My buddy is selling his 440ex. He has it listed in a few internet classified ads. He got this email:
I am interested in the above subject atv for immediate purchase. However, i need to know if it is still available for sale and i will pay $4,850.00 for it.
I am located in dubai,united arab emirates, but i will have my prepaid pick up shipper come for it asap you confirm payment receipt.
You can reach me on +XXX>XXX>XXXif any urgent need arises.
Thanks
XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
He replied, no problem. Send me a cashiers check, which I will go cash, then you can come pick it up.
He recieved this email:
Fine. I can instruct the payment to u\you asap through my accounts officer drawn in us bank and in US$.
However, i will need you to provie the name to appear on check, address to send it. I will keep you update.
Thanks



What do you think?

 

This has bits and pieces of a scam. If he wants to send an amount that is over the purchase price to go towards shipping. If he wants him (the seller) to send the extra amount to the 3rd person to handle shipping. Then the 3rd person won't show up and he'll be out the extra amount. Then the bank will be after him (the seller) when the check bounces. The 3rd person never shows up and he (the seller) never hears from the 2nd person (the buyer) again. Hope this makes sense.

 

listen tell your friend to lose contact with these people asap.....6 months ago I had one of my quads In the atv classifieds....


this guy contacted me and said he was out of the country on a crusade and he would have someone send me a cashiers check and his people here in the states would pic it up...well I got the check and let them know I recieved it..well he told me someone would be there the following morning to pick up the quad...I told them he would have to wait because the bank had to verify it well he told me it didn't matter they were comming to get it regardless....the bank called me about an hour later saying they were counterfit cashiers checks...next thing I know the FBI shows up at me house wanting to see where I recieved the E-mail from....it is a crime ring origanated out of nigeria...the feds told me I was lucky....they have done this to about 17,000 people sence 2001...most people think hmmm a cashiers check same as cash right...so they deposit it and by the time the bank catchs on thier property is already headed across sea's.....also if they say they are on thier way tell your fried to call the cops or the feds,,,,these people are dangerous........HOPE I WAS SOME HELP

 

Scam. No one in the UAR buys a used quad in the us, and pays the $1k or so to have it shipped over. They would buy it new, locally, for a lot less.

 

its a scam

 

I received an email similar to yours about a motorcycle I was selling. I told them fine I would sell them the bike and that as soon as their check CLEARED, they could get it. It's funny I never heard from them again!!! I don't understand why ...

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