Reply on ad in Pistonheads...what do i do?
15 November 2007, 09:35 PM
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Reply on ad in Pistonheads...what do i do?
Just had someone ask about giving him a price to export my car to him and tbh i don't want to go and reply if it's someone dodgy, but what would you do?
He's asked how much it would be in dollars, so i presume he's in the US and i can't help but think that on it's own is strange....asking about buying a car in another country?
He's asked how much it would be in dollars, so i presume he's in the US and i can't help but think that on it's own is strange....asking about buying a car in another country?
15 November 2007, 09:44 PM
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16 November 2007, 08:59 AM
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Well I'd go for saying the car is for sale in pounds, and if he wants to export it that's for him to sort out.
If it is US then sort of understandable given the status of a turbo classic over there, otherwise i'd just think scam straight away.
If it is US then sort of understandable given the status of a turbo classic over there, otherwise i'd just think scam straight away.
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16 November 2007, 12:21 PM
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Lol, thanks guys.
Thinking i'll just ignore it completely, as i'm unsure if he'd be able to get my email address if i replied and don't want to chance it.
Thinking i'll just ignore it completely, as i'm unsure if he'd be able to get my email address if i replied and don't want to chance it.
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Gooooood afternoon sir this is George Abagwengo. I'm calling about your car... The problem is there's a small pigeon caught inside the bonnet scoop which will need rescuing as soon as possible, and for us to rescue the pigeon we'll need your car keys and bank account details.
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a) totally illegal for road use
b) has steering wheel on the wrong side
I bet you this guy wants to pay you with a cashiers cheque and send him back the change as the amount is too high, you send him the £5000 change and the car then you find out the cheque was stolen and the bank want their money back. Classic scam.
Insist on having the money in advance, by Western Union, after all that's what they do when they want money off you that's untraceable.
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Just got another strange one from an "Azhar" with a weird email address, but this time has given me a mobile number to call him on.
If only i had a spare sim card i'd probably have called him.
If only i had a spare sim card i'd probably have called him.
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The status of a turbo classic in the US is:
a) totally illegal for road use
b) has steering wheel on the wrong side
I bet you this guy wants to pay you with a cashiers cheque and send him back the change as the amount is too high, you send him the £5000 change and the car then you find out the cheque was stolen and the bank want their money back. Classic scam.
Insist on having the money in advance, by Western Union, after all that's what they do when they want money off you that's untraceable.
a) totally illegal for road use
b) has steering wheel on the wrong side
I bet you this guy wants to pay you with a cashiers cheque and send him back the change as the amount is too high, you send him the £5000 change and the car then you find out the cheque was stolen and the bank want their money back. Classic scam.
Insist on having the money in advance, by Western Union, after all that's what they do when they want money off you that's untraceable.
17 November 2007, 07:07 PM
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I don't believe so, though I could be wrong. There is a reason why the scammers always insist on Western Union when you are sending money to them though.
I thought this was common knowledge, certainly when I was walking past the WU branch on Tottenham Court Road and commented loudly to my GF "Oh look, it's the Nigerian Embassy", some random guy on the street laughed.
I thought this was common knowledge, certainly when I was walking past the WU branch on Tottenham Court Road and commented loudly to my GF "Oh look, it's the Nigerian Embassy", some random guy on the street laughed.
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I don't believe so, though I could be wrong. There is a reason why the scammers always insist on Western Union when you are sending money to them though.
I thought this was common knowledge, certainly when I was walking past the WU branch on Tottenham Court Road and commented loudly to my GF "Oh look, it's the Nigerian Embassy", some random guy on the street laughed.
I thought this was common knowledge, certainly when I was walking past the WU branch on Tottenham Court Road and commented loudly to my GF "Oh look, it's the Nigerian Embassy", some random guy on the street laughed.
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