Lady driver scam?
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Bullseye

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9 posts

185 months

Sunday 24th October 2010
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http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2193763.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2189751.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2190433.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2190445.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2190415.htm

A lot of lady owners selling cheap lately. All have been reported as suspicious. Question I have is should they posted in a thread for fellow pistonheaders to be warned.

hornetrider

63,161 posts

228 months

Sunday 24th October 2010
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Top sleuthing. All clearly scams from the same Nigerian.

Bullseye

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9 posts

185 months

Sunday 24th October 2010
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http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2189775.htm

oh and another.

Should there be or is there a sticky regarding current scams on the go.

Kinky

39,906 posts

292 months

Sunday 24th October 2010
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Bullseye said:
Should there be or is there a sticky regarding current scams on the go.
No.

Just use the report button to report them.

They are all tracked and actioned; and appropriate reported to VSTAG.

saaby93

32,038 posts

201 months

Sunday 24th October 2010
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Bullseye said:
The car has always been run on shell V power - Is that probable in all 67,000 miles?
The ads do look very similar

va1o

16,096 posts

230 months

Sunday 24th October 2010
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They are all scams. Probably the export one, the car is abroad and will be shipped to the UK.

Johnnytheboy

24,499 posts

209 months

Sunday 24th October 2010
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All the emails are <lady's name>34@...


A205GTI

750 posts

189 months

Sunday 24th October 2010
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This is similair to the scam on autotrader all the cars are £3500 alos mobile numbers all start 0707103 then different numbers usually starting with 6 or 7.


Johnnytheboy

24,499 posts

209 months

Sunday 24th October 2010
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Hadn't even looked at the prices - they are way cheap aren't they?

Bullseye

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9 posts

185 months

Sunday 24th October 2010
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va1o

16,096 posts

230 months

Sunday 24th October 2010
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Do the numbers get through to anyone if you try and ring?

saaby93

32,038 posts

201 months

Sunday 24th October 2010
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Bullseye said:
I cant make out the power headlight wash?

masermartin

1,649 posts

200 months

Sunday 24th October 2010
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Every single one with this:

ad said:
!!! Please e-mail me directly at name34@PopularEmailHost.com because if you will e-mail me through PH your messages will go to my spam folder and they will be automatically deleted.Thanks !!!
Suggests to me they are all certainly connected to each other. Good spot by OP imo - report 'em.

masermartin

1,649 posts

200 months

Sunday 24th October 2010
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saaby93 said:
Bullseye said:
I cant make out the power headlight wash?
Also - "L@@K" WTF!? When did Pistonheads become ebay!? That kind of st instantly puts me off.

Hip2Bsquare

15,169 posts

257 months

Sunday 24th October 2010
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Might have a laugh with these from different email addresses wink