Classified advert - receiving scam messages

Classified advert - receiving scam messages

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HughG

Original Poster:

3,548 posts

241 months

Monday 18th August 2014
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I'd imagine this happens all the time and not sure if there's anything you can do to block messages from addresses that are associated with scams.

I've had messages today from becywright@gmail.com put it into Google and seems she's got someone on here, see link below. http://www.scamwarners.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6...


TheBobsta

1 posts

136 months

Tuesday 19th August 2014
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Well, surprise surprise, "she" wants to buy my car too. Unseen. Collection by a "delivery agent" (because people buying cars in the UK use that term all the time, don't they?!)

FFS. There was me thinking I had a keen buyer. :-/

RacingPete

8,878 posts

204 months

Tuesday 19th August 2014
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Hi, we can add any email address to a blacklist so they can't send any more emails and inform users that this email address is a scam.

Looking at the system this user is now on the blacklist so they can't send any further emails to sellers.

Thanks for the info thumbup

Contigo

3,113 posts

209 months

Wednesday 20th August 2014
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Just received this from her:

Hi, I'll like to know the present condition as I won't be available to inspect it as I'm just recovering from surgery so I'm homebound, why do you need to sell it ? Any accident history?

Regards

joe_90

4,206 posts

231 months

Wednesday 20th August 2014
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Just reply with something stupid, Like 'I got my penis stuck in the door, and cannot look at the car the same way again'.

HughG

Original Poster:

3,548 posts

241 months

Wednesday 20th August 2014
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That's exactly the message I got.

Pete - thanks for the response.

Contigo

3,113 posts

209 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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Just sent the link to the scammers forums announcing I won't be selling to a 419er thanks.