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French_Knickers

nikkilala wrote: »

It sounds like he'll get a chargeback of some sort once the car has been collected:eek:Sounds very very strange;)

Well thats the only thing I thought, but surely you cant do a chargeback on a bankerd draft? So long since I exchanged money in this way I can't remember!

French_Knickers

newbie1980 wrote: »

its been in the papers many times they are fraudulant drafts and they look cleared but will bounce after so many days but you think its cleared
tell your friend to stay well clear

Thanks. I knew there'd be an angle but just didn't know what it was.

Cheers for the other replies too.

scamps1966

fairclaire wrote: »

Scamps, does this compare to anywhere else or is it n/a? TIA

Not sure as I buy it separately.:)

itch_for_a_glitch

French_Knickers wrote: »

Got an odd one for you guys.

Mate of mine just came in. He's advertised his car in a couple of local rags and gumtree. A fellah emailed him last week saying he'd take his word for the description of the car and needed it for work and would send him a cheque.Value was going to be £900 for the car plus 20 quid the guy offered for taking his word by mail.

Bloke then emailed him a couple of days to see if the cheque had arrived.It arrived today. A bankers draft from an irish bank for £3000. It arrived by airmail from togolaise!!!

Apparently once the money is cleared my mate is to email him so he can organise for the car to be collected.

Sounds like a scam of some description to me but no idea what the angle would be here. Any ideas???

Await email request for overpayment to be returned - throw paperwork away and readvertise the car

cheesyball

Waiting to see how much i've messed my apgs up then going to bed,:eek:
guess i'm not as well as i thought but not been out for a week so thought i'd try:(

David.

French_Knickers wrote: »

Got an odd one for you guys.

Mate of mine just came in. He's advertised his car in a couple of local rags and gumtree. A fellah emailed him last week saying he'd take his word for the description of the car and needed it for work and would send him a cheque.Value was going to be £900 for the car plus 20 quid the guy offered for taking his word by mail.

Bloke then emailed him a couple of days to see if the cheque had arrived.It arrived today. A bankers draft from an irish bank for £3000. It arrived by airmail from togolaise!!!

Apparently once the money is cleared my mate is to email him so he can organise for the car to be collected.

Sounds like a scam of some description to me but no idea what the angle would be here. Any ideas???

Nigerian scam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_scam

Enterprise_1701C

CouponWoman - don't read this as it will upset you.

I remember a couple of years ago that airlines were considering actually using the combined weight of the passenger and luggage rather than just luggage.

It does cost more to transport an overweight person and their luggage than it does to transport a normal sized person and their luggage. I for one am in favour of doing this, but it would be so difficult to implement it that I think they backed off it.

I would never consider it fair to charge extra for the luggage required for disabled people, but for the most part a fat person can lose weight, a disabled person generally cannot change that fact. If a fat person has medical reasons for the extra weight then they would be able to prove that and be excused from the extra charges.

There was a large person on our Cuba flights. Every time he went to the loo he blocked the aisle and caused ridiculous tailbacks.

Now I am running off to avoid the missiles about to be thrown in my direction.

nikkilala_2

Evening all:)Finally finished all Ds's uni shopping today:TThis is expensive business:eek::eek:So the next few days will be spent washing and ironing and getting him packed up and ready to go on Saturday:(Obviously I needed a new outfit to take him in;)Just off "glitchy" shopping with Nannylala to see if we can find some gammon;)

fairclaire

cheesyball wrote: »

Waiting to see how much i've messed my apgs up then going to bed,:eek:
guess i'm not as well as i thought but not been out for a week so thought i'd try:(

here have a hug((((())))). you sound like you need it:)

Irishsmurfy

French_Knickers wrote: »

Got an odd one for you guys.

Mate of mine just came in. He's advertised his car in a couple of local rags and gumtree. A fellah emailed him last week saying he'd take his word for the description of the car and needed it for work and would send him a cheque.Value was going to be £900 for the car plus 20 quid the guy offered for taking his word by mail.

Bloke then emailed him a couple of days to see if the cheque had arrived.It arrived today. A bankers draft from an irish bank for £3000. It arrived by airmail from togolaise!!!

Apparently once the money is cleared my mate is to email him so he can organise for the car to be collected.

Sounds like a scam of some description to me but no idea what the angle would be here. Any ideas???

Don't touch with a bargepole!!!