently trying to sell my 02 Dodge Ram on Autotrader and I have gotten 2 of those emails in about a 3 week span. Its a real big scam going around right now. Scammers are also using postal money orders in the same way. I also work in a bank and have heard of some of the different ways they try and get you. Scammers are meeting people online and crying about the banks in their town won't cash money orders/cashiers checks without being a customer or charging a high fee and they send them the money order to cash for them because the bank they bank at will do it for them for free. And the best part, they tell the scamee that they can keep $15 or $20 for their effort. Its unbelievable the different scams people come up with and how many people actually fall for them.

p.s. if anyone is looking for a nice 02 Dodge Quad Cab let me know.

[N2TRUX]

SCAM!

Besides the poor english here are your tip offs...


A client of mine is owing me some funds in United State ($6000) He is offering more than you asked but wants you to send him the difference

deduct ....($3000),and the remaining balance will be Send to My
Shipper via Western Union Money Tranfer If you send money via wire tranfer you have just kissed it goodbye. There is no recourse

get back to me ..... with your
information (Full Name, Contact Address, Phone
Number) So he can sell your personal info to other scammers


There is no need to check it out. It is a scam.....

[us111]

a scam of the same sort was just on our local new's yesterday,,best thing,take it to cop's,,not much they can do,,but it is a scam

[1986Silverado]

Thanks for all the info guys...............I figured it was a scam

[86dieselburb]

Originally Posted by 76CustomDeluxe

Scammers are also using postal money orders in the same way. I also work in a bank and have heard of some of the different ways they try and get you.

OK I thought postal money orders were the best to use. Are they using foreign postal money orders?

[76CustomDeluxe]

I haven't heard anything about foreign money orders yet but I am sure its just a matter of time until they do. And postal money orders and any money orders are safe for you to use, you just have to becareful when accepting them for something or from someone you don't know.

[8t5Silverado]

If you will just send me $100 I will discern if this is indeed a hoax or if it is in fact a scam. Guaranteed.

[Blue Beard]

I've received two of those in the last 24 hours from a site in Portland, Oregon.

When I tell them I only take cash, that's the end of it.

[gchemist]

Post the IP address of the message. I can probably trace it to the location of the fake source.

[slimone]

Hi Guys , hope not to many of you laugh at me about this ,I have a car for sale and got a email just like this , emailed him or her back and gave them my address and a fwe days later recieved a cashiers check for 5grand was asking for 3grand ,and then he sent a note telling me what to do with the remained of the money, Ha Ha called FBI and turned it all over to them , they said they were hunting for these people in 7 states , YES Big Scam thanks for letting me blow off steam about this, have a good day Slim