RV Selling Question

[Boat Bum]

Look at the verbiage, who talks like that, absolute scam. All of these types of scams all follow the same profile, this one.

 

[zzman3456]

Hi,

I have a RV for sale on RVusa.

I received an inquiry via text with some very legitimate type questions. I quickly received back the below response . Looking for any suggestions of how I can tell if it’s legit or not. He did send me a copy of his South Carolina licensed. I looked up his phone number and it has a CO area code, which today , you see lots of people who have moved but kept their phone. Any suggestions. Would be appreciated.
Thank you


Response :
“I appreciate your prompt response. I'm pleased to confirm that your asking price aligns well with my budget, and I'm ready to proceed with the purchase. Due to my tight schedule as an event coordinator, I prefer not to make the payment in cash in person.
I am confident in the condition of the RV, and my son, who is a mechanic, will take care of any necessary fixes, To facilitate the transaction, my financier will be sending a cashier’s check from my local bank. Once the check clears in your account, I have arranged for a mover to handle the pick-up and manage the title transfer.
To expedite the process, kindly provide the following information:
Full Name:
Address:
Firm Price:
Thank you.

nope

 

[LarsMac]

Hi,

I have a RV for sale on RVusa.

I received an inquiry via text with some very legitimate type questions. I quickly received back the below response . Looking for any suggestions of how I can tell if it’s legit or not. He did send me a copy of his South Carolina licensed. I looked up his phone number and it has a CO area code, which today , you see lots of people who have moved but kept their phone. Any suggestions. Would be appreciated.
Thank you


Response :
“I appreciate your prompt response. I'm pleased to confirm that your asking price aligns well with my budget, and I'm ready to proceed with the purchase. Due to my tight schedule as an event coordinator, I prefer not to make the payment in cash in person.
I am confident in the condition of the RV, and my son, who is a mechanic, will take care of any necessary fixes, To facilitate the transaction, my financier will be sending a cashier’s check from my local bank. Once the check clears in your account, I have arranged for a mover to handle the pick-up and manage the title transfer.
To expedite the process, kindly provide the following information:
Full Name:
Address:
Firm Price:
Thank you.

I say scam - Too many fifty cent words where nickel words would have worked.

 

[joerone]

I know it's a lot of money, but also a lot of money to lose...sounds fishy to me. If it's worth $22.5k, you will get it elsewhere. Check out Nations Vehicle or RV Trader...there is some cost to you for the service, but it will protect you against fraud.

https://nationalvehicle.com/

https://www.rvtrader.com/

 

[Onyrlef]

Disappointing when you're hoping for a sale though

That is exactly why these type schemes succeed. Dave Ramsey ( host of a popular consumer debt radio talk show) once said, "In the overwhelming majority of cases where a consumer is the victim of a financial scam, there was an element of greed involved, on the part of the victim". These bottom feeders prey on our common human frailties and they're mostly pretty good at it.
I sell quite a lot on Craigslist and Facebook MarketPlace. The one thing you can count on when an item is first posted is an AI generated offer to buy at full price ( the greed), an agent and a cashiers check.

 

[jymbee]

RUN don't' walk. This positively SCREAMS SCAM! No doubt about it. There's zillions of these types of "offers" out there. I assume they do succeed in getting a few to bite.

 

[oldwildman]

I'll add to the vote on scam. From what I understand, it can take quite a while for the dust to settle on one of those. I think I read one story where it was a couple of weeks until the check showed up as a scam.

 

[Jimdamedic]

I’ve sold one rv but it was to a local buyer. I asked him how he wanted to do the financials and he said let’s go to my bank. Local bank. I went there and got a cashiers check from the bank in my name and signed over the title. Easy as pie.

 

[RayIN]

I'm getting ready to sell our MH. I will demand payment be by bank to bank wire transfer only.
Todays counterfeit $100 bills can pass the pen swipe check.

 

[Chef Duane]

Todays counterfeit $100 bills can pass the pen swipe check.

Is that so? I thought the pen swipe thing was almost fool proof. Also I have heard that the $50 bill is the most counterfeited bill since almost no one ever sees a $50 so it's easy to pass.

