What is this all about???

[Silver Snake]

This is a response to an item I have listed in the classifieds. Is this legit?

----Response Start----

We are interested in buying your above mentioned product ***clip***. Goods to be picked up from
your location for onward shipping to London. Cost and modalities of
shipping to be born by us.

Payment for the purchase is by check through a debtor in US. The debtor
owes us higher than our purchase. He will therefore be sending you a
check for $5,000 to cover the cost of our order, as well as the Shipping
costs.

On receipt of the check, you will cash and deduct the cost of our order
.The balance you will send as we would instruct you to the Agency that
will ship the Goods to us. If this arrangement suites you fine, please
send us your address where to send the check, as well as the name to be
on it. Also send us your phone number for easy communication.

Looking forward to hearing from you through >***clip***<.

Thank you.

Best Regards
***clip***

----Response End----

 

[LIVIPER]

scam

 

[Buckeye Viper]

If it looks like a scam...

 

[LIVIPER]

they send a counterfeit 'bank' or 'certified' check. Then you send a real check for change.

 

[Fiorano]

Expect the check you would receive to be a forgery.

Email them back and tell them you want a check for the exact amount, no more, no less. See what they say to that. No middle man crap.

 

[Hisserman]

Silver Snake --

They guys on the forum have this pegged correctly. This scam has been pulled several times on eBay. You may want to turn this over to the authorities and see if they can lure these guys into a trap so we can be done with them once and for all.

 

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

Dear ***clip***
Thank you for your interest. I am currently very busy working with my attorney on a related matter but will cash your check as soon as I beat this manslaughter rap. Please have contact information available.

 

[Steve Miehe]

Scam to boot.

 

[Mike Red 97 GTS]

This won't be the only one you receive, the last car I sold I got at least 5 most of them wanted to send my car to South Africa. Tell them cash only and you will never hear from them again! Total SCAM