I had a somewhat similar situation while trying to sell a Nissan Frontier
(ice) pickup. The buyer said that he was working off-shore in the gulf of
Mexico and could not get to a bank. The pickup was supposed to be for his
dad who lives in Minnesota. The buyer could pay by PayPal and the payment
I got a banker to admit to me that even a certified check is in jeopardy
of being reversed even months later.
Dan
On 11/21/2016 11:58 AM, Lawrence Harris via EV wrote:
Yup, sounds like a scam so if you want to proceed first make sure the cheque
clears before you ship. The typical additional
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EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
I'm curious if this is normal.
No, it's not. This guy is trying to rip you off. This sounds like the fake
money order / cashier's check scam... I suggest that you cancel the transaction.
I wouldn't jump to conclusions just yet. He may be a scammer; but he
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Subject: Re: [EVDL] Selling an EV on EBay
On 21 Nov 2016 at 13:21, Mark Hanson via EV wrote:
> I'm curious if this is normal.
On 21 Nov 2016 at 13:21, Mark Hanson via EV wrote:
> I'm curious if this is normal.
No, it's not. This guy is trying to rip y
Yup, sounds like a scam so if you want to proceed first make sure the cheque
clears before you ship. The typical additional part is they send a cheque for
more than the amount saying the extra is for shipping or some such and ask that
you refund them the difference, by cheque or money order.
On 21 Nov 2016 at 13:21, Mark Hanson via EV wrote:
> I'm curious if this is normal.
On 21 Nov 2016 at 13:21, Mark Hanson via EV wrote:
> I'm curious if this is normal.
No, it's not. This guy is trying to rip you off. This sounds like the fake
money order / cashier's check scam.
Paste into
IT'S A SCAM!
This happens to everyone with big ticket items on Ebay.!
Do not get sucked in!
You have to assume EVERYTHING is a SCAM unless you can PROVE to yourself
otherwise.
Bob
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From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Mark Hanson via
EV
Sent: Monday,
Hi Mark,
There are some red flags that you are often warned about, such as using
a check or money order from abroad that appears legit on first sight,
but two or 3 weeks later your bank calls that the piece of paper is
worthless.
The most often occurring form of that scam was that they sent you a
