AutoTrader scammer - [email protected]

Just received from Auto trader advert:

Good evening
Thanks for your response am so happy that the vehicle is still available
Due to my conditions i would not be able to view the vehicle at
present because I'm heavily pregnant, and the distance as well.My
personal circumstances do not allow me to travel
like wise my husband is away on a business trip.According to the
Features of the vehicle and the Full Description of the vehicle i read
on the advert page I'm fully satisfied.

Please accept my offer of £15500 which I think is fair enough for the
vehicle because i know the worth of the vehicle and more so what
you’ve stated about the vehicle in the advert page and i would also
like to be the highest bidder for the pretty vehicle

The Vehicle shall be pick up by the Freight Forwarding company agent
as soon as you received the payment and the money is credited to your
account, I know of a Freight Forwarding company who’s going to handle
the pick up of the vehicle professionally for me.

My preferred method of payment is by bankers draft or Cheque in a
(GBP) that’s the only option and safest way for me to transfer CASH
which am going to instruct my business partner to post you a bankers
draft via royal mail. The bankers draft is going to clear in your bank
within 3 to 5 working days before i shall take the possession of the
vehicle. The money would CLEAR into your bank account before any
transaction would take place. I hope to hearing back from you asap in
order to proceed further with the payment and pick up arrangements as
soon as possible. Bankers draft only required your FULL NAME, your
POSTAL ADDRESS and I will also need your MOBILE NUMBER for
communication once the payment is received.

I look forward to hearing back from you asap.

Regards
Mrs Quaney

From email [email protected]

Added quotation. (BW)

Welcome to Scamwarners chub,

In this scam the scammer is NOT interested in your vehicle. He wants to steal your money.
The scammer will ask the Seller to cash a fake Cashiers Check / Money Order / Certified Check that is for more than the price of the 'item'. He will then ask the Seller to send the over payment to his Fake Shipper / Agent by Western Union or Moneygram to pay for the pickup and shipping.

The check / Money Order will be fake it will look real. Do not deposit or cash it.
Even if your bank tells you that the check/Money Order has cleared, it does not mean they will take responsibility for it when it is returned. They are required by law to give you access to money within a few days.

But later, when the check/Money Order goes to a clearance house or the original bank, the check/Money Order will be returned and you will be held responsible.

It can take days, weeks, or even months for the fraud to be discovered and you will be required to pay all of the money back, regardless of who sent the check/Money Order to you. The bank also may have you charged with 'Financial Fraud'.

This same scam can be done with Fake Paypal Payments. The scammer will send you an email pretending to be from PayPal with Payment Made. He will then tell you to pay the mover / shipper / agent via Western Union or Money Gram. If you send money by this method. You will never see it again.

Bryon

Thank you Bryon,

I couldn't figure out how the actual scam would work till looking on this site - very useful.