Would you respond to this?

[senecak19]

am Lewis Cole a local Total Auto Center & Used Cars LLC
agent,Located at 176 GORDON BARER ROAD,NORTHYORK, ONTARIO, CANADA M2H
2N7.We specialise in purchase of Autos and electrical electronics for
customers ,and we get paid in commission,after payment has been
confirmed by the seller to the buyer.I write you on behalf of our
client to contact you and arrange for the buying and shippment of
your bike which our client saw on the internet.
My customer interested in purchasing your bike mentioned above for
the sum $4900,and we will arrange for the pick up of the bike
once payment is confirmed cleared by you. Please acknowledge the
offer and we will inform the buyer of yo ur confirmation of acceptance
to sell and
have the funds remitted to you as soon as possi ble.
Please we would want to know if it's still availiable?And if it's
still,Send me the following details:
(i)The final/bottom price.
(ii)The condition and mileage of the said bike.
{iii}The pics via email.
The above questions are part of our company policy when purchasing
automobile,So don't find it embarrasing.Hope to hear from you soon.
Have a nice day and God bless,
Cole


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[butcher bergs]

Sorry, but you lost me at:

I write you on behalf of our client

[Rossy83]

Sure just get the cash before you do anything about turning custody over. Check cleared or cash in hand. Be firm with that or walk.

[butcher bergs]

Well, here's the thing about a "cleared" check....before you deposit it, talk to a customer service rep and have them trace the account number.

They have a way of tracing the acct numbers to particular banks and I'm 100% sure of this.

[brady]

The grammar and sale conditions sound more like a Nigerian scam than an Ontario motorcycle sale.

"electrical electronics"?

Could be legit, I guess....

[evile]

I sold a couple of cars and bikes on Craigslist over the last 2-3 years, and I never failed to get a couple of these emails.

Scambait the bastids, and post the results here!!

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[vintage ex race]

If you reply your going to get an email saying they are going to send you a ck for 9000. and want you to send the difference back . I got one on my gsxr when I listed it on craigs list I emailed back cash only asshole, never heard another word from them.

[Pigman]

Ask for CASH in HAND and see the non response you will get.....SCAM

[MissTwisties]

Scam. It's a scam. Did I say it was a SCAM? I get those emails randomly.

[Bandit12k]

scam. nuff said

[Devil1]

why do soo many people actually think these emails are legit?

[wingerdor]

Very simple. go to Google maps and type in the street name. DOESN'T EXIST! HUGE RED FLAG Anyone who gives you their full address on the first email exchange should be treated suspiciously, especially when it doesn't exist. I looked up every different variation of the road name, even without the city and nothin!

Erase, Erase, Erase

[senecak19]

That was my approach, which led to SCAM!

Very simple. go to Google maps and type in the street name. DOESN'T EXIST! HUGE RED FLAG Anyone who gives you their full address on the first email exchange should be treated suspiciously, especially when it doesn't exist. I looked up every different variation of the road name, even without the city and nothin!

Erase, Erase, Erase

[wingerdor]

Any advertising response in this day and age that gives "too much" info upfront that wasn't asked for has got to be considered bogus.

[JunoAF]

i actually wrote them back with this long BS story about where to meet. It turned out to be pretty funny, was kind of impressed with myself! and then they actually responded to it which was so wierd... anyway...thats my 2 cents

[Ericthejet]

We do not use "LLC" in Canada.

[FireboltEric_MA]

If you reply your going to get an email saying they are going to send you a ck for 9000. and want you to send the difference back . I got one on my gsxr when I listed it on craigs list I emailed back cash only asshole, never heard another word from them

My brother in law fell for this scam about 5 years ago....We all said it was a scam but he said we were stupid....He lost 3G on that comment. He deposited the check, it cleared, then about 2-3 weeks later he got a call from the bank....He now owes the bank the 3G, he filed a report but in the end had to take out a loan w/ said bank to repay the difference...

[hammadown]

obviously its been covered, but definitely a scam. On a related note, I got an email this morning telling me I am getting an ATM card, from which I can withdraw 1500/ day and its to help fight money laundering. Ill do my part to fight crime! SCHWEEET!

[richw]

When you ask for cash they go away

BUT

For some reason prices in Canada are like 20 percent higher then USA

You COULD have a business based on importing to Canada


They can easily get USA Dollars "Benny's" in Canada and bring them along

[Vix]

When I listed my Ninja on Craigslist I got a really sketchy reply that I didn't even bother responding to. Asked for details that were already in my exceptionally short listing, said they had a "shipper" already set up (um...who would pay to ship a Ninja EX500 when I was asking full book? You can get one just about anywhere) and insisted on payment via check.

Unfortunately, I understand that checks and even money order transactions can be bogus and take banks weeks to figure it out. If the check is local you can go to the bank directly and cash the check. Cash works best. Ended up selling to someone who banked at my bank, I delivered the bike but did not provide the title until the funds were confirmed. It worked out okay.

[kspiers]

Smells like a scam to me, cash in hand or nothing.