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Is this a scam ??

  • 03-10-2011 4:34pm
    #1
    Sunnyisland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,562 ✭✭✭✭


    A friend of mine put his toyoto Hilux 4x4 up on done deal,Its worth about 16000.euro In a matter of hours an english bloke rang up and said that he was buying up all the Hiluxs he could and is shipping them to south africa, he will give him 14000 cash tonight,he then rang back and asked for the chasis and reg number as he wanted to book them on the ferry, like a naive young man he gave them all his details,anybody no whats going on here and if this is the way these things are done ????


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  • #2
    msg11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭msg11


    Sounds iffy alright, I sense a doggy bank draft coming.


  • #3
    Sunnyisland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,562 ✭✭✭✭Sunnyisland


    msg11 wrote: »
    Sounds iffy alright, I sense a doggy bank draft coming.


    Thats what i am thinking .


  • #4
    Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,236 ✭✭✭Dr. Kenneth Noisewater


    msg11 wrote: »
    Sounds iffy alright, I sense a doggy bank draft coming.


    That'd be ruff all right. I think it'd take some time to get rover it.

    Sorry


  • #5
    Sunnyisland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,562 ✭✭✭✭Sunnyisland


    deccurley wrote: »
    That'd be ruff all right. I think it'd take some time to get rover it.

    Sorry


    That was a cat thing to say.






    :( Stop it this is serious :(


  • #6
    pudzey101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,925 ✭✭✭pudzey101


    if he agrees to met and sell for cash and sign all documents over i cant see anything from it:) tell em not to accept cheques or anything like that...serious scam that way then


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  • #7
    Sunnyisland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,562 ✭✭✭✭Sunnyisland


    pudzey101 wrote: »
    if he agrees to met and sell for cash and sign all documents over i cant see anything from it:) tell em not to accept cheques or anything like that...serious scam that way then


    But why would they want his chassis number for the ferry ??


  • #8
    anthony4335
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,028 ✭✭✭anthony4335


    They most likely are going to clone the car in the UK, saying it was imported.


  • #9
    Sunnyisland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,562 ✭✭✭✭Sunnyisland


    Just an update on this,

    It wasn't a scam the people drove up from Galway,paid in cash for the hilux and off they went,dident even check the hilux out just paid and went. :-)


  • #10
    Sunnyisland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,562 ✭✭✭✭Sunnyisland


    Just an update on this,

    It wasn't a scam the people drove up from Galway,paid in cash for the hilux and off they went,dident even check the hilux out just paid and went. :-)


  • #11
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    I could have told you that. I got a call about a truck I had for sale and I was away for the weekend. I left out the keys for the guy and he left the cheque under the seat and collected it the week after..:)


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  • #12
    Delancey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭Delancey


    Only half-joking - has your friend checked all the cash ?

    If it checks out then great , what sounded like a scam will turn out well in the end.


  • #13
    Absurdum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,445 ✭✭✭Absurdum


    realies wrote: »
    Just an update on this,

    It wasn't a scam the people drove up from Galway,paid in cash for the hilux and off they went,dident even check the hilux out just paid and went. :-)

    is the cash safely in the bank?


  • #14
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,688 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    Seeing as its for export, I guess he had to hand over the logbook directly to the buyer?


  • #15
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    mickdw wrote: »
    Seeing as its for export, I guess he had to hand over the logbook directly to the buyer?

    Not really, my fella got me to send the two of them to Shannon and mark the box for export.


  • #16
    pajero12
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭pajero12


    -Corkie- wrote: »
    I could have told you that. I got a call about a truck I had for sale and I was away for the weekend. I left out the keys for the guy and he left the cheque under the seat and collected it the week after..:)
    Wow your very trusting :)


  • #17
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    pajero12 wrote: »
    Wow your very trusting :)

    I had him sussed out beforehand...:) sold one to a guy up your parish too..


  • #18
    pajero12
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭pajero12


    -Corkie- wrote: »
    I had him sussed out beforehand...:) sold one to a guy up your parish too..
    O.k..But surely there must have been a tiny little part of you wondering would the truck be there when you got home? :)


  • #19
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,102 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    -Corkie- wrote: »
    I could have told you that. I got a call about a truck I had for sale and I was away for the weekend. I left out the keys for the guy and he left the cheque under the seat and collected it the week after..:)
    It can take several weeks for the cheque to bounce, but the bank will credit your account before they have the money from the issuing bank.

    You where lucky, but usually the scammers don't even look it over.


  • #20
    Sunnyisland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,562 ✭✭✭✭Sunnyisland


    All went well, cash is banked,no duds.no worrys thanks all.


  • #21
    Sunnyisland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,562 ✭✭✭✭Sunnyisland


    -Corky- wrote: »
    I could have told you that. I got a call about a truck I had for sale and I was away for the weekend. I left out the keys for the guy and he left the cheque under the seat and collected it the week after..:)


    But you didnt :p No way would a chk be acceptable,But good for you it went well.
    The buyer says there selling them in indonesia for 30/40 thousand pounds :confused::confused: whatever its done now :D


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