Fwd: PAYMENT MATHOD....

[Mihnea Cotet]

Yup, agreed that this is most likely a scam, I've gotten the exact same
email for my 2 3B ECUs for sale on the marketplace from Dave Coley of dave
coley procurements (davecoleyprocurements at mail.com) , yadda yadda yadda
with the same "NB: email the pics" at the end of the message, which has
really sounded strange to me from someone writing so politely to me and
then just saying "email the pics"... that can't sound right!!!!!

Man, is there a way to hang those people up somehow? Or to shoot them or I
dunno????


Mihnea



At 18:31 27/06/2003 -0400, ben swann wrote:

>This sounded like a scam before I replied that I'd sell him the car.
>
>  Now I am sure it sounds like a remake of a classic... See below -
>sorry if it may be a lot of WOB, but someone is trying to take
>advantage of the audifans marketplace - beware!
>
>Ben
>[From  dave smith <daveautomobile at mail.com> Add Sender
>Sent  Friday, June 27, 2003 12:48 pm
>To  ben swann <benswann at comcast.net>
>Subject  PAYMENT MATHOD....
>
>Hi,
>Thank to you for accepting the offer to sell your car to my client. I
>am particularly impressed by the prompt attention accorded the matter
>considering the need for us to conclude the deal in a timely
>manner,i have spoken to my client and he accepts to pay $2,200 as you
>have requested.
>I will want to restate clearly that i am an auto procurement agent
>based in Dublin and arrays of clients across the Europe coasts.
>Towards concluding the entire deal and issuance of the cashiers check
>there is a slight issue which i believe should not be a problem if i
>can get my the message clearly to you. I want to let you know if you
>will be able to treat this in confidentiality and will want you to ask
>questions if youare not clear with my explanations.
>In order to conclude the deal as soon as possible my client has said he
>can only be able to raise a cashiers check for the sales of the car and
>the entire shipping charges of the car from there to Dublin.
>This means the cashiers check that will be sent to you will include an
>excess amount which is $3,800 for the money for the sales of your
>car , my commission as an agent and the shippers fees for organising a
>home pick up service from your base down to Europe its new origin,so
>the check will be in the amount of $6,000, you will deduct
>the cost of car $2,200 and send the balance of $3,800 to my customer
>via money gram money transfer or western union money transfer. You need
>not to worry as our prepaid shipping company will come to
>pick the car up from your base for shippment to Dublin in Europe .
>Where the car will be shipped to, and the check
>will include the fees i mentioned above because the cashier check
>according to my client is a refund been refunded back to him, and the
>company making out this refund will only make it out in one cashier
>to him, so he is trusting you to handle his funds with care and honesty
>and UTMOST confidentiality. What i want to clarify is that will you be
>able to send the shipping charges that i will pay to the
>shipping company and my commision back to my client through money gram
>or western union money transfer method as soon as the check is
>cashed and you deduct the money fo r the sales of your car ? please
>your answer on this will enable me to issue a directive to my client
>on the need to contact the company to get the check ready and send it
>to you with out any further delay . If you agree to assist in this
>capacity ,Will you please send your contact ADDRESS that is your home
>or office address where my client should send the check , your NAME to
>be on check and TELEPHONE NUMBER so that i will instruct my client
>to send the ch eck by express priority mail to you. I will like you to
>mail me to show your further WIllingness to sell the car to my client.
>Thanks and GOD bless,
>Dave.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: ben swann <benswann at comcast.net>
>Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 10:11:28 -0400
>To: dave smith <daveautomobile at mail.com>
>Subject: Re: '85 4000 quattro - black
>
> > Dave,
> >
> > I would be happy to oblige and have the car ready as soon as next
>week -
> >  I will get additional photos tommorrow(Saturday).
> >
> > It seems peculiar that you and the customer are located in Dublin.
>The
> > car is in Annapolis, MD  USA.  I just want to clarify that you intend
> > to be purchasing a car that is located in this area.
> >
> > If so I will gladly make sure the car is in best condition as
> > Possible.  It would be best to contact me via phone so as to discuss
> > details.
> >
> > Ben
> > p.s.  I may be contacted at 410-897-9329 preferably between the hours
> > of 9 and 5 PM EST.  Please leave a message if I am not available.
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: dave smith <daveautomobile at mail.com>
> > Date: Thursday, June 26, 2003 8:29 pm
> > Subject: '85 4000 quattro - black
> >
> > > Sir/Madam.
> > >
> > > I am Dave Smith,sales manager for Dave Smith procurements,Plot
> > > 209/210 Park view lane, Victoria Garden,Dublin.We specialise in
> > > purchase of Autos for customers here in Europe,and we get paid in
> > > commission,after payment has been confirmed by the seller to the
> > > buyer.As present we have a customer interested in purchasing your
> > > car  mentioned above for the sum of $2,200,and  we will arrange
> > > for the pick up of the car  oncepayment is confirmed cleared by you.
> > > Please acknowledge the offer and we will inform the buyer of your
> > > confirmation of acceptance to sell and have the funds remitted to
>you
> > > as soon as possible. NOTE: My customer is a diplomat here in
> > > Dublin,and due to his job and duties he would want this to be kept
>in
> > > your utmost trust,till the end of this transaction.I hope you can
> > > understand.Our office is located in Dublin,as stated above.
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Dave.
> > >
> > > NB;Email the pics.