Attempted scam or am I being over-conscious?

[jaysrs4]

Oh mate 'Ting Tong'!!! You missed out there! Didn't you know he's the world famous collector of RS4's?!!

He pays a premium for them - mostly by PayPal

[MikeFish]

Just feck off and leave me alone....

Alright, calm down, we were just trying to help!!!

[Navylynx]

I think the consensus is that any prospective buyer would've made contact by 'phone first.

My suspicions arose when I had an email from "Ting Tong" who could barely string two words together.

Just feck off and leave me alone....

You are absolutely right to hand these muppets off! It's a pain in the arse selling privately nowadays. Hope all is well mate.

[Les]

Looks like normal stuff to ask for when doing proper checks on a car.
For full HPI you need V5 serial number, issue date, Vin, etc. I always ask for these details and if you guys don't, beware, you could end up with a car that has been accident damaged, has finance on it, stolen recovered, etc. Seem to recall someone recently experiencing this with a car bought from an Audi dealership which had been badly accident damaged and repaired to a poor standard
Having a copy V5 won't get them a key for the car because they need the car for this also I believe and / or the other key.
What you are absolutely right about is the poor grammer and spelling, sure fire sign that it is a scammer
Steer clear, another buyer will come along, one who is real and wants your car but be ready for them to ask the same questions just in a more grammatically correct way