I honestly cant believe people are 'that' stupid !

Post Sat Apr 25, 2009 4:34 am

Another internet car scam...

http://www.babybmw.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=13287

Post Sat Apr 25, 2009 4:45 am

how can you buy a car sight unseen..... idiot

Post Sat Apr 25, 2009 8:15 am

He was asking for it.

However, I also got stung with a scam.

120D, nice price, nice nick, private sale, taxed an' all. Drove to see it at the registered address, HPI'd it, all clear. Guy says he wants a grand deposit!!!! I tell him no and give him 250. He writes me a simple receipt and I go home.

He disappears off the face of the earth!

The one mistake I made? It was a block of nice modern funky flats but I didn't actually SEE him come out or go back in. When I check the car out on the DVLA, it's not taxed at all and has been liable for 2 months and not on sorn. So it pays you to look closer at the tax disc

What we think is, is this scrote, chooses 1 or 2 days to sell a car. He advertises it attractively using a £4.99 tesco pay and go sim number (or even uses these new "safephone" options), and waits. He sees 2 / 3 maybe 4 people in a day and takes deposits off them all. Imagine if they all paid him a grand?? We also thnk he works for a car auction, a dealer, possibly collection and delivery. He has full access to all the papers, keys etc. All he has to do is strike lucky and get a car registered in flats / Stick it on the net / wait for the phone to ring and drive it there.

Try and get him now? Phone just goes straight into message.

I've been buying and selling since 1982 and not been caught yet. Spotted a couple of scams when something don't smell right and met many sellers who i wouldn't hand 7 pence to let alone 7 grand!

Do I feel stupid? yes. But I never saw it coming either!!!!!

Post Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:52 am

the scams are becoming more sophisticated... lives and learns!

Post Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:16 pm

It is upseting and an arse that you canot trust anyone anymoor. Naw you have to treat every deal you do like a potentiol scam, doing loads of homework to ensuore you are not just being screwed. Yes it pays to do this work but you shuldunt have to.

Post Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:21 pm

ive come across a few of these scams and they e-mail me with the same shit !... in return, i just send an e-mail telling them exactly where to go !

Post Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:24 pm

thats why is best to get cars of real old people 70 +, they are not so good at the internet... No offense if anyone is old...

Post Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:25 pm

i read in the paper last week that some surgeon or similar was scammed by the old nigerian money out of the country transfer scam. iirc he lost over £250000 from his account. i though people like surgeons were meant to be smart?

Post Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:36 pm

Sirjins are not smart, doctors are smart surjins are just cock shaw

Post Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:54 pm

If something seems too good to be true.... etc .. etc...

Post Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:56 pm

yep, but sometimes peoples greed wins over common sense.

Post Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:00 pm

m_jermyn wrote:thats why is best to get cars of real old people 70 +, they are not so good at the internet... No offense if anyone is old...

None taken

Post Sat Apr 25, 2009 8:19 pm

There have been a few recently on pistonheads as my brother rang me about a cheap mercedes a class diesel for his missus .
Pictures were recent and in the uk lokking at the cars in the background and the seller has emigrated to ... Madrid and taken the car .
That was the same , Asking for payment then they supply shipping of the car .
I told him if it was genuine fly over and drive it back and i guaranteed the car would not be there .
Scamming barstards

Post Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:06 am

Simple rule, dont pay for anything unless you can take it with you