Yup, - a scam. Run like the wind.............. Regards, DaveG. ----- Original Message ----- From: "DanT" <dplysedan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 3:38 PM Subject: IML: selling a car > Hi all, > First I'd like to wish everyone a happy and safe 4th of July. > Now I have a question. Has anyone ever sold a car to an out of the USA > person? > I'm trying to sell a 52 Imperial and this is one of the many e-mails that > I've gotten for it. It sounds like a money scam to me. Anyone else get > these? > Dan > > "Thanks a lot for your mail.It is highly appreciated.Yes > i am still interested in buying the 1952 Imperial . and > i'm ready to pay you $1,400.Like i said earlier i am > based in Ontario,Canada.I would appreciate it if you > could send me 2 or more pictures.I will be ready to buy > from you if you can assure me that you will label the > 1952 Imperial already sold in any ad site you may have > placed it for sale,as i'm serious about buying your > item . > > As regards shipping i have made arrangements with a > shipping company that will be on ground to do the pick > up at any location of your > choice.But they will have to inform you on when and > where the pick up will be made,so you'll not need to > contact any shipping company. > > As regards payment,this is what i am going to do,i have > a client in the us who is owing me $5,800 .I would > instruct him to make out a > check to you in that amount and as soon as it clears > your bank,you can let me have my balance via western > union money transfer. > > The reason why i am doing this is because if i decide > to send payment from over here it might take a long > time before it goes through,but a > check sent from over there withing the US would clear > between 2 and 3 days. > > Although the value of the check is more than the price > of the 1952 Imperial ,i think i can trust you with my > balance considering the fact that i still have to trust > you with the item. > > Please if you are interesetd in selling to me,i would > appreciate it if you could get back to me so that we > can proceed.Please i would need for you to provide me > with your name as you would want it to appear on the > check and your address and phone number so that i can > have my client send payment to you asap. > > > >