Hi all, My names Mike and I have just come across this site while checking to make sure I wasn't being scammed because I showed interest in a car off auto trader.
The only difference being that even though the potential seller was out of the country the car was in the UK
Below is the mail trail I have :
Salma Davidson <
[email protected]>
Apr 3 (2 days ago)
to me
Hello,
I received your message regarding my car 2005 Land Rover Defender XS Station Wagon Td5
The car, is in showroom condition, no accidents, no damage, scratches or dents. HPI clear,complete service records, the car is fully paid. It is registered to United Kingdom,REG:D10JMS, has 62,500 miles, mostly garage kept and babied. Mot paid until Nov 2013 and tax until Jan. 2014.
The price is not negotiable, £2900.00 firm.
Regarding the sale, i am selling it because i had to move back in Spain with work, i was unable to register it here as the fees are too high, being a UK model and specs but the car is in Portree, Highland, UK.
Because I am not in UK, we will use Google Wallet. Using their services it allows you as the buyer to receive the car first and also give you an inspection period of 7 days in which you can decline the sale if you are not satisfied. I trust they'll make this transaction secure for both of us by keeping the payment until you have received and inspected the car.
The shipping will be home delivery and insured. The car will be shipped on my expense, no extra costs for you.
Let me know if you`re still interested
Thank you very much
Salma Davidson.
I looked up where this PORTREE was, WOW how would I get there ??? Who would be living there ????
Maybe someone who worked offshore I said to myself. ?? Whats this Google Wallet ???
9:34 PM (21 hours ago)
to Salma
Thanks for the reply Salma I am really interested in the Defender but tried to find it on auto trader again without any luck. Please can you forward me any pictures you have and I will get back to you asap
Thanks
Mike
10:44 PM (20 hours ago)
to me
Hello again,
As i stated before the car is in Portree, Highland, UK. I can only deliver the car to your front door because I have moved to Spain and I am a petroleum engineer on a rig offshore I'm away most of the time, not much free time I will not be able to deal in person. I had pre-arranged the deal with Google Wallet so my presence is not necessary. The car is in their possession ready to be delivered. The car will arrive at your door in 2-4 days. As soon as the vehicle will be at your home, you will have 7 days to inspect and test drive the car. If you will not like the car 100% you will ship it back at my expense. I'm sure this will not happen because the car is in excellent condition. You will receive all the original documents and keys with the car. I signed all the paperwork and the clear title is ready to be transferred to the new owner.
The only way we can do this transaction is through Google Wallet because I want a smooth and safe transaction. You will have the chance to inspect the car before I will be paid.
If you are interested to buy my car, please send me your full name, shipping address and phone number so I can register the transaction with Google Wallet and they will reply you with more details and information about this transaction.
Thank you very much for your interest.
Salma Davidson
OK I think offshore worker moved away wants a quick sale, Can I be this lucky ??? I go to bed wondering.
Morning comes and I send them my Name, Delivery Address and Telephone number
I have looked at Google Wallet by this stage and asked them if this is normal, But NO response. So Lets see what Google wallet send when Salma gives them my details.
2 hours pass and I get a phone call from Salma asking if I have received anything from Google Wallet regards an invoice so the car can be shipped. This gave me the opportunity to ask for the exact location of the car and explained that I have relatives who live in Scotland not too far away from Portree and they will go and inspect the car on my behalf thus saving her the cost of getting the car to me in case I am not happy. She did not seem to like the fact that I wanted to save her money ????????? Apparently the car is in storage with Google Wallet and cannot be seen..... I then asked if we could use paypal as I have used this before without any problems ? Again I was told that she has a contract with Google Wallet for them to sell the car. I told Salma that I would have to look into Google Wallet and find out a little more about it. I did notice this morning when I was looking at setting up a LEGIT GOOGLE WALLET account that they only ask for a credit card to be attached to your account thus making a safe way of purchasing goods. However when I got home and logged on I got the following mails along with a picture of her passport. This girl is desperate to give me the deal of a lifetime!!!!!!
