Scam E-Mail ? ?

[Yellow Rose]

I received the below at my work e-mail; however, when I had my red 95 NSX-T listed for sale here on PRIME it was linked to my home e-mail. I'm not even going to dignify a reply telling him the car is sold. And what is the deal with him mentioning "Puppies"? Anyone else get something like this? What further annoys me is that this person is clueless about spell-check feature....."I" vs "i". His e-mail originated from a Yahoo! account.

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Am PETER ROBINSON and i would like you to know that i am interested in buying your [Puppies] for sale on the website of which i would like you to know that i am interested in buying this from you,ok. Pls,kindly notify me about last price of it along side with any recent pics of it. Are you the real seller or selling for someone?Are you a private seller .I am just asking cos i am so much interested in buying it from you as i would like to sure it is in a good state before purchasing it about payment,i would like to know if you accept a money order or cashier chech as mode of payment while i will handle the pick-up by myself through my reputable agent at your location I awaits your soonest. Thanks

 

[llf51]

bad grammar + cashier check = scam

 

[nuccaJB]

I agree, the person that wrote that e-mail is either using english as a second language or has an IQ two standard deviations below 85.

Or... It is an accident???

 

[White92]

Sorry about that. I didn't realize you had already sold your car. :smile:

 

[4AU4LIFE]

So totally obvious it is a scam. Sad thing is, there are probably people that fall for this type of thing. :frown:

 

[larrynsx]

It's a scam. I posted to sell my OZ rims on Craigslist while back and a guy emailed me and said pretty much the same thing. I was selling the wheels for $800 and he said he will give me a cashier check for $2000 including shipping but I have to give his freight agent $1200 in cash when he comes and pick up the rims. I emailed him and said if you are willing to spend $2000 on some used rims, you might as well spending the same money for a set of new rims locally. Just too good to be true.