Need Help from My Focus Family. Regarding me selling my Focus.

Pzevinside · Dec 4, 2003

I just listed my 2000 Ford Focus ZX3 For Sale on Monday. I just received this email tonight. Here is what the reply was to my FS Ad. Let me know what you all think. Feedback requested. Thanks in advance.

NELSON AUTOMOBILES,
SW 1035 MONTA VISTA,
AMSTERDAM,
HOLLAND 2003.
3rd DECEMBER
Dear Sir/Madam,

OFFER FOR YOUR 2000 FORD FOCUS ZX3
Good day,
we run a Procurement Company located in holland, with affiliates outlets in Republic of Benin, Togo, Ghana and Senegal. We are into shipping, clearing, forwarding, sales and purchasing of Automobiles like Cars, Bikes, Trucks, Vans, Trailers, Buses and Earth Moving Equipments. We also deal on Boats, Motor Homes and Campers worldwide.

We have a client who is interested in purchasing your vehicle mentioned above for $6,500.00 and after purchase and all payment modalities concluded, his Agent would come to pick up the vessel and the title, which would be shipped, to clent in Africa by a pre-paid Shipper.

On your acknowledgement and confirmation to proceed, we will forward your particulars to our client and send you payment modalities according to his instructions. It’s important to note that our client will pay all our fees, and you do not have any obligation of payment to us. Contact our representative ! [Dr Nelson Utti] on 011 234 1 776 6415 or 011 234 802 343 0730 and he’s is in charge of this transaction for further discussions.

Thanks and have a good day,

Yours Faithfully,

Dr Nelson Utti

BUR_ZX3 · Dec 4, 2003

Scam... and a big one running right now.

Steer clear!

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/carsale.asp

Egz · Dec 4, 2003

Concur. These seem popular lately.

BUR_ZX3 · Dec 4, 2003

actually call your local police... they could use the easy arrests!

jRock · Dec 4, 2003

It's a scam b/c they didn't use the text editor.

Virtual_Insanity · Dec 4, 2003

his Agent would come to pick up the vessel and the title, which would be shipped, to clent in Africa by a pre-paid Shipper.

I would say be leary of a scam too.Besides who calls a car a "vessel" unless he got confused by the word shipped.

Hypnotic · Dec 4, 2003

Scam... and a big one running right now.

Steer clear!

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/carsale.asp

Agree 100%

BUR_ZX3 · Dec 4, 2003

My dad directed me here for more info.. http://www.secretservice.gov/alert419.shtml

Its secret service's jurisdiction.

Nells · Dec 4, 2003

actually call your local police... they could use the easy arrests!

We got the same thing when we sold our CRX. The local police said they couldn't do anything about it. We never considered actualy doing it (there's just something WRONG about someone being so careless as to send too much money!) but unfortunately there was a couple around here who got taken for almost $90,000!
Don't do it!

focaljet-1 · Dec 4, 2003

Alex, Delete the email and forget you ever got it!

Pzevinside · Dec 5, 2003

Well today I contacted the local FBI here in NH and they stated that Yes it is a Scam. Also they wanted me to print out the two emails that I got last nite and forward this info. to them in Portsmouth,NH. As the FBI is doing investigations regarding these scams.

Virtual_Insanity · Dec 5, 2003

Well today I contacted the local FBI here in NH and they stated that Yes it is a Scam. Also they wanted me to print out the two emails that I got last nite and forward this info. to them in Portsmouth,NH. As the FBI is doing investigations regarding these scams.

Good to hear that.

Need Help from My Focus Family. Regarding me selling my Focus.

Pzevinside

BUR_ZX3

Egz

BUR_ZX3

jRock

Virtual_Insanity

Hypnotic

BUR_ZX3

Nells

focaljet-1

Pzevinside

Virtual_Insanity

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