I think I recall reading that this is a common scam technique and just wanted to confirm that this is probably not a legit offer, as I believe is the case. I was unable to find anything using the "search" function. Below is an email I just received from a guy who inquired about the car I have posted on CL.

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Hello,

Thank you so much for your update. we are good to go, I will take the vehicle for $2000 so consider the vehicle SOLD.

I'll update you as to when shipping arrangement will be made so that you can be available when my shipper get's to your base to arrange pick-up and to handle the transfer of Title. Please send your full name/address and telephone number so that payment can be sent as soon as we conclude on all arrangements.

Payment will be mailed to you for the vehicle via USPS and I'll let you have the tracking number to track it as soon as it sent. The selling price for the vehicle/Shipping fees is included in the payment. Please can you give me your solemn word that you will forward the shipping funds to the shipping company as soon as you have it cashed at your bank?. The funds are meant for Insurance,Taxes and papers for the vehicle.


please attach photos's of the interior and the engine.

Get back to me.

Regards,

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'85 300D

Scam.

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Double Scam.

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1989 300E 144K

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97 W210 E320
91 W124 300E
86 W126 560SEL
85 W126 380SE Silver
85 W126 380SE Cranberry
79 W123 250
78 W123 280E
75 W114 280

advance fee scam

Ahh, have him send you the phony cashiers check - then send his "shipping agent" play money.

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hahah this looks just like the thing my friends uncle got. He was selling his MB on flea bay and the guy offered to pay him 2K for the car including shipping, so he got the check, and all the time this guy thought it was fishy, so he went to cash it and the bank almost cashed the check, then relized it was fake

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2016 Mazda 6
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2009 Lexus RX350 9061 miles. Sold 04/09
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS:Totaled Sept.,09 @ 24,000
2003 Infiniti I35 58K Sold
1984 300 turbo diesel 222K

yeah its a scam. Got almost the same email word for word when the 88 300E was listed on there. I'm expecting a few more this time around with my 500 I just listed.

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1980 500SE/AMG Euro
1981 500SEL Euro
1982 380SEL
1983 300TD
1983 500SEC/AMG Euro
1984 500SEC
1984 300TD Euro
1986 190E 2.3-16
1986 190E 2.3
1987 300D
1997 C36 AMG
2003 C320T 4matic

past: 1969 280SE 4.5 | 1978 240D | 1978 300D | 1981 300SD | 1981 300SD | 1982 300CD | 1983 300CD | 1983 300SD | 1983 380SEC | 1984 300D | 1984 300D | 1984 300TD | 1984 500SEL | 1984 300SD | 1985 300D | 1986 300E | 1986 560SEL | 1986 560SEL/Carat | 1987 560SEC | 1991 300D 2.5 | 2006 R350

I've had three of those. I always play along and waster their time. I ask more questions and lead them in circles- it ends up to be bit of fun for me and frustrating for them. Anyone that wants to send full price for the car w/o seeing it is either a kook or a scam POS.

Thanks, that's what I figured but thought I would check. I think I'll have some fun and have him send me the check to my work address...

Lt. Dick Ruggert
Boston Police Department
40 New Sudbury St
Boston, MA

I'll make sure I get that tracking number too.

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'85 300D

lmao, good one!

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1980 500SE/AMG Euro
1981 500SEL Euro
1982 380SEL
1983 300TD
1983 500SEC/AMG Euro
1984 500SEC
1984 300TD Euro
1986 190E 2.3-16
1986 190E 2.3
1987 300D
1997 C36 AMG
2003 C320T 4matic

past: 1969 280SE 4.5 | 1978 240D | 1978 300D | 1981 300SD | 1981 300SD | 1982 300CD | 1983 300CD | 1983 300SD | 1983 380SEC | 1984 300D | 1984 300D | 1984 300TD | 1984 500SEL | 1984 300SD | 1985 300D | 1986 300E | 1986 560SEL | 1986 560SEL/Carat | 1987 560SEC | 1991 300D 2.5 | 2006 R350

That's great! You'll be able to hear him gulp hard and backpedal through his followup e-mail. Uhhh, there's been a family emergency that requires my immediate attention or something or other. Do it just to see what his escape route looks like.

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1983 M-B 240D-Gone too.
1976 M-B 300D-Departed.

"Good" is the worst enemy of "Great".

oh yeah Lt., please do it and keep us apprised!

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W124M103(1987)
W124M103(1989) -- sold to son's friend
W124M119(1993) --
W124M103(1987 -- 5 speed Euro) - sold to forum member
W124M103(1989) -- TE
W123OM616(1977)
W201M103(1990) parts car

That's funny stuff. I once received a scam offer.

I am a prosecutor so I had them send the check to my office, care of the Major Fraud Division.

I never heard from them again.

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1989 300TE "Alice"
1990 300CE "Sam Spade"
1991 300CE "Beowulf" RIP (06.1991 - 10.10.2007)
1998 E320 "Orson"
2002 C320 Wagon "Molly Fox"

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http://www.419eater.com/

Awesome!!! Africa's biggest pastime(scamming) could flip-flop into America's biggest pastime- Scambaiting! Fun for the whole family!!!

Check the link out and see how hilarious baiting those idiots can be. An ENTIRE culture, growing up scamming or trying to scam people. Some kids over there even believe it's a legitimate way to make a living! If you go to the Embassy of Nigeria website, they even have the audacity to blame Americans for being greedy and causing the proliferation of these 419/Advance Fee scams.

'This warning is, therefore, specifically intended for the benefit of those misguided people who, in the quest to make easy money at the expense of Nigeria, are defrauded by international fraudsters.'

You can bet if I ever have to deal with a scumbag like that, I am going to milk it for all it's worth.

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'85 300D 450k
'93 190E 2.6 170k(killed by tree)
'08 Ducati Hypermotard 1100S 6k
'06 Ducati S2R800 14k(sold)

What 500?

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