In my quest for an early B roadster, I placed a low bid on a car located
back in Connecticut. My bid was less than the reserve price, so I knew
that it was very unlikely that I would be buying the car. Photos looked
nice, but buying a car without inspection would be very risky business
(I live in California). When the auction ended and the car was not
sold, I received a notification from eBay, or what seemed like eBay,
that I had a second chance offering whereby I could buy the car for
$6,000. The email notice looked very legitimate. Here's the email I
got from the "seller" who apparently was a scam artist and not the owner
or the car at all:
----- Forwarded message from Steven Sorci <steven.sorci@msn.com> -----
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:23:27 +0000
From: Steven Sorci <steven.sorci@msn.com>
Reply-To: Steven Sorci <steven.sorci@msn.com>
Subject: RE: MGB
I'm not good at explanations but I will try to explain you how the ebay
process
will work:1) You will send me your name and shipping address and eBay
user
ID.2) I will contact eBay to open a case and they will send you
theinvoice.3)
You will make the payment like is stated in the invoice.4) You will
send the
payment details at eBay.5) They will contact me to confirm the
payment.6) I
will send the item to your address and send you the trackingnumber.
The
shipping will take 3-4 days and you will receive it atyour door.7)
After you
will receive it and only if it is like I described ityou will contact
eBay to
release the payment to me.8) I will get the money and you will get the
product
Let me know if you understand how it works or if you have any
otherquestions.>
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:28:55 -0700>
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