<prompt> Human: Hello,I know this sounds similar to those craigslist scam deals but I have met this guy I dont think you usually meet your distant uncle from Nigeria offering to send you money and have no reason to believe hes trying to scam me yet. Basically, when he came out and looked at my car he said he was currently being investigated by US government for wire transfers in the past when he bought a house and his accounts were frozen. That was about 3 months ago and is still interested and said he wants to wire transfer it from his PNB Philippines account to my account i happen to have Wells Fargo. The cost of the car is 24k USD and Im just looking for some clarification on the caveats that can come with this.Some notes:Im a California ResidentHe stated he would send as a monetary gift so Im not charged taxes. I payed more for the car then I am selling for so I shouldnt have to pay income taxes or even claim the money right?I have a dummy old basically unused savings account that I gave him the account info for not my regular checking so I can close the account once I receive and transfer out the money.Wells Fargo said monetary transfer was perfect and that if the money shows in the account were just good to go to sell the car..?He stated he didnt mind waiting the 3 days to let the money clear before taking ownership of the car.Hes short through text messages and theres no record of him saying hes transferring from his Philippines account in text.Hopefully thats enough to make a valid assessment of the situation. I can add whatever other info is needed :Car in question sad to see her go but I need to buy a house..TL;DR: am I getting ripped off? do I have to worry about tax implications from an overseas transfer for a local vehicle sale?UPDATE: Told buyer I was not comfortable with wire transfer after having sent him account info already and asked him to bring cash to my bank where I would bring car and title. He said no problem and will need a week. Phew.. that was a lot of worry over nothing. Thank you everyone!  <response>: when he came out and looked at my car he said he was currently being investigated by US government for wire transfers in the past when he bought a house and his accounts were frozen.Nope the f outta there 