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Date:         Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:17:27 -0500
Reply-To:     Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: is this a scam!?
Comments: To: craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <d1ea9acf0701291910n4565a63fo70429685600d871e@mail.gmail.com>
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It looks like you may have done well to ask. Here is what I got when I clicked on the link:

Posting flagged down by craigslist users (The title on the listings page will be removed in just a few minutes.)

Mike

craig cowan wrote: > I am buying a jetta off the craigslist and wondering if this is a scam > method. I know there was some discussion earlier on buying a winter > car, and a discussion a while back about being scammed on ebay. The > car is listed here http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/car/267755416.html > and looks to be a great deal. I have talked with the seller, and hes > going through an escrow company that he has a contract with (the > reason he cant just sell it to me face to face and save costs) through > www.internationalvehicletrade.com. He says i sign up with them, he > pays to deliver the car, i get 6 days to inspect it, if i like it he > flys down (from canada) and finalizes all the paperwork. All costs are > incured on him. > > Is this a real method of buying cars, or am i gettings swindeled? > > -Craig > '85GL sunroff > (Shopping for a winter car) >


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