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Subject:Re: '91 Westfalia for Sale, Hammond, IN..... SCAM..
From:John Meeks
Date:Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:24:13 -0400

On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:

> Scam test: Email the seller and ask to see the vehicle.
>
> Chances are good it's "in a secure facility"; that's a good indicator of
> a scam. I played scambaiter with a similar ad in Toronto a few weeks
> ago, it eventually developed into a fake escrow scam situation at which
> point I bailed. I could post the script of the interplay on friday if
> people are interested.
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg Potts
>

Greg,

Please post. It would be both instructive and entertaining.  The more you
know....

John Meeks
'91 Vanagon MV
Northern Michigan

Vanagon Rescue Squad
www.vanagonauts.com

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