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missy.moo_3

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???

This sort of scam has been going on for years. Draft is more than likely forged. He'll request his 'overpayment' back. Tell your mate to steer well clear.

French_Knickers

itch_for_a_glitch wrote: »

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

He's had another email today saying the 'extra' money is to pay for shipping costs. But doesn't say what my mate should be shipping or where to!

lol fair play to em for trying though.

I've told my mate to email back saying if they contact him again he'll contact the police. Should make em go away.

RootedNomad

Cullumpster wrote: »

OK guys just found this thread as it was hidden I can't believe I've missed out on this, I'm having a blonde moment I think and still can't figure it out (longday) the ambrosia on my app is 40p is that still making it work or have I missed the boat also I'm looking on the first page trying to work it out but I'm still struggling do I have to have 1ambrosia and then 2orlf something else and then 3 of something or am I completely wrong??

Hi

It really helps to read through the threads (including past ones) to get the best benefit - it is easy to make mistakes - but yes, easiest is to start with an A vs W shop. Need the 120g pot ambrosia original rice (or choc, NOT apple) - think it has gone up to 40p today, and then add from the Waitrose cereal/cleaning/robinsons etc 3 for 2 lists, either 2, 5, 8 or 11 (end number must be divisible by 3) items.

Make sure you have at least 8 different qualifying items, so if you have one rice and say 5 cereals, you will need at least 2 other items, but it is best to have say 4 to be sure. Look through peoples lists for ideas or maybe copy a list to start out with?

Check chosen items compare on msm as this is what is used for the comparison.

Each APG now capped at £15. No idea how long the glitch will go on for - please bear in mind it could stop anytime.

mc4martyc

wendyak wrote: »

Morning you orrible lot, I'm holding you all responsible for my injuries!!!!
Last night I came on here to find more squabbling and bickering so thought I would post something to lighten the mood a little.
As I was about to start my evil old cat started howling at the door so I let him in and in my stocking feet, popped out on to a dry bit of concrete to see if my neighbour had returned.
My neighbour has not shown up for over a week and I have been holding a parcel...............strange.
Anyhow, as I turned to go indoors I forgot about lifting my foot and caught my big toe on the bottom bar bending it under.
As I brought the other foot over I did the same thing and ended up on all fours in the doorway.
As the owner of three herniated discs this was not a good move as my back went at the same time.
So there is me screaming in pain on all fours with my ar*e in the street and the rest indoors....not a pretty sight!!!
NOW STOP ARGUING ITS FLIPPING DANGEROUS!!!!!!!

So sorry for your injuries but.............................
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
The images in my head now

tbw

sew_and_sew wrote: »

If I put a 3 for 2 offer AND a 2 for 1 offer on same shopping list do I need two trigger items?

Would it make a difference if one of the offers was at one supermarket and the other from another supermarket?

Yes and Yes (at least I think so!)

squigs

fairclaire wrote: »

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

Be careful as it may compare.:eek:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=55904035&postcount=86

And also

£7.84
£8.74
**£3.00


Tesco Smoked Gammon Joint (1.3Kg) £7.84

David.

wendyak wrote: »

Morning you orrible lot, I'm holding you all responsible for my injuries!!!!
Last night I came on here to find more squabbling and bickering so thought I would post something to lighten the mood a little.
As I was about to start my evil old cat started howling at the door so I let him in and in my stocking feet, popped out on to a dry bit of concrete to see if my neighbour had returned.
My neighbour has not shown up for over a week and I have been holding a parcel...............strange.
Anyhow, as I turned to go indoors I forgot about lifting my foot and caught my big toe on the bottom bar bending it under.
As I brought the other foot over I did the same thing and ended up on all fours in the doorway.
As the owner of three herniated discs this was not a good move as my back went at the same time.
So there is me screaming in pain on all fours with my ar*e in the street and the rest indoors....not a pretty sight!!!
NOW STOP ARGUING ITS FLIPPING DANGEROUS!!!!!!!

So is posting that I nearly choked on my coffee :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

lawrie28

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???

Best thing to do is to contact police and your bank.

THe Bankers draft will be forged/stolen, but they will send some bank details through to return the £2k overpayment.

THe idea is you pay the £3k into your bank, and it will show pretty quickly, and you can drawn money from it/transfer it our of your account.

SO you then do a bank transfer to the account they give you for the overpayment/ask for the cash when they collect the car.

They then have your car and £2k of money, and then the bankers draft bounces as stolen/forged, leaving you £2k down and with no car.

If he plays along, but informs the police etc, then they may set up a sting to catch them and remove the robbing scumbags from the streets to do this again.

Or (more likely, in my experience) the police will say it is a financial crime and they are not interested......

Cullumpster

RootedNomad wrote: »

Hi

It really helps to read through the threads (including past ones) to get the best benefit - it is easy to make mistakes - but yes, easiest is to start with an A vs W shop. Need the 120g pot ambrosia original rice (or choc, NOT apple) - think it has gone up to 40p today, and then add from the Waitrose cereal/cleaning/robinsons etc 3 for 2 lists, either 2, 5, 8 or 11 (end number must be divisible by 3) items.

Make sure you have at least 8 different qualifying items, so if you have one rice and say 5 cereals, you will need at least 2 other items, but it is best to have say 4 to be sure. Look through peoples lists for ideas or maybe copy a list to start out with?

Check chosen items compare on msm as this is what is used for the comparison.

Each APG now capped at £15. No idea how long the glitch will go on for - please bear in mind it could stop anytime.

Thanks wow that has just fried my head reading it haha I'm in the middle of doing an as shop at the mo if I copy everything down would someone be able to point me in the right direction don't worry if not. Thanks again x

silverhairgranny

batteries worked for me. keep the grandkids on the WII a bit longer

0.19 x ASDA Bananas by Weight (100g) £0.13 N/A
0.15 x ASDA Carrots by Weight (100g) £0.12 £0.13
0.05 x ASDA Mushrooms by Weight (100g) £0.14 N/A
0.17 x ASDA Onions by Weight (100g) £0.15 £0.17
1 x ASDA British Semi Skimmed Milk 4 Pints (2.27L) £1.00 £1.18
1 x Ambrosia Rice Pudding Original (120g) £0.40 £0.32
2 x Duck Fresh Discs Alpine Air (6) £4.00 £0.64
3 x Duracell Ultra M3 AA Batteries (4) £9.00 £2.38
1 x Duracell Ultra Power AAA Batteries (4) £3.00 £0.80
2 x Fox's Rocky Chocolate Bars (9x20g) £2.00 £1.59

Comparison total (compared products only) £19.67 £7.21
HTH:rotfl::rotfl: