Hey everyone...

For those newbies out there that don't know me, I've been apart of this place since '97 and have seen this board grow at an insane rate.

I'm writing because I just sold my '01 A.E. Didn't plan on this, it just happened. Get this, the buyer is in Deira, Dubai-UAE. That's right around the Arabian gulf. :O Not sure if the car is going out of the US or not but still wild where the money came from.

I've had two Maximas. One was a '95 called MegaMax. I had one of the largest information website around then MaximaDriver showed up and my site died. A few pictures of my '95 can be viewed at http://greghome.com/Greg's%20Garage/Musings.htm. "April 29, 2000" section. The white '95 with all the polishing against the Twin Towers. What a great picture. The current car can be seen on same section(Random Mushings) "June 3, 2001...if anyone is interested.


I'm still in shock. Here's what happened. I got an e-mail Friday asking if the '01 Maxima was still for sale? I put it up for sale about 7 months ago as a goof due to lack of employment. Below is a copy of the first e-mail sent...


Dear sir,

We are writing this email on behalf of a client willing to buy the above mentioned subject car. He has suggested we offer on his behalf the sum of US$19,350.00 but we will need you to ascertain if the car is still available and the present driving condition.
Once this is confirmed, we will initiate the payment immediately. However please acknowledge the offer by accepting and once funds receit is confirmed, we will proceed to have car picked up asap.
Thanks

If you saw this what would come to mind? Things like, "Is this for real? "Where did you see this?", "Do you want to know anything about the car?" "Who are you?" "Need the stock parts?" etc...

Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Not sure what my new car will be but just wanted to let everyone know that I may sway away from this place. All us old timers are dropping like flies and I truely never planned this. I love my A.E. but when someone offers a incredible sum you go for it.

This mail may be tossed out but thought I'd let everyone know since I seem to go back along way with a few of you.

 

You do know this is a scam right? You send them your car and they give you a bad cashier's check.

 

those overseas things are usually a scam

 

Thats a scam, other people on the org have recieved the exact same email.

 

WOW, Jeff say it ain't so...I get one of these emails a week. Anyways, if it is sold...hope you make out well!

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There was a thread about this quite a while ago, the letter was unbehalf of some middle-eastern princess who need the car asap, didn't ask any questions about the car. Do a Search, don't get screwed!! If it's legit though congratulations on the sale good luck finding a new car

 

No good..

 

Well let me say that the brooker was from Dubai but the money came from Texas. Just deposited a certified check from "Bank One" with no questions asked. I'll find out of it clears in 24 hours. The car will not leave me until I have the title and contact them for pick-up. So far so good. I'll keep everyone informed on what goes on.

Let's hope we're all wrong but only time will tell.

Thanks guys.

 

Jeff BE CAREFUL!!!!!!!. Search this board for more information. Just because the check "clears" doesn't mean it's your money! Yeah the account will show XXXX dollars. BUT IF THE CHECK IS A FORGED OR A FAKE, that will take the bank maybe 3-4 weeks to find out. And when they do find out, they will withdraw the $$$ from your account again and you're left with ngthing. The check can appear legit and might even be a legit check. But it could have been washed and rewritten. DON'T SEND YOUR CAR OUT YET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Yeah, what Jeff said. Whatever you do, do not send that car anywhere for the next 3 weeks. This really is a scam. Someone on www.honda-tech.com got taken by the same thing a week or two.

 

This has "SCAM" written all over it.

 

Use caution my friend. This sounds a little too good to be true.

 

Be carefull dude, there are others I have heard of that got nailed by this.

SuDZ

 

I would call your bank and alert them to the situation. Maybe they can send it over to the fraud department for immediate investigation.. either way, don't let go of that car until the bank swears in writing they have no recourse

 

Well since he posted today that he got the email last Friday and the check came today, I'm pretty sure he still has the car. DON'T SEND THE CAR YET. I'd ask the bank that you suspect it's a fraudulant check to maybe speed up the process. I'd even offer $200 to delay the shipping. If the check is good, you send back $200. If it's bad, you don't send jack and tell him to f-off

 

OH MY LAWD. A good friend of mine just went thru this. Let me tell u his story...he had his car on ebay, they somehow found out about the auction 3 weeks after the auction had ended with no buyer he got a very similar email. They offered him 12500 for a 97 eclipse with just a couple mods and 78k. He thought it was great so they sent him a cashiers check for 15k someting to cover shipping over seas to new zealand. He deposited the check..he got a cashiers check too.............and within the week the bank called. fraudulant check. Thank god he hadnt sent the car. Bad thing is the cops had to show up and make sure he was involved in bad checks..blah blah blah....not to long after that he got the same email again. Its a scam....sigh

 

Thanks guys... I'll be notifing the bank and the car will not be going any where.

