"If It's Too Good To Be True ?"

Well I had an experience yesterday, Reminded me of one of the many things my Dad use to tell me. I was getting ready to wash the Cobra. Had the bucket full of car wash stuff and all the things required for the elaborate wash process I put myself and My Cobra thru ! That's why I'd been putting it off for a week !!! Anyhow I decided to put it off a while longer,It was kinda hot out. So I thought I'd go on line and check my email. Well to my surprize there was this reply to a craigslist advertisment I had half-heartedly replied to the day before. I saw this craigslist ad for a 2009 Yamaha VMax,340 miles, Vin#,Da,da,Da,da and so on. Then I saw $2800 ! Must be a misprint ? Well could'nt  be $28000 ? What the hell, So I replied.  Well today I get this reply from Karen ? Alias ? I don't know ?,maybe Bruno ? Well at the time I don't realize this is Bruno Rippoff. I think     she 's Karen 33Murry, with this low milage 09 VMax for only $2800 !!! She thanks me for the reply and apologizes for her late reply because she's had trouble with her laptop. You see, She's currently away on a trip for UNICEF. She verifies the $2800.00 price,  340 miles, perfect condition etc. Now my hearts racing. Is this right ? Well she states she's not selling this bike for profit or lack of money. All she can say is some recent events in her life has changed her perception of things she considered important in the past ! She's going to donate the money to charity after she sells the bike ! Holy Crap, How lucky can I get ? Better hurry reply back, tell her to consider it sold, call me--at this phone #. Better leave another #!!! My hearts racing faster,I'm walking around in circles thinking I'll drive there tonite it's not to far. Better get to the bank before it closes. Hope she calls right away!

Well it sure is funny how greed can easily manipulate us, Especially when it's something that we really desire--Like a Max !  I didn't tell all the other stuff in her/his reply that initally made it very believable.  Very Professional Con Artist At Work, And working  on Me-Help !  That's when my Dad's advise kicked in !  If It's Too Good To Be True, It Probly Isn't ! So I stopped, took a deep breath,  took two steps back, and did a little more research which made realize I was being scammed !  Thanks Dad. Hope he's lookin down on me , say'n Atta Boy !

Well I brought the phone in from outside, They're not gonna call, this is a SCAM ! Crap I gotta wash the car now.  I did get another email today, very professional and manipulative . However, armed with my Dad's sound advice from the grave , I'm Not Buying It !  I did reply requesting some things I know they won't do, but I made it sound inviting . I kinda want to reverse that Greed Factor and do a little Manipulating of my own ! I'll probly never hear from them again !  Oh Well!  By the way, The Cobra's Clean As A Whistle !

Mark