is this a scam...
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ive had a bloke ,saying he would like to buy my car from this site , full price from spain. he said he will send me cheque for car and shipping fee. which he has , i havent put it in the bank yet , but will asp.. ive told him he cant get car till funds are clear..then he'll sort out shipping .. is this a scam or not .....
Might be worth talking to your bank before you totally dismiss it as a scam. Mother-out-law works for a bank and they can set up a seperate bank account for said cheque to be paid into and that way if it bounces, your account and money are un-affected and if details do go to cheque issuer, what will they get? no money, thats for sure! Besides, banks have a duty of care as you're entrusting your money with them so if it is a scam they'll have the details of the cheque issuer to pass on to authorities.
Banks have been known to clear cheques then change their minds... it could be a fake cheque. It's odd enough to buy a car sight unseen from another country, but even if they did, the normal way to pay would be CHAPS.
It might be worth asking PH bosses if this is a known scam - they may be aware of somebody from Spain trying it on.
It might be worth asking PH bosses if this is a known scam - they may be aware of somebody from Spain trying it on.
Edited by Simpo Two on Tuesday 11th May 23:54
An couple of months back I sold an car to an buyer from Japan, now this fellow used an U.K. based intermediary for the inspection and collection paperwork details. Seems odd that your overseas buyer is not doing something on these lines to me. Personally I wouldn't entertain the offer you speak of without this type of assurance.
the bloke emailed me last night when i sent him a email saying ive got the cheque, i told him once it has cleared i will email him for next step. ive got an address for were the shipping fee is to go. but he rang me this morning asking if i could send 1000 euros to that address so thay can sort out shipping . the bank has said the cheque is real. but could take up to 6 weeks to clear... i hope he's not in a hurry ...lol
simon smith said:
but he rang me this morning asking if i could send 1000 euros to that address so thay can sort out shipping
And therein lies the scam. You send 1,000 Euros, then the cheque bounces. QED. Scam proved.Play dumb - say you're still a bit overdrawn due to gambling debts so he'll have to pay the 1,000 Euros himself.
Reality check: If you were buying a car from Spain, would you send £1,000 to the seller and then tell him to send it to a shipping company? No you wouldn't, you'd pay the shipping yourself.
Edited by Simpo Two on Wednesday 12th May 23:00
definately a scam, the same has happened to my friend two days ago. guy who works off shore said he would sne d money via paypal. money came but not via paypal, then there was an extra £800.the guy then send to send £800 to a shipping company along with the car. so my friend would lose £800 plus a car, stay well clear.
sounded dodgy at first as he said he would pay an extra £100 above asking price :\
sounded dodgy at first as he said he would pay an extra £100 above asking price :\
just to let you know , i played the game and told him that the cheque cleared. and can i have his address so i can send the car to him, he then said that he didnt want the car and could i send him the 12k back and he would give me a 1000 quid back for the trouble .. lol so i said no , you bourght the car. its funny haw he thourght he could con me and knaw its back fired...he thinks ive got 12k out of it .....every one look out for FREDRIK PARK from mardrid......he,s sorry naw.....
simon smith said:
he then said that he didnt want the car and could i send him the 12k back and he would give me a 1000 quid back for the trouble ..
Or you could say 'actually they've just told me there was a mistake and the cheque bounced, so I don't need to send you £12K back after all, but please send the £1K for my trouble anyway 
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