Scam adverts on pistonheads

[slipstream 1985]

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...

happening more and more usually a decent performance car at half the price with the comments about email not working. Hadn't seen this sort off thing until recently.

[CraigyMc]

Should be in website feedback, surely?

[catman]

slipstream 1985 said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...

happening more and more usually a decent performance car at half the price with the comments about email not working. Hadn't seen this sort off thing until recently.

I've reported her selling a 993 3 times so far!

Tim

[Gary C]

How does the scam work ?

[StefanVXR8]

I've just received one of those duplicate listing, click this link emails relating to my VXR8 that's up for sale in PH Classifieds.

Told them not to waste my time trying.

Stef

[Drive Blind]

they were rife about 3 years back the last time i was seriously looking through the PH classifieds.

[Winky151]

Why don't we all email her asking for more pics & information & generally just waste her time (if it is in fact a she!)?

[Drive Blind]

Gary C said:

How does the scam work ?

well for a start they don't own the car in the pic. It's a copy of a genuine for sale ad of a genuine car so an HPI check will come up clean.

If you contact them you'll get some fantastic story about the car not being available for viewing due to divorce/emigration/working abroad/death in the family and they want a quick sale and you'll need to send them money to ship the car to you. Obviously any money you send them you'll never see again and you won't be getting a car in return.

[Gary C]

Drive Blind said:

Gary C said:

How does the scam work ?

well for a start they don't own the car in the pic. It's a copy of a genuine for sale ad of a genuine car so an HPI check will come up clean.

If you contact them you'll get some fantastic story about the car not being available for viewing due to divorce/emigration/working abroad/death in the family and they want a quick sale and you'll need to send them money to ship the car to you. Obviously any money you send them you'll never see again and you won't be getting a car in return.

Crikey, anyone stupid enough to fall for that deserves it.

[soad]

Gary C said:

Crikey, anyone stupid enough to fall for that deserves it.

It's probably greed though, not stupidity.

[Monkeylegend]

Still for sale if anyone wants a bargain.

[Gary C]

soad said:

Gary C said:

Crikey, anyone stupid enough to fall for that deserves it.

It's probably greed though, not stupidity.

I suppose so. Greed and stupidity.