Am I being scammed?
- Thread starter donjon
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it works like this;
if he has the full docs and service history etc, he can put an advert into our auto trader/ebay etc and pretend that he owns the car.
he can post pictures of your car pretending that he is the current owner.
when someone responds to the advert, he tells them that he is abroad with the car but it is available to be transported direct to the buyer once the funds are released to an escrow account with a reputable company such as Amazon.
the unsuspecting buyer feels that his money is safe in an escrow account because its with a known organisation and deposits the money. after all, he has seen the docs and service history etc so it must be true.
the seller/scammer tells the buyer that he will transport the car direct to the buyer at the sellers cost and that the buyer will have 3 days to inspect the Z4 and if he likes it, he can then tell amazon to release the funds to the seller/scammer
The scammer sets up a fake amazon / escrow account site and receives the money from the buyer and then disappears with the cash.
heres and actual example of the scam, http://balancejunkie.com/amazon-payments-car-scam/
I nearly fell for this sort of thing earlier this year and once you recognise it, you can start to spot them as they nearly always advertise the car just a little cheaper than anyone else.
if he has the full docs and service history etc, he can put an advert into our auto trader/ebay etc and pretend that he owns the car.
he can post pictures of your car pretending that he is the current owner.
when someone responds to the advert, he tells them that he is abroad with the car but it is available to be transported direct to the buyer once the funds are released to an escrow account with a reputable company such as Amazon.
the unsuspecting buyer feels that his money is safe in an escrow account because its with a known organisation and deposits the money. after all, he has seen the docs and service history etc so it must be true.
the seller/scammer tells the buyer that he will transport the car direct to the buyer at the sellers cost and that the buyer will have 3 days to inspect the Z4 and if he likes it, he can then tell amazon to release the funds to the seller/scammer
The scammer sets up a fake amazon / escrow account site and receives the money from the buyer and then disappears with the cash.
heres and actual example of the scam, http://balancejunkie.com/amazon-payments-car-scam/
I nearly fell for this sort of thing earlier this year and once you recognise it, you can start to spot them as they nearly always advertise the car just a little cheaper than anyone else.
I'll just ask my kids actually, they are probably better mannered..!!
I assume you speak to people like that face to face, all the time and have very few teeth?[/quote]
I wouldn't let such small things worry you!! Everyone has the right to an opinion which wasn't meant to offend and it seems it's only you making a mountain out of a mole hill. Oh and I have a nice full set of teeth thanks!!
I assume you speak to people like that face to face, all the time and have very few teeth?[/quote]
I wouldn't let such small things worry you!! Everyone has the right to an opinion which wasn't meant to offend and it seems it's only you making a mountain out of a mole hill. Oh and I have a nice full set of teeth thanks!!
sasker said:
You are right, everyone has a right to an opinion but to criticise the OP for asking a sensible question is a bit much (in my opinion...
).Not everyone is an expert on scams and how they work and also, he may be quite keen to sell his car.
Anyhow, nice to meet you.
Tell him you want £3000,000 for it in cash before you part with any personal or car details. It's a scam, once he's got your car details he'll use them to clone a car somewhere else and as already mentioend offer it for sale to scam some other poor unfortunate. Ignore any future e.mails or just tell him to eff off ..........or you could ask him if his wife's fit!
I once agreed a deal with a scammer who cloned an advert for a 997 Turbo on Pistonheads. After reporting him to the site I sent him an e-mail and said in exchange for sending a payment for £25K to Amazon (fake website, with a very convincing front page but the URL didn't check out), he would eat the sweetcorn out of my poo....
I strangely never got a response. You'd think for £25K clear profit, he would have made a bit of an effort.
I think a request for a picture of the missus is in order at this point.
H.
I strangely never got a response. You'd think for £25K clear profit, he would have made a bit of an effort.
I think a request for a picture of the missus is in order at this point.
H.
Havard said:sasker said:
You are right, everyone has a right to an opinion but to criticise the OP for asking a sensible question is a bit much (in my opinion...
Not everyone is an expert on scams and how they work and also, he may be quite keen to sell his car.
Anyhow, nice to meet you.
Yeah fair point made to be honest as your right everyone has the right to ask anything they want.
Nice to meet you too