Kerry,
I could swear I heard about this on the Passat list I belong to. I
cannot remember the details, but it was a very similar story and I would
be wary. Cashiers checks can be cancelled!
Have his U.S. friend wire you cash via Western Union. If he has $7k to
buy a cashier's check, he should have $7k to give to Western Union.
(However, WU may have a limit to how much $ they will handle. If so,
check with your bank. Some banks will do bank-to-bank wire transfers.)
MM
Kerry Pinkerton wrote:
> 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
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