Larry, it is a scam. Period. This has been discussed here many times- don't
fall for it. Usually any cashiers check or money order sent is altered, and
you are out anything over the original value of the m.o. if even that.
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lenny Seidman" <lseidman@erols.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 8:16 AM
Subject: [Fwd: 74 TR6]
> Yesterday I just posted an ad on the VTR website advertising a car for
> sale and have received 3 offers similar to the one below from brokers
> outside the USA having clients that want to purchase the car and will
> wire me funds and will have the car pickup. One even had a bonus and the
> broker would wire me $7000 and I would keep $3000 and would wire him
> back $4000 leaving me with an extra $500 profit.
>
> At this point they seem like scams to me. Has anyone else had any offers
> like this? Any comments? What is the feeling of the list on sales like
this?
>
> Lenny Seidman
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: 74 TR6
> Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 04:47:14 -0700 (PDT)
> From: dave morris <jim_mark234@yahoo.com>
> To: lseidman@erols.com
>
>
>
> Goodday,
> I am interested in your 74 TR6
> and i'm okay with the $2,500.Irrespect of payment i have
> a client in the U.S who is owing me $5,000.All i
> need to do to make payment easier and faster is to
> instruct him to procure a cashiers check and mail it
> to you on the address and name you want on the check
> and you know it takes 24hrs for a cashiers check to
> clear in the U.S.But i would want to know if i can
> trust you to send my balance to me via money
> gram{international money transfer} transfer after you
> must have received the cheque to enable me prepay the
> shipping company here so that they can instruct their
> office in the U.S to come and pick the 74 TR6 from your location.pls
> mail me
> asap to enable me arrange payment.Furnish me with your
> name and address, so i will forward it to my client
> for payment.Thanks,
> Dave.
>
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