A complete stranger you have never met asks you for $4,000 to pay for a vehicle that you have never seen. What's the correct answer? Anyone? Anyone? Ok. The answer is... "No deal, Howie! NO DEAL!" Good grief, woman! It's noble you are telling your story as a warning to others, but honestly, some people are just too dense to get it. As often as these stories get told, you certainly didn't get the message. It's not even a story that even should NEED to be told... all the other red flags aside, this was a NO BRAINER!