e46 m3 buy, is this a scam or real? Must see. - Page 3

Team_Persia · 07-20-2009, 12:27 AM

totally legit dude, go for it!

Parchedmosquito · 07-20-2009, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by nickr519

great find by the way on those pictures parchedmosquito! thats the nail in the coffin for "Fred" hahaha. Reminds me of Microsoft phone techies mysteriously named "Bob."

Didn't really find it. I'm in the process of finding a good 05-06 m3 to buy and was perusing the ads in buysell.com (among others in the Vancouver, BC area) , and hit upon a few scams. Then I googled this site to do some research, found this thread and said "hey those pictures look familiar!".

Hellas · 07-20-2009, 04:13 AM

If you like you can contact the Local Police Dep. in N.J., give them any detail and just wait for the results... I did it once here in Greece and after 38 h they had results. They caught 6 men from 24-32 years old and 12 more expensive cars...

nickr519 · 07-20-2009, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Hellas

If you like you can contact the Local Police Dep. in N.J., give them any detail and just wait for the results... I did it once here in Greece and after 38 h they had results. They caught 6 men from 24-32 years old and 12 more expensive cars...

I was wondering about that! I really want to burn this guy because people like him happen to tick me off, especially since I kind of lured him into it by acting interested. But considering that this car probably isn't even in New Jersey , would their local PD care enough to do something about it?

Shuskan3 · 07-21-2009, 08:34 PM

Typical craigslist scam, forward your e-mails to spoof@ebay.com and they will take action against the guy posting the ad's.

FutureMD32 · 07-21-2009, 08:48 PM

I had a guy wanting that was wanting to buy my 330Ci back in the day. He wanted to send me a check for $18,000 ( I was selling for $12,500), and cash it , keep my portion and deposit the rest of it to his account. He sent me a fake Bank of America cashiers check (clearly fake, printed out on a regular printer) in an envelope with no return address. I knew it was a scammer but wanted to see how much I could string it out.

Funny thing is BoA didn't want to pursue it at all. They were like just destroy the check and move on.

Still kinda funny, I kept the check as a momento.

johnoE46 · 07-22-2009, 06:42 AM

Most definitely a scam. You should continue to act interested and insist on flying out to NJ to see the car in person with your dad and in good citizenship you're willing to pay $15,000 in cash just to help him out and his "wife".

Stupid scumbags need to get a real job. I feel sorry for the people who fall for these scams.

Keep us updated, Nick.

skeelo34 · 07-22-2009, 07:46 AM

lol why do people fall for this? no such thing as free lunch.

FutureMD32 · 07-22-2009, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by johnoE46

Most definitely a scam. You should continue to act interested and insist on flying out to NJ to see the car in person with your dad and in good citizenship you're willing to pay $15,000 in cash just to help him out and his "wife".

Stupid scumbags need to get a real job. I feel sorry for the people who fall for these scams.

Keep us updated, Nick.

I don't feel sorry for those people at all who fall for this stuff.

These are the same people who's ancestors fell for the old turning lead into gold routine a couple hundred years ago...

s14roller · 07-22-2009, 04:22 PM

Yes, not to beat a dead horse, but all car scams are typed up the same way...

If you want to have fun with it, have the police get involved since it is so local...but this is 100% scam...he can walk into the dealer, trade in, and get more money for the car...

It's only human nature to want to fall for these things...for something too good to be true...but yeah, scams.

There is currently a 06 Lambo G on cl too...asking $25K cause he's rich and doesn't need it anymore

jboat · 07-22-2009, 08:19 PM

Ha - my wife is dying but "...Because of my job I am traveling a lot and I can not stay home and expect to meet potential client..." What an idiot.

BMW_Matt · 07-22-2009, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jboat

Ha - my wife is dying but "...Because of my job I am traveling a lot and I can not stay home and expect to meet potential client..." What an idiot.

Then how is he able to ship it?

330xiBoarder · 07-22-2009, 08:46 PM

^^ haha good one!

nickr519 · 07-23-2009, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Shuskan3

Typical craigslist scam, forward your e-mails to spoof@ebay.com and they will take action against the guy posting the ad's.

done. I hope they get back to me about it do you think they will?

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Originally Posted by johnoE46

Most definitely a scam. You should continue to act interested and insist on flying out to NJ to see the car in person with your dad and in good citizenship you're willing to pay $15,000 in cash just to help him out and his "wife".

Stupid scumbags need to get a real job. I feel sorry for the people who fall for these scams.

Keep us updated, Nick.

I reported him so I will post if anything happens to him. I would bet my left nut this guys in Eastern Europe.

