need help before buy a car online with escrow

[hazri]

i form malaysia near by singapore..i need some tip about buying car for online...i have a email form someone name kamrun sidony form U.k
here i paste a email from car saller....maybe someone can help about this..

hi ,

the car has malaysian documents and malaysian registration so there will be no need for you to pay any import taxes . transaction with escrow works like this :
-you will give me your full name and address
-i will go to escrow and give them your details and i will pay the shipping taxes
-escrow will send you an e-mail with the transaction details (shipment and payment).you will pay to escrow in advance 10% from the price of the car and you will send the details of the payment to escrow .
-escrow will verify and keep the payment in their custody and they will start the shipping procedure
-you will receive the car in maximum 10 working days and you will have 14 days inspection period
-after the 14 days inspection period if you will decide to keep the car , you will make the rest of the payment to escrow . if you will not keep the car , escrow will give your money back and they will ship the car back to me on my expenses .
please notice that the escrow agent which is responsable with our transaction will make all the papers to take the car on your name .
so if you agree with these terms please send me your full name and address in order to start the transaction .
thanks



Kamrun Sidony <kamaruddins@hotmail.com> wrote ..

hi ,
as i have a lot of work to my new job now , i decided to sell the car through escrow service . the car is in their custody and it is ready for shipping with all documents and keys in a sealed container . shipping taxes are on my expenses , all it will cost you is the price of the car . please notice that the car is registered in malaysia and you will not have to pay any taxes . if you are decided to buy the car let me know and i will try to provide you all the necessary details to make the transaction . i will wait for your answer .
thanks



hi ,
a few months ago i worked in malaysia and i bought the car from there . now i moved with my job and my family in united kingdom and i took the car with me . it was a good oportunity for me considering the fact that in uk the steering wheel is on the right side too and that is why i took the car here . but after installing myself to my new job here , i received as bonus an british car which is already registered and i decided to sell the other . i realised that the best way to sell it for sure and fast was to sell it back in malaysia . please notice that the car is in perfect condition , no accidents , no scratches , very well maintained , all services made in time . if you are really interested to buy the car please let me know and i will tell you how we can finalise the deal .
thanks

[lightfair]

Sorry for not getting back any sooner.

Yes, it's a scam. Please do a Google search for this phrase:

"now i moved with my job and my family in united kingdom and i took the car with me"

(including the quotes; and make sure that all results are displayed). This will lead you to an entry on a Malaysian car portal from February.

A search for kamaruddins@hotmail.com shows that this guy also advertised the car in March.

If you would like to follow this a bit further the scammer might provied you with the name and web address of the alleged "escrow company"; then we can do our work.