[Shotimes] Re: used car Scam again.

[Paul Nimz]

I have a grocery store in my area that will electronically clear your check
on the spot and hand it back to you.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR
'93 EG mtx


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
To: "SHOTimes-Mailing List" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 2:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: used car Scam again.


> These scammers almost always use what the call a "bank
> Certified Check" that is usually good, but in this case it
> is bogus.
>
> Sure seems like in today's society, that the banks should be
> able to read the band and account numbers and get a handle
> on if the check is good without waiting for it to make the
> two week (or more) long trip through the system.
>
> That is why for years, I took and gave nothing but cash when
> buying from individuals or selling to them.
>
> Don M.
>
> Noah South III wrote:
> > I think I get the gist of the scam, but isn't a Money Order good as
cash?
> > Seems like it would only work with a check or something that would
bounce.
> >
> > -Noah South III
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Eric Keller" <unterhausen@yahoo.com>
> > To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 4:51 PM
> > Subject: [Shotimes] Re: used car Scam again.
> >
> >
> >
> >>This is a well known scam, and the best thing is to
> >>immediately ignore the offer.  One of the grad
> >>students had a similar thing happen, and it turned out
> >>the scammers were local.  The police were only mildly
> >>interested.
> >>
> >>The way the scam works is that they want to give you a
> >>check for much more than the agreed upon price, and
> >>you give them change.  In our grad student's case, he
> >>was selling an oven for $350.  They sent him a money
> >>order for $4000.  Someone was going to come around for
> >>the oven and the change later.  After I had
> >>straightened him out about the scam, he told the
> >>scammer to forget it.  The scammer started to play to
> >>his greed and said that he could keep an extra $500,
> >>and then $1500 when he refused again.
> >>
> >>Of course in the case of the car, it might be worth
> >>enough to them just to steal the car, dunno.
> >>
> >>Eric
> >>
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