I listed a car for sale in the classified section of this site and this morning and got a favorabel response from a Mr. Boyd Hector. Now I am almost positive that this a scam, and you all should be warned.

Here are the guy's contact e-mails to me:

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Hello ,

My name is Boyd Hector, i came across your advert
place ( 1986 740 GLE wagon )and am indeed interested,
i will need to know the present condition and the
price you are willing to sell, so we can proceed for
the payment and shipping arrangement...

look forward to read back from you soon...
Regards,

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and after I wasted spent an hour answering the guy's e-mail...
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Thanks for your quick reply, i will need to know the
price you are willing to sell, so we can proceed for
the payment and shipping arrangement.

Concerning the shippment that be will handle by my
shipper who cater for me.once you receive the payment
my shipper will arrange for the pick up at your
location...

Hope this clear and under stood, awaiting to read
back from you soon..

Regards,
Boyd...


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and here's where it reveals itself to be a scam.....
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Hello Nathan,
Thanks for the quick response, well the price is okay
by me and i have make the arrangement of the check
payment which will be send by my associate who is
owning me some worthy amount of money and he has agree
to issue the check in your name, so he will be issuing
the amount of $3,700 for you in other to pay for
theshipping agent company who are going to arrange for
the shippment of the (car ($250)and they are aware of
the transaction that will take place and the shippment
that will proceed in your location so the remaining
balance will be forwarded to the shipping agent
company as soon as the check has arrived to your
destination and also is not only the goods the
shipper's will do the pick-up in your location because
i buy some goods in italy and he promised me to dothe
pick-up of those goods together,importantly for my
associate to issue the check and forward it to your
location he will be needing your details as follows :


FULL NAME (NAME THAT WILL APPEAR ON THE CHECK).....

FULL ADDRESS (THE LOCATION THAT THE CHECK WILL BE
FORWARDED).....

TEL PHONE NUMBER (MOBILE, HOME AN D WORK NUMBER)....

So i will be waiting for the details as soon as
possible so that the transaction can goes on fast and
so that the arrangement can get on quickly. Once
again thanks for the mail a.s.a.p.
Kind of Regard

BOYD HECTOR......

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Sound familiar? Now they don't just try to sell you non-existant cars, now they try to buy yours. Notice the degradation of this dude's grammar.

Here's the guy's e-mail for reference. boydhector@yahoo.co.uk
BEWARE!!!!



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