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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 03:38 PM
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hi,some of you may have seen my previous thread about some **** trying to scam me,im selling on of my cars at the moment and since this **** tried to scam me I have now received a text message with an offer I would accept from a company called www.new-autotrader.com.
I have to pay a £75 refundable deposit to book the appointment,they have said they will collect the car and pay cash. anyone ever heard of them?,i cant find any info on the web about them,and don't fancy paying £75 to find out either.
any info would be a great help...
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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 03:39 PM
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dismiss it, sounds ****e
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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 03:40 PM
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lol you have to pay to sell your car to them.............seriously think about it, it doesnt take a genius to work out whats going on here.


do you want to buy some magic beans too??
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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 03:43 PM
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You shouldn't be driving if you need a white stick or have an IQ level of 2.

Get a grip!
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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 04:06 PM
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Wouldnt trust that, what scoob are you selling?

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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 04:22 PM
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What thought process went through your head for this thread to to even get started , I find it completely shocking how anybody would ever even question whether stuff like this could be genuine , it goes to show why these scams exist there seems to be a captive market of people who are very easily taken
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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 04:40 PM
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i think it happens when you get some interest in your car after long periods of no interest.
your brain lights up and doesnt compute correctly.desperation probably creeps in.
hasnt happened to me but can see why some people fall for it.
i think we buy any car and the like also ask for one off payment to sell the car to them. admin fee.
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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 04:42 PM
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im getting texts from listmycar.net not looked into it but there texting. gumtree ad.
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Originally Posted by stamina_daddy
i think it happens when you get some interest in your car after long periods of no interest.
your brain lights up and doesnt compute correctly.desperation probably creeps in.
hasnt happened to me but can see why some people fall for it.
i think we buy any car and the like also ask for one off payment to sell the car to them. admin fee.
and we buy any car agree a price and when you take the car there proceed to knock the agreed price down, then most people just agree as they have paid the admin fee and traveled to them.

they are scamming ***** too.
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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 04:49 PM
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yes i agree, i was trying to get rid of an old bmw a few years back and i put the details in webuyanycar and came back with offer of 156 quid ha ha. sold on ebay for 650.
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i just clicked on the link and my security software immediately flagged it up as a dangerous site???? stay well away
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Originally Posted by 99greenwagon
hi,some of you may have seen my previous thread about some **** trying to scam me,im selling on of my cars at the moment and since this **** tried to scam me I have now received a text message with an offer I would accept from a company called www.new-autotrader.com.
I have to pay a £75 refundable deposit to book the appointment,they have said they will collect the car and pay cash. anyone ever heard of them?,i cant find any info on the web about them,and don't fancy paying £75 to find out either.
any info would be a great help...
What is this? A wind up?

BTW I also believe your PC is distributing viruses to the Internet, there is a nice man in Nigeria who wants to give you $14 million and you've also won the Canadian State Lottery
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i just clicked on the link and my security software immediately flagged it up as a dangerous site???? stay well away
I've sorted the problem with the site, feel free to pop back on anytime.

As its Sunday and your all club members I can now offer a one off payment of £50 to find the right buyers for your vehicles

Email at ithinkmypantshavebeenpulleddownyetagain.com.
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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 06:38 PM
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hmm paying some unknown company to buy your car..how can it not be a scam!

this springs to mind


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It's a old clip.....I've had the tooth repaired
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Take the car to the docks and ship it to me, I will pay you all shipping fees and a extra £500 on top of the list price for all your troubles!
I will pay by Western Union
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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 99greenwagon
hi,some of you may have seen my previous thread about some **** trying to scam me,im selling on of my cars at the moment and since this **** tried to scam me I have now received a text message with an offer I would accept from a company called www.new-autotrader.com.
I have to pay a £75 refundable deposit to book the appointment,they have said they will collect the car and pay cash. anyone ever heard of them?,i cant find any info on the web about them,and don't fancy paying £75 to find out either.
any info would be a great help...
Seriously fella, get a grip.

Unless someone actually phones you, agrees to come and view the car and bring cash then dismiss them.
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Desperation FTW ....
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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 07:40 PM
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A guy i work with stupidly agreeded to a similair proposition.
Paid his money, waitied in all day for them to collect and guess what.....
no one ever turned up, £100 and a days holiday down the pan.
Oh and some serious ripping when he told us all
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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 08:19 PM
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So much band wagon jumping on...
Give the guy a ****ing break.
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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Oranges
So much band wagon jumping on...
Give the guy a ****ing break.
Someone has agreed to purchase his car but he must pay them £75 via bank transfer for them to pay him the asking price and collect the car.
And he asked if its a genuine deal........

He needs a ribbing chap
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https://www.scoobynet.com/scoobynet-...y-plonker.html

Tbf... fool me once shame on you etc....
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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by MattyB1983
Someone has agreed to purchase his car but he must pay them £75 via bank transfer for them to pay him the asking price and collect the car.
And he asked if its a genuine deal........

He needs a ribbing chap
hmm,not actually via a bank transfer,have u been on their website?,i actually think this is a scam and wondered if anyone had come across them before,you are supposed to go to a local shop (pp) paypoint to make the payment then they give u a voucher and you get a code o something. gon the website lol
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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 08:29 PM
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oh dear
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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 08:31 PM
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https://www.scoobynet.com/scoobynet-...y-plonker.html

Tbf... fool me once shame on you etc....
your point is? id never heard of this before.
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Well if it isn't a scam its just another rip off company like webuyanycar.com.

Pay them £75 handling charge and then they pay you a third of what the car is worth. In other words, a completely legal scam.
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Originally Posted by MattyB1983
Well if it isn't a scam its just another rip off company like webuyanycar.com.

Pay them £75 handling charge and then they pay you a third of what the car is worth. In other words, a completely legal scam.
thanks for that,is all the info I asked for.u obviously had dealings with them before.
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Originally Posted by 53


Desperation FTW ....
in what way exactly?
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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by 99greenwagon
in what way exactly?
In that's it's clouding your perception of what is or isn't a genuine buyer
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