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Originally Posted by s14roller

Yes, not to beat a dead horse, but all car scams are typed up the same way...

If you want to have fun with it, have the police get involved since it is so local...but this is 100% scam...he can walk into the dealer, trade in, and get more money for the car...

It's only human nature to want to fall for these things...for something too good to be true...but yeah, scams.

There is currently a 06 Lambo G on cl too...asking $25K cause he's rich and doesn't need it anymore

Haha yeah don't worry I never fell for it I knew it was a scam from the second I saw it, nothing to good to be true is. And I do want to have fun with it, I fully plan on it

View Poll Results: Is this a scam or legitimate? My guess is definitely scam.
Yes, obviously.	56	91.80%
Nope, he's legit.	1	1.64%
Tough call.	4	6.56%
Voters: 61. You may not vote on this poll

07-20-2009, 12:27 AM	#41
Team_Persia Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 4,971 My Ride: '05 ZHP 'Vert - SOLD View My Garage	totally legit dude, go for it! __________________ -Amir

07-21-2009, 08:34 PM	#45
Shuskan3 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 793 My Ride: 2004 M3 View My Garage	Typical craigslist scam, forward your e-mails to spoof@ebay.com and they will take action against the guy posting the ad's. __________________ 2004 Carbon Black/Grey BMW M3 Hardwired V1 ~ Turner Motorsport Front and Rear Sways w/ Ground Control Endlinks ~ Powerflex RTAB’s ~ OEM BMW Performance SSK ~ ZHP Shift Knob ~ Painted Reflectors ~ Bluetooth ~ Satellite Radio ~ CDV Delete ~ Clutch Stop ~ Euro Tray ~ 19” CSL Wheels ~ 18” OEM Wheels for the track

07-21-2009, 08:48 PM	#46
FutureMD32 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,079 My Ride: 2004 M3 View My Garage	I had a guy wanting that was wanting to buy my 330Ci back in the day. He wanted to send me a check for $18,000 ( I was selling for $12,500), and cash it , keep my portion and deposit the rest of it to his account. He sent me a fake Bank of America cashiers check (clearly fake, printed out on a regular printer) in an envelope with no return address. I knew it was a scammer but wanted to see how much I could string it out. Funny thing is BoA didn't want to pursue it at all. They were like just destroy the check and move on. Still kinda funny, I kept the check as a momento. __________________ 2008 CLK63 Black 2006 CLS55 AMG 2004 BMW M3 1998 Nissan S14 240sx, powered by RB26 1990 Nissan S13 240sx, 630 whp SR20DET 1995 Subaru Legacy, EJ20R, 410 whp Soon to have 2011 Ford Mustang 5.0

07-22-2009, 08:19 PM	#51
jboat Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: NJ-GSp What Exit??? Posts: 49 My Ride: 2002 LSB E46 M3 View My Garage	Ha - my wife is dying but "...Because of my job I am traveling a lot and I can not stay home and expect to meet potential client..." What an idiot. __________________ LSBMmmm3

07-20-2009, 04:13 AM	#43
Hellas Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Greece, Athens Posts: 144 My Ride: X5,E46 M3SMG ,316Ci View My Garage	If you like you can contact the Local Police Dep. in N.J., give them any detail and just wait for the results... I did it once here in Greece and after 38 h they had results. They caught 6 men from 24-32 years old and 12 more expensive cars...

07-22-2009, 06:42 AM	#47
johnoE46 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 14 My Ride: 2005 M3 View My Garage	Most definitely a scam. You should continue to act interested and insist on flying out to NJ to see the car in person with your dad and in good citizenship you're willing to pay $15,000 in cash just to help him out and his "wife". Stupid scumbags need to get a real job. I feel sorry for the people who fall for these scams. Keep us updated, Nick.

07-22-2009, 07:46 AM	#48
skeelo34 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Queens Posts: 150 My Ride: 2001 540i, 2002 m3 View My Garage	lol why do people fall for this? no such thing as free lunch.

07-22-2009, 04:22 PM	#50
s14roller Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NY Posts: 199 My Ride: E46 M3 View My Garage	Yes, not to beat a dead horse, but all car scams are typed up the same way... If you want to have fun with it, have the police get involved since it is so local...but this is 100% scam...he can walk into the dealer, trade in, and get more money for the car... It's only human nature to want to fall for these things...for something too good to be true...but yeah, scams. There is currently a 06 Lambo G on cl too...asking $25K cause he's rich and doesn't need it anymore

07-22-2009, 08:46 PM	#53
330xiBoarder Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,383 My Ride: a car View My Garage	^^ haha good one!

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