Doesn't sound like you have anything to lose (other than a $20 bad check fee), but I'm curious to see what happens, keep us posted. Roy 67 Crown FDHT In a message dated 4/28/2003 10:41:04 AM Eastern Standard Time, "Kerry Pinkerton" <pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >Someone has found one of my ads and agreed to buy the car. He lives in >Tunisia and supposedly is owed money by a friend in the US. What he wants to >do is have his friend send me $7K via US cashiers check and me send the >balance (4K) to the shipper. I have told him that I would do this AFTER the >cashiers check is sent for collection and cleared the bank. > >This smells a little funny to me and I'm concerned about counterfeit cashiers >checks. Sending it for collection makes me safe but... > >Any comments on car buying scams that sound like this? > >KerryP >Patch panels fabricated >Pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx >dte.net/57imperial >Imperials -- 50 Limo, 57 roadster, 61's, 62, 68 Convert, 73, a 66 300 and a >bunch of lesser marques >