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Gliderman8

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This is the actual email I received from Craigslist regarding a car I have listed. Let me think about it for a moment...... NO!

Dear Sirs,
I have become attentive of your vehicle!
I've been thinking for some time to buy such a nice vehicle.

I live in Germany, I would like to advance to know everything necessary about the vehicle.
Because the expense is relatively large, to take that car to Germany ! It would be nice if you could email me much information about the vehicle.

This interests me most:

VIN NUMBER?
Engine?
Gearbox?
Rust?
Accident?
Servicebook?
Maintenance?
etc ..

I would be very happy if you answer me!
After running to bring the car to Germany, I would organize all by my self!

I'm looking forward to your reply!

Greetings from Germany / Hamburg

 
Maybe they want you to mail it to them (USPS). I've received similar nonsense requests.
 
HealeyRick said:
I'm not a big onlione car seller, but I've received emails from cars I've posted on CL telling me the buyer is in the North Atlantic on an oil rig and wants to buy my car for his son. Here's my question. If you replied to the email with all the details. what do they do with that info next?
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This is just a guess, but maybe they want to steal my pics and use the VIN number (which I won't send them) to post the ad themselves and dupe some buyer into sending $.
Anybody have any other thoughts?
 
Always was amused the so-called local cars for sale with palm-trees in the background. CL says that if someone wants you to ship your car, 100% of such ads are fraudulent.
 
I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole! Vin number? That throws a roadblock up right away. Personally I would just trash the email and move on. Has scam written all over it. Are you sure it'a not from Nigeria?:devilgrin:
 
Paul,
Of course I intend not to respond. I just posted it to show how ridiculous it is.
Nigeria? Come on Paul the email says it's from Germany!
 
There has got to be a business opportunity here if someone would publish a book "English for Scammers". Subtitle "Keep them guessing if you're from LA or LAgos"
 
Interesting read JP. I just cannot imagine anyone being that gullible to be taken in by an email like that.
I would find it difficult to have sympathy for the person that thinks the sender is legit.
 
Gliderman8 said:
Interesting read JP. I just cannot imagine anyone being that gullible to be taken in by an email like that.
I would find it difficult to have sympathy for the person that thinks the sender is legit.
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for sinners there is always the hope of forgiveness but stupidity is forever :D
 
Note to Basil: in the Pub forum list of threads, this thread shows the icon of a "thumbs down". But the icon itself is labeled "thumbs up".

Just sayin ...
 
NutmegCT said:
Note to Basil: in the Pub forum list of threads, this thread shows the icon of a "thumbs down". But the icon itself is labeled "thumbs up".

Just sayin ...
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I think that's part of Elliott's title...

...or the bidder's really in Australia. :jester:
 
Mickey Richaud said:
I think that's part of Elliott's title...
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What Tom is saying is if you hover your mouse pointer over the thumb icon, its description says "Thumbs up".
 
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