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Overseas buyer promises overpayment for vehicle to cover shipping and does not want to see vehicle himself as he is a "busy man": is this a scam?
I received an email about my car and am suspicious that it may be a money laundering scam. It reads as follows: I am interested in purchasing this vehicle ,it suits my requirements perfectly,I run two garages, one in Dublin and the other in Netherlands, i shuffle most of my time between the two .. THESE ARE MY TERMS OF TRANSACTION: 1) I WANT YOU TO TELL ME YOUR LAST PRICE OF THE CAR 2] AND I SAW THE PICTURE OF THE CAR I WILL NEED MORE IF YOU CAN SEND IT TO ME. 3) I WILL BE PAYING WITH A BANKER'S DRAFT / CHEQUE WHICH I WILL ALLOW TO CLEAR BEFORE THE PICKUP/SHIPMENT OF THE CAR. 4) I WILL INCLUDE FEES FOR SHIPMENT IN PAYMENT, THIS MY SHIPPING AGENCY WILL USE FOR PICK-UP. The excess funds will go towards covering costs for shipping,shippers fees,insurance,tax and any other expenses that might be incurred getting it down to the new owner. I want you to get in touch with the following details if my terms are okay: FULL NAME .......... .................... ADDRESS......................... TELEPHONE NUMBERS........ .............( Mobile and Land). As soon as i have your details,i can have payment effected immediately.Pls note that you'll have to send the balance of the funds that you'll get to my shipper so he can come attend to the pick up as soon as you make the car ready.I beleive that most transaction are based on trust,so i look forward to a succesful transaction with you. I want you to know that I am a very busy Man, I am presently here in uk pursuing my Real ESTATE Construction project this Real ESTATE business is really taken my whole time. And i will be going back to singapore and Netherlands very soon bcos i have a buisness over there you will get the payment as soon as i recieved your full contact details. I travel alot in my line of buisness hence the reason why i wont be able to come and view the car at your end help me say hi to your family over there have a nice day, Best Regards, Larry Powel.
This is a boiler-plate paste-up which we are seeing frequently. We believe it is using a script and the lack of personalisation in the body of the mail as to the type of the vehicle would seem to support this.
We would be interested to know:
1. Where the car was advertised
2. If you can supply the email headers from the email you received (if you provide us with details of the email client you use we will show you how to get these).
These will enable us to warn the publication and blacklist the sender's IP address on our files.
The new APACS regulations provide protection for UK-banked sellers against UK-originated cheques but we strongly suspect that the cheque you will be offered will be drawn on a foreign bank so you will have no protection and the money can be clawed back from your account months in the future.
Under no circumstances should you enter into a transaction with this person.
Please come back to us on this, or if you have any other legal matter we can assist you with.
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