Why can’t it be real ? Really ?
 

I have been through this b.s. myself. Who buys a car from a private sale without seeing it ?
Who is just gonna send a “friend or relative “to get the car because they are too busy ?
Don’t walk away from that deal….RUN

DEFINATELY. Seen this several times

Safe Payment
 

I listen to an auto dealership podcast that made me aware of the best way to sell a vehicle safely.

If you do find a legit buyer, this is a safe way to confirm that the money is in your account before releasing it.

Sell Your Used Car Privately | PrivateAuto

Scam!
 

This exact response happened to me, but in another State. I was selling something on Facebook Marketplace. Do not fall for this!

Chances that someone is buying the vehicle sight unseen are very very slim.

It is a very well known scam
 

This is a well known scam for years now. The exact thing happened to me. This check looks very legit but does not clear right away. It’s a scam

The problem is that the money is in your account. The bank is required to place the money into your account when you present them with a check. However, when the bank discovers that the check is a counterfeit, they can remove the money from your account. The scammer is depending on you to not understand how certified checks are processed. Do not accept a certified check as payment if the check is from an out-of-town bank.

Ask them for a money order or cashiers check (both as good as cash)....see how they respond

They use this ploy with just about any product, furniture car etc. would you buy any automobile without seeing it?

Run!!!!

Money orders and cashiers checks are not as good as cash. Both can be counterfeited, just like certified checks. Even cash can be counterfeited, but it is not as easy to do.

Scam

100% scam
 

Walk away it’s a scam

Scam. Block them.

Here's how it works. The car is $1000, the check will be for $3000. Cash the check and pay the shipper $2000 cash. You are out a car and $3000.

Wow
 

Any possible way this is NOT a scam??

Ask for a copy of their driver's license. Talk with your bank about process of clearing.

What kind of car are you selling ? And how much ? Better yet can you send me the URL from your post ? I’ve been looking for a used car for awhile now …

Depending on the bank listed on the check you can verify if it is real with that actual bank, if it is not a real bank then it is obviously fake.

Because this is one of the oldest scams out there.

Scam
 

How many people do you know that will buy a car without seeing it? Unless the person works 24 hours a day, the work schedule is a lie.

Only do cash and carry in a public place. In front of police station

Scam

Maybe not a scam
 

I recently tried to purchase a car from a Villager. I was out of town so I could not bring her cash. I offered a certified check or a money wire to her account with out seeing title or getting possession of the car . The seller was so wrapped up in her paranoia that she refused both. I even offered a little more than she wanted for the car .

It works both ways . Paying cash is not a great idea for the buyer as it makes it harder if the seller tries to scam the buyer .

100% scam. I have them send me a check, with a fake name. Then they keep asking if I deposit yet. I keep stalling with excuses that I can't find the check, or the bank is closed, or I have illness and can't make it to the bank.

This TV land. Paranoia capital of the USA.

People are worried about getting scammed on FaceBook for $25, but justify paying $150,000 for their $60,000 pool or brag about their 30% Tips to the "hard working servers" at restaurants.

Crickets on this...

Actually, if you sell cars, becoming a car dealer is not a bad idea. I used to work with a guy who got a dealer license so he could buy cars at the weekly car dealer auctions. He would attend the huge "dealer-only" auctions in Lakeland, Florida. He would buy a late model Cadillac, still under warranty, drive it for a few weeks, and then sell it and make a few thousand dollars on it. But, the guy really loved cars. There are also dealer brokers who will go to the auction and send photos to a client, and buy a specific car for the client. Apparently, thousands of cars are sold at the auction, and most are gone within a few seconds.

Scam
 

Don't do it. Guaranteed it's a scam .I had a Mercedes SLK 250 for sale for $ 25,000. Someone on New Hampshire said he wanted to buy it and would send a Certified Check. When I got it I brought it to my bank and checked to see if it was good and found out it was a Fraud. It shore looked real. Be carefull.

Maybe, Maybe Not
 

Most likely, it is a scam; however, you'll learn very quickly if it is by taking the cashier's check to a local branch of the bank and cashing it.

If it is on a small bank which does not have a local branch, the chance it is a scam becomes more likely. In that case, first call the issuing bank and ask it to confirm the existence of the account on which the check is drawn and that the bank has issued the cashier's check. If there is an account, then take the check to your bank and ask for help in getting it paid. Your bank should be able to arrange for an electronic transfer of the money which will be complete in a matter of minutes. You will have to pay a small fee upwards of $50.

Finally, tell the buyer that you do not want a cashier's check, and, instead, want the transaction done electronically, bank to bank. That may involve a fee around $50 unless the buyer is a good customer of the bank. If there is a fee, tell the buyer to deduct it from the payment.

Simply put, don't turn over the car or the title until you have money in hand and not merely a check.

It is not a cashiers check, it is a certified check. Two different things. A cashiers check is drawn on the issuing bank's funds, but a certified check is drawn on the buyer's account. So, with a certified check, the account owner could possibly remove funds from their account or close the account before the check is cashed. But, more likely, the check will be a complete fraud, a counterfeit check.

Lou Falletta
 

Walk away, only deal with a person face to face in a very public area. Do not meet with strangers under any condition.

99.999999999999999999999999999999999% a scamIMO. Who buys used car without looking at it?

Are you sure about that percentage?

OK I forgot couple . 999999s.

Yes, its definitely a scam. I went through the exact same scenario a couple of months ago. I had a car for sale and the interested party said they wanted the car for my asking price. They also said they would include the shipping cost for a mover to pick up the car and bring it to them in Ohio. He sent me a cashier's check from Deutsche Bank for two thousand dollars more than my asking price. He then instructed me to deposit the check and let him know when the check clears so that he could arrange for the movers to pick up the car. He said that when the movers arrive to pick up the car i would need to pay the movers at that time with the extra $2,000.00 he included. I told him to just grab a cheap one-way flight from Ohio to Orlando and he could pick the car up himself and drive it back. Get to know the car. He said no, his work schedule would not allow that.

He sent the cashier check via FedEx and I deposited it. The bank didn't put a hold on it. But I was getting suspicious of this whole deal. I went by the bank the next day and asked if the check had cleared yet. The lady at the bank asked why I was asking. I told her the story and she immediately called it scam. She then put me in touch with the bank fraud department and they pulled the check. I then called the scammer and said "the gig is up bubba, this whole deal is fraudulent and I gave the bank your phone number. Hope they come knocking" Then I hung up. Lesson learned on my part, I won't do that again.

I was almost out the car and an extra $2,000.00. Me being Mr. Naive thought the guy really wanted my car and didn't have time to pick it up himself. Glad my sixth sense kicked in.

Total scam.

Tipping someone is getting scammed? :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Equating that to thousands of $$$ on a car purchase scam is laughable...

Scam!
 

Their response has all the markings of a scam. Don't even response to their email.

Selling car
 

I recently sold my car on AutoTrader and got more than I thought I would. The buyer brought sight unseen and had the car shipped to NY. I thought it screamed of scam, but the money went to Aoto Trader and only into my account when I released the car to him. Would do that again!!