Car Buying Scam?

Richard53

Insisting on Paypal, and then telling you how to set a Paypal account up in case you didn't know, are classic signs of a scam. Who in the real world would write like that? And it's also rare to find one written in natural, native-speaker English. There are always subtle hints that the writer's mother tongue is not the language of Shakespeare:

due to the nature of my work, phone calls making and visiting of website are restricted

Interesting word order.

if you don't have paypal account yet

Missing out the definite or indefinite article (a/the) is a sure sign. I know that there are more obvious clues than these that this is a total scam, but I find it gives more entertainment value if you study these messages closely.


By the way, OP, it's a scam.

marleyboy

I had the same post (word for word) when I sold my C-Max 2 Years ago. I replied with something on the lines of.....You must think I came off the first banana boat.

SCAM from beginning to end.

Ebe_Scrooge

Quite a common scam, this one. Best case scenario - the paypal payment gets reversed, and you've lost the car and the money. Worst case scenario - you end up in court trying to persuade the judge that you're not actually involved in laundering the proceeds of drug-running and prostitution.

Oh, and by the way - IT'S A SCAM ( just in case you hadn't gathered by now )