 

[RayIN]

Is that so? I thought the pen swipe thing was almost fool proof. Also I have heard that the $50 bill is the most counterfeited bill since almost no one ever sees a $50 so it's easy to pass.

https://ktul.com/news/local/pryor-c...ret-service-investigation-tips-crime-stoppers

 

[Adventurous Traveler]

Two years ago, I sold my vintage 1977 Kawasaki motorcycle to a company in California, I'm in WNY. I posted it for sale on the local Craigslist around this time two years ago as a flyer, figuring I'd need to put it on a vintage bike site more towards Summer. Twenty minutes after the post went live, I got a call from a guy at the CA company. Long story short, in less than thirty minutes, I had the bike sold at a negotiated price. Less than 24 hours later, I had the check in my hand from the company's CA bank. I took it to my bank to have it verified, and asked once I deposited the check could it be cancelled out and I'd be out of a lot of money.

It all worked out smoothly, and the CA company didn't send a truck to pick up the bike until a month and a half later.

Was I leery through the whole process? You Bet.

 

[Domo]

"Align with my budget..."

LOL - the language use and structure alone make this a scam.

Stick by your requirements - license, in-person, etc. If they want it, they will abide.

 

[TheBar]

I have most of my bills paid automatically by wire transfer. If your bank routing and your account number is stored anywhere any business or financial institution can be hacked these days.

My financial advisor recommended the only really safe way is to open a "dummy" account you only use for wire transfers. My only risk then is if my bank gets hacked.

My bank allows free transfers from one of my accounts to another. For monthly bills like a car, utilities, or mortgage payments I set up automatic transfers moving enough money from my main account to the dummy account the working day before the transfer to the lender. Many lenders allow you to choose the day your payment is due so I align as many as possible to the same day. Any money transferred to me I transfer from the dummy account to my main account right away.

This way a hacker only has the info related to the dummy account and there is rarely much money in the account. Plus the money is only in the dummy account for 24 hours.

 

[rjshiflet]

Just reading his comments back seem way, way too formal and like someone trying to be super-educated. My guess is it is written by AI or by some foreign person (scammer) making sure his English is just so-so. I agree with most earlier comments, like talk to the guy on the phone and make sure he's a legitimate person. We've only sold one RV to an individual and we never even talked about payment methods until we had met them in person, given them a tour of the motorhome and visited with them face-to-face.

I'd run from this one as fast as I could.

 

[rjshiflet]

Hi, Quick update..I responded with "can the funds be wired" and "can we chat" and its been crickets for a few hours after he intially was very quick to respond to other messages. TY

Once scammers find out you're on to them, they disappear. Same with many Facebook messages I've gotten from "friends" that just didn't sound right. I normally write them back and ask "OK, if it's really you - what was your Dad's name?" 100% of the time...crickets and they even shut down the hacked account.

 

[Bzerull]

Hi,

I have a RV for sale on RVusa.

I received an inquiry via text with some very legitimate type questions. I quickly received back the below response . Looking for any suggestions of how I can tell if it’s legit or not. He did send me a copy of his South Carolina licensed. I looked up his phone number and it has a CO area code, which today , you see lots of people who have moved but kept their phone. Any suggestions. Would be appreciated.
Thank you


Response :
“I appreciate your prompt response. I'm pleased to confirm that your asking price aligns well with my budget, and I'm ready to proceed with the purchase. Due to my tight schedule as an event coordinator, I prefer not to make the payment in cash in person.
I am confident in the condition of the RV, and my son, who is a mechanic, will take care of any necessary fixes, To facilitate the transaction, my financier will be sending a cashier’s check from my local bank. Once the check clears in your account, I have arranged for a mover to handle the pick-up and manage the title transfer.
To expedite the process, kindly provide the following information:
Full Name:
Address:
Firm Price:
Thank you.

My response would be:
Thank you for the interest and offer. Please send the cashiers check for full amount to: My name, address. After your check clears my bank, I will send the title to you and you can pick up however you would like. Please provide your full address and contact info with your payment. Thank you!
I doubt the offer is valid, but who knows?
Why treat it like scam, even though it may be, as others have suggested. Put the ball back in his court, no harm done.

 

[jymbee]

Put the ball back in his court, no harm done.

Except your time wasted even giving this scam a second thought.

 

[Derby6]

Hi, Quick update..I responded with "can the funds be wired" and "can we chat" and its been crickets for a few hours after he intially was very quick to respond to other messages. TY

My response would be:
Thank you for the interest and offer. Please send the cashiers check for full amount to: My name, address. After your check clears my bank, I will send the title to you and you can pick up however you would like. Please provide your full address and contact info with your payment. Thank you!
I doubt the offer is valid, but who knows?
Why treat it like scam, even though it may be, as others have suggested. Put the ball back in his court, no harm done.

Basically that is what OP did. Proved it was a scam and moved on.