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This stinks of fraud....

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  • Hintza
    Hintza Posts: 19,420 Forumite
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    pjjafc wrote: »
    Why ask anyway?? :think:

    We are all sitting on the edge of our seats awaiting the final sale.
  • Lum
    Lum Posts: 6,460 Forumite
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    Inactive wrote: »
    These are so old now, I am surprised that these scam merchants even bother, only an idiot would waste time reading them.:)

    Do you drive, ride or cycle?

    If so, how many idiots do you encounter on a daily basis?


    Oh and I thought it was 6 months for stolen bankers drafts.

    OP: If you want to have a bit of fun then set up a new email address with gmail or something, edit their email to refer to a completely different car in a different location and then respond. Wasting these guys time provides a valuable service.
  • Ebe_Scrooge
    Ebe_Scrooge Posts: 7,320 Forumite
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    I've often been tempted with these scams to go along with it, bank the cheque then just leave it at that - i.e. no further correspondence with them, don't ship the car to them. They're hardly likely to come over from Nigeria looking for you, and if you can provide a false address in the first place then you're high and dry.
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    Hintza wrote: »
    We are all sitting on the edge of our seats awaiting the final sale.

    We could well be here a long time.

    These scam merchants seem to target the no hope sellers.:)
  • A variation on this scam that I read about is that the first payments do go through as promised and then having gained some trust, they seek to bundle a second transaction into the deal at the last minute leaving some financial gain in it for you.
    It's on the second transaction that they clean up...
    I like living in Spain...
  • pjjafc
    pjjafc Posts: 241 Forumite
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    Hintza wrote: »
    We are all sitting on the edge of our seats awaiting the final sale.

    Wow your life sounds so interesting.....
  • pjjafc
    pjjafc Posts: 241 Forumite
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    Inactive wrote: »
    We could well be here a long time.

    These scam merchants seem to target the no hope sellers.:)


    No hope sellers??

    Do you have a problem with me or something??

    Only posted to see if I could get some help selling my car on another thread and you seem to have a problem with it??

    Also just looked through your posts, is there any particular reason a lot of your posts are negative and trying to make people look stupid??

    If you have a problem why dont you send me a PM .
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    pjjafc wrote: »
    No hope sellers??

    Well the buyers are hardly fighting over it are they?:)

    How many people on here have told you that it is over priced?
  • pjjafc
    pjjafc Posts: 241 Forumite
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    Inactive wrote: »
    Well the buyers are hardly fighting over it are they?:)

    How many people on here have told you that it is over priced?

    3 people. Still having a enquires so will stick to my current price if thats ok with you.

    Not going to answer any of my other questions then??

    Didnt think so.
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    pjjafc wrote: »
    3 people. Still having a enquires so will stick to my current price if thats ok with you.

    .

    Fine by me, it's your car that you cannot sell, not mine.:)
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