taffyboyo

I asked by email why his 2004 quad was so cheap, he wants £1700 for it and its worth about £4500
and this was his reply?







Hello,

Thank you for your interest in this item. First of all you should know that the quad is in very good condition, like new, mechanically and aesthetically intact, no damages, no hidden defects, ready for ride, covered by factory warranty, it was used just a very few times (it has less than 40 miles), near a dealership for presentation purposes.
Although my ebay account was initiated in United Kingdom, I'm located in Italy for the moment and I'm willing to ship the item from here through Lufthansa Air Cargo and cover the shipping and insurance fees to your location. The total price is 1700GBP shipping included. The price is low because I had a great discount from my local dealer, and I thought selling this quad through Ebay would be a good idea.
I would like our deal to be supervised by eBay and Square Trade. I prefer to receive the payment by western union wire transfer and this way I can arrange the shipping the same day that I validate the transfer. In case we have a deal I will notify eBay transactions department so they can inform you about my reliability and how we can proceed with this transaction in a 100% safe way.
If you are further interested in purchasing the quad (it has a clear title) please let me know your position as soon as possible, to start an Ebay secure transaction, in which you will be 100% protected.

I'm waiting your reply in order to go on with this business,

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From: <michaelandfiona@hotmail.com>
Reply To: michaelandfiona@hotmail.com
To: barryfudge2005@yahoo.co.uk
Subject: Question for item #4510470489 - 2004 Yamaha 660R Raptor
Sent: 07 December 2004 21:14:06

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Dear poolbazza,

why is the quad so cheap? it looks new? cheers Taffy

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King RA

Western Union Money Transfer + Foreign country = Alarm Bells

GaryK

Taffy,

Sounds way to be good to be true, just bear in mind if you do hand over any cash, ebay, paypal, western union *none* of them will help you out!

Gary

Patt@firstime

Agreed

ChrisB

Indeed.

I like the line "In case we have a deal I will notify eBay transactions department so they can inform you about my reliability and how we can proceed with this transaction in a 100% safe way."

E-bay inform somebody?

minor_threat

I was looking at an Audi A3 on ebay which looked like an absolute bargain. I asked the seller why it was so cheap. His reply was that he was in Italy, used to live in the UK, bought the Audi in the UK but couldn't use it in Italy. He wanted payment via Western Union Wire Transfer, his wife worked for Lufthansa airlines and could therefore arrange cheap shipping. It had scam written all over it, and sounds very similar to your response above. Walk away from it.

2000TLondon

Yes, it is

Paulo P

iTrader: (42)

If it sounds too good to be true it often is

taffyboyo

I thought it would be to good to be true,
If I had the time and the know how, I would really wind this guy up, but I dont have any time or know how,

anyone wants to take him on then please feel free, his email address is above,
I've read the scammer baiters website and there are some great story's on there

apples24

iTrader: (1)

report to ebay

GC8

Warning Will Robinson! Search on t'internet for "Western Union money transfer scam"

Simon

Scooby-Doo

I have a few work collegues in Italy. Ask for an address and I can send someone to view it for you. That will soon tell you if its a scam or not based on their reply. If its legit go for a weekend break and pick it up.

David

mart360

just read the prose!!!

the style , the composition... the word SCAM

M

gsm1

BarryFudge?? LOL. Good one! Reverse psychology being used, surely?

BTW it's deffo a scam. My ebay customers have already had similar emails from idiots in Italy wanting a western Union transfer. I suspect the fraudsters are connected up between Italy and the UK.

Dracoro

Isn't all this doing untold damage to Western Union? Nowadays if I hear 'Western Union' I think scam.

andrewdelvard

Old time scam. Please avoid if you want A Happy Christmas.

pslewis

Ok, thanks Teach ......

Pete

gsm1

From the very fact that western union charges are so high I'm sure they know their service is being used by lots of scammers.

fast bloke

tell him that you will fly over and give him the cash instead - gotta be worth it just in case it isn't a scam

jods

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...sPageName=WDVW

Cheaper than 1700

DJ73

yeah it's cheaper BUT it's not sold yet ?, who in their right mind's going to sell a b/n raptor for that kind of money,even at £2-2500k cheap