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Understanding seller scam

  • 14-04-2014 12:17pm
    #1
    Trojan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,414 ✭✭✭✭


    I saw a few posts on Bangernomics about a scam sale:
    randy hickey wrote: »
    This one's only up for four hours and already it's had nearly a thousand views on DD:

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-yaris-1-0-petrol-n-c-t-tax/6768078

    [IMG][/img]ScreenShot2014-04-12at180352_zps378de82b.png

    Moneymaker wrote: »
    It's obviously a scam.

    You'd think they'd be a bit more subtle about it.

    If that was listed at 2,500 the phone would be ringing non stop. 750? Really?
    bear1 wrote: »
    I'd wager that that particular car isn't in Ireland either...
    I'd agree with Moneymaker, either it's a scam or the car is a complete bag of ****e... or simply forgot to put a 1 before 750.
    I mean 750 and open to offers. Feck off.

    I'm in the market for a new car and I'd like to know how these things work so I can watch for the signs.

    Can you enlighten me as to how these scams actually work?

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  • #2
    Moneymaker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,846 ✭✭✭Moneymaker


    One trick is they sucker a poor fool in and mug him when he arrives, take his cash, phone etc.

    Cars can be sold with fake NCT/forged service history etc.

    Stolen cars can be sold too and then a few days later the guards come knocking on your door.

    As a general rule, if its too good to be true, it usually is.

    Do a history check on any car you want to buy, the rest is common sense stuff you can read about in the Buyers Guide thread.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056198864


  • #3
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,364 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    The biggest tell tail sign is the price. You cannot buy a genuine 2003 Yaris for €750, even rough ones are making twice that. If something seems too cheap compared to similar cars then something is up. These incredibly low prices are designed to suck people in. The actual scam can vary from the car being stolen to a bunch of scum waiting in a car park to rob a potential buyer who brought cash with them.


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