<VV> Transporting cars overseas (WARNING!!)

[RoboMan91324@aol.com]

Hi Bob,

I am very much behind in reading my email so you may have received responses 
along these lines already but here goes.

The deal you have may be legitimate.  However, there have been a number of 
scams involving cars to be shipped overseas.  There are a number of variations 
but generally, the "buyer" sends you a "certified check" for the sale amount as 
well as what is needed for the shipping.  You are to forward the shipping 
amount to a specified "shipper."  The shipper is the con man or an accomplice.  
The certified check is theoretically drawn on a foreign bank but is an official 
looking fake.  Your typical teller will look at the check and tell you that 
the funds are available immediately because they think the certified check is 
real and, in general, certified checks are considered as cleared funds.  The 
hook is that they can't verify the validity of the fake check for two to three 
weeks.  By then, your check to the con man has cleared (especially if it is a 
real certified check) and the money is gone.  The bank comes back to you and 
sticks you with the bad check.  In some cases, the car is also gone along with 
your money.  I recommend that you accept only verified electronic transfer of 
money from the buyer.  Any bank in Poland or elsewhere can do this.

If your sale is valid, great.  This will serve as a warning to other here on 
the list.

Good luck,
Doc
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In a message dated 03/24/04 2:50:10 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
virtualvairs-request@corvair.org writes:

> Message: 6
> To: vv-talk@corvair.org
> Cc: virtualvairs@corvair.org
> From: dodgeshelby@cafes.net
> Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 20:24:34 GMT
> Subject: <VV> Transporting cars overseas
> 
> I just sold an antique car to an individual in Poland.  Does anyone have any 
> suggestions as far as what I need to do to get it read for overseas shipment 
> - what I am really looking for is what paperwork I need to have.
> 
> Please contact me off the list.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> BOB