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Old 06-19-11, 01:00 AM
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So just about every weekend i always go to Yahoo autos and search for cars just like everyone else and came across this IS-F... I knew right off the bat that is was a scam but i emailed the seller anyway.. Here is my response..

The car is still for sale and the asking price is $16,800. It is located in Brea, CA and is registered on my name and the title is clear (VIN JTHBP5C21A5007329 -no lien), It has done 9,920. I'm a pilot on cargo flights, my wife broke up with me recently because I'm always away from home. We just sold our house and split the money. This is the last thing I need to sell and split the money with her. Because I'm away most of the time I will not be able to deal in person, but I've already arranged the shipping and the title transfer anywhere in the US. I will pay the shipping fees. If you are still interested please email me back so I can explain how we can do this without me being present.

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PS: Here you have some photos, hope you like it.
http://img402.imageshack.us/slidesho...d=16289338.jpg


This is your typical "let me ship the car to you because i live out of state ad" lol..

Just thought i'd share.. The same scam still hasn't died off..
Old 06-19-11, 01:04 AM
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seems legit
Old 06-19-11, 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
So just about every weekend i always go to Yahoo autos and search for cars just like everyone else and came across this IS-F... I knew right off the bat that is was a scam but i emailed the seller anyway.. Here is my response..

The car is still for sale and the asking price is $16,800. It is located in Brea, CA and is registered on my name and the title is clear (VIN JTHBP5C21A5007329 -no lien), It has done 9,920. I'm a pilot on cargo flights, my wife broke up with me recently because I'm always away from home. We just sold our house and split the money. This is the last thing I need to sell and split the money with her. Because I'm away most of the time I will not be able to deal in person, but I've already arranged the shipping and the title transfer anywhere in the US. I will pay the shipping fees. If you are still interested please email me back so I can explain how we can do this without me being present.

Thanks,
Matt

PS: Here you have some photos, hope you like it.
http://img402.imageshack.us/slidesho...d=16289338.jpg


This is your typical "let me ship the car to you because i live out of state ad" lol..

Just thought i'd share.. The same scam still hasn't died off..
If I got to split half my stuff, this is how I would do it....lol!
Old 06-19-11, 05:42 AM
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Haha, I've seen millions of scams like this.
Old 06-19-11, 09:00 AM
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I don't live far from brea. I'll email him!
Old 06-19-11, 09:14 AM
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google search came back
Sold Price: $47,000
Location: Hingham, Massachusetts (02043)
http://usedcarsfsbo.com/asp/Item.asp...y=5%2F6%2F2011
Old 06-19-11, 11:14 AM
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yea brea not that far from a lot of us Socal people. Wonder what he would say if we wanted to see the car in person and we lived right here, it would save him shipping money hahahaha
Old 06-19-11, 08:41 PM
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yeahhh that's not too rare! I've seen too many of those lol
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