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07-23-2010, 08:20 PM
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I may have a line on selling my GT500 overseas for $90,000.00 which apparently is a deal over there?? If it goes through I will be getting a 2011 GT500 with SVTPP. I hope it happens but I am not sure what is involved with selling overseas??Anyone ever done this??
Thanks.
Thanks.
07-23-2010, 08:53 PM
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um...dont do it. if they say they are sending a check for XXXX amount OVER the price of car..and for you to handle shipping...then its a scam. some things in life are too good to be true...and sadly this is one of them. you could end up sending your car off...having the check returned to you as insuficient...and the bank will hold YOU reponsible for every dime of the check.
07-24-2010, 09:03 AM
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There is a growing car shipping scam on the internet which has been targeting sellers of cars, boats, motorbikes and other single high value items, even horses !
We first came across this in January when we were approached by a car dealer in Australia who had been directed to a website purporting to be on of 1st Move International's car shipping sites.
Car Shipping Scam: The hook
Fraudsters had copied aspects of our site and were advising potential victims that they would buy their vehicle and ship it via their approved shippers, pointing the victim to this so called shipping site which they had published themselves.
Once the seller had been "hooked" the fraudster then sends a check to the seller for the cost of the vehicle and, very kindly, includes in this payment the costs for shipping the vehicle overseas.
Car Shipping Scam: The Con.
Say the car is being sold for £ 4000.00 and the shipping costs are £1000.00, you, the seller, get a nice little check for £ 5000.00 which you duly bank. The bank may even advise you that the funds are in your account, cleared and safe.
Car Shipping Scam: The Sting.
Within a few days you will be asked to send a slice of this money to the shipping agent in order to pay for the shipping. ( the shipping costs of £1000.00) You are requested to send this money by Western Union or Moneygram which you do as you have been paid.. This transfer is untraceable and cashed immediately. Meanwhile your bank tells you 10 days later that the original check has bounced and promptly takes the money out of your account.
You have been conned For £ 1000.00 ! or dollars, yen, euros whatever, this scam is worldwide. NEVER SEND MONEY BY WESTERN UNION, LEGITIMATE COMPANIES HAVE BANK ACCOUNTS. BANK ACCOUNTS ARE TRACEABLE.
I'm not saying your deal IS a scam, I'm saying BE CAREFUL, even if you just lose $ 1-2000, that's still a lot of cash.
We first came across this in January when we were approached by a car dealer in Australia who had been directed to a website purporting to be on of 1st Move International's car shipping sites.
Car Shipping Scam: The hook
Fraudsters had copied aspects of our site and were advising potential victims that they would buy their vehicle and ship it via their approved shippers, pointing the victim to this so called shipping site which they had published themselves.
Once the seller had been "hooked" the fraudster then sends a check to the seller for the cost of the vehicle and, very kindly, includes in this payment the costs for shipping the vehicle overseas.
Car Shipping Scam: The Con.
Say the car is being sold for £ 4000.00 and the shipping costs are £1000.00, you, the seller, get a nice little check for £ 5000.00 which you duly bank. The bank may even advise you that the funds are in your account, cleared and safe.
Car Shipping Scam: The Sting.
Within a few days you will be asked to send a slice of this money to the shipping agent in order to pay for the shipping. ( the shipping costs of £1000.00) You are requested to send this money by Western Union or Moneygram which you do as you have been paid.. This transfer is untraceable and cashed immediately. Meanwhile your bank tells you 10 days later that the original check has bounced and promptly takes the money out of your account.
You have been conned For £ 1000.00 ! or dollars, yen, euros whatever, this scam is worldwide. NEVER SEND MONEY BY WESTERN UNION, LEGITIMATE COMPANIES HAVE BANK ACCOUNTS. BANK ACCOUNTS ARE TRACEABLE.
I'm not saying your deal IS a scam, I'm saying BE CAREFUL, even if you just lose $ 1-2000, that's still a lot of cash.
Last edited by V6Vin; 07-24-2010 at 09:08 AM.
07-24-2010, 09:35 AM
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I may have a line on selling my GT500 overseas for $90,000.00 which apparently is a deal over there?? If it goes through I will be getting a 2011 GT500 with SVTPP. I hope it happens but I am not sure what is involved with selling overseas??Anyone ever done this??
Thanks.
Thanks.
I don't know about the rest of the Globe but the $90K figure for a used 07/09 GT500 is totally off.
If you indeed found a moron that will pay this, great for you.
Get the money wired to you first though.
07-24-2010, 01:42 PM
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Thats what I thought too, it will go to the Ukraine IF IT WORKS OUT. And apparently the GT's are getting 80k This deal is through a dealership with a $5000.00 commission
Last edited by 2cokeman; 07-24-2010 at 01:52 PM.
