Is this a Scam?

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I've got $500 cash burning a hole in my pocket,

is an opening line for a scam.
MO, cashiers check and bank notes can all be counterfeit.

Don't even respond to the guy. more you engage him more chances of giving too much information about yourself.

About three years ago, I sold my car. Best place was on e-bay. Yahoo was terrible with scammers floating around. Local paper that advertises cars were just as bad.

"Hi, I am an agent representing a client, he had given me a check for $*** for a deal which did not consumate. He is out of Europe and unable to issue you the check but would like to purchase your car immediately. We would like to send you the check and have you send us the car with the excess balance back to us..."

Same form letter with different e-mail address. I tried to trace his e-mail and got very confusing... Somewhere in eastern Europe...

My first reply was that "I would set up an escrow account with a title insurance company and he can forward the check. When it has cleared with confirmation from the issuing bank, the title and the car will be released by the insurance company." No reply... but I kept on getting ths same silly form letter with different names.

DON'T BOTHER

an honest buyer is expected to show up and give you cash in hand and in return expect to have the item transferred at the same time.

Other weasely thing some buyer will do is show up and claim they are short by $** and would you be willing to take less or will be back with the balance. Tell this kind of person BYE BYE!! NO DEAL.

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