| I was selling a car for a friend of mine and I got this email: -----------------------------------------------------------
Goodday, ABOUT THE SALE OF YOUR AUTOMOBILE I hereby write on behalf of my boss to make inquires about the
automobile
advertized for sale. However i will like you to re-state the working condition so i can
forward
it to my boss for approval of purchase and we can move ahead with the
deal.
I will be glad to read from you soon. Yours faithfully
Bill AdamsThanks ------------------------------------------------------------
The ad described the car's condition in detail, so I didn't feel the need to go over it again. I cut, paste, and sent him the exact description found in the ad. He replied: ------------------------------------------------------------
AGREEMENT ON PAYMENT AND DELIVERY I got the details provided about the auto, and i have accepted to buy.
However, i am so busy but will like this deal to run as smooth as
possible. My mode of payment will be via electronic check. Echeck is secured and
fast
and widely known due to recent development in technology.
[ www.checkcomposer.com ] will be the provider of this service.All you need
to
do now is to get a check paper for $20. Once you have the checkpaper i
will
provide you the password you need to access the account info for your
fund.
All you need to do is to logon and print out your electronic check at
[ www.checkcomposer.com. ] You can then proceed to clear and cash the check
at
your bank. The cost of procuring the checkpaper will be added to the
asking
price. Please visit [ www.checkcomposer.com ] to get more info on echeck,you can
get
checkpaper from officedepot, officemax, staples or any stationery store
around.A private shipper will come and pick the auto after receiving
payment. I will be waiting to read from you soon.
Thanks
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This is what a scam would sound like. This guy never called me even though my phone number was listed in the ad. The car wasn't even worth getting in trouble for. I guess his plan was to make me buy the "check paper" and find something to do with my account information...or something like that.
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