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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 03:17 AM
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So Im looking around for new cars while bored at work, and I come across this 2001 M3 which is dirt cheap and about 20 mins from my house.. asking $12,000..

Autotrader Ad

I figure, must be a typo, but I email him anyways, he replys back almost immediately:

Hi,

If your looking for the ultimate convertible this is your chance to won one. This BMW M3 is truly in excellent condition throughout. The exterior is in great shape with absolutely no rust, scratches, or dents. The paint still shines like new. The interior is very nice too, no rips, tears, or stains. Overall this one is great.Here is a Beautiful 2001 BMW M3 Convertible. This is the ultimate sports car and now you can afford it. This one comes with a powerful 6 Cyl. engine which is very quick and smooth, and with an manual 6 speed transmission, this BMW is fun to drive. The miles on this BMW are original. This BMW truly in excellent condition inside and out. This BMW comes with a beautiful Carbon Black exterior (Black top)and matching Red Leather interior. This color combination is impressive.You can tell this one is fine tuned all the way arround. With only 36K miles, this M3 is practically new. Everything works properly. This car comes with options like Alloy wheels, premium sound system with CD player (Harmon/Kardon), ABS, Cruise control, Power everything, Power Roof, Traction Control, Xenon lights, Leather seats, Power/Memory seats, SMG Transmission, and more. Overall this car is fun to drive. It's very solid, and is great at handleling, and very sharp. This M3 is very roomy and comfortable. The title on this car is clean and clear.I have all the books. The price is only $12000.The vin# for this car is WBSBR93481EX21018.For further questions I will be at your disposal via email.

Thank you,


Dave Labaton
174 Maplewood ave
New Jersey 07040
So Im like damn, this guys an idiot or in serious financial trouble, so I say, ok Ill come by to check it out this week.. he sends back..

Hi again,

You have to know that the vehicle is in UK, London and it has American registration and title. The car condition is excelent (how you can see in the picture) , with no scratches, no accidents. All inspections were made, has all 2004 EPA and DOT standards. So it is legally to be driven in US and Canada .Everything is good with the car. If you are still interested ,please write back and we'll talk about the payment and shipment possibilities,. I want you to know that I'm selling at such a low price because I need the money in few days to go to the Bank and solve the financial problems I am into.As I've told you I need money really fast. In few days I have to pay the Mortgage to the bank or else I will lose my house. It has been a pleasure to ride this but right now it is less important then my home.Unfortunately now I'm located in London, UK with business. Another reason for what I am selling it is because the car have left hand drive and here in UK, London I can't drive the car because all the car have right hand drive and I can't register the car where I'm right now. I try to sell the car here in UK but I can't because the legislation is not like US and all the car need to have right hand drive. For I sell the car here I need to spend a lot of money with the modification and for this I want to sell the car in US.I have tried to sell it locally but nobody is interested therefore.I have to sell it to someone in US.The car will be shipped from UK and I will pay the shipping and insurance charges. Shipping will take 4-5 days. This price ($12000) includes the handling, shipping and insurance fees. For shipping I use Lufthansa Air Cargo, service take 4-5 days air insured with delivery to your home address.This service has shipping warranty if something happend with the car the shipping company will pay the insurance.

Thank you in advance for your understanding
So Ive heard of these overseas cashiers check scams with people wanting to buy a car from you at asking price, but Ive never heard of blatant stealing of money from people by agreeing to sell them a car but never delivering.. I couldnt think of a loophole where they wouldnt get screwed for this.. so I decided to search.. I put the VIN he gave me into gooogle and found this:

Ebay Ad

I can only assume unning a carfax on it would give me a clean title for a 2001 M3 registered in New Jersey.. too bad the color doesnt match up.. and the car was still in NJ at least until about a week ago when it was being auctioned on eBay.

So what do we think I should do with this guy.. I havent replied back yet.. should I straight up own him and send him the ebay link or just mess around with him h: Im kinda interested to see whats at that address too.
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 03:24 AM
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i would roll with it, play dumb......(you're an american remember??) lol
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 03:32 AM
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yea, ill send him a 'legitamate' signed 3rd party check for $15,000 and tell him to send me back the difference. h:
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 06:18 AM
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i doubt there's anything you can do except let the people running his ad know its a scam.
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