wierd car sale transaction question

[asp integra]

well i am selling my car and someone found one of my fs adds on craigs list, any ways the person was interested in the car and wants to buy it, she is located in london and she wants to buy it for her son, who is in florida, now does this sound like a scam or something? they havnt asked about getting an inspection done on it, and dont seem to want to check it out before buying it, the person just wanted my info so we could work out the sale of the car and then shipping it to the states, what are your guys thoughs, does this sound a little wierd to anyone else?

[Team_Mclaren]

scam thought it was pretty obvious

[dj_rice]

You should sell it and then see how the story turns out

[jdmSiR]

i got one of these, literally the exact same message, its obviously a scam

[Eleanor]

My Nigerian uncle is also interested

[Rocky]

Originally posted by dj_rice
You should sell it and then see how the story turns out

+1

[schocker]

Sounds pretty legit to me, might aswell give it a try as dj_rice said.

[BigMass]

It's obviously a scam, but what’s the problem? Tell them to send you the cash then you'll do anything they want with the car. Simple. (obviously the scam will involve you somehow parting with the car before you get the money)

[Kloubek]

^^ Nevermind with toying with the person.

It's obviously a scam. Note to all: If someone cannot come to meet you for the transaction, DON'T DO IT. That's the bottom line, unless you're using Ebay, etc.

[civicman]

get cash...the only way that she will be able to send money is through a fake money draft and they have there money drafts down to an art....but there is pay pal....but unless its cash or pay pal id tell her to piss off its defiantly a scam

[weeznah]

make sure the money goes through before you give them anything.

[turbo4dr]

MAJOR SCAM..... MAJOR SCAM.... THIS IS A MAJOR SCAM.....LOOK OUT HERE COMES THE MAJOR SCAMMMMMMMMM

(SPIDERMAN SAYS THIS IS A SCAM)

[ExtraSlow]

100% scam.

[Godfuader]

Craigslist has these scammers for every item. I was trying to sell my ipod and I recieved a couple messages indicating the same story, one with "my brother is serving in Nigeria", another with "its my sons b-day but im stuck in Germany"....very evident scam.

[2BLUE]

They do send you a check...but its fake...just went through this last week.

[dj_rice]

Originally posted by 2BLUE
They do send you a check...but its fake...just went through this last week.

and you have to wonder...HOW did you ban yourself...hmmm

[Dooms_Bane]

ummm my friends parents sold their truck from there... person didnt want an inspection at all. or anything just forwarded te info got the money FIRST then shipped the car after.

[mlafreni]

apparently what happens is they send you a money order or cheque but it is for the wrong amount (much higher) and then beg you to cash it and send them back the difference of the amount. problem is you have sent them a few grand from their 'mistake extra money' and then the bank realizes it was a fake cheque and demand all the money back.... and of course, they are long gone with your money...

but give it a shot! who knows

[Go4Long]

there's about a hundred variations of it, but it's all essentially the same scam.

[Ferio_vti]

Tell them you'll only accept payment in Canadian Tire money.