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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 08:20 PM
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http://ioofmausedcar.com, all sold as repos, but price seems to be to good
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 08:29 PM
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Love this....but get the impression they may not have registration docs, as looks like they (in some cases) are pictured outside the previous owners house'. I.e. The repo men have taken pics, then dragged the cars away, so no documents, log book maybe missing?.....says they send you the paperwork to "register" the car!, also no log book, service stuff etc......i would guess??

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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 08:30 PM
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mmm...doesnt look proper
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by BBB3
mmm...doesnt look proper
That's what im thinking, a search on the net doesnt seem to bring up alot of info either...

But pay with a credit card, whats there to lose????
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 08:36 PM
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Evo 10 gsr 330 for 10K

http://ioofmausedcar.com/2008-mitsub...-x-saloon.html
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 08:36 PM
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hmmmmm, just done some digging:

On further investigation their domain name details are suspicious detailed below:
Domain Name.......... ioofmausedcar.net
Creation Date........ 2011-01-18
Registration Date.... 2011-01-18
Expiry Date.......... 2012-01-18
Organisation Name.... Chris Cameron
Organisation Address. PO Box 61359
Organisation Address.
Organisation Address. Sunnyvale
Organisation Address. 94088
Organisation Address. CA
Organisation Address. US

Admin Name........... Admin PrivateRegContact
Admin Address........ PO Box 61359
Admin Address........ registered post accepted only
Admin Address........ Sunnyvale
Admin Address........ 94088
Admin Address........ CA
Admin Address........ US
Admin Email..........
Admin Phone.......... +1.5105952002
Admin Fax............

Tech Name............ TECH PrivateRegContact
Tech Address......... PO Box 61359
Tech Address......... registered post accepted only
Tech Address......... Sunnyvale
Tech Address......... 94088
Tech Address......... CA
Tech Address......... US
Tech Email...........
Tech Phone........... +1.5105952002
Tech Fax.............
Name Server.......... yns1.yahoo.com
Name Server.......... yns2.yahoo.com



The web site in its current form has only existed since 18/Jan/2011......just found that in yahoo....seems odd, but still??!!

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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by dr jim
reg is wx08 stz by the looks of it wonder who owned it poor sod
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 08:41 PM
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Got to be a scam....

RS4 for 14K.

05 sti 5K
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 08:42 PM
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Waht is EXTREAMLY odd, is people seems to be writing positive reviews on random web sites all over the net, literally right now!!! many i have seen have been posted in the last 10 mins, thats extreamly wierd. Almost like someone is doing it to generate positive reviews from web searches....its not making great sense at the moment...
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 08:44 PM
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New company??
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 08:46 PM
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says been doing it for 10 years?>?
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 09:15 PM
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Im seeing positive review after positive review pop up on google, literally before my eyes, people are writing these reviews to generate positive hits on web search without a doubt....looked into web site some more:


The site has been registered in Australia the IP address goes to Malaysia, also has servers in hong kong, and holland. Very odd to me. Also thier stated business address looks like a house on the Isle of Man, and post goes to a P.O. BOX only.
No way would i part with money thier way. Fascinating though, what can/ is being done to generate positive google results.

Get 5/6 peoples money. Business is gone, change its name, start again.

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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 09:19 PM
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yeah looks way too good to be true pitty too because that sti looks very tempting, i would say the cars are real but weather these guys have them to sell is another question.
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 10:12 PM
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i would say it could well be genuine, there is a place on ebay that sells cars repossessed on behalf of log book loans, they have the log book and key/s as security on the car in the event of default.
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Originally Posted by dr jim
That's what im thinking, a search on the net doesnt seem to bring up alot of info either...

But pay with a credit card, whats there to lose????
might have to buy the range rover then see if it turns up for 10k

''if it dont no worries was worth a try''
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 01:37 AM
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I can't belive how stupid some ppl can be.......it's obviously a scam. If it was lagit all the pictures would be in the same place in a yard. I can't belive people actually fall for this sh#t
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 08:15 AM
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I do occasional repossessions / hand-backs on behalf of a debt recovery company (mostly Bank of Scotland) & the vast majority of vehicles have to be taken to the nearest British Car Auction site to get the highest possible safe return. We can sometimes buy the vehicles for ourselves but usually so much is owed on it that it's not worth buying & if the client couldn't afford the payments, he's sure to have skimped on servicing!
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 11:26 AM
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is there anyway of checking the reg against any database that would record them as repo's?
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 12:07 PM
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Not as such but if the vehicle is on "the wanted register" it will come up on the HPI although when the fiance company disposes of the vehicle they no longer have a an interest in the car & in theory the flag would be removed.

Likewise if anybody sees an expensive car that's being stored give me the reg & I'll check it - there's always a finders fee!
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 01:15 PM
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not all are cheap
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 01:44 PM
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I think if you can find the another advert/source pics of the Bentley Continental GT somewhere, you can easily prove its a scam....its quite a distinctive car - The private plate alone is worth as much the asking price!

Already checked the autotrader and tineye.
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 02:05 PM
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why would any 1 hand over cash over the internet for a car they have never seen in real life or know who is selling it is beyond me asking for trouble imho

p.s. if the cars are real an in the uk you would be able to go and veiw them and/or collect
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 02:09 PM
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www.ioofmausedcar.com
12 Kingswood Grove,, Douglas, United Kingdom (Great Britain), , IM1 3LY
Phone: 08702956172
Fax: +44 020 7657 4416
Web site: http://www.ioofmausedcar.com/
E-mail: orders@ioofmausedcar.net



Just ordered myself a V6 Clio for 3,999

bargain
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by stef_2010
www.ioofmausedcar.com
12 Kingswood Grove,, Douglas, United Kingdom (Great Britain), , IM1 3LY
Phone: 08702956172
Fax: +44 020 7657 4416
Web site: http://www.ioofmausedcar.com/
E-mail: orders@ioofmausedcar.net



Just ordered myself a V6 Clio for 3,999

bargain
lol
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 02:38 PM
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^^^ That is someone's house....
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wont even let me pay for it !

I phoned that number and its been disconnected because of breach of terms
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It is not a scam though!!!.....
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Originally Posted by SpecDscooby
It is not a scam though!!!.....
Thats why i'm frantically trying to wire transfer 3999 before someone else buys the car I want
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did you pay for it in the end then
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Wake up everybody please..........

The WHOLE WEBSITE is one huge massive full-on 100% scam.

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