Does this smell like a potential scam?

If I reply to the following do you think I will get an email suggesting I
take a bankers draft for something more than 6495 and send them the
difference?
Needless to say it's sent from a yahoo email address

Hello
i saw your advert on the web and i am interested in your 2000 VOLVO S80 T6
4dr [Geartronic] Saloon please i will like you to get to me with the
pictureor the condition before we can for the arrange for the payment

i am ready to pay £6,495
please kindly reply to me if this available
so that we can arrange for fast payment thanks

best regards
mr & mrs mlonton..

 

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What do you think? Hmmm?

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I'm going to say hold out for £7000

 

It's this line that makes me think it's dodgy - I would have thought most
people would have just said "car" rather than a full cut and paste.

That, or they really have a poor grasp of the language- which is possible.

 

Absolutely, although it'll most likely be a (forged) cheque rather than
a banker's draft.

This is clue #1 - they always include the title description from the
advert. I suspect they get given lists of descriptions & email
addresses to contact.

Clue #2 - they always ask for a picture, even if there's already one
with the advert.

 

Sounds cheap for an S80 T6.. does it have moon and back mileage or
something?

 

That sort of mileage isn't a problem nowadays, it's the number of
landings that should be taken into account. Anything over 0 will shave
a quid or two.

 

About a quarter of the way there and back.

It has 133K but you're right it's still a very competitive price. There is a
genuine reason for sale as well

 

The suspension's fucked?

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It won't, you know - it'll be a forged draft.

 

It's a complete and utter scam.

 

Well I suppose I could scan the forged cheque I've got on my desk from
the last scammer I played with, if you really, *really* want me to?

 

Heh. Fairy 'nuff. All the ones I've seen have been drafts - actually,
now I thin about it, some have been corporate checks so yeah, you'd be
right.

Never seen a scammer forge a private personal cheque, though.

 

The account name on this one's Homeldss (sic) Young People for NCRP Ltd
(A Rec'd (sic) Charity).

 

Yup, it figures. Fits the pattern.

 

It's a well know scam. Leave well alone.

John

 

"Lost in Space"

 

Yes, you are missing something substantial. It may well clear, assuming
there are funds in the account to cover it. Then in x days/weeks when
either further checks are done, or the rightful owner of the account
notices their money's gone, the issuing bank will reclaim it.