I was recently approached by someone apparently interested in purchasing a 1981 car I had advertised. I'm pretty sure this is one of those scams (see
Here's the e-mail. The English is a give away, and the fact that they say what they do to someone in the UK, just about clinches it as far as I am concerned even if the "money transfer and difference bit" did not.
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"Thanks for the correspondence,i'm impressed.I believe that the Car is still in good condition as you've said 'cos i won't be able to come and inspect it.Am in urgent need of the Car.I will take it for "X" pounds.lets seal a deal at that price.Consider the Car already sold to me.I would have love to comedown and inspect it but i'm presently out of state for a seminar.
As for the payment and shipping,I will instruct an associate of mine to send a certified cheque of "Y" pounds to you in payment of some fuel equipments I supplied to him.All you just have to do is to deduct the price of your Car which is "X" pounds and help me send the remaining balance of "Y-X" pounds to my reputable shipper who will be coming down for the pickup of the Car via Western Union money transfer since they will like to be prepaid before coming down for the pickup. I will like to have the address to which the certified cheque will be sent to and your phone number so that i can forward it to my associate to make payment out to you.Get back to me as soon as possible.
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Lots of things give it away, but I thought I'd just ask how common this is scam is tried in the UK and if anything is being done about it.