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Lee Weber
02-13-2006, 04:50 AM
Not sure if any or all of the following apply:

A. The guy is a fake
B. The guy is a scammer
C. The car is made of plastic
D. The seller has smoked to much crack and needs $ for more.

Under 7K for this car...heck, the interior and the wheel/tires are worth 7K!

L-89 E-Bay Link (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-Camaro-SS-L89-Buy-It-Now-6-800_W0QQitemZ4613016201QQcategoryZ6161QQrdZ1QQcmdZ ViewItem#ebayphotohosting)

KevinW
02-13-2006, 04:59 AM
Classic scam telltales.

WILMASBOYL78
02-13-2006, 05:02 AM
So who's car is it?? Must have stole the photo somewhere...

Ebay, how do I love thee, let me count the ways.....

wilma http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif

Pacecarjeff
02-13-2006, 05:03 AM
How about E = all of the above. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif

The auction is a scam. He has hijacked someones ebay account, and wants you to send him some deposit money.

The key is he wants you to send him an email before you bid to a different address. If you Ask the seller a question through eBay. the jig will be up. the real person will know about his acount being taken over.

This auction will be cancelled soon. Don't bid. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Lee Weber
02-13-2006, 05:39 AM
WOW!

That was fast....I guess the boys at E-bay do work for their $$.

E-bay canned that one QUICK!!! BZ

Rainer
02-13-2006, 08:44 AM
[ QUOTE ]
WOW!

That was fast....I guess the boys at E-bay do work for their $$.

E-bay canned that one QUICK!!! BZ

[/ QUOTE ]

That's giving ebay too much credit, Lee. From what I understand they could be doing a lot more to curb these scam auctions. IMO, its the ebay community that's stepping up and trying to do ebay's job for them.

Lee Weber
02-13-2006, 06:13 PM
Rainer:

CONCUR. I suppose I was a little trigger happy with the compliment. Considering I almost got duped with fraud advertisment not long ago, I'm happy to see any scam get shut down expeditiously. And, now that you mention it, I bet it was a hobbyist effort that put the squash on that add vice the sleuth, and vigilant efforts of the e-bay enterprise.

Lee Weber
02-14-2006, 03:42 AM
Just for giggles I floated this cat an e-mail.

You can't make this stuff up...UN-freaking believable...
Is the world that much in the crapper?
Cut and pasted from my work account.


Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 07:45:35 +0200 (GMT+02:00)
From: "Zack" <[email protected]> Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
To: "Lee" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: L-89 Camao

Hello and thanks for your interest in my car.

First of all, let me assure you about the performances and about the condition of it. The car is in a perfect shape with no damage,no scratches or dents,never been in any accident, no hidden defects, and it is as advertised.
I'm the owner with the title in hand and the transaction can be completed quickly. You will receive all the papers and documentation, the clear title and the certificate of origin and all the bills and invoices. There is no liens on the title and you will not have any complications about the registration and licensing the car.

The car is sent to a local warehouse, in Montgomery ,NY and from here it will be shipped from. I'm in a trip in Canada and they will handle the shipping for me! The car is ready for delivery as we speak, sealed and packaged so we can close the deal as soon as you're ready.To tell you the truth I am forced to sell this car as my sister is very sick and need a marrow transplant and as she need it quickly I have to sell my car as soon as possibile to help her.I am right now with her in Canada where the transplant will be made.So even it is pretty hard to do it,to save a life I think it worse.

The price for the car is 6,800.00 US Dollars.Of course there are a lot of money, and that's why all I can do for you is that you make an upfront deposit for 50% ( 3,400.00 US Dollars ) so I can be sure that you realy are serious to buy my car.
The shipping costs are deducted from the price so there will not be any additional costs or charges for you regarding the shipping. This is the final and total amount to pay.
I will only close the deal through eBay Motors Protection program.I am eligibile for their protection for transactions up to $20,000.s against fraud and material misrepresentation through the Vehicle Purchase Protection program. This program is provided for free on all eligible passenger vehicle transactions completed on the eBay Motors site. There's no sign-up, opt-in, or registration necessary. Your passenger vehicle purchase is protected for up to $20,000 or the vehicle purchase price, whichever is lower. Learn more at http://pages.motors.ebay.com/services/purchase-protection.html

If we will agree the terms of the sale, I will register the transaction with eBay Motors. You will send the money to their staff, they will verify the payment and if everything is in order, they will advise me to shipp the car. After you'll receive the car, you'll have 5 days period for inspection. If you deciede to keep the car, eBay will release the payment to me. If, for some reason at all, you don't want to keep it, there will be no question refund back. But, I'm sure this will not be the case.

So, eBay will release the payment to me only after you'll receive and test the car.
I hope you'll agree with my terms and we'll finalize the transaction smooth and fast.

If you're further interested, REPLY WITH YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS and let's conclude this deal.


Thanks for the conceded time and I'm waiting for your reply.

Rainer
02-14-2006, 04:05 AM
Send him another email with a bogus name and address. You'll then get a fake email from "ebay," complete with ebay logos and reassuring language so that it can easily fool the unsuspecting person. The email will tell you to send a Western Union payment to an "ebay" agent, who is actually the scammer.

Lynn
02-14-2006, 04:12 AM
Is your email account set up to capture the ip address of the sender's email? If so, run the ip address at arul's:
http://arul.telenet-systems.com/track.html

See if he is even in Canada.

Lynn

Jim Ferron
02-15-2006, 12:33 AM
May I make a suggestion? We all see these scams on ebay, They are not new to most of us BUT when you 'float' an email to one of them, even knowing it's a scam, you have made the classic mistake of letting these guys know your e-mail address and/or your user name on e-bay. That is just the beginning of being phished to death for a long, long time.

I speak from experience. Please do yourself a favor. leave these scammer auctions ALONE.

Ebay will close 'em sooner rather than later.