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Jonnycab
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Mugged on Ebay
« on: Aug 30th, 2006, 1:52am » |
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I heard a story on the news today concerning a scam using Ebay.
A guy had been looking for his dream Merc for a while & saw one on ebay.
It was 'buy it now.....£5000', & the seller wanted cash only.
He agreed to meet the seller to hand over the cash & pick up the car, but when he got there, he was jumped by four blokes & had his five grand stolen 
There was no Merc for sale. The pictures were of some Merc parked up in a street somewhere
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Spannerdemon
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Yes, I saw that too. Bit worrying.
I think I'd insist on having the car, and keys and documents to the car (to prove that there was a car) and then take the seller to a local branch of my bank to withdraw the funds. You can easily make an arrangement with an out of town bank to do this.
I reckon carrying £5,000 around in cash these days is asking for it.
Poor sod though! 
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bootiful-scorpios
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Re: Mugged on Ebay
« Reply #2 on: Aug 30th, 2006, 2:44pm » |
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 way would i turn up with £5000 in my handbag !!
and when peo ask for just cash i always think y are they in such a hurry 
people shouldent let there hearts rule there heads when they think a bargin have come along.
poor sod though he have prob worked hard and saved hard to get that money 
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solarpanel
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Re: Mugged on Ebay
« Reply #3 on: Aug 30th, 2006, 9:13pm » |
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my brother was selling a landrover td for 6k and this chap from suffolk came round and bought it......he had 6k in a ......tesco carrier bag .....every little helps...lol
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bootiful-scorpios
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Re: Mugged on Ebay
« Reply #4 on: Aug 30th, 2006, 9:49pm » |
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good god lol
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mr._floppy
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Re: Mugged on Ebay
« Reply #5 on: Aug 31st, 2006, 12:00am » |
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<My brother was selling a landrover td for 6k and this chap from suffolk came round and bought it......he had 6k in a ......tesco carrier bag .....every little helps...lol>
Would that be the same day that a Suffolk branch of Tescos was robbed of £6000 ? 
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