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I'm selling a car and have received an offer from someone who claims to be working offshore. They have offered to send the money via PayPal without viewing and would then arrange for collection.

The email was worded in broken english but comes with a traditional english name and stood out a fair bit.

Just wondering if anyone could advise if anything could go wrong with this? I Don't use PayPal but I understand that the buyer often has more protection than the seller?

Any thoughts would be welcomed.

Thanks.

In reply to James Malloch:
it's a scam. You won't be able to prove you've delivered the item and they'll claim money back through Paypal. Or this: https://www.paypal-community.com/t5/Access-and-security/Car-Purchase-Scam/t...

In reply to James Malloch:

Agreed, it's a scam, don't touch it or you will lose the car and the money

In reply to James Malloch:
Scam scam scam. Just ignore it mate. Had a few of these while selling vehicles.

In reply to James Malloch:

Sounds well dodgy to me.

In reply to James Malloch:

Had the same offer a few years ago when selling a car, common scam tactics but it was Western Union based back then.

Cash in my hand or bank transfer is all I'll take!

In reply to James Malloch:

Thanks for the reassurance - first message was normal and the second sounded dodgy as described...

Will continue to look for a buyer!