Dingz
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| posted on 3/10/16 at 08:19 PM |
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Car buyer Scammer
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]
Phoned the local ramblers club today, but the bloke who answered just
went on and on.
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Hammy360
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| posted on 3/10/16 at 08:29 PM |
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quote:
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]
Mate, my day job is Cyber Security. Dont even respond!
Hammy
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ianhurley20
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| posted on 3/10/16 at 08:36 PM |
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I had exactly the same message when I was selling my yacht, scammer - AVOID!
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britishtrident
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| posted on 4/10/16 at 06:51 AM |
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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] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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motorcycle_mayhem
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| posted on 4/10/16 at 07:12 AM |
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I would have deleted anything and everything from such a response, without too much thought.
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FuryRebuild
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| posted on 4/10/16 at 08:00 AM |
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I saw this article on the telegraph
today
Eerie co-incidence.
When all you have is a hammer, everything around you is a nail.
www.furyrebuild.co.uk
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FuryRebuild
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| posted on 4/10/16 at 08:00 AM |
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I saw this article on the telegraph
today
Eerie co-incidence.
When all you have is a hammer, everything around you is a nail.
www.furyrebuild.co.uk
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Dingz
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| posted on 4/10/16 at 12:58 PM |
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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!
Phoned the local ramblers club today, but the bloke who answered just
went on and on.
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scootz
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| posted on 4/10/16 at 01:05 PM |
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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!
It's Evolution Baby!
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SteveWallace
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| posted on 4/10/16 at 02:23 PM |
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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?
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benchmark51
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| posted on 4/10/16 at 04:00 PM |
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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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LBMEFM
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| posted on 4/10/16 at 07:34 PM |
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quote:
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?
As above how does the scam work, when I send out invoices I have my name e mail address and bank details on them so that clients can pay me direct via
a bank transfer. As Steve says you have still got the car and the bank transfer is one way.
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SCAR
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| posted on 4/10/16 at 07:42 PM |
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Paypal payments are reversible
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greed1
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| posted on 5/10/16 at 06:21 AM |
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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.
Drive it stright sideways
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pekwah1
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| posted on 5/10/16 at 12:41 PM |
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what if you give your bank details?
That's not reversible....
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geoff shep
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| posted on 6/10/16 at 11:16 AM |
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Is the MX5 advertised anywhere please?
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