Suspiciously cheap engine

[Robin427]

Put in a bid for an LS1 engine on eBay. Received e-mail from eBay telling me auction had been cancelled. However, had already clicked on a link to "buy it now", for $2,300

Received an e-mail from "Jack Schroeder" at "Hammer Motors" telling me to put the money, now $2,100, into his bank account and he would send me the money. His bank was in Prague, Czech Republic...

Queried this and was sent the following:

"Dear Sir,

I'm private person who sell engines from my supplier. Total amount is 2000
with shipment/ins. The payment must be directed to my supplier as bank wire
transfer. They will not accept other methods of payments.
You should wire the funds to this bank because we have many customers in the
countries, but overseas customers can't use USA bank account to wire the
payment. And so we use overseas bank account for all transactions. So I hope
that you understand our situation and the funds will be transfered soon.
Once your payment arrive the engine will be shipped directly from the
warehouse of my supplier. They will arrive 100% and you have full safety
because your payment will be transfered to the company. Customers cannot be
deceived by companies because they have very big responsibility with law.
It's impossible to take your money and don't ship the engine. If any
problems then you can tell the name of my supplier to the police and via 2-3
days you will have your money back and this company will be closed and will
be applied sanctions according to the law."

So, international shipping, and engine for $2,000... combined with dodgy English? Hmmm... seems a bit too good to be true. He also sent me a picture with the e-mail:

http://www.cobraclub.com/crcforum/user_files/2262.jpg

Robin

Drive it like you stole it...
http://www.creffield.com/cobra/index.html

[jonbillings]

Be very vary - there are a lot of scams on ebay at the moment using money transfers to a dodgy email address - I was trying to buy a Laptop this way and gave up. If you can put the money thru a middle agent you may have some gaurantee - otherwise - what happens if nothings turns up in a months time? It is easy to set up a temporary bank account and then close it.

Just food for thought

Jon.

[Jesus]

hello,

Be very aware of sending any payment by T.T. to any foraing account if you do not know the person, the company, etc.

If you realy want to know if this is a real business (too cheap to be truth, just let them know that you want to pay them by L/C, letter of credit, if they really work in international business they will have no problems in to accept it.

Ask them about the transportation company or about their freight forwarder and about their correspondent company in England, there must be a courrier company or a freight forwarder and ask some references about the seller company. If you still have any doubts, ask a surveyor to review the goods before shiping, you can ask it to any freight forwarder company.

In the L/C additionally to the invoice, you must request a B/L bill of lading if the freight is including you must demand that the b/l mark freight prepaid, packing and weight list, the surveyor certificate (optional) as well as the regular criteria that your bank add.

If it is a serious company, they will accept the L/C, and will inform you about the shipping company, the seller company, complete bank address and account, your bank could research this account number some records about this company, time in business, etc.

But never send a T.T. to a unkown account.

I have been in International Trade for years, and my advise is to check everything twice.

Just my point of view.

Jesus

[hfbradley01]

Robin

There is no way on this planet that I would part with ANY amount of money under those circumstances.

DON'T TAKE THE RISK!!!!!!!!!

Cheers
Howard

[r0lex]

If it sounds to good to be true it probebly is

Pau

[Robin427]

I'm coming into some money anyway... I gave my bank details to some Africans who are going to give me a share of a huge amount if I hold it my account for them...


...not

Robin

Drive it like you stole it...
http://www.creffield.com/cobra/index.html

[Steve]

This sounds all wrong to me!!!!!!!!


Steve
GD/LS1/T56 in progress
sgullick@waverider.co.uk

[plod]

thats nothing rob, i have africans, namely nigerians, argentinians and russians who i'm looking after. my acount balanceat the end of the week will 23,000,000,000,000bn dollars (US ones too)!!


paul

push it like it broke mate....

paul

[Robin427]

You think that's money? I'm down to one of the last few people in the Reader's Digest Prize Draw... specially selected in my local area...

Impressed, eh?

Robin

Drive it like you stole it...
http://www.creffield.com/cobra/index.html

[plod]

ha ha ha ha ha, i have just purchased some scratch cards where i was able to match no less than 3 (three) symbols getting mw a free elegant gift and free entry into the 1/4 mill prize draw. Oh and phoned a mob number on the side of a van the other, earn extra money fom home so I'm starting up a new business too!!!!

ha ha paul

fix it cos you broke it