----- Original Message -----
From "Al Adams" <adam2402 at bellsouth.net>
To: "Tom Speed" <tspeed@carolina.rr.com>; "'William Thompson'"
<Willy@thompsoncarpentry.com>; "'David Ramsey'" <dwramsey@worldnet.att.net>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 8:44 PM
Subject: Re: shipping - US to UK
> Hi Fellows.
>
> Thanks for the scam tip. I know it well since I get 2 or 3 of these
offers
> everyday when I have a car advertised on the internet. I also seem to
> inherit several million dollars a day from formally unknown parties and am
> offered the opportunity to cheat someone out of several million dollars a
> day when I list a car on the internet.
>
> This offer seems legit, though, for several reasons.
>
> 1. The party has telephoned me 4 times from the UK to inquire about the
> car. The typical scam email was never sent. They didn't send me any
> emails until I asked them to start conversing that way to reduce telephone
> costs.
>
> 2. They ( a husband and wife) who claim to be in London said they want
to
> restore a frogeye or early mgb but have had a very difficult time locating
> one in England that is not excessively expensive or excessively rusty.
Mine
> is a solid '58 priced very low and they felt the cost including shipping
> would be less than what they would have to pay for a comparable one in
the
> UK.
>
> 3. They offered to make payment in any form I wished. I said probably
bank
> transfer from their account to mine and they said that would be fine. I
> think, but am not sure, if this is the safest method. If anyone has other
> ideas, please let me know.
>
> 4. I told them I needed a good 6 cyl. engine for my P4 Rover and they
spent
> a good deal of time locating one for me in the UK. They are near
impossible
> to find in the US. They have offered to travel a reasonable distance to
> retrieve it for me and arrange for shipping to my residence.
>
> 5. They located a freight agent in the UK and advised the carriage quote
> from my door to theirs would be 1500 to 2000#. I offered to check from
this
> end to see if I could get a better rate. They didn't ask me to do this.
>
> In light of these circumstances, is there any reason I should still be
> skeptical?
>
> If anyone has any info on a cheaper and dependable carrier, please let me
> know.
>
> Thanks again to everyone for all the advice and comments received so far.
>
> Al Adams
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