Am I being scammed selling on Facebook?
Am I being scammed selling on Facebook?
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Ran18

Original Poster:

1 posts

13 months

Saturday 22nd February 2025
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Listed my car on fb, had an enquiry asking to come and get it the next day. Negotiated, asked for the location (5 hours away) and still wanted the car.
Payment is going to be by bank transfer, offered to pay a deposit to show they’re not time wasting.
I’ve checked out the location on maps and Google, the car dealership is where he says it is and the same place listed on his marketplace ads but seems to have about 5 different company names which appears very suspicious?

507bhp

4 posts

56 months

Saturday 22nd February 2025
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Not everything in this world is a scam. If the buyer is paying you via bank transfer then what's the matter?

rallycross

13,692 posts

260 months

Saturday 22nd February 2025
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Have you spoken to them by phone yet?

Harry you Potter

187 posts

21 months

Saturday 22nd February 2025
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Don’t be so bloody silly. It’s a scam I had this from one of the wkers. They view it in person or sniff your ass. Simples

NuckyThompson

2,210 posts

191 months

Sunday 23rd February 2025
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Ring the dealership and ask to speak to the person who is messaging you?

paradigital

1,078 posts

175 months

Sunday 23rd February 2025
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Is it rare?
Is it priced notably lower than similar cars?
Does it have stand-out features that make it uniquely desirable?

If the answer to all the above is no, then why would they want to travel 5 hours to acquire stock for a business that isn’t going to have massive profit margins?

If the answer to any of the above is yes then I guess it’s plausible, but I’d still want to confirm with a phone call that you have made outbound to one of the dealers googleable phone numbers.

eldar

24,889 posts

219 months

Sunday 23rd February 2025
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Harry you Potter said:
Don’t be so bloody silly. It’s a scam I had this from one of the wkers. They view it in person or sniff your ass. Simples
Did they have a dog or two on a string? Old gipsy trick.