Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2017-01-18 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Contact the "seller" and find out. Might be something original, might be the usual "I was suddenly deployed in Afghanistan, please wire $500 and I'll Express Mail the keys and title". Mitch. > On January 18, 2017 at 12:48 PM Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > >

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2017-01-18 Thread Kyle Arola via Mercedes
I am not sure which is the scam. I did email the CL ad that Dan posted and it appeared to be a real person, but their Engrish sucked and they couldn't type a real sentence. They also said their wife had posted the car on Ebay and that someone wanted to buy it and so they took the ad down. I

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2017-01-18 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
How does the scam work? - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2017-01-18 Thread Kyle Arola via Mercedes
truth kyle On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 12:20 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Google Image Search can be your friend sometimes... > Mitch > > > On January 18, 2017 at 12:17 PM Kyle Arola via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > Oh so BUSTED!!! > > > >

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2017-01-18 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Google Image Search can be your friend sometimes... Mitch > On January 18, 2017 at 12:17 PM Kyle Arola via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Oh so BUSTED!!! > > Kyle > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 12:15 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Scam > >

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2017-01-18 Thread Kyle Arola via Mercedes
Oh so BUSTED!!! Kyle On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 12:15 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Scam > http://topclassiccarsforsale.com/mercedes-benz/174167-1969- > mercedes-benz-300series-300sel-63-barn-find-original- > collector-no-reserve.html > >

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2017-01-18 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Scam http://topclassiccarsforsale.com/mercedes-benz/174167-1969-mercedes-benz-300series-300sel-63-barn-find-original-collector-no-reserve.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

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2017-01-18 Thread Kyle Arola via Mercedes
If not I want it! Hahahaha! Kyle On Jan 18, 2017 9:34 AM, "Dan--- via Mercedes" wrote: > http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/5964408526.html > > > Sent from my iPad > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives

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2017-01-18 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Give it a shot! It's stanced yo! --FT On 1/18/17 9:33 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote: http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/5964408526.html Sent from my iPad ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

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2017-01-18 Thread Dan--- via Mercedes
http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/5964408526.html Sent from my iPad ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-12-11 Thread l02turner
to UK for me to ship back. Never heard from the seller after that... LarryT 91 300D -Original Message- From: roger...@comcast.net Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 8:35 AM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] CL Scam? Yes, this is a scam. I found one for a Jeep Cherokee. Jeep

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-12-08 Thread Allan Streib
http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams Scroll down to the example scams... this matches the first example nearly word-for-word. Allan Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com writes: I looked at a van on CL and this is what I got back from the seller. Does it look like a scam? I am wondering why it

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-12-08 Thread Allan Streib
You should also flag that ad for removal, if it's still up. Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu writes: http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams Scroll down to the example scams... this matches the first example nearly word-for-word. Allan -- 1983 300D

[MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-12-08 Thread rogerhga
Yes, this is a scam. I found one for a Jeep Cherokee. Jeep was in WI and his response to my email was the same...deploying back to Af and needed to sell by Dec. 05. This was a CL in Atlanta. I searched and also found it in Dallas and LA. In Dallas, he was a childless couple with 12 cars and

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-12-08 Thread Dieselhead
Yeah, as the email exchange grows, there are more and more indications it is a scam by someone outside the USA. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-12-08 Thread Greg Fiorentino
: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of roger...@comcast.net Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 5:36 AM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] CL Scam? Yes, this is a scam. I found one for a Jeep Cherokee. Jeep was in WI and his response to my email

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-12-08 Thread Allan Streib
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] CL Scam? Yes, this is a scam. I found one for a Jeep Cherokee. Jeep was in WI and his response to my email was the same...deploying back to Af and needed to sell by Dec. 05. This was a CL in Atlanta. I searched and also found it in Dallas and LA. In Dallas, he

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-12-08 Thread Mitch Haley
Greg Fiorentino wrote: So I wonder if that's why I was unable to sell my son's Crown Vic! I advertised it at what I thought was a very attractive price and mentioned that he was deploying to the Middle East! Only got one inquiry. It'll sit in my side yard till he returns. Just advertise the

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-12-08 Thread Allan Streib
That's good advice... any kind of tales of woe or hardship in an ad is going to set of the scam-o-meter for a lot of people. Allan On Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:44 -0500, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Greg Fiorentino wrote: So I wonder if that's why I was unable to sell my son's Crown Vic!

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-12-08 Thread Greg Fiorentino
It's a '97 LX I asked 2K I'm in Vancouver, WA. Greg -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Allan Streib Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 1:23 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] CL Scam? LOL

[MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-12-07 Thread Dieselhead
I looked at a van on CL and this is what I got back from the seller. Does it look like a scam? I am wondering why it was advertised in the central US if it is in WA? Any way to find out if this is a real military officer? The carfax shows it always being registered in WA. First of all i

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-12-07 Thread Craig
On Tue, 7 Dec 2010 22:54:05 -0600 Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: Does it look like a scam? Yes. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe

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2010-12-07 Thread John Freer
Here's what the google search for that vin# shows.. On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: I looked at a van on CL and this is what I got back from the seller. Does it look like a scam?  I am wondering why it was advertised in the central US if it is in WA?  

