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western union.........is this a scam?
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mclaren wrote:i woudl ask him if he would do a bank transfer as you would have his bank details if anything did go wrong so theoreticly report him to the police and contact your bank and his if anything did go wrong so they would be lookin in to it causing him grief. paypal imho isnt the best way - or ask him if he would accept a cheque from uk.
This is going to sound rude, but this is wrong on so many levels. 1) So you have his bank details - so what? Everybody I've ever given a cheque to has my bank details. Do you really think a bank cares one jot that you have a financial claim against someone? Pay him by a cheque? What sort of protection is that going to give? Yes, there are circumstances where the bank can "claw back" money after a cheque has cleared but they all relate to fraudulent instuments (e.g. the cheque was not signed by the account holder).0 -
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this person uses https://www.ec21.com and is a seller on there.
what is this website like? good or bad?
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Jacklin2001 wrote:this person uses https://www.ec21.com and is a seller on there.
what is this website like? good or bad?
Andy
never heard of it and my advice to treat this as a no no still stands.
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SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM
You get the message?My broad mind and narrow waist are slowly swapping places!!0 -
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go get a western union receipt for (say) 1.47 or something
scan it after adding a few zeros at the end and have a laff
really, it'll be worth a fiver or so just to try to get this dude onto https://www.419eater.com
otherwise, yep, it's a scammoney saving my @rse.
I've spent 10x as much as I would if I had never discovered this website :-)
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SCAM....MACS.....whatever way you read it!0
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I agree with all the others don't go through with it.-->♥<-- Sugar Coated Owl -->♥<--
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Woohoo! I'm normal! Gotta go tell the cat.0 -
try googling Western Union / scam and see how many hits you come up with and answer your own question.Four guns yet only one trigger prepare for a volley.Together we can make a difference.0
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If i can add my two pence to this one......
Most Thomson Travel agents offer western union service and you dont have to have the MCTN to get the money a search an be done by the operator to fnd it.
DONT DO IT, IS A SCAM !!!!!!!!!!!!I work for TUI Group of Companies. My companies ATOL/ABTA numbers are 2524 / D5299. You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Travel Agent, so you need to take my word for it but Atol numbers can be checked on the Civil Aviation Authority website. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Travel Agent Code of Conduct.0
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