Hello
like i told we will use Google Wallet, so we can both be protected and insured. I am waiting for you to pay Google Wallet so i can start the shipping process and send the car at your place. The shipping is free i will take care of it and i will send the car with all the papers (title, vehicle registration, warranty papers, transfer papers etc ).
Thanks,
Salma
I just forwarded all the info to Google Wallet, they should be able to contact you now with all the details. Make sure to check your spam junk folder also since i receive my messages there sometimes.
Let me know when they contact you if not i will contact them again.
Thank You
Salma
YEP GOOGLE MAIL WILL SEND EMAILS FROM GOOGLE WALLET TO YOUR JUNK/SPAM FOLDER ?????
So I check spam mail folder and low and behold :
You are receiving this e-mail because the seller Salma Davidson, has selected Google Checkout to handle a secure online transaction with you.
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Review your Google Checkout purchase. Contact Us!
This mail is confirmation that you were successfully registered as buyer in transaction # 74N4838D674.
New Google Checkout Transaction
Invoice# 74N4838D674
Item Title: 2005 Land Rover Defender XS
Price: £ 2,900.00
Complete the transaction in 5 easy steps
Buyer and Seller agree on the transaction terms and a selling price.
Seller contacts Google Checkout with the transaction details;
Google Checkout accepts the transaction and offers purchase protection to the Buyer (if the transaction is declined, no further action is required from neither Buyer or Seller);
The Buyer receives an invoice and sends the payment to Google Checkout.
After the payment is verified by Google Checkout, the Seller will initiate the shipping;
The Buyer receives the vehicle and has 7 business days to inspect it.
If it is as described and as agreed, the Buyer should accept the vehicle.
After the inspection period is over (7 business days), the Buyer must contact Google Checkout with the result of the inspection. If the Buyer refuses the vehicle, he will receive the refund . If the Buyer accepts the vehicle, the payment will be sent to the Seller within three (3) business days.
Seller Verified Profile
Registered e-mail address:
[email protected] Identity and Contact Information Verified.
Continues to meet strict Membership Criteria.
Committed to Dispute Resolution and Mediation.
Purchase Protection Coverage up to £20,000.00.
Vehicle Purchase Protection Overview
Buy with confidence on Google Checkout! The Vehicle Purchase Protection program protects your vehicle purchase against fraud and material misrepresentation. This program is provided by Google Checkout for FREE on all eligible vehicle transactions completed on Google Checkout.. There's no sign-up, opt-in, or registration necessary.
The following types of fraud and material misrepresentation are covered:
Paying for a vehicle and never receiving it;
Sending a deposit for a vehicle and never receiving the vehicle;
Paying for and receiving a vehicle:
that was a stolen vehicle at the time of the transaction;
with an undisclosed or unknown lien against its title;
of a make and/or model that is different than what was described in the seller's listing;
without receiving the title for that vehicle from the seller, if it is impossible for you to obtain a title from the appropriate Department of Motor Vehicles;
whose title is subject to an undisclosed salvage, rebuilt/rebuildable, unrebuildable, reconstructed, scrapped/destroyed, junk, lemon, manufacturer buyback, or water damage title brand at the time of the sale;
with a model year that is different than the model year described in the seller's listing or
with an odometer reading that is different than the odometer reading described in the seller's listing.
Your vehicle purchase is protected for up to £20,000.00 or the vehicle purchase price, whichever is lower.... The program covers Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles, ATVs, Go-Karts, Scooters, Mopeds, Personal Watercraft, Snowmobiles, Boats, Buses, Commercial Trucks, Race Cars, RVs and Campers, Trailers.
Sincerely,
Google Checkout Support.
c 2013 Google Inc
The next one tries to make the payment via BANK TRANSFER Google Wallet does not do this
Needless to say end of transaction and no further mails from Salma offering me the the deal of a lifetime
LIKE THEY SAY " IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT PROBABLY IS"
