Buying a car on eBay - advice needed quick

[Papak]

Have two emails

kathrynebarr3tt@gmail.com

kathybarrett02@btinternet.com

And mobile: 07917494667

Mobile # is different from your OP.....

 

[dejavuatbtn]

A similar scam was covered on bbc last night whereby scammer took a car photo from google and advertised the car from Norway. All dealt with on email and got money transferred abroad etc. guy lost a similar amount of money. Investigations resulted in it being sourced from Africa.
Lot of stuff like this about. A lot of mail distribution lists have been hacked and emails sent to unsuspecting people with requests for emergency funds from people they know.
Be careful out there.

 

[moggy]

Mobile # is different from your OP.....

Sorry, number should be 07917494567
My mistake

 

[stss30]

Scum of the highest order.

 

[symyjym]

Sorry, number should be 07917494567
My mistake

I had a similar thing when looking at a motorhome in Gumtree. Advertised for £7k when it was worth nearer £20k and he would drive it down from Cardiff if I wanted it.

You said the car was £5,000, but how much they really go for?

 

[moggy]

I had a similar thing when looking at a motorhome in Gumtree. Advertised for £7k when it was worth nearer £20k and he would drive it down from Cardiff if I wanted it.

You said the car was £5,000, but how much they really go for?

Was for an 09 plate lexus, probably go between 8k-10k

 

[Triggaaar]

Scam! Copy and paste a fair chunk of that text and right click, select "search google for" then check the results.

http://forum.bmw5.co.uk/topic/90528-interesting-not-the-usual-scam/

Great work.

 

[happypig]

Tip for the future, once a price agreed, create a new gmail account in a fake name, contact the buyer and, after making enquiries, offer £250 less. If they accept, they are a nailed on scammer.

 

[symyjym]

Was for an 09 plate lexus, probably go between 8k-10k

Yep, the bait is to advertise something cheap and it tempts hundreds of people. All they need is to trick a small percentage of people who show interest and they are laughing.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Tip for the future, once a price agreed, create a new gmail account in a fake name, contact the buyer and, after making enquiries, offer £250 less. If they accept, they are a nailed on scammer.

Very good tip, all I can offer you is lousy thumbs up.

 

[Pevenseagull]

"Kathryne Barrett" is the name of an author who wrote a book called 'Temptation' .............,never read it, just googled it ...................... I fear someone may be taking the piss

 

[symyjym]

"Kathryne Barrett" is the name of an author who wrote a book called 'Temptation' .............,never read it, just googled it ...................... I fear someone may be taking the piss

Good work

 

[nick c]

Been using ebay for years , however, I'm after a particular car and having agreed a price, this is the email I've recieved , what's your thoughts as I've never heard this done by eBay before.


Good evening Stephen,
I agree £5000.
Normally I prefer cash sales too but because I'm in France the only option to close the deal is through eBay, is safer for everyone. You'll send the money to eBay and after they confirm me that they have your money in their account, I will purchase a next day plane ticket and you can come and pick up the car from me directly or i will deliver it personally to you. Everything is covered by eBay, they will keep your money secured during the inspection period. This purchase protection guarantees that the car is exactly as I described it, you'll have 5 days to inspect it and if you decide not to keep it you will get refunded immediately. I will get paid only after you confirm that everything it's I described it.
In order to start the transaction please confirm your eBay user id, your full name and your full address so I can register the sale with eBay and proceed.

P.S. Please call me at 07917494567 only if agree my terms to close the deal through eBay, don't waste my time please (I will not answer at private number)

Thank you
Kathy

Kathryne Barrett

THIS IS A CON!!! Do not proceed with anything they tell you.Have a look on some other web sites concerning this sort of thing,I nearly got caught out last year for £7000.00.

 

[dougdeep]

Lots of good cars available locally. I'd never buy from anyone that I couldn't go back to easily. I wouldn't buy a car without a test run either.

 

[golddene]

I have bought 3 so far on e.bay and very happy with the first two and reasonably satisfied with the third. I always pay cash on approval after test drive etc, a little inconvenient having to travel to where the vehicle is but ultimately much safer. I tend to take someone with me as back up as you really cannot be sure of anything regarding people you have never met, Personally, very happy to buy from e.bay but keep yourself safe.

 

[Springal]

Be careful of jamie'ing that person. They could be an innocent persons email account that has been compromised.

 

[Springal]

Report to eBay though

 

[pornomagboy]

I saw an add on auto trader a couple of years back and emailed the seller and this is the sort of emails I got back, they told me to send the money from western union, so played along with and made up a random number a sent it to them

 

[Igzilla]

Just the sentance construction in the OP message shows it wasn't written by a native speaker.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

I've sold cars on eBay, but in the classifieds section NOT as an auction.

Its always a nervous time dealing like this as you should never take a stranger as completely trustworthy.

I quite like the quote: "If a deal sounds too good to be true - it probably is."