Car buying scam???

[ViaJoaquin@xxxxxxx]

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
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>bunch of lesser marques
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