 

I know the same guy. He has gotten three e-mails to that effect. I went with him to the bank to deposit the check. His bank called the bank the cashier's check came from and varified the check number and account number over the phone...a week later, the local police department is calling him in for questioning because the check is a fraud. Luckily, he didn't ship the car, so he still has that. But he keeps getting offers...

 

I would cash the check and keep the car too. Someone sign me up for one too...I could use $15K right now.

 

You would

SuDZ

 

That wouldn't work Tony.

 

you sold your 95 to a guy in VA right?

 

You could cash it, spend all of it, and then have fun paying it back to the bank

 

This is a scam. I got a form letter just like that in my e-mail about selling my Contour SVT (which I traded in on my Maxima almost a year ago). Just write the buyer back and tell him the FBI are looking into it...

 

Ask them to wire you the funds via Western Union....You don't even need an ID to pick up money via Western Union. It's as good as someone hand you over cash.

 

lets just step out of reality for a moment and pretend it isn't a scam... don't you want to roll around on a hot set 16" SE-L wheels for a few weeks

 

I used to work at a credit union, you can call and ask to talk to the accounting department for your financial institution tell them you suspect the check to be fraudulent. Ask if they can call Bank One and verify that the check number is valid. I would also wait four weeks before I would send the car anywhere. This is quite a common problem. I would also notify your local police and ask if they have a contact for the FBI bank fraud investigation division.

 

Good thing you posted this Jeff. If it isn't a scam, congratulations. If it is a scam and you make out unscaved, congratulations.

If you do get rid of the beaut what are you planning on getting?

 

good luck, but it definately looks like a scam

 

Hi Jeff I hope this isn't a scam.

 

DAm thieves!!!! good luck with this.. sounds a bit fishy...

 

If you did get the money, wait 30 days and request the bank to verify the check/money order. Have the bank sign a form saying that the check/money order is real and have it notorized.

 

I wish u best luck with this.....I'll pray that it won't be SCAM......anyways.....if it's SCAM good luck......but check on the org once in blue moon even though u don't own Maxima and when ur bore try to come out to the meet.......u gonna miss ya.......

 

i got that email too about a year ago & almost took the offer....but i posted that same note on the org & like 20 other members got the same email....its a SCAM!

 

I get emails every day from over seas talking about how someone died and they left a ton of money that has not been claimed by anyone and if they can put the millions that he has left in my bank account that they will give me 25%. You can search on the internet about these people, it is a huge scam. I can't belive people actually give these people access to their back account numbers

Good luck Jeff with the car. I love the AE editions, I would slap a blower on it if you are getting tired of it. Or turbo options are becoming very popular.

 

I was looking forward to putting those SE-L rims on my car. Still might. Funny part is that there the same bolt pattern as my wife's CL-S. Might go on that car.

If this is bogus or not only time will tell. I asked the guy some more questions and here's what I got back. I've been dealing with a brooker and the money is coming another company. The brooker wants this to happen so he can get his little commission. Yeah right... Well see. Stay tuned.

Right now the bank has the check and is aware of what's going on.

Little more information...

My company informations:
BUYPRICE INC.
14 SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD
DEIRA, DUBAI - UAE
TEL: +971-504667629

My clients info:
ATTN:H. CUTTER
ZADARIF & CO
44 AL-BARAHA ROAD
DEIRA, DUBAI - UAE
TEL: +971-503422130

 

guess your not leaving us so quickly... welcome back mega....

 

It's good to be back...

Just got off the phone with the investigation people of the bank. The check is beening frozen and investigated as we speak.

 

KOOL!...glad to hear everything is going to work out...at least you're not getting screwed on the car!

 

lol oh man u were gonna get owned, good thing u posted.. if its to good to be true, its not true. welcome back