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« on: September 12, 2013, 09:19:32 PM »
was reading about car scams on a very old post a couple of days ago. We are selling our i30. Low and behold tonight I get this email.

thanks for the swift response...Due to the nature of my job and my location i will not be able to come for inspection,am a very busy type as i work long hours everyday,i have gone through your advertisement and i am satisfied with it so i will call you when am chanced but as of now we can be chatting online or sending emails to each other.

As for the payment..i will be paying you via the fastest and secure way to pay online(PayPal).

I have a private courier agent that will come for the pick up after the payment have been made ...so no shipping included.

You can now send me your PayPal email so i can pay in right away and also include your address in your reply.If you don't have a paypal account, you can easily set up one...log on to www.paypal.com.au and sign up. its very easy.I await your reply asap.

I have reported it to carsales.
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« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2013, 09:26:32 PM »
Yeah I had a friend advertise his 80, and he got 2 similar letters, both saying they worked on an oil rig,


very sad, really.


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« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2013, 09:28:35 PM »
sOUND  GOOD TO ME pay the man & takes your chancEs , WhaT CoulD Possibly gO Rong  :cup: 
have another  :cheers:or 2
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« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2013, 09:32:02 PM »

Not
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« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2013, 09:40:44 PM »
Quote from: Brumbypt on September 12, 2013, 09:26:32 PM
Yeah I had a friend advertise his 80, and he got 2 similar letters, both saying they worked on an oil rig,


very sad, really.


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Makes it hard when you do work on a rig... ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2013, 09:43:00 PM »
Yes I was thinking the same as I was typing that.


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« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2013, 09:47:54 PM »
You on the rig cough up the folding , there are mobile phones you know .
You dail the number tell somebody to get the cash & do the deal
 Don't BS us                                      >:D :o                                :cheers:
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« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2013, 09:48:50 PM »
Mate I had exactly the same thing happen. I strung my bloke along until I got his details and a contact number. I then cced Crimestoppers into the email trail.  >:D

I sent a couple of follow up where did you go emails? No reply until the address was pulled down. ;D

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« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2013, 10:15:06 PM »
Haha yeah i replied saying i was happy to bring the car to him if he told me his location. .. got no response after that.
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« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2013, 06:10:33 AM »
Don't sell to them, sell to me... I just won the Nigerian Lottery for the 3rd time!!!!
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« Reply #10 on: September 13, 2013, 06:34:17 AM »
Now I am disappointed, trying to sell the wifes car and not even the scammers have bothered......

I do get them on Gumtree for a Girls Bike I have for sale, here is the latest:

"Hi. I'm interested in your bike on Gumtree. I live just up the hill from the Westfield, and I use my bike to ride to the station to get to uni. It's kind of old, though, so I'm interested in a new one. "
Whats the Point to that?
Considering my add says "CALLS only due to scammers" I have had 5 of these type of emails.
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« Reply #11 on: September 13, 2013, 06:41:27 AM »
wow I didn't realize just how many scammers are out there. Why the hell are they getting away with it???
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« Reply #12 on: September 13, 2013, 06:46:10 AM »
They have many good role models that look legit also. Pollies.  ;D
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« Reply #13 on: September 13, 2013, 07:41:13 AM »
Quote from: UIZ733 on September 13, 2013, 06:46:10 AM
They have many good role models that look legit also. Pollies.  ;D
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« Reply #14 on: September 13, 2013, 09:02:22 AM »
They usually ask questions that are answered in the ad like what's the condition and price.
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« Reply #15 on: September 13, 2013, 09:02:44 AM »
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wow I didn't realize just how many scammers are out there. Why the hell are they getting away with it???
Theres about 100 of these threads...
Gumtree is common for these scams, and also for things being forsale that the seller doesn't really have... they steal photos from Ebay ads and reuse them
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« Reply #16 on: September 13, 2013, 09:12:43 AM »
Haha yeah pollies are the worst scAmmers! Except for penny wong :)
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« Reply #17 on: September 13, 2013, 09:58:21 AM »
Quote from: lindamc
Except for penny wong :)
How do you work that out?
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« Reply #18 on: September 13, 2013, 12:30:23 PM »
I've found its always best not to get started in a conversation about politics or religion.   ;D   but I do like penny
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« Reply #19 on: September 13, 2013, 02:16:24 PM »
Quote from: lindamc on September 13, 2013, 12:30:23 PM
I've found its always best not to get started in a conversation about politics or religion.   ;D   but I do like penny


Must not type response must not typre response

Pheeww threw the keyboard away all is good ;D
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« Reply #20 on: September 13, 2013, 02:21:38 PM »
Quote from: chester ver2.0 on September 13, 2013, 02:16:24 PM

Must not type response must not typre response

Pheeww threw the keyboard away all is good ;D
yea, I like Portia de Rossi personally
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« Reply #21 on: September 13, 2013, 10:34:22 PM »
Quote from: Lost on September 13, 2013, 02:21:38 PM
yea, I like Portia de Rossi personally

now I've had to throw my keyboard away too!
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« Reply #22 on: September 13, 2013, 11:25:55 PM »
Yeah, could have quickly gone downhill and kept going had Chester written what was my first response.
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« Reply #23 on: September 14, 2013, 09:08:24 AM »
yep I get a few of these too... I just delete/ignore them
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« Reply #24 on: September 14, 2013, 09:59:27 AM »
I had a phone call the other day from a lady with bad engrish stating she was from Microsoft, and that my computer is sending an error code. She said to log on so she could access my computer remotely to fix the error! Jeez what do these people think? That everyone is nieve?
I laughed at her and hung up.
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