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email scams
Range Rover Blues:
Anything on Western Union can be a bit dodgy, I'm surprised they let themselves get tangled up in these scams.
Postage costs, though, on a Pug 406 :lol:
strapping young lad:
companies use "harvesters" to glean info such as contact details and costs etc so that they can cold-call you saying you should advertise with them..
ive had this and i work for one of the leaders on internet car-selling!
TBH though the easiest way is face-to-face, cold hard cash, cos then as long as its kosher u dont car what happens cos u have the money
when cheques come into play then you cannot release the car until the cheque has cleared cos 1) you wont have no loot and b) you wont have no ride
personally i part-ex'd even though i got a lower price it meant less hassle finding a buyer
Bulli:
dodgy, a cheque can be recalled a couple of MONTHS down the line! Never accept any cheque that isnt a bank of building society cheque...and then call the issuer to verify that it is correct. A customer i know lost a bike and had to take a loan to pay for their sudden overdraft- its just not funny!
Baby_Rhino:
definate scam, someone bought a mobile off me on ebay and wanted me to ship it to nigerea to his "sick father" and he had arranged a tracking code with royal mail so would i please send it, no mention of paying me :roll:
beast5680:
we get the nigerian scams at work , even got one asking for a letter of reference saying they were going to visit us on business to buy goods when they came over, but what happens is they use it to get in the country and then disappear :evil:
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