Scam!

Look what I got back to after Beloved Daughter's riding lesson this morning! At bloody last! A nice friendly email from an oceanographer called Diane Joy who is such a loving Mum that she wants to buy my Range Rover for its published price and give it to her son! What's more, she's a Christian, so she won't be trying any funnies!

Her email goes:

"Hi there, Sorry for the late reply, Well can you assure me that it's in good state and that i will not be disappointed with it.I'm ready to pay your asking price and to be honest, i wanted to buy this for my son as (Gift) and i want it to get to him as surprise gift, but the issue is i am an oceanographer and i do have a contract to go for which starting today and am leaving any moment from now just trying to send you this message" blah blah blah, saying that she'll pay for it via Pay Pal and send an agent to collect it, ending "God Bless You".

I've had the wretched car on eBay so long that the ad has run out, despite reducing the price and taking out the copy and pictures referring to its various dents and scratches.  So only yesterday I signed up to AutoTrader for £45, and I've got a keen buyer already!  A teeny weeny little voice in me whispered 'hesitate'. So I forwarded the email to my friend Miriam who is the ex-policewoman.  She screamed back "Avoid! Avoid! Avoid!" and directed me to all the websites detailing identical scams, right down to the oceanographer bit.

So I wrote back to 'Diane Joy' :

'Hi Diane
I am so glad you would like to buy my car.  And how lovely to be dealing with another believer. I very much look forward to meeting your agent.
God Bless You too
WPC Plod'

Sadly I have received no further communication from her/him; and all three of 'Mazza's Motors' continue to block up the driveway.