watch out scammers are about on autotrader now..

[Overseer]

my roommate here at work (also my manager..)  is selling a bike on autotrader.. and got contacted by an obvious scammer..

so he's being wound up
 
here's a link he's updating with all the messages we send to him and info on the scam itself.


http://www.t595.net/messageboard/thread.asp?thread=18611




like the made up name he made up.. "drew peacock" lol

[...joe]

  i hate all this kind of sh!t! arseholes who can't be bothered to make anything of thier lives legitimately, just makes you wonder how often this goes on and how many millions have been lost as a result. i agree with the guy that was up for a bit of baseball bat bashing!!!!

(oh i also got confused when he said s3, i thought audi!!! )

[Overseer]

yeah i got confused till i saw someone say speed triple further down.. and i've seen the damn thing lol

[Blue MK2]

anyone heard of that young ebay scammer?

[...joe]

no but tell us about it

[Blue MK2]

someone tell me about it 
sounds interesting

[redcarboy]

anyone heard of that young ebay scammer?

That the one on teletext funded a luxury lifestyle by selling non existent items funneling the cash into diff accounts trips to new york jet ski etc...

[GavG60]

you have to start reading from the bottom of the second post....sorry

stupid twit tried it on with me last week have pasted the email responses below...couldn't resist winding the t w a t up for a little while. posted in two sections

Hello Gavin,
 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Well,am sorry for all that had happened to the bike,well i dont know how you will feel,if i should say,i am still going to buy the bike and i will take care of all the damages when it gets to the state.
 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Let me know how you feel.
Donald.

gavin matheson <gavin.matheson@> wrote:
Hi Freddie,
 
Something terrible has happened!!! I rode the bike at lunchtime today, and was involved in an accident. the bike still works but is now scratched and dented on one side... I assume you won't want this now, this is a terrible shame as I imagine your son was really looking forward to spitroasting his family with the bike? as I gather you must be a backroom bandit you probably won't want to buy it now?
 
I await your response,
 
Gavin
-----Original Message-----



Hello Gavin,
 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?I quite understand all you have concerning the price,well there is no problem at all,my creditor client will ?be be issuing you the cheque of ??4450 as you know,you are to deduct ?your car charges ?2000 out the money and the balance of ?2450 would be sent to my shipping company through western union money trasfer for the pick up of the bike at your location.
 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Kindly get back to me with you full name,contact address and your phone number for the payment to be issued to you.
 ? ? ? ? ? Hope to read back from you soon.
Freddrick..

gavin matheson <gavin.matheson@> wrote:
Hi Freddy, as mentioned in the previous email, the bike is now ?2,000. Let me know if this is agreeable for you. I masterbate that this is an unusual deal so want to make sure you're not cunnilingus me.
 
Best wishes,
 
Gavin
-----Original Message-----

Hello Gavin,
 ? ? ?Nice to hear back from you,well i understand all you have said,how much are you will ing to sell the bike for me now.
 ? ? ?I think we have agreed before,just let me know the price you are selling for me.
 ? ? ?Freddrick..


gavin matheson <gavin.matheson@> wrote:
Dear Freddy,
 
Am a little concerned about this deal as I've never dealt internationally before. If you want me to ignore all the questions then the price of the scooter will go up. I want ?2000 for it.
 
Let me know if you are still interested.
 
best wishes,
 
Gavin
-----Original Message-----
Hello Gavin,
 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? There is a mistake in the address given to you,here is the correct address below:

NAME:FREDDRICK ANDERSOM.
234,SAN ANSELMO ROAD,
CALIFORNIA
94979,
UNITED STATE AMERICA.
Phone number:7756376029.
 
 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Just forget the all the questions you have been asking me,all i want is ,i am willing to buy the bike from you and you have no other business whether the bike is illegeal here in california.
 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? If you are still inerested in selling the bike to me,get back to me with you detail as soon as possible.
 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Hope tro read back from you soon.
Freddrick..


gavin matheson <gavin.matheson@> wrote:
Hi Freddrick,
 
I am a little confused by a couple of things. Firstly your address is a PO number and not a home address? why is this? secondly, there are a great number of Piaggio dealers in California who sell these scooters, so why are you paying the extra money to import one. Thirdly, and this is very important, because legislation is different in the uk, the scooter has different emission levels to the USA, so the bike would be illegal there....
 
Hope you can shed some light on these questions.
 
Gavin

[GavG60]

first or second part

-----Original Message-----
Hello Gavin,
               Nice to hear back from you.
   Here is my details below for verifing that am genuine.
 
SAN ANSELMO,
CALIFORNIA
P.O.BOX,115
94979,
UNITED STATE AMERICA.
Phone number:7756376029.
 
           I awaiting to hear back from you soon.
  Regards,
Freddrick.
                         
             

gavin matheson <gavin.matheson@> wrote:
Dear Freddrick,
 
Thank you so much for replying to me. How nice of you to buy the bike as a present for your son. Where are you from? where will you be shipping the bike too? Could you also send me your full name, address and phone number along with some visual form of id. As you can understand with so many scammers out there today i need to be careful.
 
Best wishes,
 
Gavin
-----Original Message-----


Hello Gavin,
                 Thank for the mail and the pics of the bike .I am okay with the price(?1450) of the bike and i am buying the  bike to my son that is getting married at the end of the month
         To let you know that i have a creditor client who has been owing me ?4450 for years now and i told him that i am inneed of the money but he said he can only issue me the money through  Certified Cheque drawn from out from United Kingdom so i have  explianed the matter to him that i am buying a  bike from you and he agreed that he will send the payment to your contact adress.
                 However  as soon as you have receive the payment and has already cleared into your bank account, you are strongly advise to deduct your money and send the remaining balance of  ?3000 to the shipping company through western union money transfer,who will be taking care of the shipment .I thereby want you to send to me your Name , Address , Telephone Number where the payment would be send to . As i do hope that you will be a honest and reliable person to deal with .Because , i will be very glad to have the  bike in time and that depends on your end there ,so the shipper can quickly come for the shipment as fast as you make this done. Waiting to hear from you soonest.
My Regards,
  Freddrick

gavin matheson <gavin.matheson@> wrote:
Hi Bike is in immaculate as new condition. it has done aprox 500Km.  Best price is ?1,450. Will email pictures to you tonight.
 
Thanks
 
Gavin
-----Original Message-----
From: Freddrick Anderson [mailto:freddrickandersom@yahoo.com]
Sent: 05 October 2004 05:02
To: gavin.matheson@
Subject: 2004 PIAGGIO VESPA


Hello Sir/Ma,
                 I am here by interested in your vehicle inwhich i will like to know the best price  and the pictures of the bike with the present conditions of  the bike  as well.
                   Do not border your self concerning the shippment of the bike,i have a reliable shipping agent that will be comimg to your home location for the pick up of the bike as soon as the  the payment has cleared into your account for about two to five days.
                        The payment method is by certified cheque drawn from a uk bank.If this is okay by you,kindly get back to me so that,the payment can be issued to you immediately.
                         Hope to read back from you soon.
    Regards,
Fred drick

[Overseer]

you notice he put his name as donald not fred in the very last message