97 Viper GTS
Enthusiast
To most of you, this is a repost- to the others, consider it a public service announcement. I have placed 2 vehicles on Autotrader in the last 3 months (most recently my 500rwhp 300ZX TT in an effort to pay off my GTS), and have received no less than 4 scammer emails. The present ******** sent me scam emails on both of my cars- to the same email address each time no less!
The characteristics of these scammers are:
1. They are stupid
2. They have bad English (typically located in South Africa or Europe)
3. They always offer to over-pay you for your vehicle with a bogus cashier's check,so that you might wire them the difference
4. They usually have yahoo email addresses
5. They never haggle about the price, and are not concerned about vehicle history or imperfections
6. Did I mention that they were stupid?
Here is a recent conversation I had with one over the internet:
Scammer:
BUYER INFO
Name: Ripple Baker
E-Mail Address: [email protected]
Comments: Hello,
I am the Manager of Ripple Motors Inc.I am interested in Buying your Car.Get back to me Asap if it is still available with your last asking price / it's present location.
Ripple.
Me:
The car is in Dallas, and it is $24K.
Shawn
Scammer:
Hello ,
I have forwarded your vehicle information to my Financial Instituttion
for them to be able to release the fund to you, due to time constraint
on the fact that we are running short of time.
I'm delighted to tell you that I appreciate your concern and has
commended your vehicle,
with full interest, am will to carry on with this transaction, You are
hereby inform that payment will get to you in an amount of $32,500
which cover's the cost of your car and amount for shipment.I have also
instructed my Financial Instituttion to release the fund. So you are
required to deduct the cost of your vehicle ( car) $24,000 when payment
gets to you and refund balance $8,500 to our agent ( the shipper ) for
him to be able to offset shipping payment, tax charges and other
cosmetic repair costs.
After payment has reached you and balance sent to shipper, the shiper's
agent will come for inspection, pick up of vehicle & signing of title
papers, make some cosmetic touches and drive to a prepaid shipper to be
shipped to the approve destination.
Please confirm your acceptance so that the finance institute will
contact you immediately.
Please Forward the following informations;
NAME:.............
ADDRESS:..........
PHONE:............
Your honesty, understanding and co-operation will be highly
appreciated.
Have a wonderful day.
Ripple.....
Me:
That sounds great. First, I must inform you of a few extremely minor
imperfections involving the said vehicle, to ensure that you are 100%
satisfied with the future transaction. The car tends to run very low on
blinker fluid, as the reservoir has a pin-sized hole in it.
Additionally, the short block has a small 89mm hole in it where piston
#6 exited the block one day during spirited driving at 10,000 rpm. I
always thought it was cooler to say I drove a V5 anyway! I can assure
you this in no way compromises the phenomenal power of this vehicle.
Additionally, to facilitate maximum acceleration under loads I removed
the transmission to save weight. Please let me know that these things
are satisfactory indeed, and that the transaction will not "ripple" you
a new one, fawker!
Shawn Moore
Scammer:
Hello,
Thanks for your response,.I have explained the condition of the vehicle
to my client and he has accepted the development.He said that even if
you did not say the condition that he will still re-touch it to siut his
test as he want to use the vehicle as a gift for her Daughter who
recently graduated.
He asked me to inform you that you need to forward the following
information below...
Please confirm your acceptance so that the finance institute will
contact you immediately.
Please Forward the following informations;
YOUR LEGAL NAME:.............For the cashier check to be written.
ADDRESS:..........Where pyment will be delivered to you..
PHONE:............For effective communication towards this transaction.
Your honesty, understanding and co-operation will be highly
appreciated.
Have a wonderful day.
Ripple......
Me:
Excellent! I must expound upon a few more minor imperfections regarding
the said vehicle in an effort to preclude any contingencies. The rear
defroster is a little over-zealous, which lead to the not-so-spontaneous
combustion of the rear window tint. Do not be alarmed, however, because
the fire damage was not that extensive and barely involved the dash,
steering column, seats, and the remainder of the car in between.
Additionally, the passenger rear tire holds some sentimental value for
me, as it was the tire that hit the curb that subsequently resulted in a
minor rollover accident involving the said vehicle a few years ago. I
was wondering if it was OK for me to keep that wheel, as the car really
does not need it anymore without the transmission, chasis, and a
functional engine, as it has so much sentimental value to me? I also
recently removed the exhaust manifolds to alter the exhaust note
slightly- I can assure you this in no way compromises the function of
the turbos on this 5 piston V6 supercar (without, of course, the
previously mentioned transmission, rear passenger wheel, interior,
functional engine, and what-not). To recapitulate for the sake of
brevity, I am looking forward to this transaction, and I am sure your
client's daughter will receive a very special "FAW Q" upon receipt of
this phenomenal vehicle!
