MoneyBooker, James Phillipson
Tried to sell us a car through MoneyBooker / Canada

We found a 2004 Ford Focus on KSL.com for 2200. He called and sent us emails to arrange the payment through moneybooker. We found these reports online and stopped what we were doing.

The ad on KSL.com:

His emails:
Hello,

Thanks for the mail and the interest towards my car, please do send me your Send number so that i can give you a call, I'm in canada right now and I have been very busy. Anyway, thank you for your interest in buying the car. The car is located in USA right now and has US papers. Why is the price so low? I am going through a divorce, and I had to move out of USA I cannot register the car here, as it is made for USA, according to USA standards. So all that I want to do now is to sell the car at this price, because I need to sell it fast (I already made a deposit here to buy me another). The title is clean and you will have absolutely no problems to register the car the States. I will tell you a few words about the car..

The 2004 ford focus with a manual transmission it is in immaculate condition with 65,000 miles, rust free, no scratch and hasn't been involved in any accident. The motor runs very well. The interior looks great (NO SMOKING). This car needs nothing, the title is clear, it is not a salvage one. I want this transaction to go smoothly enough as I am caught in the middle of some very important events and have little time at my disposal. I already have tons of emails so I hope you understand that I need to sort them out. The car is like new, in perfect conditions, accident free, no scratches, no special marks, no need for additional repairs what so ever. A genuine road runner ready to be yours, but only if you shall understand and you won't make me loose time as it has already happened to me.

The price is $2,200.00 USD THIS IS MY LAST PRICE. I will not negotiate the price. I will take in consideration only those buyers who are really interested in buying the car, to be sure that I don't waste my time with endless discussions. This way, I shall be assured of the serious intentions.

So if you are interested please email me back for next step.

NEXT EMAIL:
Before leaving I had prearranged shipping and also the payment with MoneyBookers. So my presence in U. S isn't necessary (The car is locked in a MoneyBookers warehouse New York ready for delivery). The price of car $2,200 includes all the shipping costs and insurance, so you won't have to pay any extra charges.

Here is what I suggest: we will use MoneyBookers which acts like an escrow service, you make a deposit of 1/3 the price of the car which is $750 in a MoneyBookers managed trust fund (they hold the money until you receive the car), I send the car over (the car will be delivered with the title, owner's manual, 2 sets of keys, service records, and of course the bill of sale authorised and signed by me), I will offer a 14 day period from the day you receive it from the shipping company, you can inspect it, take it to a mechanic to check it out, drive it and then if you decided to keep it, you'll confirm to MoneyBookers the sale so that they can start paying me and then you send me the remaining money. If, by any reason, you will not be satisfied with it (even though I can assure you that it is exactly as described), you can return it at my expense for a full refund of your money, no questions asked. I think this is more than fair for the both of us.

Company: MoneyBooker, James Phillipson
Country: USA
State: Utah
City: Salt Lake City
Site: www.moneybooker.com

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