gooseNSJ4

My car is listed on the Rennlist classified. Two days ego a fellow under the name COLE BENT with email address "silentcoleee@googlemail.com was trying to scam me. So, please be careful! Here is a copy of the email I received form this scum bag!

From: silentcoleee@googlemail.com
Subject: 1997 PORSCHE TWIN TURBO
Date: May 5, 2009 7:58:45 PM EDT
To: cbc2009@me.com

Hello,

Am Cole Bent ,i own a Car lot here in UK.I am interested in the purchase of this Porsche....before we proceed.

(1)Where is the present location of the car ?

(2)what is the offline asking price ?

(3)Do you have a shipper or can i use my shipper from your country ?

In respect of the above questions,am looking forward toyour mail,also i must tell you i would be paying you upfront if your price is consider suitable to me and also it is important i must tell you that i will be paying you with check which could possibly be in excess in order to make payment available for the shipping via my shipping agent.i will be expecting to read from you as soon as possible because of my chain of schedule.

Regards,
Cole

race911

Same guy contacted another friend about his '01 996.

ncp

I received the same exact message two days ago. Pretty obvious scam.

vincentdds

This is the oldest scam in the book. Hope this guy have another way of making a living.

MarkD

no kidding... not even a creative one!

roarke01

If you want to have some fun, go to a site called "419eater.com". It was started by a guy in the UK who got fed up with these scammers. They basically waste their time and mess with them (in a safe way) by pretending to not know what is going on and then stringing them along with wild goose chases and other activities. The idea is to time them up (so they can't scam other people) and to make them hesitate the next time they consider trying this crap on other innocent people.

It does little in the long run, but it does provide a nice warm feeling and a some sense of justice.

budge96

This is just like the guy from the UK responding to a house and apartment I
had for rent claiming to not being able to be present for the signing of leases
etc and would you take his benefactors check blah blah blah
then cash said bogus check to pay for delivery of said bogus furniture!
geez if these guys spent this energy on something legitimate they'd surely get
somewhere...
of course here comes said BOGUS check for double my asking and security...
suuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrre I'm gonna deposit that.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Felix

Have him send you the check and then scan and post a copy here.

CP

Same guy wants to buy my 9 years old E39 M5 rotors for $50. He wants to send me $2,000 and I wire him back the balance.

Where is the FBI when I needed them???

CP

zizu

I had the exact same scam last year when I tried to sell a motorcycle.

kimo964

I've been collecting scam checks since 04 when I was selling my C4, probably have close to $200k worth now. I love stringing them along and getting their hopes up. At first it was just to waste their $ on the overnight envelope. But now, I'll even go so far as to scan them a fake Western Union form so that they'll go down to ask for the funds. What can I say...I hate scammers. By the time I have gotten bored with the emails, I'll usually send them a pic of my Bulldog, Kimo, with the check made out to him. It really gets them steamed!! I know...I need a life.

CAHRERA

Ray That's Classic!

MarkD

Agreed!
I think I found a new hobby