The Road to Financial Security

BookWorm

Hello Pushkin - congrats on the new car - and glad you are feeling more like yourself

midnight_child

Well done on getting sub 100K, it is a huge milestone. :T:T

MC

Goldiegirl

Pushkin wrote: »

Picked up my new car yesterday - it's lush! Am being rather un MFW and driving around a fair bit to get used to it. DH is away but I need him to come home so he can play with it and then explain the features to me. Am chuffed I managed to get music from my phone playing through the car speakers today!

I also wrapped the first Christmas present today - sadly the first of many but psychologically feel better!

Congrats on the new car. Cars are so technological these days. I got my new car in June, and I'm still getting to grips with all the buttons and levers!

Luckyinlife

Great savings Pushkin i just did an online order saves me so much time well worth it

I like it because i fill my basket up with what id like then i look back over it and think really do i need them and always save a few ££ by not spending more than i need to

shala_moo

Happy new car Pushkin and well done for getting under £100k, must be a great boost :T:T

Pushkin

Thanks for all the best wishes guys, am getting used to the car and having that combined with being off work means I am driving a lot more. Nipped to C0stc0 this morning and drove back past a M0rr1s0ons so I filled up for 99p a litre so pleased about that.

Am meeting a friend tomorrow so more driving and lunch out so more spending - still tis the season and all that.

Pushkin

I am reeling with annoyance, embarrassment and upset - have been scammed regarding an £b@y sale.

The infamous 1Phone failed to sell again last week but on Mon I had a direct message from someone who needed it urgently for his son and offering £45 more than the reserve price. I accepted the offer and he requested I create a P@yP@l invoice for the item. First time doing this so I did and then had an email (purporting to be) from P@yP@l saying the buyer had paid the money into my account but it would remain 'pending' until there was proof I had posted the item.

I hot footed it to the post office and even paid extra for guaranteed next day delivery on trace and track. Emailed the details to 'P@yP@l' as requested and had a validation message by reply advising the money would show in my PP account within 24 hours.

Yesterday afternoon I had another email from 'PP' advising they had overcharged the buyer £200 and I needed to pay him this extra amount and then I would get access to his payment plus the £200 overcharge.

Also had another email from the buyer in very panicked tone with the same kind of message about his PP account being locked and me needing to transfer £200 to him.

Starting to smell fishy...

Rang PP who were very helpful but immediately recognised this as a scam with the creation of the PP invoice as the criminals' mechanism to get my email address and then send the fraudulent PP messages to con me into sending the item. Also checked the address I'd sent it to and said it looked like some kind of freight company - bet the phone is out of the country already

Rang the police to report it as well but not likely they will do anything either .

I am a bit shell shocked really - fell such a fool and so annoyed. Ironic that DH was against just giving this phone to DS as it was too expensive - wish we'd done that.

Sorry for the long message - I'm sure most people reading will think 'how could you be so foolish' but if one person is helped by this into not getting caught out like I have then thats all for the good.

SueP19

Thanks for the head up, there are so many scams about it's easy to be a victim :grouphug:

Luckyinlife

Hi pushkin

This is a common scam on ebay for phones as the phones normally once blocked get sent abroad i guess or broken for parts :[

it happened to my mate same thing happen had a phone up for sale sold for well over what he wanted he asked me what do i think first thing i said was never ever send an item and till the money has cleared for any reason what so ever

If you copy and paste the email you got into google it should come up as a scam email address

I hate this so much it really sickens me hold on you got a phone for free and u want a top up of £200 abousle stinking go out and earn your money like we all have to really winds me up

I feel really sorry for you please dont ever send anything without payments clearing to anyone

Sorry for the rant but your not alone nice people always get done for trying to do the right thing and these scams are set to target good wiled people

I stick to ebay these days the fees are well worth paying for the peace of mind

i bought a £400 item didnt show up 2 weeks later ebay refunded me without question

Also returned an item £300 seller didnt like it i returned it and said it wasnt as he sent it but it was i had photos ebay refunded me

i really feel for you

sorry about my rant

BookWorm

Don't be too hard on yourself Pushkin... hugs x