Flathead

If you are thinking of buying a car and this email address is involved don't bother tmx1975@gmail.com, This guy was selling on ebay a Volvo and has just stung my cousin for three grand. He says he is on a oil rig and the money is put in a holding account until your satisfied with the vehicle. once the bank transfers the money you have lost it.

tubbytommy

iTrader: (20)

if your stupid enough to trust people you have never met,its your own fault.
if buying private make sure you go to persons house and see the car for yourself.
seriously who hands over 3k before seeing the car to a person you dont know??

Flathead

This is his first email

Subject: Re: Volvo XC90
From: tmx1975@gmail.com
To:

Nick,
The payment will be done using bank transfer. As I said, pick up isn't possible because I'm working on an oil rig but I can arrange the delivery of the car for £100... Please read my previous email and you will see that you'll get a chance to VIEW and TEST the car before any money is given to me... This way everybody is happy: I see that you are a serious buyer with money and NOT a time waster and you'll view/test the car before any money is given to me... Please decide quickly if you wish to buy it or not by the specified terms because I do have other people interested in the car. In order to go ahead with the sale I need your full name and address for delivery. Once the requested details will be provided, eBay will contact you with ALL the info regarding delivery, payment, purchase protection and refund policy so please provide your details before any other questions. You will find 90% of answers in the info eBay will send you.
Will wait to hear from you.
Thank you,
Joe

tubbytommy

iTrader: (20)

so did he see and test the car before handing over the cash?

Terminator X

iTrader: (7)

Wtf your cousin must be nuts ... £3k to a stranger I'll bet it was a good price though

TX.

DJ_Jon

iTrader: (7)

You got scammed, if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.

Don't feel too bad though, there are plenty of other idiots out there who will fall for the same scam.

tubbytommy

iTrader: (20)

did the car come with some "magic beans" for only an extra £500?

Jaybird-UK

Please take the internet away from your cousin for his own sake.

Flathead

Sadly no he never saw the car only pics on ebay, he is just gutted he fell for it.

Jaybird-UK

On a more serious note, I trust he has informed ebay and the Police?

Flathead

Yes the police are involved and also ebay.

Alg

Indian.

http://www.landcruiserclub.net/forum...c.php?p=110492

tubbytommy

iTrader: (20)

So did he view the car before handing over 3k?

Flathead

I saw that on the landcruiser forum he is probably abroad and the money is long gone.

Flathead

No he never viewed it the car probably never even exists.

tubbytommy

iTrader: (20)

there is the problem, if your daft enough to hand over £3000 to a man you dont know and have never met,money for a car you have never seen then you deserve to lose it.

not a good thing but a fool and his money........

An0n0m0us

As soon as anyone tells me I can't see a car I want to buy I tell them no thanks and walk away. It had scam written all over it. Was £3k the total price advertised?

Wolf_gsxr

Surely alarm bells should ring when he tells you he's on an oil rig. Who advertises a car when there not physically capable of being there to sell it. Tough lesson learned. Hope you get your money back.

Carlh

Fantom

The cheapest Volvo XC90 on pistonheads is £6k............

£3k should have rang some alarm bells?

tubbytommy

iTrader: (20)

or handing over money for a car you have not seen to a man you have not met

Ant

God there's some ****ing idiots around.

No sympathy from me dumbness and common sense failure is what lost him £3k.


Buy as I'm bored I'm going to email that address.

Ant

Emailed asking if it's still available and willing to pay cash

We'll see if he's greedy

tubbytommy

iTrader: (20)

ill sell you a ferrari for £5000 just send me your address and ill deliver it after payment so you can view it.
i would deliver it but im on the moon at the moment and have no use for the car

MDS_WRX

iTrader: (1)

It's no wonder scammers continue to scam if it's that easy to get money out of people.

Ant

Pm me the bank details , I'll send you £6k for making it a pleasant transcation.

David Lock

To me even the style of that message is suspect. It's been well written and thought through and I can imagine that being sent as standard to many victims.


dl

tubbytommy

iTrader: (20)

deal
send money to
george_agdgdgwngo@wescamyou.com

when money is received ill deliver the ferrari honest!

fivetide

iTrader: (1)

This. What a well known scam too.

5t.

An0n0m0us