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Car sales Scam????

welshbigman_2
welshbigman_2 Posts: 72 Forumite
in Motoring
Hi there I am selling a Vauxhall Astra 1.8 SRi dual fuel on auto trader and have received an e mail from Robert Houllier of Bern, Switzerland
I am a bit unsure about this does anyone have similar experience
he is offering a fair price for the car and says collection won't be untill payment received has a shipping company waiting

Is this some kind of scam or am I just worried about nothing

Comments

  • nullogik
    nullogik Posts: 467 Forumite
    How is he proposing to pay? Cash, Bankers Draft, Cheque...
    Lack of money is the root of all evil.
    George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
  • ben500
    ben500 Posts: 23,192 Forumite
    On the face of it I would say it's a scam, surely it would be far more economical for him to source the vehicle through a local trader than to purchase and arrange transit himself at what you say is a fair price for the vehicle, I suspect this is what is nagging at you, I'd politely decline his offer.
    Four guns yet only one trigger prepare for a volley.


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  • davetrousers
    davetrousers Posts: 5,862 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    What good would a Right-Hand Drive car be in Switzerland?

    Avoid Avoid Avoid!
    .....

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