Shawn Moore
Scammer:
Hello,
Every thing about the vehicle is ok and has bben accepted by my customer.
Please confirm your acceptance so that the finance institute will contact you immediately for payment.
Please Forward the following informations;
NAME:.............
ADDRESS:..........
PHONE:............
Your honesty, understanding and co-operation will be highly
appreciated.
Have a wonderful day.
Ripple.....
Me:
That is wonderful! I also wanted to divulge some intricacies of the infrastructure of this paradigm in order to facilitate the retrieval of your cephalic region from your caudal eminence. I implore you, the essential nature of the details of the said transaction involves the delicate perusal of certain facts heretofore mentioned as "minor" imperfections of this phenomenal vehicle. Additionally, it is thus imperative that I address the complicated engineering feats that I have accomplished with the said vehicle. These trivial facts are obvious to one who is so astute as yourself and obviously a well-versed expert in the anatomy of the typical Japanese forced-induction vehicle. Now one typically (bare with me while I digress to discuss such elementary disserations of the forced-induction vehicle that are so intrinsically obvious to one who has the forsight to copulate with one's own siblings, such as yourself) supplies inflow to the plenum from the twin turbochargers via the throttle bodies, at a pre-determined level of boost that is safe for the selected fuel delivery level that is intrinsic to the said vehicles ECU EPROM. Well, contrary to contemporary beliefs, I have improved upon this design by quadrupling this boost level, while at the same time compromising fuel delivery, to attain an optimal A/F ratio of about 30:1! Is that too lean, one might ask? Well, possibly, as I discovered with the minor inconvenience of piston #5 dramatically exiting the block during spirited driving at 10,000 rpm (rev limiters are over-rated). So, to improve upon this and provide a larger margin of safety, I re-routed the turbo outlets to provide air supply directly to the driver's seat! Oh how this comes in handy on cold winter nights in Belfast! You will enjoy this sensation almost as much as the first time you earned your brown wings with your mother, shortly after your uncle finished his exquisite "experimentation" with you and your siblings- oh how one must value the family dynamics of you and your culture! As long as these engineering feats are appreciated to their fullest extent by your infinitesimally small intellect, I would be glad to continue with the said transaction. Your most urgent, honest, co-operative response is greatly appreciated, so that I might "rip" you a new one a second time in the not-so-distant future, faulker!
Shawn Moore
This idiot didn't even change his name from one scam to the next!!! LOL! At least make an effort at learning the language you are trying to scam people with, ********!
The characteristics of these scammers are:
1. They are stupid
2. They have bad English (typically located in South Africa or Europe)
3. They always offer to over-pay you for your vehicle with a bogus cashier's check,so that you might wire them the difference
4. They usually have yahoo email addresses
5. They never haggle about the price, and are not concerned about vehicle history or imperfections
6. Did I mention that they were stupid?
Here is a recent conversation I had with one over the internet:
Scammer:
BUYER INFO
Name: Ripple Baker
E-Mail Address: [email protected]
Comments: Hello,
I am the Manager of Ripple Motors Inc.I am interested in Buying your Car.Get back to me Asap if it is still available with your last asking price / it's present location.
Ripple.
Me:
The car is in Dallas, and it is $24K.
Shawn
Scammer:
Hello ,
I have forwarded your vehicle information to my Financial Instituttion
for them to be able to release the fund to you, due to time constraint
on the fact that we are running short of time.
I'm delighted to tell you that I appreciate your concern and has
commended your vehicle,
with full interest, am will to carry on with this transaction, You are
hereby inform that payment will get to you in an amount of $32,500
which cover's the cost of your car and amount for shipment.I have also
instructed my Financial Instituttion to release the fund. So you are
required to deduct the cost of your vehicle ( car) $24,000 when payment
gets to you and refund balance $8,500 to our agent ( the shipper ) for
him to be able to offset shipping payment, tax charges and other
cosmetic repair costs.
After payment has reached you and balance sent to shipper, the shiper's
agent will come for inspection, pick up of vehicle & signing of title
papers, make some cosmetic touches and drive to a prepaid shipper to be
shipped to the approve destination.
Please confirm your acceptance so that the finance institute will
contact you immediately.
Please Forward the following informations;
NAME:.............
ADDRESS:..........
PHONE:............
Your honesty, understanding and co-operation will be highly
appreciated.
Have a wonderful day.
Ripple.....
Me:
That sounds great. First, I must inform you of a few extremely minor
imperfections involving the said vehicle, to ensure that you are 100%
satisfied with the future transaction. The car tends to run very low on
blinker fluid, as the reservoir has a pin-sized hole in it.
