This landed in my inbox:
It rings of a scam, especially the “financial crisis” aspect. So is this something new? Is it a virus, a Trojan horse or a variation of a Nigerian scam?
My guess, money will need to be wired to a pickup point before delivery can be arranged…its probably audreys car, but she didnt send the email…
300 shipping from Alaska? What a steal! What bargain! What a scam!
Just the fact that he’s randomly emailing total strangers to buy a car is a tip-off.
Well, yes. Certainly I’m not biting.
Is this new? If so, then I guess the point of the OP is to warn others and spread the word.
That sounds like scam grammar to me.
Yup. You pay to some random account, never get any car.
A couple of days later you’ll get an e-mail from the Alaska police, informing you that they caught the fraudster and they require your account information in order to reimburse you. Poof go your savings.
Oldest scam in the book.
If you read the e-mail it says she is in Alaska, but if you look at the pictures of the car there is one with the tag showing… it is tagged in Louisiana. This thing is a new, inovative scam and I am sure there will be more than several idiots that will willingly send her whatever she is asking.
I’ve never understood how a fruadster can raid my account with just the account info. How do they do it ?
They could buy something online that let’s you use an electronic check.
To the OP, how did they get your email address? If you’re bored, I’d say screw with them. Fish them a long a little and just see where it goes. Showing a little interest in the car, maybe asking to test drive it (are you anywhere near where the car claims to be from) isn’t going to hurt anyone, but it’ll probably reveal the scam. Hell, you’d be doing us all a favor if you get them ‘primed’ and then turn it over to the police.
My guess is that as soon as you show any interest at all, they’ll start bugging you for the money, at that point you could contact the police (for the FBI if this is across state lines).
Or maybe you could write back that you are going to send them a check for $25,000 (TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND USD) and if they could simply take this cashiers check to the bank, cash it, keep the $2500 and give you the remainder in cash when you pick up the car, that would be just great. (But of course you’ll have to wait until the $25M check from Nigeria gets here).
But seriously, I’d say string them along a little. The scam will be clear very soon. Do they want your bank account number? A check mailed somewhere? Cash?
This scam is as old as the Nigerian thing is. In fact it may be more successful because it seems local and doesn’t raise as many flags. People always want a deal. Send enough emails and you will find one score. Your address was harvested for this from somewhere. If you get involved in it you will be asked for various things, either an account number, a check for a good faith down payment, or just the shipping. She won’t have the extra money for the down payment so you will be asked to front that.
This Camaro is currently on Ebay for $10,000 and the location is North Hollywood, CA.
I think we could assume this is a scam.
Another way this works is that it isn’t about the money for the car at all, the scam involves the buyer sending $300 to a third party bogus freight company. The buyer doesn’t get too suspicious because he hasn’t been asked to pay for the car yet, just $300 for the freight.
The person who receives the freight money is the actual scammer.
BYW that VIN does match to a 2000 Convertable Camaro.
This is not a scam. I can guarantee delivery of the car to you. Send me a private message and I will send you an account number and bank code where you can wire the $2800, where it will be held securely until you receive your car. 
I’ll insure that transaction for an additional $1000 wired to my account.
Good one, but I propose the modifying it slightly to the catchier term “scammer grammar.”
Software like versacheck can easily print a very real check and add your account numbers/routing info. At that point they can print checks to a dozen people who try to cash them at a dozen places with a dozen fake ids.
The needle on my fraud-o-meter jumped at the salutation, “Hello there”.
Welcome Rob in NJ !
I suppose you’re also holding the keys for the house that those nice people in Malaysia tried to rent to me.