sale of my h2x

[hot98hd]

I am looking for some opinions i have some guy from London who keeps bugging me to buy my boat he has a guy in the us that is going to send me a us bank check in us dollars for the exact amount of money and he said he would wait for it to clear.I have herd of some shady deals over seas but i don't want to pass this up if i can get rid of it.I guess my question is would you do it or if you have done it before how was the deal made.thanks foe any info.

[TeamBajaMarine]

Who cares where the money is coming from, but this sounds shady already. He wants to send you money, wait for the check to clear and then you can send him the boat? No smart businessman would ever part with their money unless there was collateral or paperwork involved. Escrow is an option.

[bajadreams]

If it was me, I'd stay away from overseas transactions. Too risky and/or time consuming. :x Go to google and type in "overseas boat scam". Or check out this link boatertalk.com/forum/Necky/548950 (http://boatertalk.com/forum/Necky/548950)

Just my .02

[Bajaman81190TC]

Tough call. There are over seas scams for about everything now. Even a local canoe builder was getting contacted by a scammer wanting to but a million dollars worth of canoes.:beathead I'd shy away from it. Or possibly reguire a money transaction, and tell the buyer the authorites will be involved with the entire deal, just to make sure.

Brian

[pancepance]

Thats a funny story but really, how dumb would you be if you took someones check (overseas or right here) without first assuring that it cleared?
If it did clear then the bank has no legal leg to stand on in an attempt to get the money back if they found out its fake too late.
The clearing house is responsible and if they clear it then they are on the hook for the money.
I say, get the check and let it clear. If it does go for it.

[REHOV]

I agree with bajadreams........." If it was me, I'd stay away from overseas transactions. Too risky and/or time consuming. Go to google and type in "overseas boat scam". Or check out this link boatertalk.com/forum/Necky/548950"........

There are dozens of scams with regards to overseas transactions..people get screwed even after the check is cleared. In my opinion, it's not worth it.

[hot98hd]

Thanks for the replies i think i am going to shy away from the deal it seams a little weird to me the guy is in london and the person who he calls his loaning company is in canada.I would just hate to give up a sale if it was a good one but i can't really afford a hit on it so i will let it go i think.I am shure it will go sooner or later hopefully sooner. thanks again

[bajacraig]

get the check and let it clear

If it's a scam they just want your account info.

Open a new account just for this transaction, let it clear and take the money out ASAP.

[Seize n Ticket]

I like Craig's thinking on this one! Good luck.

[Rusty Jug]

I work in the Banking Industry and I have scam files from hear to the moon. The best scam I have seen now is a person receives $5,000 money order/cashiers check for let say a PWC and the person will call back the next day asking the person to send back a $2,000 in a cashiers check because of a family emergency and keep the $3,000 as a down payment and I will make arrangements next week to bring you the rest of the money and pick the PWC. The problem is the first cashiers check is fake and most banks, not all will accept them as true cash. Then the victim will send them a real cashiers check back and the person will receive the money and close the acct. My answer is Craig is on the right track, but they could get personal info off that acct. Just stay clear of deals that seem to good to be true.

[Bajaman81190TC]

Personally I would tell the guy flat out that your affraid he's a scamer. Tell him you have already conatacted the authorites. Then tell him if he is legit than he shouldn't be worried about the authorites following the transation.

I'd bet money he disapears.

Brian

[voodoomarine products]

Hay Todd can he do money transfer from bank to bank ?

[25OutLaw]

i smell a scam...

[hot98hd]

I e-mailed the guy back and told him to send me the name and number of his loaning company in canada that he said he would give to me. I told him i was going to give it to my lawyer so he could check this guy out and I also told him i was not going to lye on the sale price for customs and he has not got back to me yet so i guess i am glad i didn't do anything with him.Thank for all the input on this

[Rusty Jug]

Voodoo, Money transfers are great, it shows tracking and once money is in the account, its solid. Scammers do not like wires because of to much tracking. Never, give your account over the phone for a wire. Have your bank wire the info to the other bank, this way the bank is involved and they will help to prevent losses.:tiphat

[Seize n Ticket]

Rusty Jug,
It is nice to have a banker on the site to keep us in check...no pun intended :thatsfunny

[Rusty Jug]

I have to admit the girls up front keep me up to date on scams. The loan side is in their on world:headspin