does this sounds fishy?

[WantaGT]

I have some 351w D0OE heads for sale on this forum or corral, anyways it doesn't matter. i got an email from some one and i was wondering if it just sounded fishy to me.

GOODDAY, I am an auto dealer based in CANADA ,i am interested in buying your (351w D0OE heads) payment will be through a certified U.S check for the paymentof the,i also need to know the price and your full name and address includingyour phone is also needed in which payment will be sent to. i have a shipping company who takes cares of my shippment .So don t bother about the shippment.I will also like to know if is still in good condition and shape.urgent response is needed for procedure of payment of the (351w D0OE heads)
WITH BEST REGARDS

Sounds kinda like a prefabbed email but i dont know, let me know asap...

 

[snowball]

If the person did not give his name or company name and did not say what part of Canada he was from, I'd say it was dodgey. I'd stay clear of this guy, rather than potentially losing a good set of heads for no payment.

 

[10secgoal]

Who cares ? As long as you get a certified payment before you ship, you can't really get screwed.

 

[WantaGT]

thats what i was thinking...

 

[68rustang]

thats what i was thinking...

Payment in full in advance.

 

[94CobraPace]

I would wait a week before shipping the heads to make sure the "certified" check was not a forgery. It takes the bank a week to 10 days to find out if the check is a forgery & if you have shipped the heads, you will be out of luck.

 

[66P51GT]

Nowadays, even certified checks can be fraudulent. Best bet is to use Paypal. It is guaranteed cash in your account. You have to pay ~3% in fees but it is worth it not getting ripped off. I've done about $6k in business over the past several years without a hitch.

 

[latamud]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/12/05/eveningnews/consumer/main587162.shtml

 

[jbsteven]

Nowadays, even certified checks can be fraudulent. Best bet is to use Paypal. It is guaranteed cash in your account. You have to pay ~3% in fees but it is worth it not getting ripped off. I've done about $6k in business over the past several years without a hitch.

4 years ago I got a $13,650 bogus cashiers check. ABSOLUTELY wait for the funds to clear.

 

[2nd Mustang]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/12/05/eveningnews/consumer/main587162.shtml

Yes, you are guilty before proven innocent.

On a side note, I have had too many problems with "that" bank before.

Hijacking complete.

 

[Edbert]

Nowadays, even certified checks can be fraudulent. Best bet is to use Paypal. It is guaranteed cash in your account. You have to pay ~3% in fees but it is worth it not getting ripped off. I've done about $6k in business over the past several years without a hitch.

Good advice, with one more point though. Paypal can and has withdrawn money that had already been sent and recieved before. Do not leave money in your paypal accounts, trnasfer it immediately into your real account. As long as the money is not cashed out you are at their mercy.

I have a friend who got burned shipping a Cisco Router he sold on ebay. The buyer sent him the money via paypal, my friend waited until it showed up on Paypal and then shipped the part UPS. The next day (after sending the tracking number to the buyer) the money was withdrawn from paypal at the request of the buyer, who then dissapeared yet still signed for the router.

Beware!

 

[66P51GT]

Good advice, with one more point though. Paypal can and has withdrawn money that had already been sent and recieved before. Do not leave money in your paypal accounts, trnasfer it immediately into your real account. As long as the money is not cashed out you are at their mercy.

I have a friend who got burned shipping a Cisco Router he sold on ebay. The buyer sent him the money via paypal, my friend waited until it showed up on Paypal and then shipped the part UPS. The next day (after sending the tracking number to the buyer) the money was withdrawn from paypal at the request of the buyer, who then dissapeared yet still signed for the router.

Beware!

This is the first I've heard of this. PayPal is essentially an online bank. Only tranactions you approve are withdrawn from the account. Disputes can be filed but follows strict protocol.

 

[Edbert]

This is the first I've heard of this. PayPal is essentially an online bank. Only tranactions you approve are withdrawn from the account. Disputes can be filed but follows strict protocol.

PM me if you want to talk to my friend, I was as amazed as you are when he told me.

 

[likesoldjunk]

I just posted this in another thread.

Tell him to send you a Postal Money Order. Your
post office will cash a Canada Post Money order no problem, and you'll have the cash in hand.

Any one horse town in Canada has a post office, and they'll do it in $US so he would have no excuse.

 

[ForceFed70]

Wait until the cheque has cleared. Tell your bank your worried it may be fake, they may be able to contact the issueing bank to ensure it's not a fake.

 

[Max Power]

It's kind of disturbing that this is happening so much with low cost auctions these days.

 

[351LX]

A lot of times the way the scam works is they pay you extra to cover the shipping and ask you to forward that portion to the shipping company.After you forward the money you find out the certifed check is no good.The buyer states not to worry about the shipping so that is probably what is going on.