It started like this, this is the entire email convo that this so called “sarah” and I had.
ME: Hi, Sarah my dad texed your brother’s number from craigislist and he sent us your email to contact you. We would like to see your car in person because the pictures of your car look great and there’s only 2 pictures. Is there any way we could see your car? We are interested in it.
Sarah:Hi,
The car is in perfect condition, no electric problems, no accidents/liens/loans. No scratches, never been repainted. I have all the car manuals, title, documents. I’m selling this beautiful 2005 Nissan Altima automatic because my daughter is in hospital, is very sick and I need money for treatment. The total price is $2,000 including delivery and handling to your address. I am desperate and I need to sell it fast, that being the reason for selling it so low. My husband and I divorced last month, after the divorce I was awarded the car.
Because i’m very busy with my daughter I decided to sell using Amazon Payments A-to-z Buyer Protection because this protects both: buyer&seller. Also they give you a period of 10 days for inspection/test drive and in the mean time offers me the guarantee that you have the amount needed to buy it. Let me know if you are still interested and if you need further information soon as possible,
Details:
VIN: 1N4AL11D55C182664
Mileage:69,361
Engine:4 – Cyl. 2.5 L
Transmission:Automatic
Title: Clear
God Bless you and your family!
Me:Hi Sarah,
I spoke to my dad, and he is interested in the car. Where is the car located at? We would like to see it and we will have the 2,000 dollars in cash, because you need the money for your child. Also we need to set a date for us to look at the car in person if its possible for you. I go to school and I work, and you’re also busy with your daughter so we will need to set a time and place.
Then she didnt respond so I emailed her again and said
Hi Sarah, can I get you phone number to contact you?
then she sent this to me:
Hi again,
The car is located at Amazon warehouse, in St Louis MO headquarters in container,sealed and ready for delivery.Like i told you i’m very busy at hospital with my daughter and I prepared the sale with Amazon Payments A-to-z Buyer Protection.
The transaction will be made thru Amazon Payments.You will will have 10 days for inspection.During all this time Amazon Payments will hold the money into a trust account.So, this is not a blind transaction,you can see the car before decide to buy it.If you are satisfied with the car and decide to keep it you inform Amazon Payments about this and they will release the money to me.If the car is not as advertised and decide not to keep it Amazon Payments will refund you the money, no questions asked, and shipping back the car will be my concern. But I don’t think that this will be necessary because the car is like in the pictures and how I described it.You will receive the car with all the necessary papers notarized to pass at your name (clear title, bill of sale, user’s manual, insurance etc) and will take no more than 2 days to arrive at your address.
If you want to start the transaction with Amazon Payments just reply me with your full name,full delivery address and your phone number and I will get everything started as soon as possible(with no further obligation or fees),then Amazon Payments will contact you with further instructions(terms, buyer protection coverage, payment instructions, invoice for the purchase).
Hope to hear soon from you.
Thank you
that was the end of the convo.
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2005 Nissan Altima Scam