car buying scam cashmy-car.com

essexcowboy

This week they are called cash my-car.com.

Beware if you are contacted regarding selling your car, these scammers just try to get you to pay a £50 appointment fee via ukash or western union. They aren't interested in buying cars just the £50 !!!!!!

They normally send a text to everyone with a car for sale on the auto trader and offer them a price thats too good to be true.

The old saying goes when somethings to good to be true it usually is !!!!!

They change the site every other week.

gbcarbuyer.com, gbautobuyer.com, this week cashmy-car.com

[Deleted User]

I think Ukash is solely used for scams. I've not heard of any legitimate service that uses Ukash.

jumperjohn

Had a text from this company just today, I like to think I'm quite savvy so I deleted the message straight after receiving it. I also got an email from another scammer, in the bin also. That's the problem with autotrader I suppose.

emwill

THIS IS A SCAM DO NOT GO ANYWHERE NEAR THEM!:mad:

andygb

jumperjohn wrote: »

Had a text from this company just today, I like to think I'm quite savvy so I deleted the message straight after receiving it. I also got an email from another scammer, in the bin also. That's the problem with autotrader I suppose.

I just sold a car through the Trader no problem, but there is just one simple thing to remember - a fool and his money are easily parted.
Why would you pay anyone to put you in touch with a buyer, when you have just paid to put your advert in a magazine/on the web?
If anyone phones you up, and asks you to pay £50, 60, 70 whatever, because they have someone interested in your car, then just tell them you will pay them after their customer has paid you. If they persist, then tell them to **** off!
Sometimes being rude is the only way to deal with these scammers.