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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 05:27 PM
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so i found a car for a very good price, but the guy is supposedly in europe and the car is in a wharehouse. does this sound like a scam? the warehouse is in ohio, and the following is the name of the warehouse. has anyone on this forum have any experience or heard anything about this company?


Great Shipping Economy in US (you can contact them at www.c-s-company.net
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 05:44 PM
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Does the owner have a close relative in the hospital, and needs money for surgery right away?
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 05:48 PM
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heres the thing with this if they ask for a western union money transfer its a scam. theres a loop hole with western union where they can take your money and run. you think you can get the money back but you wont be able to. another method of scams is you get the car for cheap but when you go to put it on the road you are forced to pay a ridiculous amount of taxes on it which equals to what you would pay normally. good if you want to part it out tho.
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 05:54 PM
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is an easily obtainable production car. Even if it is almost legitimate...perhaps a more extensive search would reveal one with a less mysterious background...

Edit: Just checked that website...run...now.

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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 05:54 PM
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If it's too good of a deal, it's not a deal you want to be in. You might be in the bad side of the deal and the seller is on the good side of the deal. Unless you can touch, see, smell, hear, drive, or do what ever to the product, I would avoid it.

On EBay, I have problems buying it unless I feel like I am willing to lose $$$ on a piece of crap.
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 05:57 PM
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Just give me all your money. Since you are obviously too dumb to spend it wisely.
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Risky_Business

Edit: Just checked that website...run...now.

LOL I know right LOL
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:01 PM
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Dude. Run like crazy. Check out this link. http://db.aa419.org/fakebankslist.ph...O&psearchtype=
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Dude. Run like crazy. Check out this link. http://db.aa419.org/fakebankslist.ph...O&psearchtype=
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:08 PM
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Where in Ohio is the warehouse? I am from cleveland, Ohio.
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:11 PM
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I can see the 350Z on the right side way down on the end.
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by StrauZZ
Where in Ohio is the warehouse? I am from cleveland, Ohio.
2110 East Aurora Road, Twinsburg

OH, 44087
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:14 PM
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This is a version of the "Nigerian Scam" that's been around for years. Called escrow fraud.
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:40 PM
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Is the contact you are buying the car from russian or eastern european?
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:41 PM
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Scam stay away!!!
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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 02:18 AM
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Originally Posted by davidv

I can see the 350Z on the right side way down on the end.

dude, that is an Audi TT
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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 03:20 AM
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no man these dudes are totally legit (wink)!!
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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 06:33 AM
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FYI....the State of Ohio Environmental Protection Agency runs an office out of this address as well. Give 'em a call and see if there is a warehouse full of cars at that same location.

(330) 963-1200

http://www.epa.state.oh.us/nedo/contact.html

Here are the listed phone numbers for that address:

http://www.whitepages.com/search/Rev...caltime=survey

There is a large building in the area of the address. See attached PDF file for Google Earth view.

Hope that helps.
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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 06:36 AM
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dear god dont do it...
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