Scam / Fraudsters theprimecheck.co.uk targeting classifieds

[Tomato]

Advertised my Mk6 Golf R yesterday on the site. Good response including a number of keen buyers on e mail willing to pay the full asking price. No questions asked. Except all of them insist I stick my payment details into a Mickey Mouse website that is way better than HPi. All the keen buyers insist I pay for this check now as they are “on their way with the cash”

Reported to fraud at Pistonheads. Beware.

[AlexRS2782]

Might be best to also report the details on the main thread on scams here - https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[kezzadey]

Yes I’ve got my amg45 for sale and have just had the same

[C2M]

I have just had 8 different people asking similarly phrases emails. And ultimately ending up asking to get a report from theprimecheck.co.uk. This is a scam and should be taken as fraud.

[john-yc38u]

Same here, 8 emails, all poorly written, all eventually asking for theprimecheck report. Anyone know how we can report these email addresses?

i just sent them a scam screenshot in return and blocked them.

[Megaflow]

Same here. I have started to have fun with them now.

One has posted a cheque, naturally for way over the asking price and then I need to give him it back via the shipping company.

Cheque has been posted to me, F. West, 25 Cromwell Street...

[hughr59]

Yep-same here. Got loads of ‘enquiries’ within seconds of my advert going live.
I changed my name every time I replied to one ‘lady buyer’ -in all I used 5 different names-which ‘she’ didn’t even mention as being odd!
I have now agreed to meet a buyer -who i have asked to bring cash in used £50 notes to my ‘address’. Gave them a location 6 hours drive from where I am and told them we need to meet after 10pm. 😂😂😂
It was fun for a few minutes but now I’m just bored with all the nonsense.
Looking forward to genuine enquiries soon!!

[natdavis667]

Same experience as those above.

Most enquiries asking me to use

The Prime Check and pistoncheck.co.uk/

DO NOT USE - TOTAL SCAM.


I suggested they do their own check which is remove off the purchase price when funds cleared.

Needless to say, they've gone quiet.