Scam Tip Report #26697 - PayPal/Nicholas Hays/used car sale/autotrader

Scam ReporterScam Tips Received
Anonymous
Chesterfield, MO, United States
2016-01-31 16:20:48
Classified Ads Scam
Autotrader (autotrader.com)		 PayPal/Nicholas Hays/used car sale/autotrader 
 Scammer
  Information		Name:
Nicholas Hayes		Email Address:
nicholas hayes 		Scam Website:
Fax:
in response to an ad I placed in Autotrader, I received this:
From: nicholas hayes
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 15:52:38 +0100
To:
Subject: Re: Toyota Taco

Do you have the extra keys, Do you have the spare tire, Where did you get your car serviced, Have you ever had any transmission repairs and Is there any rust on the vehicle? I'm ready to pay your asking price but not cash in person because I am serving in the US army and currently been deploy to NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany and calls are restricted at the moment and my only quickest payment option is PayPal, its safe fast and secure and i will be responsible for the PayPal transaction charges so you can get your expected amount. If you don't have an account with PayPal, its pretty easy to open one, Just log onto www.paypal.com and sign up. I hope we can make the purchase as fast as possible? As I am buying the vehicle for my dad and I'm very sure he will love this vehicle, his a mechanic and a handy man, so if there is anything that need to be fixed in it just let me know he will handle it. I have a mover that will come for the pick up once payment clears in your account and he will handle the  title for me. I look forward to hear from you with the information below.

Your PayPal e-Mail Address :
Full name:
Firm Price:
Zip code for pickup:

Cheers,

Nicholas.

This looks like an attempt to either steal the truck or steal personal information.

Either way, this website helped me identify this as a scam inquiry and avoid wasting any more time with it.
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