am i dreaming???

[Orion ZyGarian]

Didnt I drop a hint it was a scam as the very first responce?

 

[SupraMario]

lol dude didnt even send a vin on it, lol.
he's a real good scam artist.

 

[CTsupra]

now that i have read the sellers replies... this was on sf a little while back. So... REPOST!

Scam.

 

[americanjebus]

hey i didnt know it was repost but yea, i just wanted to see how far this guy would go or what kinds of responses i would get. simply seeing the price on yahoo auto might as well have a flashing banner saying "your going to get ripped off"

:::sigh::::, i thought i'd have a nice sunday driver for cheep but oh well.

 

[Orion ZyGarian]

Well, keep dreaming. Speaking of dreaming, I just picked up a pristine 89 hardtop turbo for $500! pics in a sec in a new thread

 

[CTsupra]

^ yea, i don't like you anymore! :bigthumb:

 

[Mr.SelfDestruct]

Capital hill is east of the needle. If you don't want to get noticed, wear pink and hold your best friends hand. Good luck.

"BEEP BEEP BEEP"
Robin:"holy banannahammok, Batman! the gaydar is off the charts!"
Batman:"oh, no worries, Robin, we're only in capitol hill."
Robin:"I see, drive faster"

 

[speedman89]

Looks like this scam is popping back up again:

1994 TT on cars.com for $5500, within 100 mi of San Diego, CA

Here's the ad:
1994 Toyota Supra
$5,500 See Saved Vehicles Kelley Blue Book Value
Save This Vehicle Get a CARFAX Record Check
Mileage 85,000 Engine turbo 358 HP
Exterior Color Red Drive Train

Please contact me for more details at josephinesap00@yahoo.com . 1994 Toyota Supra Twin Turbo, red colour. Excellent condition. No damage. Clean Title. !!! 358 HP !!! . Financial issues, Buy It Now price for this car is 5,500 dollars. The car was given a paintjob at 85k, about 2 months ago. 819-237-5327 [PHONE: ]

Listing Date: January 21, 2006

Listing Source: Knight Ridder Online

The phone number was bogus, so I figured it said 10 mi from my San Diego zip code and it must be a 619 area code instead of 819. I called the number and nothing ever picked up, so I emailed the "seller":

Hi,

I saw your add on cars.com.

I'd like to check the car out. What city/suburb are
you located in? What mods do you have on the car for
358 HP?

Thanks,
ME

Reply:

Hello there,

My name is Josephine Sapalaran and I am the legal owner of this 1994 Toyota Supra Twin Turbo. The car is in perfect condition as it is shown in the ad and has no mechanical problems. All services has been made at a Toyota Service. The car has 85 000 miles on it, the title is clear,so,there is no damage on it.

I also sent you few pics with the car as attach files,please open it. If you are still interested in buying it please reply asap and let me know.

Thanks, Josephine

I responded:

Hi Josephine,

I am interested in looking at your car. Please send me a number to call so that we can set up a
time. I am located in San Diego, CA.

Where are you located?

And the response:

Hello again,

I'm the 6th owner, and all the previous owners was from California. The car is located in Covina, California but don't worry because the car can be shipped to your location without any extra costs for the shipping because there are included in the final price. I recently moved with my family and now we are in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Since I lost my job and I didn't found one here yet,I have to sell this car as soon as possible and due to the fact that this car is an US model the price to register it here is very high,also the shipping to this place, so I've decided to sell it in US at a price that will find a buyer in a few days .

I have the car locked up in my garage in US.As I've said the car is in perfect mechanical and esthetical condition.The price that I'm looking for it is 5500 USD ( this price include shipping and handling ) .As soon as the payment will be made I will take a plane to US and take care of things.

For safety reasons I think that the most important thing when we make a deal over the internet,is to have both of us 100% protection in case of fraud or anything else.
That's the reason why I used a big,reputable,trustable company, SquareTrade, in all my deals until now.

I am a SquareTrade Seal Member and I want to make the deal thru them. They will act like a THIRD PARTY and we will be both 100% protected.The money will be HELD by them into their secure escrow account and I will give you 5 days to test the car and to see that nothing is wrong with it.I made few deals on AutoTrader, Cars.com and eBay in this way and it worked very well.

Here are the steps of the deal :

1.The Seller will open the transaction --> 2.The buyer has to make the payment to SquareTrade Financial Department and they will deposit the money into their secure escrow account --> 3.The Seller will receive the confirmation that the payment is done --> 4.The seller will ship the item to the buyer and he has 5 days to inspect it -->5.The buyer will contact SquareTrade and will notify them if he is satisfied or not --> 6.SquareTrade will release the money to the seller(in case the buyer is satisfied) or will refund the buyer(in case he is not satisfied).

In case you have any question about how this service work,please ask me and I will be more than happy to give you all the details.So,please read this email twice and let me know.I hope you agree with me,because I think that it is the best way to protect both(seller and buyer).

If so,please provide me your full name and shipping address so i can contact SquareTrade and start the transaction.

Just email me back and let me know

After reading the same form letter on a previous post I sent another email asking for a VIN number. We'll see where it goes from there...

speedman
Ex-Owner of '89 Turbo, looking to get back in the game again...