Where is the scam here?
Discussion
My dad has found a car he wants to buy on our local gumtree.
Its a 2012 Audi worth about £20k. The advert is quite poorly written, and the only picture posted was from google, and appeared to be an image from a approved dealer, photoshopped onto a background to give the appearance it was parked outside a house. However, the price it was posted for sale at was £20k - so not like a normal scam where they attempt to draw you in with an attractive price.
A bit weird from the offset, but I knew nothing about it at this point and if I had been would've said to forget it if I had been.
Anyways, he has agreed on a part ex with his car with the seller via text and emailing photos etc. The only thing is, the total value of the part ex deal works out about £6 - 7k short of the audis value if sold for full price. Hence seeming too good to be true.
We have the reg, pictures of the car that were later sent via email. and will be HPI-ing later, and viewing this afternoon. But the concern is, where could the scam be? Swapped plates, so check VIN on chassis and documents?
The seller is also conveniently moving halfway across the country tomorrow, adding to concerns / pressurizing a sale.
Any advice appreciated.,
Its a 2012 Audi worth about £20k. The advert is quite poorly written, and the only picture posted was from google, and appeared to be an image from a approved dealer, photoshopped onto a background to give the appearance it was parked outside a house. However, the price it was posted for sale at was £20k - so not like a normal scam where they attempt to draw you in with an attractive price.
A bit weird from the offset, but I knew nothing about it at this point and if I had been would've said to forget it if I had been.
Anyways, he has agreed on a part ex with his car with the seller via text and emailing photos etc. The only thing is, the total value of the part ex deal works out about £6 - 7k short of the audis value if sold for full price. Hence seeming too good to be true.
We have the reg, pictures of the car that were later sent via email. and will be HPI-ing later, and viewing this afternoon. But the concern is, where could the scam be? Swapped plates, so check VIN on chassis and documents?
The seller is also conveniently moving halfway across the country tomorrow, adding to concerns / pressurizing a sale.
Any advice appreciated.,
Appreciate all advise so far.
Clearly he wont be giving anyone any money, deposits or otherwise over the phone / internet e.t.c
I have seen plenty of car scams over the years and pretty familiar with the various types of con out there, this one just seemed different. Have googled the phone and email as suggested by others and nothing has come up.
The photos that have been emailed, apparently because he struggled to upload to gumtree seem genuine and a viewing is arranged for this afternoon.
It seems 80% dodgy, 20% possibly genuine.
My main concern or thinking was that.....
The seller (if real!) is not very good at using the computer, couldnt manage to upload his photos to the site and found a google image and used that instead.
He said he wants a part ex to downgrade his car and free up some cash
The emailed pictures all seem genuine and were dated by a time stamp from the camera for the time and date as requested from us showing interior, exterior and mileage and clocks.
We'll go check it out, and if we get kneecapped / our car stolen and left in the rain, I'll let you all know!
Clearly he wont be giving anyone any money, deposits or otherwise over the phone / internet e.t.c
I have seen plenty of car scams over the years and pretty familiar with the various types of con out there, this one just seemed different. Have googled the phone and email as suggested by others and nothing has come up.
The photos that have been emailed, apparently because he struggled to upload to gumtree seem genuine and a viewing is arranged for this afternoon.
It seems 80% dodgy, 20% possibly genuine.
My main concern or thinking was that.....
The seller (if real!) is not very good at using the computer, couldnt manage to upload his photos to the site and found a google image and used that instead.
He said he wants a part ex to downgrade his car and free up some cash
The emailed pictures all seem genuine and were dated by a time stamp from the camera for the time and date as requested from us showing interior, exterior and mileage and clocks.
We'll go check it out, and if we get kneecapped / our car stolen and left in the rain, I'll let you all know!
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