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-12-07 Thread John Freer
Opps, forgot to give the URL. http://timheuer.com/blog/archive/2009/06/03/scamming-the-craigslist-scammers.aspx On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 9:29 PM, John Freer mbfo...@gmail.com wrote: Here's what the google search for that vin# shows.. On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Dieselhead

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-07-25 Thread Curt Raymond
...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] CL Scam? Message-ID:     aanlktim3mbz8r-maro-bzahyyrdxqyb2bdl3psh1r...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Does this smell like a scam to you? from WILLIAM SANDRA williamsandr...@gmail.com

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-07-25 Thread OK Don
a Nigerian prince while you're at it... -Curt Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:01:34 -0500 From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] CL Scam? Message-ID:     aanlktim3mbz8r-maro-bzahyyrdxqyb2bdl3psh1r...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-07-25 Thread Larry T
, 2010 5:01 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] CL Scam? Does this smell like a scam to you? from WILLIAM SANDRA williamsandr...@gmail.com to Norman Benz okdon...@gmail.com date Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 3:44 PM subject Re: Mercedes 190D 1984 project car - $600 (Norman, OK

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-07-25 Thread Larry T
-- From: Craig McCluskey diese...@pisquared.net Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 6:08 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] CL Scam? On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:01:34 -0500 OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: Does this smell like a scam to you? I

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2010-07-25 Thread OK Don
Exactly what I did. On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 7:13 PM, Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote: Tell him it has to be cash and he'll stop writing - LarryT -- OK Don Panic! (the national past time). ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-07-25 Thread Mitch Haley
Larry T wrote: Tell him it has to be cash and he'll stop writing - Tell him to send the check to Barry O'Bama at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-07-24 Thread OK Don
Does this smell like a scam to you? from WILLIAM SANDRA williamsandr...@gmail.com to Norman Benz okdon...@gmail.com date Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 3:44 PM subject Re: Mercedes 190D 1984 project car - $600 (Norman, OK) Date: 2010-07-24, 12:19PM CDT Reply to: mailed-by gmail.com signed-by gmail.com

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-07-24 Thread Dwight E. Giles, Jr
Subject: [MBZ] CL Scam? Does this smell like a scam to you? from WILLIAM SANDRA williamsandr...@gmail.com to Norman Benz okdon...@gmail.com date Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 3:44 PM subject Re: Mercedes 190D 1984 project car - $600 (Norman, OK) Date: 2010-07-24, 12:19PM CDT Reply to: mailed-by gmail.com

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-07-24 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:01:34 -0500 OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: Does this smell like a scam to you? I will be buying from you so please kindly withdraw the advert from C.LIST. Hmmm ... but it's not sold yet. Please be informed that i will be paying with a certified check from my

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-07-24 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:06:07 -0400 Dwight E. Giles, Jr degco...@cox.net wrote: It is beschtunkende What does that mean? I can't find a page that knows that word. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list

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2010-07-24 Thread Mitch Haley
Craig McCluskey wrote: Fine, but he doesn't get the car or the title until it clears Sometimes, fake cashier's checks bounce 2-3 months after depositing. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

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2010-07-24 Thread OK Don
Yup - per the ad, cash only, and the ad stays up till the tranaction is complete. *http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/1860825396.html* On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Craig McCluskey diese...@pisquared.netwrote: On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:01:34 -0500 OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: Does

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2010-07-24 Thread OK Don
I read that in the Craigs List fraud page. On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 5:14 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Craig McCluskey wrote: Fine, but he doesn't get the car or the title until it clears Sometimes, fake cashier's checks bounce 2-3 months after depositing. -- OK Don Panic!

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-07-24 Thread Greg Fiorentino
This one DOES sound like a Nigerian...use of the word advert, I will like to know... Greg -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of OK Don Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 2:02 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] CL

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-07-24 Thread Allan Streib
It's very odd sounding. For private party car sales I'd ask for cash, or a check drawn on a local bank and you meet at the bank to cash it and sign over the title. Allan OK Don okd...@gmail.com writes: Does this smell like a scam to you? from WILLIAM SANDRA williamsandr...@gmail.com to

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-07-24 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of OK Don Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 2:02 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] CL Scam? Does this smell like a scam to you? from WILLIAM SANDRA williamsandr...@gmail.com to Norman Benz okdon...@gmail.com date Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 3:44 PM subject Re: Mercedes 190D

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2010-07-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
yes, it is a scam. OK Don wrote: Does this smell like a scam to you? from WILLIAM SANDRA williamsandr...@gmail.com to Norman Benz okdon...@gmail.com date Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 3:44 PM subject Re: Mercedes 190D 1984 project car - $600 (Norman, OK) Date: 2010-07-24, 12:19PM CDT Reply to:

Re: [MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-07-24 Thread Hendrik Fay
Given the wording I would say scam, note they make no mention of the car they want to buy, don't indicate that they want to see/drive the car and it just seems like an standard scamail, spewed out by the thousands. However one way to see if it's a scam is to google their email address, which in

[MBZ] CL Scam?

2010-05-14 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
I think this rod bender has already been surmised a scam? Pictured houses look more like west coast architecture. http://charleston.craigslist.org/ctd/1740182477.html 1991 Mercedes 300 SDL - $1500 (charleston) Date: 2010-05-14, 7:29AM EDT Reply to: see below Excellent tires Metallic silver

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2010-05-14 Thread Rich Thomas
Google the phone number and look at what you get. --R On 5/14/2010 8:30 AM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 wrote: I think this rod bender has already been surmised a scam? Pictured houses look more like west coast architecture.

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2010-05-14 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
Subject: Re: [MBZ] CL Scam? Google the phone number and look at what you get. --R On 5/14/2010 8:30 AM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 wrote: I think this rod bender has already been surmised a scam? Pictured houses look more like west coast architecture. http