F430 Seller Scam alert :(

I came across a 'too good to be true' offer for 201k for an F430 on Cars.com

So I called the number and got a fax machine - so I sent a fax.

I got a call from a lady who said she was in Japan, then she began emailing me these emails that made it clearly a scam. I told them I'd only pay through bank escrow - even their bank if they wanted... of course they would only accept a wire transfer...

Be careful out there!

Here are some of their emails;

Hello, This is Sophie again, Jennifer just told me about the Escrow you would like to use. I afraid I need to pass since we have a very bad experience about this service before, It caused us lost one Ferrari F360 about using this service and we have called police about this matter. You may consider use cashier check or money transfer, I understand it's a risk for you but we don't wanna take a risk again too. We will try the best to ensure that you will get a nice car as described or money back(signed agreement to protect your financially). Or you may consider deal with us in the coming future if one day you feel like more comfortable and trust our company. Our all flash website is coming up..... Thank you for your time.

Warm regards,
Sophie(sales manager)
Autosport-Cruise(Japan).


Hello, Kristen is one of our sales executive of this company, You may also contact me Sophie or our translator Jennifer. We may need to received your funds first to ensure that you are serious buyer, (you may consider put the trust on our company or not since we have many years experience on this). The transaction will started and you have to sign an agreement to protect both parties. We will arrange our delivery driver to get you a car no matter where you want to ship and then you may inspect the car by yourself or anyone any dealers you want. We will order cars from a well known, highly respected connoisseur which is our business partnership. We work with only licensed and insured shipping companies to make the delivery of your vehicle in safe and cost-efficient manner. Pick from the seller, marine insurance and containerized or ro/ro service is available to almost any part of the world. Tracking number will provided upon the car shipped. To protect our benefit, we only provide the name of our United States dealers once our deal is confirmed. p.s. One thing you should know most of the owners of this cars they are super rich person, They do not rush for sale because they treat cars like a toys and they all not rush in money so we have to fight hard to get those cars for you. We will do the best if you really serious buyer. Best luck for us.
Autosport-Cruise (Japan)
Address in Japan: Level 11, Aoyama Palacio Tower 3-6-7 Kita-Aoyama, MINATO-KU, TOKYO 107-0061, JAPAN
Autosport-Cruise (Hong Kong)
Address in Hong Kong: Rm.1801 Wing On Central Building, 26 Des Voeux Rd. Central, Hong Kong Tel852)6879-9400 Fax:3007-5056
Please see the photos of 2005 Ferrari F430 F1 coupe Red on Red and Red on Gray.

Regards,
Sophie(sales executive)
Autosport-Cruise(Japan).

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From: Italian Car Ltd Kristen [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 11:25 AM
To:
Subject: 2005-6 Ferrari F430 F1 Spider/Coupe special offer


Hello, This is Jennifer from Autosport-Cruise Japan. Here is the information of our
cars inventory. #1 2006 Ferrari F430 F1 spider brand new Red color automatic/6
speed manual both available for the prices only appies to our first 10 online customers
$255,000 compare price with car.com $329,000 used car price. #2 2005 Ferrari
F430 coupe used car with only 503 miles red color gray interior included all
paper work, accessories, bag and car covers. Original factory options almost all
included on this car. #3 2005 Ferrari F430 F1 coupe white color only 2225 miles
excellent condition. All cars come with nationwide warranty by our dealers in
United States. Feel free to contact me if you feel comfortable to deal with us. We
will provide as much as information we can give to make you comfortable to deal.
2006 Ferrari F430 F1 Spider Options Included:
ABS,
Aluminum Wheels,
Keyless Entry,
Leather Seats,
CD Player,
Passenger Airbag,
Anti-Lock Brakes,
Driver Airbag,
Power Seats,
Air Conditioning,
Power Windows,
Power Locks,
Red brake calipers,
Challenge wheels,
Scuderia shields,
Leather rear shelf and door mouldings,
Battery charger,
Black dash,
Carpet and stitching....

Regards,
Sophie(Sales Manager)
Autosport-Cruise(Japan).