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Old Nov 15, 2004 | 08:45 PM
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my mate have been offered a deal through PAYPAL, the guy dont need to see the car in real, and will pay full amount in his paypal, do you guys think its weird??
i personaly think its a bit doggy......

please advise
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Old Nov 15, 2004 | 08:51 PM
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big scam same happened to me a while back they even promised to pay more than the selling price tell your friend to stay away
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Old Nov 15, 2004 | 10:33 PM
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dont do it would you buy somthing without seeing it ??????
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Old Nov 15, 2004 | 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by TURBO RAY
dont do it would you buy somthing without seeing it ??????
the guy have saw some photos of the car.... but still think is doggy right??
what if he did pay and transfer the funds into the bank account, will he be-able to get it back??
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by RA-boy
the guy have saw some photos of the car.... but still think is doggy right??
what if he did pay and transfer the funds into the bank account, will he be-able to get it back??
I belive so within 30 days,

Sounds V Dodgy, stay Away!

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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 10:25 PM
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A good general rule is that if you think its a scam then it is.
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 10:30 PM
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If you receive payment via Paypal and transfer the funds straight into your bank account then he can't get the cash back.

Remember that Paypal allows people to use credit cards when purchasing privately so it could be genuine.
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 11:11 PM
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But credit cards can be stolen!!!
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 11:57 PM
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my mate have been offered a deal through PAYPAL, the guy dont need to see the car in real, and will pay full amount in his paypal, do you guys think its weird??
i personaly think its a bit doggy......
Bet he is from Nigeria! Scamming ba5tard.
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Old Nov 17, 2004 | 07:15 AM
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If the money that you recieve from Paypal was from a stolen credit card then they will keep chasing you for the funds and tell you that you have commited fraud. Tell em to prove it in the British courts, havent heard from them since!
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Old Nov 17, 2004 | 07:56 AM
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Old Nov 17, 2004 | 08:04 AM
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this is called african car scam keep away!!!!they tried this on me when i was selling my honda before i got a scoob .
Dont touch this one mate , keep well away , you can report them to ebay and have their account closed , thats what i did.

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