Hello All;
With this check scam how do you end up loosing possession of the car as
well as your money? I could see the loosing money part, especially if one
doesn't wait for the check to clear before giving them a refund, but unless
the car was physically removed from your property how do you loose it?
Contracts arrived at through deception or fraud are not legally binding,
especially if they agreed to pay but did not, this goes back to the old
common law. Kerry, get them to send the money western union or tell them to
forget it, this sounds like a fraud. By the way which car did they want to
buy?
Best Regards
Arran Foster
1954 Imperial Newport
Needing A Left side taillight bezel and other trim parts.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bar00n" <baroon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: IML: Car buying scam???
> The way that scam works is that they send you too much money in a check,
> then you wire the excess back to them (around $2-3K) and then a couple of
> weeks later (when you're out of your car and money) you find out that the
> check they sent was counterfeit. That way you lost the $2-3K you wired
them
> and the car you sold.
>
> I always thought it would be cool to tease these guys, take the check, go
to
> the bank and string them along until the bank denies it (or even before)
and
> then let them know that it's found to be counterfeit and that the FBI
> expressed an interest in talking to the buyer. hehehee
>
> Then again, I don't think it's a good idea to screw around with people
like
> that.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kerry Pinkerton" <pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
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