<VV> Re: scam-no corvair

[Gary]

It was interesting to note...........the guy who contacted me had an e-mail
address in Nepal! Common sense would indicate the question, "How many people
in Nepal would be looking for a performance intake manifold for a 383
MOPAR?"
Gary Swiatowy

> To: virtualvairs@corvair.org, sshepard3@hotmail.com
> Subject: <VV> scam-no corvair
>
> Hello Spence,
>
> It is highly likely that this is a scam.  The dirtballs rely on the fact
that
> most people and even tellers in banks assume that a "certified" check,
> "official" check, "Money Order" or whatever they are called are the
equivalent of
> cash and will free up the money in your account immediately.  The problem
is
> that they can't check the validity of the international check for as long
as
> weeks after it is deposited.  The theoretical "cash in the bank" gives the
victim
> a false sense of security so that he feels confident that he can send the
> "extra" cash wherever the con artist asks.  Of course, the victim is then
> responsible to the bank for the money.  The con men usually give a
reasonable excuse
> for sending the extra cash such as they want you to send a real money
order to
> the guy who is supposedly handling the shipping of the car or something
> similar.  On the remote chance that it is a real deal, your friend should
sit on the
> money for a couple of weeks.  Better yet, only accept an electronic
transfer
> of funds from the buyer's bank to yours.  Obviously, you don't give access
> codes to the other party that would allow them to withdraw funds.
>
> Good luck to your friend,
> Doc