Scam! Beware of Shady Sellers!

[aero3113]

My wife and I were searching the internet for a car as a hobby for her (mainly for me ) and we came across a 1973 Jaguar XKE for $5499. I had a feeling it was too good to be true but we still looked into it. We emailed the seller and this is how it went:

Seller:

Hello ,

Thanks for replying to my ad. The car is still available. My price is $5,499.I want you to know the car is in excellent condition with no rust or any kind of damage anywhere and it doesn't need any maintenance.Title is clear and free of liens.

Where are you located?

If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to ask.

Best Regards

Me:

Hello,

I am located in Smithtown. I do have a couple of questions, is it an original Jaguar(not a kit) with the original engine? also why are you selling it?

Seller:

Hello,

Original Jaguar...original engine...one owner!

Now I am not in the town. I'm in London , Ontario (Canada) and I have been very busy. Anyway , thank you for your interest in buying my 1973 Jaguar E-Type XKE. The car is located in Indianapolis , USA right now and has US papers. Why is the price so low? My mother is terribly sick and the doctor is asking for about $5,299 before any operation can start because she has breast cancer and one of her breast have to be cut off to prevent the other from being infected since it has already been in a critical condition . So I had to move out of USA to be with her in Canada at the St Joseph's Health Care .So i need to sell this car at this price $5,499 because i want to sell it fast. My mother life is preferable than a car. It does matter how much i bought the car. So all that I want to do now is to sell the car at this price,($5,499) .The title is clean and you will have absolutely no problems to register the car .

I want this transaction to go smoothly enough as I am caught in the middle of some very important events and have little time at my disposal. The car is like new, in perfect conditions , accident free , no scratches , no special marks , no need for additional repairs what so ever.. a genuine road runner ready to be yours, but only if you shall understand and you won't make me loose time as it has already happened to me . The car is exactly as shown in the pictures .

I have a contract with Yahoo Finance so this deal must go through them. According to Yahoo Finance you have 5 days from the time you receive the car to inspect it and decide if you want to keep it or not.

Here is how it will work:

1.First of all I will need the following details from you:

- Full Name

- Full Shipping Address

- Working Phone#

2. After I will receive the details from you, I will forward them to Yahoo Finance .

3. After they will process your info, they will send us both invoices. The invoice will send you the details on how to make a refundable payment.

4. You will send the payment to Yahoo Finance . They will hold in trust the funds and advise me to ship to your address.

5. Yahoo Finance will contact me and I will ship the car to you. After you receive the car you will have 5 days to test, verify and do whatever you need to the car..

6. If you decide to keep the car you will contact yahoo and confirm that you will keep it and they will release me the money

7. If you will decide that you will not buy the car, Yahoo Finance will refund the money and I will have the shipping company come pick up my car. If you wish to make the transaction, please send me the necessary info so that we can proceed.

I look forward to hear from you.

Thank you!

[Greenbomb]

I don't know...it might be legit. After all, it's all worded like the average American speaks. Usually the scams sound all foreign, like. So, you will please to be sending the money and not delaying the time, please.

[P-12 Tommy]

Usually when an owner is one place and the car is half way around the world, you know it's baloney! Then they want you to send the money to some account. Every now and then I run into one of these.

Tom

[kbuhagiar]

EEEK!

Run Forrest Run!

[Niel Hoback]

If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Wopuld you pay for a third party to inspect the car first? See how agreeable the seller is to that when you ask him for the exact location of the car. Somehow it seems a little hinky to me.

[Powerhouse]

First off...WHY JAGUAR? Are you crazy? hahaha...had a 76 XJ6...never again.

Secondly...that's a scam for sure. Ask for a number you can reach him at...and a bank account you can wire the money too. You'll never here form them again I bet.

[james49ply]

A freind of mine went through the same thing on a 49 Caddy convertable, it was on e-bay, we reseached and found it to be a scam, e-bay prosicuted the offender thrurgh the California courts where it origionated. as they say, if it sounds too good, it's a ripoff.

[aero3113]

My wifes dream car is a 1950 XK 120 but that is way out of our price range right now.

This car was posted on yahoo autos, I did a search on eBay and found the real listing. The scammer stole a pic from the add and used it for his listing.

[JIPJOBXX]

Have the party send you a check for a flight to wherever it is located and check it out personally. Did they say that had a fax check on it? Or have someone in the general area check it out for you. It might be for real but of course it could be a scam.

I had a scam show up on my Craig list account today! I do not know how they did it but they set up something for sale on my site. Of course when it showed up on my account to varify that I was the seller than I just dumped it into my trash section. Dam crooks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[greg g]

E types are pretty but it that about all good you can say about them. I had a friend who had a XK 150 for a time, beuatiful car but terribbly unreliable. It also rejected oil and other lubricants as soon as they were added.

[Roadkingcoupe]

London is in Ontario Canada.

Ontario has universal health care

Doctors would not be asking for that amount to operate

his story = FAIL

[Joe Flanagan]

I believe this is an old scam. Search for other posts like it because I'm pretty sure there've been a few. They always follow the same format.

[JerseyHarold]

Why not just call his bluff, tell him you found the original ad on eBay, and tell him you're notifying the authorities, who will track him right to his front door. Make his day!

[Plymouthy Adams]

If you cannot see it, smell it, touch it and or taste it..it is not real..and what seller does his own shipping car wise...Scam in the first degree...mums needs suregery plays the sympathy card as in you really doing this guy a favor..tho only thing this guys needs is CAUGHT

[Joe Flanagan]

I believe that part of the scam is shipping some large object to the person who is being cheated. I used to know how it worked but can't remember at the moment.

[Gary Manes]

Cut off one of his mother's breast?? If he were familar with her surgery needs at all he would have been referring to a "mastectomy." Not cuttting off her breast.

And, as noted above Canada has universal health care, and would not be charging for the surgery.

This would be a good time for an "independent" examination of the car by a third party which E-bay ususally recommends on the sale of vehicles. If you are real serious, approach him on this subject before you make another move.

[desoto1939]

The seller stated he would ship the car to you. Thee are fees to sip a car via a register car hauler and then if you do not like the car he will have it picked up at his cost. Check with Horsless Carrage company to get the cost to have it shipped to your home I would guess around $1.00 and more per mile to cover this.

This is a scam!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kbuhagiar]

E types are pretty but it that about all good you can say about them. I had a friend who had a XK 150 for a time, beuatiful car but terribbly unreliable. It also rejected oil and other lubricants as soon as they were added.

Don't forget the Lucas "Prince of Darkness" Electrics (standard on all British Leyland vehicles of that era),

which will shake any notion of engineering logic and dependability to the core.

[claybill]

anytime a seller outlines some elaborate payment detail..IT IS A SCAM. a normal person would 'work something out with the buyer"

everything done their way..try to change it and they BAIL.

but hey, the canada doctor payment is the best yet.!!!!! good one.

bill

[fstfish66]

had same sort of deal few months ago,,,was inquiring about a plymouth prowler,,asking price was 11 grand and change,,,selller was in CALIF,, car was in a container in FLA,, the seller was selling it for a relative that passed on,,,, long story short,,, asked for pictures,,no pics car is packed in a container ready for shipment,,,,ill except 10 grand half up front the rest upon del;ivery of prowler,,,

has any one here recieved scam e mails from the UK,, and other countries on parts wanted adds on this board???? im getting several,,,,