Does this sound fishy to anyone else?

[Goddess FallenAngel]

I also checked out craiglist and posted there, thanks for the link.

 

[Len]

The rest of the story

You will check everything out, the bank might even tell you that everything is in order, you will give the guy your car and some cash, then his check or money order will bounce. You will be sad. You will be angry at the bank, but at the end of the day there will be nothing you can do about it.

The rest of the story:

You will go to a bar to drown your sorrows. Over a couple of drinks, you will tell your sad story to a group of people. One of them will righteously declare that he will track down this evil-doer, bring him to justice, and return your car to you. His friends will reluctantly agree to help him; one of them will quietly mutter that perhaps they can return the car and keep the money. They will leave, promising to return. A month later you will hear that they were killed by a random encounter with bugbears.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

I took a look, but since the fraud hadn't actually taken place, I couldn't report it - especially since the only info I have for him is a name (probably false, and extremely common) and an email address (from a free web-based email company) there's really nothing to report.

well the emails you does have his IP address and such... It’s hidden in the header of the email.

Of course if I was going to run this scam I wouldn't use my IP address but not everyone is so smart.

 

[Goddess FallenAngel]

This was in the header:

216.200.145.15 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of johnlee00@aggressive.com

Doesn't sound promising. The rest of the path is traced by IP, but....

 

[Goddess FallenAngel]

BTW, that's the email address, so everyone take note of it if you are selling something online.

 

[tarchon]

Looks good Kat but you should take the time to inform the authorities.

If it bothers you, just don't sell it to the guy, but the AG's office doesn't need to hear about it every time some English-challenged Chinese guy wants to pay for something with a money order.

 

[Goddess FallenAngel]

He wanted to pay personal check, not money order.

Well, he could be legit, just stupid.

(Who would think a seller would take a personal check, in excess of $1000, from a buyer they've only talked to via the internet, whom refuses to say where they are located, and allow them to take the merchandise on the strength of said personal check? Either incredibly stupid or a scam.)

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

If it bothers you, just don't sell it to the guy, but the AG's office doesn't need to hear about it every time some English-challenged Chinese guy wants to pay for something with a money order.

"All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing."

I would report it and let others investigate it. (or let them chose not too but I would giver them the chance to do their job.)

Also as GFA said, if he wanted to pay by Money Order there wouldn't be much of a thread. The cash is in hand with that.

 

[Goddess FallenAngel]

Also as GFA said, if he wanted to pay by Money Order there wouldn't be much of a thread. The cash is in hand with that.

Actually, one of the biggest things in the scams are using money orders. They look fine, the bank says they are okay when you deposit them, they turn out to be counterfit after it gets sent from your bank to the issuing bank.

This guy probably would have said money order or cashier's check next if I had just said no to the personal check, but I choose to tell him not to contact me in addition.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

This was in the header:

216.200.145.15 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of johnlee00@aggressive.com

Doesn't sound promising. The rest of the path is traced by IP, but....

Perhaps you should contact his provider. I betcha even the "freebie" ones have a TOS system set up...