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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: sundaydriver on 15 October 2009, 16:42

Title: Check this GTD out for £15,000
Post by: sundaydriver on 15 October 2009, 16:42: Been looking thru the pistonhead website and spotted this 2009 MK6 GTD for £15,000! :shocked:

My local stealer wanted £24,000 for a 2009 GTD when i was looking for one but decided to get a GTI.

www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1299039.htm
Title: Re: Check this GTD out for £15,000
Post by: JJH on 15 October 2009, 16:49: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2009-09-Volkswagen-Golf-MK6-GTD-170-BHP-5-Door-Black_W0QQitemZ130337311575QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item1e58b58b57&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Typo in the pistonhead advert - this car is £25k.
Title: Re: Check this GTD out for £15,000
Post by: denyason on 15 October 2009, 17:10: could be a fake website.
Title: Re: Check this GTD out for £15,000
Post by: rjwojcik on 15 October 2009, 18:12: To me it looks to cheap to be true, there's gotta be a catch...
Title: Re: Check this GTD out for £15,000
Post by: SilverChariot on 15 October 2009, 19:02: Clearly the PH ad is fake. They've just cut'n'paste from eBay.
Title: Re: Check this GTD out for £15,000
Post by: keelaw on 15 October 2009, 19:05: Email them and they'll give you a load of cock and bull about the car being abroad etc etc.

Very likely to be a scam.
Title: Re: Check this GTD out for £15,000
Post by: FamilyDub on 16 October 2009, 11:00: Quote from: SilverChariot on 15 October 2009, 19:02
Clearly the PH ad is fake. They've just cut'n'paste from eBay.

+1. Fraudsters! :angry:
Title: Re: Check this GTD out for £15,000
Post by: Tony D on 18 October 2009, 14:59: Let's see if we can have some fun then:

"Hi Hattie

Whereabouts in London are you located as I would like to come and view the car

Thanks,
Tony"
Title: Re: Check this GTD out for £15,000
Post by: steven_9709 on 18 October 2009, 15:25: Make sure you can pay with a Western Union money transfer, and ask them how much shipping is to Nigeria
Title: Re: Check this GTD out for £15,000
Post by: Tony D on 18 October 2009, 21:27: Here we go with the response I got then:

"Hello,

The car is located in Madrid, Spain and so am I.
We've recently moved to Spain and brought it with us. It's in showroom condition, no scratches, no dents, accident-free.
2009 Volkswagen Golf GTD 170 BHP 5 Door Black and still UK registered. RHD, UK supplied (NOT AN IMPORT).9,000 miles.
The price I'm after is 15,000 pounds sterling including delivery to your home address and full insurance during shipping.
Please let me know if you're interested so I can provide you with further details.

Thanks for your interest,
Hattie Williams"

I was thinking of replying and telling them that I'm in Madrid too - how convenient! And could they provide an address for me to go and view the car! What do we reckon?
Title: Re: Check this GTD out for £15,000
Post by: keelaw on 18 October 2009, 22:11: :grin:

yeah go for it - tho i doubt you'll get a response.

see what details you can get out of them and pass it on to the relevant authorities... these scammers need to be caught!
Title: Re: Check this GTD out for £15,000
Post by: s-l-i-x on 18 October 2009, 22:44: Haha classic, I used to love playing along with these 'scams'.

Wonder what they will say :grin:
Title: Re: Check this GTD out for £15,000
Post by: Tony D on 19 October 2009, 07:57: Let's see what they say to this:

"Hi Hattie

Thanks for the response - that's a real bonus as I work for a Spanish company
and I will be in Madrid for business later this week (arriving Weds) so if you
could let me have your details I will come and view the car whilst I am there.

Do you have the original purchase invoice and could you let me know the
supplying UK dealer so that I can make a few checks?

Thanks,
Tony."
Title: Re: Check this GTD out for £15,000
Post by: R32UK on 19 October 2009, 11:05: Seen this a few times. All they want to do is to convince you to make the payment to a company that will hold the money until you get the car. Company is actually theirs anyway. So its a win win for them. :nerd:
Title: Re: Check this GTD out for £15,000
Post by: Tony D on 19 October 2009, 17:24: Here was the response from the scamming barstewards!

"Hello,

Since I have a written contract with the shipping company they will handle this sale for me and they will act as a third party between us.
I can give you the website of the Spanish shipping company where my car is held and you can get in touch with them.
They will explain the entire procedure regarding payment and shipping.
I also hope that the car being in Spain is not a major inconvenience for you.
I know that at this price I will find a buyer in no time, so this isn't a major inconvenience for me.

Kind regards and many thanks"

I'm surpirsed people actually get suckered in by this stuff.... it's amazing!
Title: Re: Check this GTD out for £15,000
Post by: JJH on 19 October 2009, 17:29: keep it going.....lets see how far it goes.
Title: Re: Check this GTD out for £15,000
Post by: sundaydriver on 19 October 2009, 17:33: The pistonhead website have removed the ad now (bit late i think as some poor sod will be getting excited about a new GTD and handing over their hard earned cash!) :sick:
Title: Re: Check this GTD out for £15,000
Post by: Jkctr on 19 October 2009, 17:34: Tell them you have flight tickets and are sorted to drive it back :grin:
Title: Re: Check this GTD out for £15,000
Post by: squirrelGTi on 19 October 2009, 18:14: Whats the website?....i'm gonna run a check on it.
Title: Re: Check this GTD out for £15,000
Post by: Tony D on 19 October 2009, 21:36: Let's see if they get bored....

Hi

Yes please - could you put me in touch with your representatives as soon as
possible as I will be in Spain in 2 days time and will have the funds made available
to proceed and drive the car back.

Thanks,
Tony.

---- Hattie Williams <hattiewilliams1979@live.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Since I have a written contract with the shipping company they will handle
this sale for me and they will act as a third party between us.
> I can give you the website of the Spanish shipping company where my car is
held and you can get in touch with them.
> They will explain the entire procedure regarding payment and shipping.
> I also hope that the car being in Spain is not a major inconvenience for you.
> I know that at this price I will find a buyer in no time, so this isn't a
major inconvenience for me.
>
> Kind regards and many thanks
Title: Re: Check this GTD out for £15,000
Post by: p3eps on 19 October 2009, 21:38: :grin:
Title: Re: Check this GTD out for £15,000
Post by: maksta on 19 October 2009, 21:48: I hate scammers!! they need to be shopped in! :angry:
Title: Re: Check this GTD out for £15,000
Post by: DDRFan on 19 October 2009, 22:48: Be careful fella
If they figure this out you might get caught....

(http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/1428/golfgtdhattiewilliams.png)
Title: Re: Check this GTD out for £15,000
Post by: mrjoe on 20 October 2009, 13:50: lol a friend of mine enthingyered a similar situation but it was a 2007 audi A4 s line for â‚¬13.000 with only a few miles, apparently the car was italian platet, but the owner moved the car to england with him...
my friend actually was falling from it, lukily i managed to persuade him from going further with the deal!