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Car sales Scam, Warning

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  • 10-03-2008 5:11pm
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    Tiff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi There, i just wanted to warn anyone who has recently put an ad online for the sale of their car, you may get a call from someone who claims to be from a UK based company, offering you the chance to get the full asking price for your car, that they have a database of potential buyers, and all you have to do is give them money. DO NOT GIVE THEM THE MONEY, i read on carsireland.ie that this is actually a scam. And no buyers have ever materialised. I got a call from this company and could hear how people may get caught out with this they are very pushy on the phone.


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    #2
    T-b0n3
    Registered Users Posts: 3,459 ✭✭✭T-b0n3


    Yea I work for the Auto Trader and we warn our customers about the same thing. Have heard of a few people getting caught out by it. It is a scam so stay well away.

    Adam


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    S.I.R
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,837 ✭✭✭S.I.R


    haha only the 1,000,000,000 tread warning about this....

    how do people even fall for this tripe :confused:


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    Tipsy Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,559 ✭✭✭Tipsy Mac


    Breaking news...

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    alo1587
    Registered Users Posts: 460 ✭✭alo1587


    Its an old one alright, just give them sh*t hang up on the c***s


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    imeddyhobbs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,026 ✭✭✭imeddyhobbs


    Pesky kids


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    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,993 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    alo1587 wrote: »
    hang up on the c***s
    Just put the phone aside while you 'search' for your credit card. Come back 30 mins later and hang up! :pac:


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    buachaillbeoir
    Registered Users Posts: 126 ✭✭buachaillbeoir


    is it a legit company or what is it?


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    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 65,419 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    Do something like what Bluehair did :D

    My ads on adverts.ie

    https://www.adverts.ie/member/5856/ads



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    pete4130
    Registered Users Posts: 3,944 ✭✭✭pete4130


    S.I.R wrote: »
    haha only the 1,000,000,000 tread warning about this....

    how do people even fall for this tripe :confused:

    That might be true that its the umpteenth warning, but its that one person who hasn't heard of the scams and hands over money that keep them going. I'll admit when I sold my first car privately I got the call too, and them being so pushy, I could understand how easy it might be for someone to get duped by these people. Fortunately I had read a thread like this one in this forum and it made sue I wasn't falling for anything.


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    5500
    Registered Users Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭5500


    Ive a couple of adds placed at the moment and specifically stated no canvassers or agents please and low and behold i havnt recieved a call from them.

    Its possible when they see that in an add they know your well aware of what there doing and dont bother


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    N8
    Registered Users Posts: 458 ✭✭N8


    T-b0n3 wrote: »
    Yea I work for the Auto Trader and we warn our customers about the same thing. Have heard of a few people getting caught out by it. It is a scam so stay well away.

    Adam


    its a pity autotrader wouldn't stiffen up their trader identification and warn people that in the past they have carried ads from gangs self identifying themselves as traders only for punters to turn up and be robbed at gunpoint ;)


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    N8
    Registered Users Posts: 458 ✭✭N8


    N8 wrote: »
    its a pity autotrader wouldn't stiffen up their trader identification and warn people that in the past they have carried ads from gangs self identifying themselves as traders only for punters to turn up and be robbed at gunpoint ;)

    does anyone know is this still going on?


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    Gray
    Registered Users Posts: 208 ✭✭Gray


    S.I.R wrote: »
    haha only the 1,000,000,000 tread warning about this....

    how do people even fall for this tripe :confused:
    So its the 1,000,000 thread I've never heard of this befor & I'm probably not the only one


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    #15
    Tiff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭Tiff


    Ok this is really bugging me, just had another scam by email this time, from someone claiming that they want to buy my car, they will send me €5000 more than the price and that i have to deduct that and send it to a shipping company. obviously i'm not going to do that, but it really bugs me that there are people out there doing this. I had no idea about these scams before. There may be someone who this message will inform even though theres seems to be many who've heard this before. be warned the shipping scam and dealer scam.


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    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users Posts: 28,865 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    In fairness guys, we may have heard of this one and seen lots of threads on it, but not everyone lives on the internet like us so fair play to the OP for taking the time to register and post regardless.

    Welcome to Boards Tiff.


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