Avoid This RV Purchase Scam – Arnold Donszelmann Leisure RV Management Program Millet AB
Avoid This RV Purchase Scam
Selling an RV Through an Online Ad? Watch Out for Phony Buyers.
Jun 28, 2009 Thomas Alan Gray
“It looks like a sweet deal for someone trying to sell their recreational vehicle through an online ad,” said reporter Dan Ferguson in the Surrey North Delta Leader, February 10, 2009.
“An e-mail arrives from someone claiming to represent a prospective buyer….the agent offers offers a flat cash payment without haggling. There’s just one thing. He wants to use a bank draft from an earlier deal…The draft is for a bigger amount than the RV’s selling price, the agent explains, but all the seller has to do is send him a cheque for the difference.”
And therein is the scam. This is a version of the classic 419 Scam or Nigerian Scam (so named after the section of the Nigerian criminal code that deals with it) which asks a victim to part with money up front in return for a promised larger amount. In this case, the bait is the large bank draft (or a cashier’s cheque) and the quick sale of the RV.
your indulgence in assisting me in seeing this purchase through,you will be receiving payment in a cashier check of ,999,this is a payment from an earlier cancelled order as the goods did not match the stipulated quality hence was cancelled,therefore you will be receiving the payment issued in your name from the debtor in the same amount.
You are only required to deduct the cost of the vehicle which is ,000,upon receiving the payment and send balance of ,999 to the shipper who is not stationed at a place for him to be able to offset shipping /tax charges and any other expences that might accrue in the cause of this transaction.Upon sending the balance to the shipper,the shipper will then proceed for pick-up,he will be responsible for signing of neccessary paper work and shipping,please comfirm this arrangement and forward your particulars;YOUR NAME,ADDRESS,PHONE NUMBER,on receiving this information i will forward it immediately to my debtor and will let you know when to receive payment,all other information needed in completion of this transaction will be communicated to you in due time.
Thank you in anticipation of your understanding and co-opearation.Looking forward to your swift response,thank you once again and please consider it sold.
Regards
Nathan Seer
nathanseers@yahoo.com
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