Jon Ison
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| posted on 30/8/06 at 09:13 PM |
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Ebay armed robbery ?
A man who tried to buy a car advertised on eBay was robbed at gunpoint when he went to hand over the cash, it is reported.
Shahzad Ali Shah, 23, from Crawley, West Sussex, was told by the seller of a Mercedes Benz Kompressor C180 that a cash purchase would secure him his
dream car.
Normally, transactions on eBay - an internet auction site - are done via a secure online payment service, cheque or postal order.
Mr Ali Shah told the Daily Mirror: "The man said if I paid in cash he would not offer it to anyone else.
"He said if I had the cash, the car was available and we could do the deal straight away. I put in an offer for £5,500 and he accepted."
The student agreed to meet the seller in east London and was accompanied by his mother and brother-in-law.
When they arrived, four men got out of a Vauxhall Corsa and surrounded the car, the newspaper reported.
Mr Ali Shah said an Asian man produced a gun, took their car keys and demanded the money for the Mercedes.
He said: "One said 'I'll count to three and if you don't hand over the money I'm going to do something'.
"He started counting and got to two and I shouted at my mum to hand it over. It was a terrifying ordeal."
As well as the cash, a purse and credit cards were reportedly stolen.
An eBay spokesman said it was the first such incident involving website users that he was aware of.
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big_wasa
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| posted on 30/8/06 at 09:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Jon Ison
were reportedly stolen.
An eBay spokesman said it was the first such incident involving website users that he was aware of.
I doubt that very much 
I have heard of this before. And other scams like it...
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 30/8/06 at 09:33 PM |
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Do you think he should leave negative feedback ?
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Chippy
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| posted on 30/8/06 at 10:14 PM |
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You have got to be a bit of a berk to lug 51/2K to meet a total stranger. IMHO Ray.
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ned
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| posted on 31/8/06 at 07:48 AM |
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bankers draft is more secure and can be cancelled if stolen.
and it seems quite obvious that the car was severely underprice anyway which is suspicious in itself especially when its an ebay listing.
some people are just stupid, the old saying if its too good to be true etc etc.
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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stevebubs
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| posted on 31/8/06 at 03:07 PM |
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Originally posted by ned
bankers draft is more secure and can be cancelled if stolen.
and it seems quite obvious that the car was severely underprice anyway which is suspicious in itself especially when its an ebay listing.
some people are just stupid, the old saying if its too good to be true etc etc.
Ned.
I beg to differ. A banker's draft isn't any more secure than a personal cheque.
A close friend made the mistake of a draft being as good as cash when selling a car and it cost him dearly. Draft came from a stolen book and the bank
refused to honour it.
Only really secure way is an online transfer or get the draft drawn in your presence.
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JoelP
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| posted on 31/8/06 at 05:47 PM |
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no, the only REALLY secure way is to stump up and both use solicitors. Thats what id do if i bought a megabucks car second hand, ie used ferrari etc.
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Ferg
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| posted on 31/8/06 at 05:58 PM |
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Or take a gun yourself.
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