Corvette FOR SALE SCAM - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

WB9MCW · 08-27-2009

It seems that the corvette community has been getting a lot of this one scam as of late. The guys on the NET posted some being approached and they were not even selling at present.

Here is the story I went through two years ago

When I was selling my 84 I had one of these schemers try to get me.

Here is how it works--

They send you a very nice Bank Draft Check that looks legit for the price of your vette and extra $$ to pay the hauling company for the delivery.

The check they send you is a forgery. You deposit it in your account thinking it is legit.

They tell you they can't get by to pick up the vette like they thought but need you to send the extra $$ via wire to the hauling company office and they will send a man soon to pick up the vette.

You figure it is all good because you have been paid already.

They get your wire transfer and have your money.

Buy the time your bank contacts you to tell you that the originating bank has told them that the check is no good and is a forgery it is all over and you are screwed.

You are left holding the empty bag and out all the wire x-fer $$$.

Sad part is that they never had the desire to even buy your vette but just to scam you all along.

You still have your vette at least but are now out of all that $$$ and still have to sell your vette you thought you had sold.

It is a really bad scam that totally sucks. I was told that the Bank Draft forgery check is easy to do with the digital copy machines these days.

The guy that was contacting me was out of Canada -- Quebec to be exact.

The deal sounded funny -- the part about sending me the $$$ to pass along to the hauling company driver so I contacted a good friend of mine and he knew this scam so I did not go through any pain myself.

08-27-2009	#1
WB9MCW Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: McHenry, Il. Posts: 6,584	Corvette FOR SALE SCAM It seems that the corvette community has been getting a lot of this one scam as of late. The guys on the NET posted some being approached and they were not even selling at present. Here is the story I went through two years ago When I was selling my 84 I had one of these schemers try to get me. Here is how it works-- They send you a very nice Bank Draft Check that looks legit for the price of your vette and extra $$ to pay the hauling company for the delivery. The check they send you is a forgery. You deposit it in your account thinking it is legit. They tell you they can't get by to pick up the vette like they thought but need you to send the extra $$ via wire to the hauling company office and they will send a man soon to pick up the vette. You figure it is all good because you have been paid already. They get your wire transfer and have your money. Buy the time your bank contacts you to tell you that the originating bank has told them that the check is no good and is a forgery it is all over and you are screwed. You are left holding the empty bag and out all the wire x-fer $$$. Sad part is that they never had the desire to even buy your vette but just to scam you all along. You still have your vette at least but are now out of all that $$$ and still have to sell your vette you thought you had sold. It is a really bad scam that totally sucks. I was told that the Bank Draft forgery check is easy to do with the digital copy machines these days. The guy that was contacting me was out of Canada -- Quebec to be exact. The deal sounded funny -- the part about sending me the $$$ to pass along to the hauling company driver so I contacted a good friend of mine and he knew this scam so I did not go through any pain myself.