Audi A3 Scam

unclebulgaria

motorguy wrote: »

+1

These scams prey on the terminally dim.

Yep!
That's why I posted the thread.

unclebulgaria

C_Mababejive wrote: »

Have you reported the matter to the police?

Yep!
They're have asked for the emails and his details.

unclebulgaria

Just in case anyone comes across this type of scam on the internet.
Contact action fraud 0300 123 2040

forgotmyname

I had noticed this. Scammers seem to choose a select few cars.

Maybe its cars they have the details of, Fellow scammers, Family etc.

Or its the buyers of these cars they are targeting?

Reported several A3 and Kuga adverts myself.


Oh look another one... LOL

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201302085261205/sort/default/usedcars/maximum-age/up_to_3_years_old/model/a3/make/audi/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/page/1/radius/1501/postcode/sw111aa?logcode=p

unclebulgaria

Yeah when I reported it to the authorities they said there has been a massive rise in people falling for the "I'll give you more than you're asking" scam, its a bit too much detail to go into but I can understand it being easy to fall for if you're a trusting person and a little desperate.
I see its been removed. There are some sh*ts out there!

spacey2012

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The guy selling the car is shown as Richard Albans via a company called Major Foote Ltd.
[/QUOTE]

No it is not, it is a scammer thousands of miles away, both the car and the person do not exist.

unclebulgaria

spacey2012 wrote: »

[QUOTE/]
The guy selling the car is shown as Richard Albans via a company called Major Foote Ltd.

No it is not, it is a scammer thousands of miles away, both the car and the person do not exist.[/QUOTE]

I KNOW THAT! :mad:

forgotmyname

Yeah Autotrader do seem to take them down fairly quickly. But what suprises me is how many obviously dodgy adverts get put up.

And sometimes the page you get when the cars removed has the next scam car top of the list of alternatives. How daft is that.