What’s this eBay scam...?

[john-e89]

Whilst musing through the bay at cars, boats etc, as you do....at times I keep seeing said items being offered on a new listing at stupid prices, several mint RS turbo’s for 3k etc, 20k boats for 5k...you normally see around 10 items from the same seller. Obvs a scam but why do folk do it...? What’s the gain..?

Any ideas peeps...?

 

[Argyll Andy]

Whilst musing through the bay at cars, boats etc, as you do....at times I keep seeing said items being offered on a new listing at stupid prices, several mint RS turbo’s for 3k etc, 20k boats for 5k...you normally see around 10 items from the same seller. Obvs a scam but why do folk do it...? What’s the gain..?

Any ideas peeps...?

The ones I’ve seen reported on if you fall for it they get you to pay a couple of hundred pounds deposit to secure and do it multiple times.

Some cases folk have paid in full and turned up at a random address to find no seller or vehicle, often to be greeted by the householders with “oh no, not another one”

Prime example of if it seems to good to be true.............

 

[john-e89]

Cheers Andy.....I thought that but then thought surely no one can be THAT stupid...hence I thought it must be something else. If that’s it then WTF....??

 

[Argyll Andy]

The one I saw recently was that Matt Allwright, I can’t recall the exact program, and it was a white van. About £4K which was about £3-4K too cheap but the punters thought they were getting a bargain.

One guy travelled about 5 hrs or so to turn up at a random address and he was met with the “oh no not another one” statement.

What amazed and astonished me was that he, and two others iirc paid in full before seeing/going to collect the vehicle.

The other unbelievable thing was two of them acknowledged that they knew it was too cheap but still proceeded to make full payment

I’m sitting there on my own actually speaking to my TV saying WTF, surely there’s not one person stupid enough to do that never mind three!!!

The deposit one seems to be the more common scam according to that TV show

 

[scootr]

The one I saw recently was that Matt Allwright, I can’t recall the exact program, and it was a white van. About £4K which was about £3-4K too cheap but the punters thought they were getting a bargain.

One guy travelled about 5 hrs or so to turn up at a random address and he was met with the “oh no not another one” statement.

What amazed and astonished me was that he, and two others iirc paid in full before seeing/going to collect the vehicle.

The other unbelievable thing was two of them acknowledged that they knew it was too cheap but still proceeded to make full payment

I’m sitting there on my own actually speaking to my TV saying WTF, surely there’s not one person stupid enough to do that never mind three!!!

The deposit one seems to be the more common scam according to that TV show

Ah, the reassurance of paying too much

 

[Crazy Harry]

They also ask you to reply by email - so if its not the simple deposit scam its an active email address to phish to or drop a tasty virus laden attachment.

 

[john-e89]

The one I saw recently was that Matt Allwright, I can’t recall the exact program, and it was a white van. About £4K which was about £3-4K too cheap but the punters thought they were getting a bargain.

One guy travelled about 5 hrs or so to turn up at a random address and he was met with the “oh no not another one” statement.

What amazed and astonished me was that he, and two others iirc paid in full before seeing/going to collect the vehicle.

The other unbelievable thing was two of them acknowledged that they knew it was too cheap but still proceeded to make full payment

I’m sitting there on my own actually speaking to my TV saying WTF, surely there’s not one person stupid enough to do that never mind three!!!

The deposit one seems to be the more common scam according to that TV show

It’s nothing more than a phishing scam then Andy, put out multiple posts in the hope of getting a couple of bites. As I said I cannot for the life of me believe there are people of that level of stupid that have that kind of money to spend.

 

[john-e89]

They also ask you to reply by email - so if its not the simple deposit scam its an active email address to phish to or drop a tasty virus laden attachment.

Yeah that’s true too Harry....hadn’t thought of that.

 

[Smartbear]

Any Msport bonnets going cheap?
Rob

 

[john-e89]

Any Msport bonnets going cheap?
Rob

Yeah but you’ll need to pay postage back from Spain Mr B....the sender is having none of it.... :roll:

 

[Argyll Andy]

The one I saw recently was that Matt Allwright, I can’t recall the exact program, and it was a white van. About £4K which was about £3-4K too cheap but the punters thought they were getting a bargain.

One guy travelled about 5 hrs or so to turn up at a random address and he was met with the “oh no not another one” statement.

What amazed and astonished me was that he, and two others iirc paid in full before seeing/going to collect the vehicle.

The other unbelievable thing was two of them acknowledged that they knew it was too cheap but still proceeded to make full payment

I’m sitting there on my own actually speaking to my TV saying WTF, surely there’s not one person stupid enough to do that never mind three!!!

The deposit one seems to be the more common scam according to that TV show

Ah, the reassurance of paying too much

Speak for yourself Mr Porker buyer

 

[Argyll Andy]

The one I saw recently was that Matt Allwright, I can’t recall the exact program, and it was a white van. About £4K which was about £3-4K too cheap but the punters thought they were getting a bargain.

One guy travelled about 5 hrs or so to turn up at a random address and he was met with the “oh no not another one” statement.

What amazed and astonished me was that he, and two others iirc paid in full before seeing/going to collect the vehicle.

The other unbelievable thing was two of them acknowledged that they knew it was too cheap but still proceeded to make full payment

I’m sitting there on my own actually speaking to my TV saying WTF, surely there’s not one person stupid enough to do that never mind three!!!

The deposit one seems to be the more common scam according to that TV show

It’s nothing more than a phishing scam then Andy, put out multiple posts in the hope of getting a couple of bites. As I said I cannot for the life of me believe there are people of that level of stupid that have that kind of money to spend.

Yes it isJohn, and the point Harry makes about the email is most likely spot on too.

The one small piece of sympathy I did have was the guy who was the focus of the article definitely did have that sort of money to throw about. He’d either saved hard and or borrowed to purchase so I suppose ultimately blinded by the alleged bargain.

 

[scootr]

The one I saw recently was that Matt Allwright, I can’t recall the exact program, and it was a white van. About £4K which was about £3-4K too cheap but the punters thought they were getting a bargain.

One guy travelled about 5 hrs or so to turn up at a random address and he was met with the “oh no not another one” statement.

What amazed and astonished me was that he, and two others iirc paid in full before seeing/going to collect the vehicle.

The other unbelievable thing was two of them acknowledged that they knew it was too cheap but still proceeded to make full payment

I’m sitting there on my own actually speaking to my TV saying WTF, surely there’s not one person stupid enough to do that never mind three!!!

The deposit one seems to be the more common scam according to that TV show

Ah, the reassurance of paying too much

Speak for yourself Mr Porker buyer

Exactly, right!? Looking old age in the eye will make you do strange things.