[Mgs] MGB scam

[Max Heim]

Pretty obviously phony, when he says "he won't deal outside of eBay", and
the car is advertised on AutoTrader. I mean, duh... Ebay isn't going to
"protect" a sale made through AutoTrader.

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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires


on 7/18/10 10:41 PM, don at don at napanet.net wrote:

> In my undending pursuit of a nice early B roadster, I just came upon
> a scam.  Last one of these crooks I encountered, a Christian
> missionary from Tuvolu, wanted to buy my TR8.  This scam is a guy
> supposedly selling a red MGB roadster.
> 
> The car is advertised on Auto Trader, and the seller claims to live
> in Los Altos CA.  I live in northern CA, so not that far from
> there.  I tried calling the phone number in the ad and the phone
> number was not a working number.  Hmmm.  I emailed the seller, and
> did get a reply, but no method of contacting by phone was
> offered.  He sent me a link to a website with pretty pictures of the
> car, but no way to contact the guy by phone.  Finally, I get the
> email from him which is very suspicious and I've copied it below.
> 
> 1.  THE AD
> http://www.autotraderclassics.com/classic-car/1965-MG-MGB-312055.xhtml?actionM
> ethod=find%2Fvehicle%2FvehicleSearchResults.xhtml%3AuShipController.init&conve
> rsationId=38613
> 
> 2.  THE PRETTY PICTURES
> Hi,
> Thanks for your email. This car is in great condition, the title is
> clear and all you have to do is to put your name on it.
> Here's a link with some pics
> <http://s797.photobucket.com/albums/yy255/1965MG/>http://s797.photobucket.com/
> albums/yy255/1965MG/
> If you are interested email me back
> I need money very fast so I will let it go for just $8,500
> Thanks
> 
>> 3.  THE ATTEMPT TO GET MONEY FOR A CAR THAT PROBABLY DOES NOT EXIST
>> Hello,
>> Thank you for showing interest! I work as a petroleum engineer and
>> my time is limited. I am not so familiar with online sales and I
>> decided to use a service from an business-specialized company eBay
>> Purchase Protection.
>> The car is now in their custody and they will handle all sale
>> proces. The car will be shipped from eBay Motors Vehicle garage. The
>> shipping fees si already paid in advance by me and there will not be
>> any other costs regarding this transaction. The car will be shipped
>> to your address trough an enclosed trailer and will be at your
>> address in no more than 3 business days after the deposit is
>> confirmed by eBay. You will have also a 3 days for inspection.
>> If, by any reason, you won't be satisfied with it ( even though I
>> can assure you that it is exactly as described), you can return it
>> at my expense for a full refund of your deposit, no questions asked.
>> I think this is more than fair for both of us.
>> This deal WILL BE MADE UNDER THE eBay RULES AND POLICIES Both of us
>> will be protected. I WILL NOT DEAL OUTSIDE EBAY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!!
>> In order to start our transaction I will need to know your:
>> Full name:.............
>> Shipping address.......
>> I will forward the details of our transaction to eBay and then you
>> will receive an invoice from them.
>> - Total price you have to pay is $8,500
>> 
>> Looking forward to hearing from you