It's a SCAM!!!!

[SEVENSGT]

Okay so I heard bout this, but never though it would happen to me

The following message was sent to you by Martin Dalin who has been viewing your ad on www.cycletrader.com.


The ad viewed was for:


YEAR: 1999
MAKE_NAME: HONDA
MODEL_NAME: Super Hawk VTR1000


PRICE: 5400

DESCRIPTION: 1999 HONDA Super Hawk VTR1000, 5400 or Best offer... Full 2Brothers high mount exhaust, stock system also included. Factory Jet Kit. Just over 12000 miles,Zero gravity windscreen, 2000 miles on D204k tires. The bike is great in the twisties. It has goobs of low end power, no need to rev this bike.

Your Message: Dear Sir/Madam.
I am Martin Dalin,Director of sun motors,Plot 209/210 Osborne Road,South west Victoria Garden,Pretoria South Africa.We specialise in purchase of auto machines for customers here in Africa,and Europe,and we get paid in commission,after payment has been confirmed by the seller to the buyer.At present we have a customer interested in purchasing your Super Hawk VTR1000 mentioned above for the sum of$5,300.00 and we will arrange for the pick up of the ITEM once payment is confirmed cleared by you.
Please acknowledge the offer and we will inform the buyer of your confirmation of acceptance to sell and have the funds remitted to you as soon as possible. NOTE: My customer is a diplomat here in africa and due to his job and duties he would want this to be kept in your utmost conifidentiality and trust,till the end of this
transaction.I hope you can understand.
Thanks,






Sender's Name: Martin Dalin
Telephone: null

I was like whoa, this sounds fimiliar

[TheIglu]

I got a similar offer for the Ducati online. Email was sent by a "business owner" who offered me a decent price. I asked him to call me and he wouldn't, all he wanted was for me to accept. I said again for him to call me so I can accept over the phone, and he would not do it.

I wonder how the scam works? I don't imagine anyone would give up their bike unless they had cash in hand......

[SEVENSGT]

They send you a cerified check, you deposit it the funds are availible in a couple of days, then the check is found out to be fake..


Sometimes they will make the check out for double the amount or a few thousand over, then they'll ask you to send them a check for the difference.

[VinceF2]

I got a few of those emails when selling my Blazer...

Here's the thread about it...

Faulkers!

[ssg]

hee-haw.

[SEVENSGT]

You would think they would change their approach? NO, it's exactly the same every time, and they cannot spell either... FUKKAS' I hope they get (insert deadly disease here)