[Shotimes] Re: used car Scam again.

[Rick Glass]

The new Super Wal-mart around here do that.
I just didn't understand why she made me fill in all the blanks, for her to
hand it back to me.


Rick Glass
      Nashville, TN
' 96 ES cam failure, waiting for engine, needs some cosmetic attention.
' 99 Silver 40k will be Kirk'd Feb 3rd (doin' a happy dance)
      Flowmaster Original 40's
      3rd cat/resonator removed
      Intake slighly modified (but not Porterized)
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Nimz" <pnimz@v8sho.com>
To: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>; "SHOTimes-Mailing List"
<shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: used car Scam again.


> 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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