<VV> MB 280 SLC scam - someone tried this on my Spyder I sold last year

[shortle]

Two weeks? I would suggest waiting 2 months or more. This is an old scam but it keeps coming back. 2 months ago I was selling an old beater Volvo 850 for $2500. Someone claimed they wanted it "bad" based on a couple of pictures and my description but that all of a sudden they had to go to London and would pay me with Paypal. I insisted they see the car in person and bring cash. They kept wanting to buy with Paypal without seeing the car. I said "no thanks". I believe it was nothing more than just phishing but I'm not sure. And then the car sold for cash in person.
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado


-----Original Message-----
>From: "Eric S. Eberhard" <flash at vicsmba.com>
>Sent: Feb 22, 2010 11:11 AM
>To: arendhuismus at xs4all.nl
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>Subject: <VV> MB 280 SLC scam - someone tried this on my Spyder I sold last year
>
>Usually the scam is that they pay you say 10,000 plus 1,000 for 
>shipping.   Then you send the 1,000 for shipping to his shipping 
>person.  Then his Paypal is reversed because it is a fraud.  Then you 
>eat the 1,000.  Or some variation on the theme (you pay for something 
>and then it falls through).  If you get a deal like this insist on 
>two weeks for the Paypal to be cleared (and you can check with them) 
>and don't pay anyone else any money). E
>
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