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(Message started by: ian on Feb 15^th, 2007, 2:48pm)

Title: Scammer Warning
Post by ian on Feb 15^th, 2007, 2:48pm

Copied and pasted from another forum:

Theres a guy doing a scam at the moment on UK car forums. He posts up saying he has a garage full of car parts to shift, all very rare, desirable stuff. ANd great prices. Only accepts Paypal and if anyone wants to collect he goesa bit quiet on them. Usually claims to be rebuilding a V8 Landrover but whatever the forum is (Opel Manta, Mk1 Astra, Ford Escort) he's got piles of stuff for them from an old project.

Needless to say people get excited, pay him hods of cash by Paypal and then he disappears...

Examples of him in action

http://www.escortevolution.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=74748
http://www.mantaclub.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11186&whichpage=1
http://www.vwgolfmk1.org.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=19749&highlight=
http://www.mk1oc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5219

he took the Escort guys for well over a grand before he was busted.

Please keep it in mind that forums are no more trustworthy than the local rag and probably far less safe than eBay.

Be wary out there. If it seems to good to be true it probably is and if someone won't play ball with cash on collection then run a mile.

Title: Re: Scammer Warning
Post by scorpio_man on Feb 15^th, 2007, 4:36pm

hi there

this is something everyone should be aware of.

thanks for the tip off.

Title: Re: Scammer Warning
Post by Spannerdemon on Feb 15^th, 2007, 5:23pm

Just read a couple of the threads (some of them aren't working),

What a Dirtbag. People like him want taking to a very dark alley and topping. >:(

Title: Re: Scammer Warning
Post by Mummra on Feb 15^th, 2007, 5:39pm

Just been reading This (http://www.escortevolution.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=75313&st=0&#entry832680) thread from an Escort forum, there are some very upset people on there, and who can blame them, what a scumbag.

Title: Re: Scammer Warning
Post by Kjetil S on Feb 15^th, 2007, 6:04pm

ian, you need to paste the whole link, not the shortened version...

Title: Re: Scammer Warning
Post by ian on Feb 15^th, 2007, 6:09pm

on 02/15/07 at 18:04:58, Kjetil S wrote:

ian, you need to paste the whole link, not the shortened version...

Done :)

I just copied and pasted the whole thread, it didn't occur to me that the links would be abbreviated.

Title: Re: Scammer Warning
Post by Baz on Feb 15^th, 2007, 6:36pm

Surely Paypal can help with this via the Police. Paypal have to have certain details; bank accounts, card details address etc. before you can use the system.

Must be easy enough to sort it out?

Title: Re: Scammer Warning
Post by ian on Feb 15^th, 2007, 6:40pm

on 02/15/07 at 18:36:35, Baz wrote:

Surely Paypal can help with this via the Police. Paypal have to have certain details; bank accounts, card details address etc. before you can use the system.

Must be easy enough to sort it out?

I was thinking that too, wouldn't it be possible to track him via his IP address as well?

Title: Re: Scammer Warning
Post by Mummra on Feb 15^th, 2007, 6:41pm

From what I have read Paypal don't really care and aren't being very helpful to the police.

Title: Re: Scammer Warning
Post by sector-9 on Feb 15^th, 2007, 8:10pm

on 02/15/07 at 18:41:25, Mummra wrote:

From what I have read Paypal don't really care and aren't being very helpful to the police.

Sound about right - that's why I no longer accept PP for my ebay auctions - haven't done for a long time actually, what with chargebacks, etc...
>:(
Darren