to good to be true?

[E_S_A_D]

Re: to good to be true?

Classic scam here. Wouldn't they be a little more intelligent to have the price great, but not unrealistically priced? Now that Donzi deal still has me in disbelief. I read both threads and I'm waiting for the moment the real owner says 'hey, where's my Donzi?!?'

 

[aspeck]

Re: to good to be true?

I am going to ask: Does this boat have the OMC 8.1 litre? I like the boat but that would be the clincher for me.

Bet they will answer in the affirmative!

 

[H20Rat]

Re: to good to be true?

Classic scam here. Wouldn't they be a little more intelligent to have the price great, but not unrealistically priced? Now that Donzi deal still has me in disbelief. I read both threads and I'm waiting for the moment the real owner says 'hey, where's my Donzi?!?'

I keep offering to relieve his guilty conscious for stealing that boat and buy it from him for $1000 more, but so far, no luck...

 

[H20Rat]

Re: to good to be true?

Harass away, but there is literally no chance this is legit, so no need for a clincher . . .

my sole purpose for playing around with scammers is to just waste their time. now they have to waste time sorting through the actual replies vs people like me. At some point the people trying to play with them will hopefully outnumber the actual greedy people trying to jump on it, and their incentive to continue decreases.

 

[saumon]

Re: to good to be true?

Simply answer them that you happen to live in Quebec, Canada and that you're going to inspect and pick it up locally!

 

[Home Cookin']

Re: to good to be true?

I was looking into these scams recently when I was car shopping.
There really is an Ebay Vehicle Purchase program that is supposed to protect large and interstate transactions. So what's the scam? I have heard that they send you fake Ebay forms and from there your money is misdirected. That's probably when Wetern Union comes into the picture.

I offered to come look at one that I sensed was a scam. Lo and behold it had moved from Richmond to Chicago.

 

[mmwest]

Re: to good to be true?

i ran into the same scam ,except the lady was selling (2) 2004 sea doo g-tecs w/under 100 hours on both and she was asking $4000.00, same thing hubby died and cash through e-bay. these people need their butts thrown in jail

 

[witenite0560]

Re: to good to be true?

Unfortunately, one of the guys who works for me is the dingbat type who gets scammed by people like this. At first you feel sorry for him. But, after about the 3rd time he brought in "another amazing letter from the attorney of his long lost great, great uncle", you start to lose the pity factor.

 

[witenite0560]

Re: to good to be true?

Incidently, I was looking for a Jeep Wrangler a couple of years ago and found a smokin' deal on one. Yep, turns out the guy is in Ohio..... then Iceland.... then Alaska.... that was one fast Jeep and all that travel and the mileage stayed the same, too! But, he works for a big transoceanic shipping company and can get it shipped to me very cheap.......yeah, I turned him in to E-Bay and recieved a nice letter from E-Bay saying thanks and pay no further attention to him.

 

[scutly]

Re: to good to be true?

Quote:
Originally Posted by E_S_A_D View Post
Classic scam here. Wouldn't they be a little more intelligent to have the price great, but not unrealistically priced? Now that Donzi deal still has me in disbelief. I read both threads and I'm waiting for the moment the real owner says 'hey, where's my Donzi?!?'

I keep offering to relieve his guilty conscious for stealing that boat and buy it from him for $1000 more, but so far, no luck...

yous guys are killin me!

 

[JimKW]

Re: to good to be true?

Simply answer them that you happen to live in Quebec, Canada and that you're going to inspect and pick it up locally!

I've done this several times with cars and they either never respond or say well the car is actually in Tim Buck Two.

 

[Mel Taylor]

Re: to good to be true?

I had a little time on my hands this afternoon so I sent him this reply to his ad. We will see if he bites on it.

BTW, if you don't know what Callipygian means, I encourage you to look it up in the dictionary.

Quote: "I am interested in the Wellcraft boat you have for sale. However, I do have some questions: Can you ship the boat to San Jose de Batuc, Sonora, Mexico?

If so, how much will the shipping charges amount to? And, will you accept payment in Mexican Pesos?

Does it have the sodium based catalytic converter and the 48 volt electrical system as required by the Mexican Environmental Protection and Preservation Department?

Please answer as soon as possible. I am currently looking at two other boats and need to make a decision within the next two or three days.

Father M. Taylor
High Bishop of the Callipygian Church of Saint Margarita.
Diocese of Ures, Sonora, Mexico"

 

[KermieB]

Re: to good to be true?

Another scam, another IBoats forum thread...

This scam eventually sends you a "Reply" from an "Ebay representative" that will assist you... bullshot. If you will notice, the reply looks extremely real, but the ONLY way to make payment is to use Western Union, and then you have to fax them a copy of the Western Union ticket so that they can go steal your money.

I found a website about these kinds of scams, and unfortunately people want that "deal" so much they fall for the scam.

 

[KermieB]

Re: to good to be true?

BTW guys and gals.. you are wasting your time responding to these scammers with requests, questions, are special instructions. There's no need to tell them you want to see it in person or anything.

They're sending out the same response and they're sending it to everyone that responds with a "normal" request.

We just had this same thread on June 25th.
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=409920

 

[H20Rat]

Re: to good to be true?

Unfortunately, one of the guys who works for me is the dingbat type who gets scammed by people like this. At first you feel sorry for him. But, after about the 3rd time he brought in "another amazing letter from the attorney of his long lost great, great uncle", you start to lose the pity factor.

at first you think it is just being extremely naive and gullible, then the truth sets in, more often then not it is unrestricted greed, on top of the other qualities.