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So I listed some rims on CL and Kijiji, some guy offered to buy them and said he was really interested. And then he said he wants to send me a cheque through the mail and he would get some one to pick up the rims.. so he would need my full name n address. So i gave it to him. .. and now im a bit :S .. .cause im beginin to think maybe its some scam and i just got played????? whattt should i do now?

buy a 12-gauge shotty and wait for that fcuker haha
did you not get any info outta him?
a number, a name, anything?

Keep your car in your garage or make sure you have a big guard dog and/or wheel locks, I ensure all 3 at the same time. Then again, I always tell people I'll meet them somewhere.

make sure the cheque clears before you let the rims go..

and keep a bat by the front door.

naaa i didn't get any info out of him.. i feel mad stupid cause i thought about it after!! dang!

are the rims on your daily driver?
if they are, do they have wheel locks on them?

DUDE THOSE people did that to me BUT SINCE I ASK THEM CASH ONLY THEY NEVER REPLY TO E MAIL.. ALSWAYS ASK ANY BUYER TO PAY YOU CASH...

damn did you give out your info tho? and naa ther not on my car they are in ma house

- you gave him your address
- you have no info on him
- he wants to pay by cheque and get someone else to pick them up

Smells like a scam to me.

agreed, obviously.

agreed, wait for the cheque 2 clear before anything.


and just if you feel like living dangerously, buy a 12 gauge shotty to light his @ss on fire:target: loll joking obviously.

lol.. 12 gauge seems like the best solution as of now haha.. jk. but um thanks for everyones input.. what do you think he could do with my info tho? apply for a credit card??? that would def. suck....

People still fall for this scam.

It might not be a scam. He obviously needed your name and addy so he can send the cheque to your front door. He might live somewhere far so a friend is gonna pick it up. He already knows what the condition of the wheels from the pics you posted, so he doesn't have to see them personally. But do wait for the cheque to clear before releasing them to his friend.

i dunno man, be always werry about people who want to buy something that they havent even seen

lol yepp i just verfied its a scam for sure.. the guys like yeah im gonna send u more money than the actuaal cost.. to cover "any extra shipping or hastle fees" but just send the difference back by money order!! haha so I was able to change up my address by saying.. "oo my bad i gave you my old address by mistake"..and i was like "make the chque out to my dads name".. (gave him a fake name) haha .. so i should be in the clear now!! *pheww*.. never again....

its not like a dude from Nigeria or eastern Europe is gonna show up at your house

lol look for the thread about andrew trying to sell his car and the scam guy from nigera

You would think if all they want was the money, they would look for a more expensive item to scam instead of a set of rims. They just want that money (the difference) you're sending them back. They don't give a sh!t about the item at all.

^^ yepp i figured it out after. I also read the thread bout some Andrew dude who went thru the same thing, but he took it waay far lol

I can see it with a car selling for 10gs. So they send 12gs. Car being more expensive to ship. So they scamed 2 gs. But with the set of rims we'll say you're selling for 1g. They're not gonna send you 3gs for it. Doesn't make sense. They're not out to make $500 scams. They want thousands.

yea man think like the criminals^^^ but its true everything he says, try and get hin to certify the cheque to make sure it goes through, costs a lil more but its cheaper than loosing 1000 dollar rims

That looks like a nice Si you have there (in your avatar). Where do you live again? Address? Lol.

Its a scam, any time they say they will pay extra to cover the cost & "but just send the difference back by money order" < this has been the same crap many people have gotten from kijiji.

if it makes u feel better before i moved ot markham last year, i had a 91 ef dx with a lot in it and i had spent 2000 dollars the weekend before they took my car (williams towing they work for the police) the i bought this car and the vin number on it didnt match the one on the ownership. they towed it cuzz i had it parked at my old house and the managment is a bitch. i went to the police they couldnt do shiyt they sed neither of these vins have been stolen cars , they said try the ministry, i got to the ministy of transportation and they said go to the police

so later on the year i learned what curbsideing is and i had juss obught a curbsided vehicle and theres nothing i could so about it
its messed cuzz BOTH vins were 91 black honda civic lol so i have no idea

so if ur buyin a used car peeps make sure the vin number matches the ownership before u make any deals but a lot of u may already noe tihs

Should of sent the cheque to a buisness you know very well. Or tell him to send you a money order.

WoW. One of things you do when you buy a car is make sure the VIN from the ownership matches the one on the firewall.

thhat sucks man, nah doesnt make me feel beter, makes me more depressed haha ... but im not worrying to much anymore cause I managed to give him a fake address and name soo im in the clear

BIG time scam!!! i sell lots on the net have had lots of emails like the one you got. its a scam to get your info! TALK TO PEOPLE ON THE PHONE NOT THREW EMAILS better chance you wont get scamed and never xcept a check ALL WAYS MONEY(cash) and NEVER put your phone # in your ad, i did that once and started geting Text messages for dateing services with out a senders address. I just got a email the other day to about some dateing website saying, Ive been looking for you but couldnt get your contact number, im on this dateing site, join so we can chat ps see you soon. LMAO so what i did was took the guys email and replyed, this is what i said- If i recive anymore email from you or about this website i will hack the $%?& out of your server!! lol i cant hack but it works hehehe

I dont know. Your might not get scammed. Some people are noobs in this stuff.

yea now i noe i was younger i was 16 didnt even have my g2 and i bought this car i just wanted to drive a civic so i bought it lol used to take my moms plates but it had a lot of speed i think it was a blessing in disguise that that caris gone who noes what trouble i woulda got in

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its always been a scam has been going on for ever same on craigslist too.

wait for the dude to come grab them and just hand him the cheque. hahaha