Anyone notice the massive increase in scams online these days - particularly with car sales. Cars for sale at stupidly cheap money to get suckers to part with deposits.
E.G. - http://search.autotrader.ie/www/cars_ad ... 189145217#
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http://search.autotrader.ie/www/cars_ad ... 4189109219
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Myfeckin FTO - Forever Ticking Over
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by Myfeckin FTO » Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:23 pm
colm_mcm wrote:so you send them the money before you even see the car? how do they scam you, ask for a deposit?
Exactly. You won't get them at the mobile number given (as its false or someone elses) - you have to email them - they say they're out of the country - but if you send a deposit for the car they'll get someone to deliver the car to you and you can have a look at it to decide to buy.
Heres another RX8 (note no contact number given) -
http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/Mazda/RX-8/car/1107870/
I just emailed him telling him I wanted to buy - its good craic stringing these guys out for ages. I'll see if I can get an address to post the cheque to.
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by Myfeckin FTO » Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:36 pm
Bernard wrote:In fairness, if you send a stranger a cheque as a deposit on a second hand car you've never seen you deserve all you get
You wouldn't believe the amount of eejits that get caught out by this.
Heres an S2000 - similar scam - http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/Honda/S ... r/1112240/
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by colm_mcm » Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:40 pm
I fear Carzone wouldn't bother clamping down on this, I've emailed them before about cars that were obviously scams, and ads that are recycled with a different car added on, and never got a reply.
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by Kace » Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:59 pm
OK guys - a prize for the person who can develop the most entertaining email thread with one of these bozos !!
Let's have some fun !!
I've had a few interesting exchanges with the guys who want to give you £80m for the small fee to ship the bank draft to me. I was once very sneaky and gave him the mobile phone number of a mate who I wanted to annoy. Poor sod had punters from Nigeria phoning him up about sending the courier fee for the cheque
Let's have some fun !!
I've had a few interesting exchanges with the guys who want to give you £80m for the small fee to ship the bank draft to me. I was once very sneaky and gave him the mobile phone number of a mate who I wanted to annoy. Poor sod had punters from Nigeria phoning him up about sending the courier fee for the cheque
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