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20 May 2005, 06:54 PM
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Strange thing happened on the way to Autotrader ...
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Got an S Reg 316 for sale on Autotrader and today received a suspicious email on it. What do you think? Tempted to reply just to see what happens!
Hello,
I am Mrs,Barbara Sam.,Director of L.B.A inc. 28760 Tres Cantos,Madrid-Spain.. We purchase,Pick-up and Deliver all kind of items for customers worldwide and we get paid in commission by our customer,after payment has been confirmed by the seller to the buyer.Presently we have a customer interested in purchasing your (Unit) that was advertised on the internet, and we will arrange for the pick up of the Unit.Please we would want to know if it is still availiable.If it is, the following information is required:
(i)The final/bottom price of the Unit ( 4250 )
(ii)The recent picture of the Unit,interior & exterior if you can.
(iii)Why you are selling the Unit?
Thanks for your anticipated efforts.
Yours truly,
Mrs,Barbara Sam.
28760 Tres Cantos
Madrid-Spain
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Got an S Reg 316 for sale on Autotrader and today received a suspicious email on it. What do you think? Tempted to reply just to see what happens!
Hello,
I am Mrs,Barbara Sam.,Director of L.B.A inc. 28760 Tres Cantos,Madrid-Spain.. We purchase,Pick-up and Deliver all kind of items for customers worldwide and we get paid in commission by our customer,after payment has been confirmed by the seller to the buyer.Presently we have a customer interested in purchasing your (Unit) that was advertised on the internet, and we will arrange for the pick up of the Unit.Please we would want to know if it is still availiable.If it is, the following information is required:
(i)The final/bottom price of the Unit ( 4250 )
(ii)The recent picture of the Unit,interior & exterior if you can.
(iii)Why you are selling the Unit?
Thanks for your anticipated efforts.
Yours truly,
Mrs,Barbara Sam.
28760 Tres Cantos
Madrid-Spain
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20 May 2005, 07:44 PM
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Wouldn't touch it with a bargepole personally but it's your car!
Could be absolutely legit but the clue is in their first question - most types of cheque scam almost always start with the "buyer" asking the seller what their "bottom/final price" is!
Could be absolutely legit but the clue is in their first question - most types of cheque scam almost always start with the "buyer" asking the seller what their "bottom/final price" is!
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20 May 2005, 07:49 PM
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The email was intercepted by my email system; it sends an automatic email to all new email addresses that arrive requesting they confirm that they exist ie to check that a real person has sent it rather than a computer. No reply as yet to the automatic email ... surprise, surprise!
Has anyone on here ever replied to such a request? If so, what happened?
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The email was intercepted by my email system; it sends an automatic email to all new email addresses that arrive requesting they confirm that they exist ie to check that a real person has sent it rather than a computer. No reply as yet to the automatic email ... surprise, surprise!
Has anyone on here ever replied to such a request? If so, what happened?
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20 May 2005, 07:54 PM
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Some people do, and they lose their car. Just ignore it, or if you feel so inclined, forward it to the police. Just whatever you do, don't even consider going through with the 'deal'.
27 May 2005, 07:28 PM
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Got another one!
MAIL NOTIFICATION.
PURCHASE OF YOUR CAR;1998 BMW 3 SERIES 316i SE 4dr Saloon,,,
COST OF CAR:#4,000
MODE OF PAYMENT:BANKERS DRAFT/MONEY ORDER.
FULL NAME:MR steve rod.
CONTACT ADDRESS:38 Jan Van Gogh Allee,
Oslo,
Norway.
Please get back to me with pictures of interior and engine if your 1998 BMW 3 SERIES 316i SE 4dr Saloon,,is still available for sale with the understated information so as to ensure a smooth transaction i await your response...................
FULL NAME:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
MOBILE/PHONE NUMBER:
PREFERRED MODE OF PAYMENT:Specify(MONERY ORDER or bankers draft
Would anyone really be enough of a muppet to fall for this?!
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Got another one!
MAIL NOTIFICATION.
PURCHASE OF YOUR CAR;1998 BMW 3 SERIES 316i SE 4dr Saloon,,,
COST OF CAR:#4,000
MODE OF PAYMENT:BANKERS DRAFT/MONEY ORDER.
FULL NAME:MR steve rod.
CONTACT ADDRESS:38 Jan Van Gogh Allee,
Oslo,
Norway.
Please get back to me with pictures of interior and engine if your 1998 BMW 3 SERIES 316i SE 4dr Saloon,,is still available for sale with the understated information so as to ensure a smooth transaction i await your response...................
FULL NAME:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
MOBILE/PHONE NUMBER:
PREFERRED MODE OF PAYMENT:Specify(MONERY ORDER or bankers draft
Would anyone really be enough of a muppet to fall for this?!
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27 May 2005, 07:30 PM
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With regands on your 1998 BMW 3 SERIES 316i SE 4dr Saloon,,,#4,250, but i want to inform you that i have my private shipping agent who will be comming for the picking up , so could you let me know the price of the item and the availability and condition also send me some available pictures. And also i will like to know if you will bankers draft or check as method of payment. Thanks for understanding i await your fast reply.
Regards
john
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With regands on your 1998 BMW 3 SERIES 316i SE 4dr Saloon,,,#4,250, but i want to inform you that i have my private shipping agent who will be comming for the picking up , so could you let me know the price of the item and the availability and condition also send me some available pictures. And also i will like to know if you will bankers draft or check as method of payment. Thanks for understanding i await your fast reply.
Regards
john
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27 May 2005, 09:35 PM
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tell them to send you £50 cash first
ps i have a holding address in southampton
we can share the profit
remember to ask them to send a pic of themselves with pencils sticking out of each ear,and a sign saying "is this the way to amarillo"
ps i have a holding address in southampton
we can share the profit
remember to ask them to send a pic of themselves with pencils sticking out of each ear,and a sign saying "is this the way to amarillo"
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This scam has been going on for a good while now and yes a few people have fallen for it. What happens is, they send you a bankers draft, which seems legit, and the bank also thinks it is legit. So you release the car to their shipping agents. Then all of a sudden, the bank relises the draft is a fake, and you have to cough up the money!! So you now have no car and even less money.
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Fake? Does that mean it's stolen or a copy? Surely when you pay them in to the Bank the Bank must know if they are fake or stolen?
By the way, I'd never accept a cheque re payment for a car but probably would take a Bankers Draft. Best payment method IMHO is a direct transfer of cash from one Account to another. That's how the last 3 cars have been paid for when sold by me.
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Fake? Does that mean it's stolen or a copy? Surely when you pay them in to the Bank the Bank must know if they are fake or stolen?
By the way, I'd never accept a cheque re payment for a car but probably would take a Bankers Draft. Best payment method IMHO is a direct transfer of cash from one Account to another. That's how the last 3 cars have been paid for when sold by me.
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