Sold boat in less than 24 hours!!
 

I listed my boat on a powerboats for sale site and wow a guy is sending me a check for a thousand dollers to hold the boat. He is sending his agent to check the boat out. I wonder how many other boats he has bought like this. I should just play along for awhile and see what happens...

dont count your chickens b4 there hatched ...

X2

Uhhhhhhhhhhh guy's I think you need to go over his post again "I should just play along for awhile and see what happens...":party-smiley-004:

nuel stone to me
show details 10:49 PM (16 hours ago)
Hello

Thanks for the mail,

Am okay with the boat and the asking price, I will like you to know that i will be sending you a non refundable deposit in a cashiers check.the deposit is to hold the boat available as i want my agent to come and inspect the boat on my behalf at the moment.

You are to deduct $1,000.00 non refundable deposit from the cashier check as your deposit to secure the boat available.

The $1,000.00 non refundable deposit you are deducting from the cashier check is for you to hold the boat available due to the fact that i do not want to lose this boat, the difference of the cashiers check should be wire to my agent via western union money transfer after you must have received the certified cashier check and deducted your own share $1,000.00 non refundable deposit.

The $1,000.00 is not part of the sale asking price for the boat it only a non refundable deposit to hold the boat available for my agent to arrive in your location to inspect the boat as soon as you receive the deposit from the courier service in your location.

I want my agent to come to your location and inspect the boat in person with you.

All the information needed in this- transaction will be forwarded to you after you must have received the deposit payment from courier service, my agent -information as soon as you received the payment package.

Your full sale asking price will be paid to you via bank to bank transfer after my agent has finished inspecting the boat, I will be responsible for applicable Sales Tax.

Please confirm this and provide payment information for cashier check payment to be delivered to you via Courier. Payment Information:


1,Your legal name,

2, Full contact address

3, Zip Code

4, Cell Phone#

your email look like that? lol

hey Ive gotten the same email:lolhit:

except the part about my agent will have the check with him and it will be for an extra $5,ooo which is his fee keep the boat till the check clears and give him his 5 K so he is paid and thanks for your time :lolhit:
Pablo

Not a day goes by where someone doesn't post one of those "is this a scam" posts....I like your sense of humor. ;)

E-mail looks just like that except he has a different name.

I run ad's on craigslist almost continuously and they allow you to re-new them every 3 days. Within mins of doing that I get identical, dumb as replies from the same people for all my ad's not realizing all the ad's are from the same person.

Normally is like, "let me know location, I can pick up". I have an ad offering to trade my pick up for a van and get the these replies.
These just want your e address for spam. There are help wanted ad's on c/l for people to do this.


Also get them identical to what is posted above.

Some people are just stupid too ;) I have a current add for a drop on (dressed) O/B powerhead. I have pix's of the p.heads and the complete motors (twins) showing how clean they are.
Started getting calls about "the motors for sale". Title of ad says "powerhead" but still get calls. They think are buying two virgin '99 250HP motors for the price of a p.head. When I explain the gig they then ask if I know where they can find a pair of motors. I then laugh and ask if they mean for that price and what they expect to get for it.
I added a sentence as first line of ad, in capitals with asterisks saying "AD IS FOR P.HEADS ONLY, PIX'S ARE ONLY TO SHOW HOW CLEAN MOTORS ARE".
and I still get the calls! Have gotten the same, non english speaking Miamian's (plural) , multiple times who only see the pictures of the motors, do not understand the english term "powerhead' and have to have their english speaking friends call.
One french guy has done it twice!

Some people need to stay inside, off the phone and off the computer!

+2
Actually +4 or 5 I got several. :eek:

Scam
 

Yes its a scam, they send you a counterfeit check and then tell you you to use some of the money they sent you to pay the agent coming to look at the boat. They try to get you to do this before you realize the check is no good. They use counterfeit Postal Money Orders and Certified Bank Checks.

X9, I have had maybe 7 of these over a couple years. Even got em in regards to stuff posted on forums from time to time. Good luck with a legit sale!

Yup, got several when I was selling my boat. I just sent their email addy to a spambot site.

so many scams.... it's a shame...

Dang. I usually just mark it as spam in my google account and let them do whatever they do with them. What's this spambot site? :popcorn:

Got the same email today regarding my Mini Hawk.........dont bother with it.......its a scam!

:bsflag::bsflag::bsflag:

SCAMERRAMA!

Ray @ Raylar

Agreed.

Heck, it just amazes me that guys on here even have to ask if it's a scam. :picard1:

If the so called "agent" shows at your door step I would not say two words to him. Just kick his ass, I highly doubt he would take you to court for any damages.

check
 

I let them send me the check, they wasted my time so I return the favor by making them spend the money to send me the check, plus its one less counterfeit check off the market.

:)

+1

Got this one today: Question is this a scam:lolhit:

Hello,
Thank for the prompt response, I'm okay with the condition and price of the
2006 Sunsation MCOB.. I will have my secretary process and mail the payment of Money Order to cover the cost of purchase and the mover's fee will be included to enable pick up company to schedule an appropriate time for the pick-up of the item at your location after payment has been receive and cashed as am completely satisfied with it. I will need your details to mail the payment immediately....
1. Name to be on the Payment:
2. Address to mail payment to:
3. Cell number:
Please note United Parcel Service do not deliver to P.O Box and i will not be mailing payment to one, My mover will be coming over for the pick up right after the payment as been delivered and cashed.. Kindly delete the posting as am totally committed to buy this from you.
I look forward to hearing from you asap, Don't worry about the shipment the shipment will handled by my shipping agent. I am waiting for your swift response.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Regards
Scott

I got the same one, and i dont even own a sunsation,

I had a guy actually call me several times and discuss payment and him sending me a cashiers check, etc. etc...
I knew he was a scam all along but let him send me the 38K check anyway just for fun. It was actually drawn on US bank paper and looked fairly legit.......took it to my local Usbank and let them have it.......... it was of course bogus. I am amazed at the lengths these people go to. He was calling me from Norway and trying to arrange the sale blah blah blah...

Bottom Line, if it sounds too good to be true.............
And if they are not from the USA, 99/100 are scams.

I got the same one too