I'm trying to sell a car (MX5 if anyone is interested!) Ive had a text response from someone who says he can only communicate by email? Anyway he
has sent this reply:-
'Thanks for the prompt response, Does it have any history I should be aware of? and why are you selling if you don't mind my asking. I
don't mind adding an extra I am just asking about it to make sure its in perfect condition, Hope i will not be disappointed? and in regards to
the delivery there is no shipment involved because i have a freight agent that will come for it. I can only pay you via paypal the fastest and secure
way to pay online.
Kindly get back to me with your email linked with paypal or bank details i.e Account number, Sort code, Account name etc.. Let me know asap so i can
arrange the payment today through PP'
Should I string them along, ask them for all their Bank account details, or just tell them to go away?
[Edited on 3/10/16 by Dingz]
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Originally posted by Dingz
I'm trying to sell a car (MX5 if anyone is interested!) Ive had a text response from someone who says he can only communicate by email? Anyway he has sent this reply:-
'Thanks for the prompt response, Does it have any history I should be aware of? and why are you selling if you don't mind my asking. I don't mind adding an extra I am just asking about it to make sure its in perfect condition, Hope i will not be disappointed? and in regards to the delivery there is no shipment involved because i have a freight agent that will come for it. I can only pay you via paypal the fastest and secure way to pay online.
Kindly get back to me with your email linked with paypal or bank details i.e Account number, Sort code, Account name etc.. Let me know asap so i can arrange the payment today through PP'
Should I string them along, ask them for all their Bank account details, or just tell them to go away?
[Edited on 3/10/16 by Dingz]
I had exactly the same message when I was selling my yacht, scammer - AVOID!
Even the style of english used rings all the major alarm bells.
The biggest give aways for spotting scammers apart from asking for bank detailsis the unatural style of english used and more often than not the
fake names they choose.
I would have deleted anything and everything from such a response, without too much thought.
I saw this article on the telegraph
today
Eerie co-incidence.
I saw this article on the telegraph
today
Eerie co-incidence.
Thanks for the replies, I had realised it was a scam, but tempted to lead them on, but I'll just ignore them rather that poking them with a stick!
Don't poke them with anything!
I did that once and it came back to bite me on the arse.
I called the scammer out, he then used ebay accounts he'd previously hacked into to 'buy' stuff I was selling and then left me negative
feedback for each one (despite the transaction not actually happening!).
Took me ages to sort it all out!
Admittedly the wording is really dodgy, but, just out of interest, how does the scam work if all you provide is your e-mail address so that he can pay
you via Paypal? Surely that's a one way transaction whereby the money is transferred to your account and you don't release the vehicle
until you see the money.
Maybe I'm missing something or just having a bad brain day?
TBH, I would hand it over to Ebay and see what they say. Would be good to take scammers down whenever possible. Computer hackers/scammers should get a minimum 10 years, they do so much damage.
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Originally posted by SteveWallace
Admittedly the wording is really dodgy, but, just out of interest, how does the scam work if all you provide is your e-mail address so that he can pay you via Paypal? Surely that's a one way transaction whereby the money is transferred to your account and you don't release the vehicle until you see the money.
Maybe I'm missing something or just having a bad brain day?
Paypal payments are reversible
They don't even pay in to your PayPal they will set up an email that looks like you've got funds and maybe send you to a link to put your password in. If you didn't click the link and went to normal paypal you'd see no transaction for the car.
what if you give your bank details?
That's not reversible....
Is the MX5 advertised anywhere please?