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Offline Martz

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Does this sound like a scam?
« on: 29 July 2005, 22:41 »
Good Day,
I have been watching out for this exact vehicle on behalf of my client,I figured out your adv as the most suitable.Pls let me know if  Â£2,250 is least price you'll go for and where to direct the cheque or bankers draft for payment ASAP.
Thanks.
Best Regards,
Williams


My ad is in Autotrader.

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Re: Does this sound like a scam?
« Reply #1 on: 29 July 2005, 22:44 »
yep, deffo scam.

anything with "my client" in it generally is some scammer in south africa. demand a £200 cash deposit delivered by western union then a face to face meeting to hand over the keys, see how far you get :grin:

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Re: Does this sound like a scam?
« Reply #2 on: 29 July 2005, 23:18 »
Deffo a scam.   :angry:
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Re: Does this sound like a scam?
« Reply #3 on: 30 July 2005, 00:02 »
give him a address for the cheque cash it then dissappear off the web for a while, will soon see.  :evil:

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Re: Does this sound like a scam?
« Reply #4 on: 30 July 2005, 11:59 »
I had loads of them wait for the phonecalls there are companys that just plough through autotrader ringing you up. :( Put it on Ebay with a reserve.  just don't put rare, l@@k, or similar in the title ;)

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Re: Does this sound like a scam?
« Reply #5 on: 30 July 2005, 12:22 »
its a scam, iv had one or 2 of those through autotrader,

just reply to them saying yes it sounds like a great deal and give them all the wrong info to waste their own time


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Offline wag,en,volks

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Re: Does this sound like a scam?
« Reply #6 on: 01 August 2005, 13:51 »
My favourite way of dealing with them is to say that the car is fitted with a colostomy bag and is this the model they are looking for?
They always say yes :laugh:

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Re: Does this sound like a scam?
« Reply #7 on: 01 August 2005, 13:59 »
FAF (wag u have pm) lol

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Re: Does this sound like a scam?
« Reply #8 on: 02 August 2005, 13:01 »
PMSL! :grin:

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Re: Does this sound like a scam?
« Reply #9 on: 02 August 2005, 14:14 »
wots a colostomy bag? ain't that something to do with the human body?? or am i being thick again?