The other day I posted an ad on another site to sell some alloy rims for $300. Today I got the following email, which sounds like a scam in the making... let me know what you think:
We wish to buy your above mentioned product at advertised rate.
Goods will be picked-up from your location for onward shipping to London by our Agency as soon as payment for the purchase is made.
Payment for the purchase is by cheque through a debtor in the US. The debtor owes us higher than the asking price of your product. He will therefore be sending you a Cheque for $5,000, to cover the cost, as well as the shipping costs.
On receipt of the Cheque, you will cash and deduct the amount of your product, the balance you would send as we will instruct you to our Agency who will handle the subsequent pick-up and shipping arrangements.
If the above arrangement suites you fine, do send us your address where to send the Cheque, as well as the name to be on it. Also send us your phone numbers for quicker communication.
We look foward to your prompt reply.
Best Regards.
MR. ---------------------
What makes it suspisious to me is a few things:
- The message is generic... they don't actually talk about the rims
- They want to purchase them using a long process instead of a simple transaction
- They want me to cash a $5000 check and then return the rest
- They want me to send the rims to London. The shipping costs of that will be FAR more than the actual value of the rims. (I was expecting to sell them someone in my area who would just drop by to pick them up)
and then have some fun with the scamers and keep us posted on the
..London what? London Ont or London England?....I am in the London Ont area and My family and friends are in the tire and rim business.....Would be really curious who is owed what debt? Could maybe look into it for you....pm me if interested.....I have a connection to almost every tire and rim business in London...Just a thought for you to ponder over