Fake for sale add for my car.

[Graham1984]

From what i've heard it usually goes like this -

 

Sellar says he is out of the country setting up new job or what ever (so he can't take pics or arrange viewing)

Tells the mug that he can have the car transported to him by a company.

Tells said mug that if he pays the deposit then the car will be transported and the mug can pay the rest once it arrives.

Mug pays deposit, car never arrives, seller vanishes into the sunset.

 

This plan would only work if you are an idiot clearly… but there are idiots out there!

 

I contacted him and he said this same method would be used too. I also have taken out PPI on this for 2 days whilst the car is in transit, and also paid all 18k up front so it comes clean and with an air freshener too..... also I saved 50p by not using a cheque...... whose the idiot now then as I'm pretty shrewd

[ashloys]

I saw you and Lewis post this earlier on facebook Marc, ridiculous! I hope the adverts are taken down asap.

[bayside_supra]

It happens loads on gumtree especially on cars like ours. The sellers try and get deposits out of people by bank transfer then arrange viewings for cars that do not exist.

 

I have had a customer at work who put £200 down on a used car and drove from London to Newcastle to view it, the address was fake, he called the seller again and they made up another address in another city and after a heated conversation promised a refund. Unfortunately they never never got that money back.

 

Funny though as the cars are normally listed at a silly low price to attract the phone calls.