RE: Need some help

[Kevin Merkley <krmerkley@xxxxxxxxx>]

I think that is a scam.

Likely he can take the bill of sale and get a new title for the car 
without ever paying for it.  He can then go pick up "his" car at 
anythime with a trailer and you are out the car since he will have a 
bill of sale that says you no longer own the car.

Cash is also a bit odd in these times.  A certified cheque is safer for 
you.

Well, that is one man's opinion.

K.


Bill Maurits wrote:
> 
> Dunno...sounds a little fishy to me...almost like a scammer using the
> public fear of being scammed to help w/ his scam. Does that make
> sense? Maybe you should ask him EXACTLY why he wants a copy of the
> title and bill of sale before hand. Does this car run and drive? If
> so, one possibility could be to get a set of temp tags to bring the
> vehicle in from out of state, but he would need the original title,
> not a copy.
> 
> For example, in MD a cardboard temp tag is only allowed to be used for
> going to and from the inspection station, that's it, and is not
> allowed to go out of state. So if you have to bring a vehicle into the
> state you can get a set of real metal tags that are for that purpose
> only, but you have to have the original title in either case, NOT a
> photo copy.
> 
> I would ask him...something seems a little off.
> 
> Bill M
> 65 Coronet 500 'vert
> 
> On 2/6/07, ledman_70@xxxxxxxxxxx <ledman_70@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Hey guys, I just got an email from a guy wanting to buy a car I have
> > listed on Ebay. He says due to all the scams lately, he wants to pick up
> > the car and pay cash, but he wants me to fax him a copy of the title and
> > bill of sale first...what do you all think about this? I'm a little
> > leary as crooks are pretty creative. I don't know what he could do with
> > acopy of the title, but still sounds like a scam to me.
> >
> >
> > Jeff Adams
> > 64 Polara
> >
> >
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Kevin R. Merkley
Thunder Bay, Ontario
64 Dodge 440 2dr HT (Cdn)


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