Car buying scam
 

just a lil heads up

as i'm selling my car at the mo i'm gettin a few phone calls of "companies" which say they have a buyer interested at the listed price BUT for admin and for them being put in touch with you they're going to charge u a small fee

it varies from £40-100

it sounds an enticing option but its a scam

a few hrs later they'll phone up and say the person's backed out now/changed their mind.

just a lil heads up.

Re: Car buying scam
 

Heaard of this one myself to.:(

I always say if anybody wants money for something you have not done or are unsure of Dont Give them Anything and do a bit of resurch.

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Its old and they way round it is to pay the company after the sale. Simple problem sorted.

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Im sure they would give the details without payment.

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the cheeky blighters!!
like your gonna pay someone before you sell it!!

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some dummy will fall for this scam mani, thats beyond doubt.:(

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Well if they dont, dont use them its common bloody sense! And people who are selling cars that are worth alot use companies sometimes. Thats why it says on some ads something like no canvassers.

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one of my distant relatives did fall for this!!

he was selling his bmw x5 for around £15,000 when he got this call offering him a buyer ready to pay cash for this and for his details they wanted £145

thinking whats 145 out of 15K he agreed and gave the credit card details

next phone call off them he got was that the buyer had changed his mind and selected a different vehicle.

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whoops.........

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my friend was in a similar situation. the people asked him to pay for some shipping cost to Ireland and said he'd recieve a cheque in two weeks with extra money for his troubles.

heard of a few people who got conned this way so persuaded him not to go with the deal.

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hey mani i found a buyer for your car , send me £20 and i will pass on teh details

if you cant trust an accywebber who can you trust ;)

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I think this was also highlighted on Watchdog, thanks for the reminder though.

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Yes that is usually the main reason for dealers wanting the logbook intact so it doesnt add another owner.

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Always fill the log book in and post it yourselves on the date of sale.