Scamola.
The MO will be counterfeit, but your bank won't know until they've
already cashed it for you and you have sent the $5400 to the
International Transporter. Guess who your bank is going to come back
to for the money! :)
If you want to spook him, tell him you will only deal through an
I would have immediately deleted the mail and thought no more about it.
Doug Brau
'72 Spit
d t gebhard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Spitlisters,
A little update on the sale of my Spitfire.
I was contacted by a Mr. Eric Daniels from London ( he says) wanting to
buy the Spit.
Here's what
I'd like to see where he's really located.
Hmmm, probably in deep darkest part of Africa, maybe Nigeria
David Templeton
'74 spitsix
'59 tr3a
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Yep, pretty common scam this one, happens almost whenever you list a car
for sale on the internet and you give your e-mail address. In the UK
they commonly claim to want to ship the car to Africa, which is where I
suspect most of these scams originate, particularly since the quality of
the
quote
Out of curiosity, do you have the header information from the email you
received from him that you could forward to me? I'd like to see where
he's really located.
Jim
'75 Spitfire 1500
'68 Spitfire Mk3
NASS #302
York, PA
www.littlebluespitfire.com
unquote
Hey Jim,
==
Hey Jim, which one of your Spitis are you going to offer him? ;-)
Eric
Heinsberg/Germany
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Heck, I should get 10k easy for the Mk3, even with the top of the engine
torn apart! He can't afford the '75 - it runs! ;-)
Jim
'75 Spitfire 1500
'68 Spitfire Mk3
For posterity, here is a wee bit of advice for any whose stock electric
cooling fan for the radiator quits.
Check the contacts in the wiring first, then take it off, remove the fan and
the front plate of the motor housing, and give it a shake and a gust of air! I
must have got what seemed like a