Author Topic: hmmm... "Very Nice Car..." (Read 4950 times)

zozep · « **on:** September 26, 2008, 09:36:10 am »

So I'm lookin around on Kijiji at work, and I find this...

http://peterborough.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-cars-Volkswagen-2004-Volkswagen-Jetta-DIESEL-TDI-Excellent-Car-W0QQAdIdZ76688077

I emailed her, wondering on the low price, and this is the email I get...lol

From: Melinda Koenig [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 7:51 PM
To: LaPointe, Josef {PBSG}
Subject: Re: Reply to your "2004 Volkswagen Jetta DIESEL TDI**Very Nice Car**" Ad on Kijiji

Hello,

The car is in perfect condition. The amount you will have to pay in order to own this car is $3,200 with shipping costs and insurance included. The car is at shipping center from Calgary/AB.
It sealed and ready to be shipped. Shipping to your location will be made through eBay shipping company and will be take 3 days. They will handle the transaction for me.
You will make the payment to eBay and they will hold the money until you will receive the car. ONLY AFTER you will receive and test for 10 days the car, eBay will release the money to me. This way we are both protected.
I don't have the car listed on eBay. I only have the car at eBay shipping company.

KM: 83,750
VIN: 3VWSR69M04M078141
Engine: 1.9L L4 FI Turbo
Transmission: Automatic
Fuel type: Diesel

I just finished the divorce process with my husband and as a single woman I don't need this car. I am living now at my parents. Right now I am in Austin/TX, United States.
I am in a wheel-chair. It was an accident two years ago. In fact this is the divorce reason. My husband told me that he want a young and healthy woman because I have 35 years and he don't need me anymore. I know that the price is soo cheap but I need money asap for an operation in China because I have a chance to walk again and I don't want to lose it.

You will also receive all the documentation required for registration. I will send you all the papers and documents. Since it is at eBay I have to make the transaction through them.

For I can start the deal at eBay I only need your full name and shipping address and after that eBay will send you the invoice.

I'll wait your decision regarding my car as soon as possible.

Looking forward to hear from you,
Melinda Koenig
10001 S. Hwy 183, Austin, TX, 78747, United States

zozep · « **Reply #1 on:** September 26, 2008, 09:37:36 am »

Sketchy.

spencebm · « **Reply #2 on:** September 26, 2008, 10:18:11 am »

wow, you know someone was murdered in that car recently...

zukgod1 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 26, 2008, 10:39:54 am »

Man that just SCREAMS scam!

clbanman · « **Reply #4 on:** September 26, 2008, 12:23:39 pm »

Guaranteed scam. There was an article in the Cambridge paper a few weeks ago about a couple who bought a car from an almost identical ad and ended up getting shafted. They use "eBay" to make people feel comfortable about the transaction but it isn't legit. BTW, there is no "ebay shipping company".

zozep · « **Reply #5 on:** September 26, 2008, 01:12:28 pm »

Dam scammers, Its so difficult to trust online now. -- Just gonna get worse.

->What a steal for an 04 TDI jetta with 90k on it...

Op-Ivy · « **Reply #6 on:** September 26, 2008, 01:37:47 pm »

Wow.... Fraud on the internet sucks.....

jtanguay · « **Reply #7 on:** September 26, 2008, 02:09:17 pm »

for that price, i'd expect the automatic transmission to be grenaded or something... totally destroyed!! then that price becomes a little more believable... some people are that stupid :lol:

or maybe they ran the wrong oil and have camshaft issues... stupid noobs going to those quickie lubes to change oil for their PD's!!!

but either way its total deception...

Quote

Street address: Peterborough, Peterborough, Peterborough

:lol: i think they wanted to make it be known that the car is in peterborough :roll:

i would happily drive out there to check this out... only a 1 hour drive

vik F · « **Reply #8 on:** September 26, 2008, 02:41:13 pm »

i had replied to a similar ad...told them as luck would have it, i was going to be " enter whatever city car is stored in here" for business and could drive the car home.

they never got back to me

jtanguay · « **Reply #9 on:** September 26, 2008, 03:04:12 pm »

Quote

Hello,

The car is in perfect condition. The amount you will have to pay in order to own this car is $3,200 with shipping costs and insurance included. The car is at shipping center from Calgary/AB.
It sealed and ready to be shipped. Shipping to your location will be made through eBay shipping company and will be take 3 days. They will handle the transaction for me.
You will make the payment to eBay and they will hold the money until you will receive the car. ONLY AFTER you will receive and test for 10 days the car, eBay will release the money to me. This way we are both protected.
I don't have the car listed on eBay. I only have the car at eBay shipping company.

KM: 83,750
VIN: 3VWSR69M04M078141
Engine: 1.9L L4 FI Turbo
Transmission: Automatic
Fuel type: Diesel

I just finished the divorce process with my husband and as a single woman I don't need this car. I am living now at my parents. Right now I am in Austin/TX, United States.
I am in a wheel-chair. It was an accident two years ago. In fact this is the divorce reason. My husband told me that he want a young and healthy woman because I have 35 years and he don't need me anymore. I know that the price is soo cheap but I need money asap for an operation in China because I have a chance to walk again and I don't want to lose it.

You will also receive all the documentation required for registration. I will send you all the papers and documents. Since it is at eBay I have to make the transaction through them.

For I can start the deal at eBay I only need your full name and shipping address and after that eBay will send you the invoice.

I'll wait your decision regarding my car as soon as possible.

Looking forward to hear from you,
Melinda Koenig
10001 S. Hwy 183, Austin, TX, 78747, United States

so much for peterborough :roll:

Dakotakid · « **Reply #10 on:** September 26, 2008, 04:01:49 pm »

Man, I sure hope that Chinese operation is a success. :roll:
If you get a vasectomy there, you end up coming back with a whole lot of parts missing!!!!! :cry:

jtanguay · « **Reply #11 on:** September 26, 2008, 06:09:10 pm »

such a scam though... i would pay 5 grand right now for that car. and sell it for 9.

Gearhead · « **Reply #12 on:** September 27, 2008, 05:08:00 pm »

I actually emailed a person that had one on Craigslist in Atlanta a few months back just to see the reply. It was almost VERBATIM. Funny.

dino1 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 28, 2008, 12:34:22 am »

I'm only a few miles from her, I just sent her an e-mail, let's see what she says when I tell her I'll be right over...

clbanman · « **Reply #14 on:** September 28, 2008, 09:21:57 am »

Don't forget, the listing is in the Peterborough Kijiji, the car is in Calgary, and the seller is in Texas - according to the ad. This type of scam is being carried out from a few central locations. Because of the beauty of the internet, they can pretend to be anywhere. I don't know this to be true, but have heard that a lot of these scams actually originate in Europe or Russia.