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Posted by: yzguy15---------------------
I remember seeing the stuff about the people trying to scam those of us who are trying to sell our bikes. They pose as somebody in Africa or whatnot. I was just contacted by one of these people, should I report them? Get info on them first then report them? Or just tell em to get lost?
Posted by: Jeff Gilbert---------------------
Tell them to send you the money, cash the check and when they come to pick it up tell them that the guy already came to pick it up a few days ago. 
Posted by: Moto Squid---------------------
How does this scam work???
Posted by: Jeff Gilbert---------------------
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Originally posted by Moto Squid
How does this scam work???
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Usually soneone contacts you about the add they saw and are looking for a bike like yours. Since they live in some foreign country, normally south america, those bikes are hard to find. They offer you top dollar for your bike and will send a money order from some bank in thier country, all you have to do is ship it to them which they gladly send you more than enough money to cover. They send you like an extra thousand dollars and you are to send the extra money back with the bike. Bad part is the money orders are fake, even when you verify the banks says they are good, it's when the money orders hit the south america bank you find they are bogus. You end up loosing your bike plus any extra money you sent them.
Posted by: Danman---------------------
Or the send you a fake cashiers check. When you cash the check the money they give you pends against you account, so when the check bounces the money that you sent them comes from your account.
Posted by: mxjosh---------------------
This happen to a friend of mine. The bank verified the cashier's check was good and gave him the money. I warned him not to let anyone have the bike until 10 days later. He took the extra money and purchased another bike and 3 days later he got a call and the bank told him it was a fake cashier's check. Because the amount was under $10,000, the bank's insurance would not cover it, so my friend is basically having to work his butt off to pay the bank back.
Posted by: gasgasman---------------------
One of our riders in the Texas Enduro Circuit got scammed also.
Here's a link with FBI contact info- Please don't hesitate in contacting them. They might have you set up a sale to trap these idiots.
http://tscec.org/scoring/classlist.php
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