Buying car from abroad

tim9966

Have you got a link to the advert? I would be wanting to see some photos of the car clearly taking in Portugal, ie in a car park with plenty of cars with Portugal number plates visable in the back ground.

verityboo

nitz927 wrote: »

I mean she has provided her address and everything and the car has the number plate with valid registration and the car shows a reflection of her taking the photos and I do not actually have to pay till the car is delivered to my address and I sign it off.

It is a scam. They ask you to pay a third party who (you are told) only release the money once you are happy. In reality the third party website is fake and they get the money as soon as you pay.

Here is a thread where scammers were using a fake site called Yahoo Finance:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2338591

forgotmyname

And the same photo will appear to the next 20 buyers who all pay a deposit or pay for it in full and never see the car.

Payment via paypal secure or yahoo finance? Or similar?

nitz927

verityboo wrote: »

It is a scam. They ask you to pay a third party who (you are told) only release the money once you are happy. In reality the third party website is fake and they get the money as soon as you pay.

Here is a thread where scammers were using a fake site called Yahoo Finance:

But its through Google Wallet.....dont know much but apparently they hold the buyers cash until given permission to transfer it to seller....

nitz927

tim9966 wrote: »

Have you got a link to the advert? I would be wanting to see some photos of the car clearly taking in Portugal, ie in a car park with plenty of cars with Portugal number plates visable in the back ground.

If you want I can email you some of the photos I was sent....they are not in a car park, more like a village road.....

nitz927

What if I go out there and check the car out myself, it will give me the opportunity to drive it back...

Rover_Driver

nitz927 wrote: »

But its through Google Wallet.....dont know much but apparently they hold the buyers cash until given permission to transfer it to seller....

The seller will send you a 'helpful' link for Google Wallet for you to use - but it will be to a spoof site and your money would be gone.

It's like the spoof banking sites, they look realistic but are fake.

Hintza

Go and read up about 419 scams and others.

verityboo

nitz927 wrote: »

But its through Google Wallet.....dont know much but apparently they hold the buyers cash until given permission to transfer it to seller....

So, Exactly the scam I described

redux

nitz927 wrote: »

What if I go out there and check the car out myself, it will give me the opportunity to drive it back...

Buy a return airfare. It will be cheaper to get the return leg in advance rather than on the day.