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minibluff
Hello I'm New here!
Joined: 12 Mar 2014
Posts: 7
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Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:20 am |
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Hello, my first post after finding this forum
I placed a car advert on Piston Heads and within minutes, I get asked if it's still forsale.
This is what I have so far
Name Williams
Message: "hello am intereste in buying your car, is it still available for sales?"
I reply: "Sorry Can you help me out and confirm you are not trying to scam me. The car has only been online for 20 minutes. Are you based in the uk"
He replies as Carlos Garcia
Message: what do you mean mate i just seen your ad on piston head i stay in South Yorkshire ( and South Yorkshire was a cut and paste by the look of the different font on my message)
I am sure they are scammers can you guy's confirm? |
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Vampiremerchant
Baiting Guru
Joined: 01 Nov 2009
Posts: 3227
Location: Scotland
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Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:38 am |
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Welcome to Eater...
Judging by the "English" he is using I would say he is a Scammer |
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B8er
Associate Boomdazzler
Joined: 16 Feb 2009
Posts: 13625
Location: In self-isolation practicing social distancing
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Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:47 am |
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^^^ I agree - the English is not written by a native English speaker, but a West African. |
_________________ "I DENOUNCE THE MUFFIN MEN" - Ma Kim
"YOU ARE WALKING DEAD MAN. YOUR WOODEN COFFIN IS READY TO SWALLOW YOU AND YOUR DIRTY GENERATION"
"all chaps are ass-less by design otherwise they just be leather pants" - jose_cuervo
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minibluff
Hello I'm New here!
Joined: 12 Mar 2014
Posts: 7
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Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:04 am |
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B8er
Associate Boomdazzler
Joined: 16 Feb 2009
Posts: 13625
Location: In self-isolation practicing social distancing
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Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:07 am |
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Scammers will regularly steal the identities of people - Carlos Garcia could be a previous victim or just a name found at random. |
_________________ "I DENOUNCE THE MUFFIN MEN" - Ma Kim
"YOU ARE WALKING DEAD MAN. YOUR WOODEN COFFIN IS READY TO SWALLOW YOU AND YOUR DIRTY GENERATION"
"all chaps are ass-less by design otherwise they just be leather pants" - jose_cuervo
x 5
x 335 🚽
x 4 x 1746 x 1904 - Fake cheques: $4,392,620.83
Team Woody - Ghana to Singapore - 11535km |
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minibluff
Hello I'm New here!
Joined: 12 Mar 2014
Posts: 7
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Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:13 am |
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o.k Thanks
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Basinga
** WARNED **
Joined: 02 Aug 2013
Posts: 401
Location: Location: Location: Location: Sorry, can't find it
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Fri Mar 28, 2014 10:19 am |
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minibluff wrote: |
i stay in South Yorkshire |
The only people I've ever heard who say it like that are Scottish (especially in Aberdeenshire. They say "Where ya stay?" instead of "Where do you live?"). And I've never met a Scotsman named Carlos Garcia.
Anyways, there's certainly enough evidence in what we've seen so far that this chap is 'foreign', and probably not currently where he says he is, but it's early days yet before we can definitely say if he's going to scam you or not. But as with all transactions, proceed with caution and if you sense anything is wrong, drop him and move on.
Do NOT bait him if he is trying to scam you, since if your car advert is genuine, he probably has some of your personal details. |
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minibluff
Hello I'm New here!
Joined: 12 Mar 2014
Posts: 7
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Fri Mar 28, 2014 10:39 am |
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I sent: Sorry you can't be to careful, yes the car is still for sale.
Latest Reply: Ok fine,I have few questions on it,why you selling it,what the present condition,where is the car located,i cant come for look now am home bound....just recovery from surgery ,and how much you willing to sell
at your last price? |
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B8er
Associate Boomdazzler
Joined: 16 Feb 2009
Posts: 13625
Location: In self-isolation practicing social distancing
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Fri Mar 28, 2014 10:48 am |
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^^^Still the language of a West African.
Just drop him and save wasting your time. |
_________________ "I DENOUNCE THE MUFFIN MEN" - Ma Kim
"YOU ARE WALKING DEAD MAN. YOUR WOODEN COFFIN IS READY TO SWALLOW YOU AND YOUR DIRTY GENERATION"
"all chaps are ass-less by design otherwise they just be leather pants" - jose_cuervo
x 5
x 335 🚽
x 4 x 1746 x 1904 - Fake cheques: $4,392,620.83
Team Woody - Ghana to Singapore - 11535km |
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minibluff
Hello I'm New here!
Joined: 12 Mar 2014
Posts: 7
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Fri Mar 28, 2014 10:51 am |
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B8er wrote: |
^^^Still the language of a West African.
Just drop him and save wasting your time. |
Great advice |
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Salting the Gold mine
Master of Master Baiters
Joined: 03 Jan 2014
Posts: 993
Location: Living next door to Alice
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Fri Mar 28, 2014 11:06 am |
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I sold my car very quickly and easily using this site.
and yes it's a scamalamadingdong,just suck it and see |
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minibluff
Hello I'm New here!
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Fri Mar 28, 2014 11:07 am |
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Couple more emails (sorry couldn't help myself)
And here it is, confirmation
Reply: Ok £7495 is not bad, I prefer to finalize the method of payment via
paypal ,due to my health just recovery from surgery as I said
earlier,If you have any question
please let me know,forward me an paypal invoice so I proceed with the
payment :Note when you hv the money in your account by then we
arrange for my mover agent to come for pickup and i will be
responsible shipping fee and paypal charges |
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Basinga
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Joined: 02 Aug 2013
Posts: 401
Location: Location: Location: Location: Sorry, can't find it
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Fri Mar 28, 2014 11:24 am |
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minibluff wrote: |
due to my health just recovery from surgery as I said
earlier |
Why would he need to tell you that?!
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Note when you hv the money in your account by then we
arrange for my mover agent to come for pickup and i will be
responsible shipping fee and paypal charges |
Really? Wow he agreed to buy rather quickly didn't he? Buying a car without even viewing it? And arranging his own 'mover agent'?
Too many alarm bells a ringin'. This is a scam all right. Drop him |
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minibluff
Hello I'm New here!
Joined: 12 Mar 2014
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Fri Mar 28, 2014 11:28 am |
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It's crazy how quick he decided to buy it, I replied Cash on Collection and it's all gone quiet |
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Roycropper
Baiting Guru
Joined: 14 Nov 2005
Posts: 7992
Location: Luxury Coffin
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Fri Mar 28, 2014 11:29 am |
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Basinga wrote: |
Really? Wow he agreed to buy rather quickly didn't he? Buying a car without even viewing it? And arranging his own 'mover agent'? |
I put a car on eBay a while back, lads with Nigerian IP's were desperate to give me more than the asking price without seeing it. They set you up for a cheque 'overpayment' fraud (send the balance back via WU). The other common car scam is where the car and price are too good to be true, but its always overseas so there are shipping and fake shipping and escrow companies to pay first. |
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our Agent is Completely broke, pocketless and stranded
I WLL SEND AN AFRICA WITCH TO ATTACH YOU BASTARD
You go die like bird
i started shouting HALLELUJAGOBBLE but none of them notice me immediately police arrested me due to the shouting
f*ck u asshole ur damn mother will loose ur fcuking skull brain ur brain is nothing to compare with rat f*ck ur u
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I am not happy due to the question i answered at money office. Let me tell you do not play with me ok.
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