tractor sale scam
tnttommy
Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 11 WI |
2005-07-09 113198
I posted my 2004 2210 (<50 hrs, fel, 62 deck, ballast, i-match and 72" blade: sorry for the little plug :) )on machinefinder.com and deertracs.com. Got an almost immediate response from a guy interested in the tractor. He indicated he is currently over in Lybia working for some oil drilling company and will have a colleague in TX (where he claims to be from) send me a cashiers check for the full 14k, and have a shipping agent come to my house and pick up the tractor and ship it to him in Lybia.
Just sounds too weird. Is there a market oversees for these tractors that this is legit? Has anyone heard of a scam out there based on these basic facts? Where else could I look for info to see if this is a scam?
Thanx.
Tom
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kwschumm
Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 5764 NW Oregon Pics |
2005-07-09 113199
Sounds like a scam to me. Cashiers checks are easily forged, and 60 days after the tractor is gone they could come after you for the money. If it's legit he shouldn't have a problem wiring the money directly to you, or have his colleague pay you in cash. ....
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DennisCTB
Join Date: Nov 1998 Posts: 2707 NorthWest NJ Pics |
2005-07-09 113204
That is a scam. The tip off is :
-the poor grammar in the message
-the immediate desire to purchase
-the offshore buyer
-the Cashiers check
The scammers agent usually provides a Cashiers check for more than the purchase price which the scammers agent asks you to pay him the difference on. ....
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funchy
Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 128 north eastern corner of Maryland Pics |
2005-07-09 113207
Scam!!!
Tell him you'll only do it if his agent brings the full amount by in CASH (which of course he won't do).
He'll send you what *looks* like a certified check. You'll deposit it, the money won't go through, and by then the tractor will be picked up and disappeared.
This is a commons scam they've been pulling for high-dollar items, from tractors to horses to cars. ....
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yooperpete
Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1413 Northern Michigan Pics |
2005-07-11 113261
I would contact the local branch of FBI and initiate the sale and get the scumbag's buddy to come over. You then could let the FBI check him and the check out. That may get him off the street and stop them from scamming anybody else. ....
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kickapoobd
Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 32 Battlefield, Missouri Pics |
2005-07-11 113265
This is a scam. Africa has the highest number of counterfeit cashier's check scams. I would reply that his friend that is picking up the tractor needs to bring US Cash to your house for purchase of the tractor. I would also tell him that you are reporting him. INDONESIA, SINGAPORE, NIGERIA, LYBIA are the world leaders in the world of scam. Type "counterfeit cashier's check scam" in Google and you will see that you are describing the exact scam. Good luck finding an US buyer for your tractor. ....
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hardwood
Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3583 iowa |
2005-07-11 113267
I just won't use the internet to advertise something anymore after I got basicly the same response to an item. I just did'nt respond to whom ever the person was. I used to sell some parts on another old tractor website and got along fine, but I guess things have changed. Frank. ....
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tractorbuyer
Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 30 Oxford, MS |
2005-07-11 113270
Absolutely a scam. I get it all the time in my business. CASH money, take it to the bank its drawn upon, or use a third party escrow services for big ticket items. ....
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yooperpete
Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1413 Northern Michigan Pics |
2005-07-11 113272
I don't trust PayPal anymore either. Spammers are sending me a dozen messages a day, trying to get my info. If you get a message that looks like PayPal and says "Dear valued PayPal Member" it is a scam. ....
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Iowafun
Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 955 Central Iowa Pics |
2005-07-11 113277
I had a similar email but US based for a rear mower deck I'm selling. I ignired it because I didn't get a warm fuzzy from them. If someone wants to use a cashier's check, tell them the terms include a $500 fee for storing the tractor for 120 days until the cashier's check has cleared and been verified. They won't go for it. ....
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TOM
Join Date: Posts: 1 |
2005-07-11 113328
THIS IS A SCAM.Do not take cash,it is probably counterfeit.Do not accept a check of any kind.Have him electronically wire the money to your account or you will get screwed. ....
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denwood
Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 542 Quarryville PA |
2005-07-12 113349
Do not take cash? Pleasssssssse. Cash is still king and if you cannot tell counterfit you must be so poor you have never seen cash. Better hang yourself from the nearest tree. If you feel a little unsure, they make a little pen to double check cash. The dollar store in my town checks all bills above a $1 !!!! but many stores check 20s or 50s and up. Wiring money leaves the long distance buyer no recourse if they get there and the item is not what was represented. ....
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Iowafun
Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 955 Central Iowa Pics |
2005-07-12 113356
I wouldn't wire the money unless it's Western Union. If they wire directly to your account, they need your account number. I wouldn't be giving that out to a suspect scammer. ....
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kwschumm
Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 5764 NW Oregon Pics |
2005-07-12 113359
You could set up a new bank account just for this purpose. Giving that number out wouldn't risk much. I have a free account I use just for PayPal transactions, since PayPal can't be trusted. When money arrives in that account I transfer directly to my checking or savings accounts. ....
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jamese
Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 65 NC |
2005-07-19 113674
And there is a scam going on,,BE CAREFUL ....
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Murf
Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 7249 Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada Pics |
2005-07-20 113679
Denwood, with all due respect, the bogus bucks today are very high quality, the average person would never have any clue at all.
We were on a job down south and one of the other contractors got back to the hotel to find the Police waiting for him. He had paid for something with funny money, American funny money.
The kicker, it was cash he had gotten from his own bank just before leaving on the trip.
Luckily the bank manager(who found more funny money at the bank, but only with Governement expert help), his lawyer, and the US Federal Governement itself were able to convince the Police he wasn't a counterfitter.
Best of luck. ....
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denwood
Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 542 Quarryville PA |
2005-07-20 113682
Well 2 things pop to mind about fake money. I have also heard of it coming from the bank in a rare instance. Murf, be glad you are not the "average person" you spoke of even if you consider yourself one, I find the true average person to be slightly over brain dead, so yes they probably can't tell. The last place you would expect fake money from is your bank so your guard is way down. If it has the watermark and the metalic strip with the words "USA 20" or whatever the denomination, and the little pen makes the right color, it is so real no one will know even if it is fake. Obviously whoever the contractor paid had the minimal skill to tell it was fake quick enough to know who gave it to him and how to find him. If you are taking a payment for something you will likely be prepared to verify the money. If you can't take cash, can't take a check, can't take a money order, can't trust wiring the money, aren't we in a pickle. ....
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jdioa
Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 18 Rowley, Iowa |
2005-07-22 113772
This same type of scam happened at our dealership a year ago. We knew it was bogus, but played along and sure enough we got a cashiers check in the mail for $8,000 more than we were asking for. The check looked like a grade school art project, so fake. Then the sender kept calling wondering whey the extra money hadn't been wired to him. Making like we were robbing him. Obviously a foreigner because of the accent and delay in the phone. He finally gave up calling and then emailed a voodoo curse on our dealership. That's the last we heard from him. ....
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jonesiera
Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 187 Bedford,In 47421 |
2005-07-24 113860
Don't let that Curse scare you! It's about the same thing when the preacher looks at the man and says "I now pronounce you man and wife!" ....
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DRankin
Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 5116 Northern Nevada Pics |
2005-07-24 113865
Sorry Jonsie. I don't think so. Next month will be the 32nd aniversary with my first wife. No, wait.... she is my only wife.
Hope you were joking............. ....
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jonesiera
Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 187 Bedford,In 47421 |
2005-07-25 113867
Yep, it was a joke. I'll celebrate my 55th this November,and still going!
Jonesie ....
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