Additionally, the short block has a small 89mm hole in it where piston
#6 exited the block one day during spirited driving at 10,000 rpm. I
always thought it was cooler to say I drove a V5 anyway! I can assure
you this in no way compromises the phenomenal power of this vehicle.
Additionally, to facilitate maximum acceleration under loads I removed
the transmission to save weight. Please let me know that these things
are satisfactory indeed, and that the transaction will not "ripple" you
a new one, fawker!
Shawn Moore
Scammer:
Hello,
Thanks for your response,.I have explained the condition of the vehicle
to my client and he has accepted the development.He said that even if
you did not say the condition that he will still re-touch it to siut his
test as he want to use the vehicle as a gift for her Daughter who
recently graduated.
He asked me to inform you that you need to forward the following
information below...
Please confirm your acceptance so that the finance institute will
contact you immediately.
Please Forward the following informations;
YOUR LEGAL NAME:.............For the cashier check to be written.
ADDRESS:..........Where pyment will be delivered to you..
PHONE:............For effective communication towards this transaction.
Your honesty, understanding and co-operation will be highly
appreciated.
Have a wonderful day.
Ripple......
Me:
Excellent! I must expound upon a few more minor imperfections regarding
the said vehicle in an effort to preclude any contingencies. The rear
defroster is a little over-zealous, which lead to the not-so-spontaneous
combustion of the rear window tint. Do not be alarmed, however, because
the fire damage was not that extensive and barely involved the dash,
steering column, seats, and the remainder of the car in between.
Additionally, the passenger rear tire holds some sentimental value for
me, as it was the tire that hit the curb that subsequently resulted in a
minor rollover accident involving the said vehicle a few years ago. I
was wondering if it was OK for me to keep that wheel, as the car really
does not need it anymore without the transmission, chasis, and a
functional engine, as it has so much sentimental value to me? I also
recently removed the exhaust manifolds to alter the exhaust note
slightly- I can assure you this in no way compromises the function of
the turbos on this 5 piston V6 supercar (without, of course, the
previously mentioned transmission, rear passenger wheel, interior,
functional engine, and what-not). To recapitulate for the sake of
brevity, I am looking forward to this transaction, and I am sure your
client's daughter will receive a very special "FAW Q" upon receipt of
this phenomenal vehicle!
Shawn Moore
Scammer:
Hello,
Every thing about the vehicle is ok and has bben accepted by my customer.
Please confirm your acceptance so that the finance institute will contact you immediately for payment.
Please Forward the following informations;
NAME:.............
ADDRESS:..........
PHONE:............
Your honesty, understanding and co-operation will be highly
appreciated.
Have a wonderful day.
Ripple.....
Me:
That is wonderful! I also wanted to divulge some intricacies of the infrastructure of this paradigm in order to facilitate the retrieval of your cephalic region from your caudal eminence. I implore you, the essential nature of the details of the said transaction involves the delicate perusal of certain facts heretofore mentioned as "minor" imperfections of this phenomenal vehicle. Additionally, it is thus imperative that I address the complicated engineering feats that I have accomplished with the said vehicle. These trivial facts are obvious to one who is so astute as yourself and obviously a well-versed expert in the anatomy of the typical Japanese forced-induction vehicle. Now one typically (bare with me while I digress to discuss such elementary disserations of the forced-induction vehicle that are so intrinsically obvious to one who has the forsight to copulate with one's own siblings, such as yourself) supplies inflow to the plenum from the twin turbochargers via the throttle bodies, at a pre-determined level of boost that is safe for the selected fuel delivery level that is intrinsic to the said vehicles ECU EPROM. Well, contrary to contemporary beliefs, I have improved upon this design by quadrupling this boost level, while at the same time compromising fuel delivery, to attain an optimal A/F ratio of about 30:1! Is that too lean, one might ask? Well, possibly, as I discovered with the minor inconvenience of piston #5 dramatically exiting the block during spirited driving at 10,000 rpm (rev limiters are over-rated). So, to improve upon this and provide a larger margin of safety, I re-routed the turbo outlets to provide air supply directly to the driver's seat! Oh how this comes in handy on cold winter nights in Belfast! You will enjoy this sensation almost as much as the first time you earned your brown wings with your mother, shortly after your uncle finished his exquisite "experimentation" with you and your siblings- oh how one must value the family dynamics of you and your culture! As long as these engineering feats are appreciated to their fullest extent by your infinitesimally small intellect, I would be glad to continue with the said transaction. Your most urgent, honest, co-operative response is greatly appreciated, so that I might "rip" you a new one a second time in the not-so-distant future, faulker!
Shawn Moore
This idiot didn't even change his name from one scam to the next!!! LOL! At least make an effort at learning the language you are trying to scam people with, ********!
