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Is this a scam?
nodiscount
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I'm getting more and more disillusioned with Autotrader.
This has to be a scam surely?
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201309248941191/sort/default/usedcars/price-to/9000/maximum-mileage/up_to_100000_miles/fuel-type/diesel/price-from/500/maximum-age/up_to_4_years_old/model/3_series/make/bmw/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/radius/1500/postcode/wf176np/page/1?logcode=p
Why does the image say 'don't contact me'? It's far too cheap too.
This has to be a scam surely?
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201309248941191/sort/default/usedcars/price-to/9000/maximum-mileage/up_to_100000_miles/fuel-type/diesel/price-from/500/maximum-age/up_to_4_years_old/model/3_series/make/bmw/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/radius/1500/postcode/wf176np/page/1?logcode=p
Why does the image say 'don't contact me'? It's far too cheap too.
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Of course it is a scam. Far to cheap and e-mail contact details in the photos - reported."Dream World" by The B Sharps....describes a lot of the posts in the Loans and Mortgage sections !!!0
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Foxy-Stoat wrote: »Of course it is a scam. Far to cheap and e-mail contact details in the photos - reported.
You reported it to Autotrader?
They charge so much to advertise, they should be vetting these things.0 -
Yeah there's a report button you click on....if enough peoples report it they take it down.
Why should they vett every advert, they get more money this way and don't care about the greedy folk who fall for the scams.....if anyone still does or not I don't know."Dream World" by The B Sharps....describes a lot of the posts in the Loans and Mortgage sections !!!0 -
Scam.
At a guess I'd say the dealer's account has been hacked.1. Have you tried to Google the answer?
2. If you were in the other person's shoes, how would you react?
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Foxy-Stoat wrote: »Yeah there's a report button you click on....if enough peoples report it they take it down.
Why should they vett every advert, they get more money this way and don't care about the greedy folk who fall for the scams.....if anyone still does or not I don't know.
I'm sure they don't 'vet' anything - they just rely on folks to complain about an obvious 'wrong un' like this.
That car is approx half of the price it should be.0 -
Its linked to a Citreon dealer in the advert but very much doubt they even know about it."Dream World" by The B Sharps....describes a lot of the posts in the Loans and Mortgage sections !!!0
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Just reported it myself after I found another advert of theirs used an email address that is known as one scammers use...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/audi/a3/used-audi-a3-1-9-tdie-sport-5dr-stafford-fpa-201309268979455?logcode=p
http://www.scam.com/showthread.php?t=1644021. Have you tried to Google the answer?
2. If you were in the other person's shoes, how would you react?
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Just reported 30 spam cars. Still plenty left if your bored.
Seems @live.co.uk is the popular email address for scammers.Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...0 -
everyone should email them and waste their times, just like they are wasting buyers time.0
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