brewsterbudgen Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I've seen a car I'd like to buy from Craigslist. The price is very reasonable; perhaps a little too reasonable! The seller is not in Bangkok and wants to arrange for the car to be delivered to my address by an escrow service, giving me 10 days to inspect it before purchasing. As I understand it, I would have to transfer the money to the Escrow Service before I receive the car. Then the Escrow Service will transfer the money to the seller, once I have confirmed I want to have the car. The seller has agreed to pay the escrow charges. Is this common? How can I ensure the Escrow Service is legitimate? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm jeff Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 (edited) Far too risky IMO. What happens when the Escrow service has your money . Do they vanish /claim they returned it - sent the money / seller claims it didnt arrive. What about the greenbook in the meantime. Either go to BKK or look elsewhere. EDIT Call them telling your coming to inspect the car with a mechanic - whats their addresse - see their responce. Edited October 27, 2014 by ktm jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMHO Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Smells of a scam. What is the name/link of the escrow service? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Thanks. I will make sure I find out (and check out) the Escrow Service, should I decide to go ahead. The seller says the registration documents will be sent with the car. Would this work? I am in Bangkok, but the seller is not and says he can't get there due to his work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Thanks. I will make sure I find out (and check out) the Escrow Service, should I decide to go ahead. The seller says the registration documents will be sent with the car. Would this work? I am in Bangkok, but the seller is not and says he can't get there due to his work. Will only work if you receive copies of his documentation (ID card and housepaper if Thai, passport and residence certificate/workpermit/yellow housebook if foreigner) and the signed form allowing you to transfer on behalf of the owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canopus1969 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Go and inspect it yourself and if happy pay the owner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Go and inspect it yourself and if happy pay the owner It's in Yala - long way to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualbiker Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Don't bother with it then. Never heard of Escrow services here in Thailand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolsti Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Craigslist is full of scammers... This looks like an advance fee scam to me. If you agree to it you will be asked to pay the fee of the Escrow Company "just for delivering the vehicle" which will then be deducted from the final balance..... yeah, in a pigs eye it will. You pay ( probably Western Union or similar) and you will never see the car, or your cash again. fuggedit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolsti Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Post the correspondence on here.... To these scammers tend to use very similar language terms and are easily identified as a scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 casualbiker, on 28 Oct 2014 - 12:28, said:Don't bother with it then. Never heard of Escrow services here in Thailand! http://www.siam-legal.com/realestate/Escrows-in-Thailand.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarpSpeed Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 (edited) Definitely a scam, stay away from it, they attempt this all the time here in the west, there is an entire thread on it at Ebay.. it works both ways BTW they also do it with purchases.. I had one contact me about a car I was selling, said he was buying for his brother who was serving in the military, trying to ply my loyalty strings, sounded fishy to me so I searched it and there was info all over the net, easy enough to find. http://www.wikihow.com/Spot-Car-Scams-on-Craigslist http://community.ebay.com/t5/Archive-Trust-Safety-SafeHarbor/im-buying-a-car-off-craigslist-and-theyre-saying-that-we-would/qaq-p/8917481 http://community.ebay.com/t5/Archive-Trust-Safety-SafeHarbor/I-have-a-guy-trying-to-sell-me-a-car-through-craigslist-says-he/qaq-p/5189011 In these cases they use Ebay as their go between (3rd party), but the scam is still the same by any other name, the thing is Ebay is not responsible for any purchases not made on Ebay so a Craigslist sale would not be covered by their fraud and protection policy. You said it right at the beginning, "it's too good to be true". Run! Don't just walk away.. Edited October 28, 2014 by WarpSpeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maprao Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Look for a car locally SCAM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 Thanks. I will do exactly as advised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarpSpeed Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I know you made your decision already but here's link to the one I was talking about but couldn't find previously, I posted on here too, regarding the scam I ran into but there is 22 pages of people reporting and providing info. Yours may be different but still sounds like a similar iteration. https://www.paypal-community.com/t5/Access-and-security/Car-Purchase-Scam/m-p/896969?profile.language=en-gb#M6347 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankee99 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 SCAM SCAM RUN RUN!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N47HAN Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 People still need to ask wether these things are scams or not ??? Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RolandRat Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Good decision OP, walk away ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankee99 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 People still need to ask wether these things are scams or not ??? Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app the op asked and it was answered these are scams. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N47HAN Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 People still need to ask wether these things are scams or not ??? Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app the op asked and it was answered these are scams. My point , Why the hell would you think this is nothing but a scam and feel the need to verify if it was or not. How obvious does it need to be ??? Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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