http://www.vehiclecenter.co.uk/ SCAM!..?

zod

Trying to sell my car - see the Audi A4 in the for sale section, and I continually get calls from sales people (saying they are) from http://www.vehiclecenter.co.uk/.

They want €99.99 up front from my credit card and will then get buyers to call me up.

Naturally I assume this is a scam and have not given any details - but out of curiosity has anyone ever heard or dealt with these people?

AB03

Tell em to **** off

drdre

they might be scam if they KEEP caling you

mike65

Where did they get your contact details?

Mike.

ando

its a scam with a capital sca

zod

mike65 wrote:

Where did they get your contact details?

Mike.

Off of the CBG website I assume... called them (cbg) and they said they'd never heard of them and to be very wary as there are hundred of these English outfits now operating in the south..!?

is_that_so

If they are english why do they spell centre - center

zod

drdre wrote:

they might be scam if they KEEP caling you

if you're assuming I meant to say scum .. I didn't

and if it adds anything they called me a total of 4 times ..

zod

is_that_so wrote:

If they are english why do they spell centre - center

Not sure .. they event spelt out the end so that there was no confusion, I think to the innocent a website can lend a lot credibility - not knowing that a template can be bought and a domain registered for a few yo yos these days... also if you're desperate ( not yet ) to sell you're car you might ignore the alarm bells.

is_that_so

zod wrote:

Not sure .. they event spelt out the end so that there was no confusion, I think to the innocent a website can lend a lot credibility - not knowing that a template can be bought and a domain registered for a few yo yos these days... also if you're desperate ( not yet ) to sell you're car you might ignore the alarm bells.

Based on what you've said , the fact that they only seem to have a UK mobile number, apparently very few or no pictures and the stilted English on the web site I'd be inclined to keep my money.

bazz26

zod wrote:

Trying to sell my car - see the Audi A4 in the for sale section, and I continually get calls from sales people (saying they are) from http://www.vehiclecenter.co.uk/.

They want €99.99 up front from my credit card and will then get buyers to call me up.

Naturally I assume this is a scam and have not given any details - but out of curiosity has anyone ever heard or dealt with these people?

I definately think this is a scam.

My father has his own business and has an advertisment in the goldenpages. If he had €1 for every call he got from people with all sorts of accents wanting him to advertise with them for a small fee or something else, he would be a millionare by now. He can get up to three or four calls a day like this. He just laughs at them at this stage.

Seth Brundle

On this note, is there a dedicated section within the gardai that tacke car theft like this?

Victor

kbannon wrote:

On this note, is there a dedicated section within the gardai that tacke car theft like this?

This is more likely a credit card scam.

optiplexgx270

domain lookup results:

vehiclecenter.co.uk


Domain Name:
vehiclecenter.co.uk

Registrant:
Vehicle Center (UK) Ltd

Registrant's Address:
10 friern barnet lane
barnet
london
N11 3LX
GB

Registrant's Agent:
Easily Limited t/a easily.co.uk [Tag = WEBCONSULTANCY]
URL: http://www.easily.co.uk

Relevant Dates:
Registered on: 02-Mar-2005
Renewal Date: 02-Mar-2007
Last updated: 18-May-2005

Registration Status:
Registered until renewal date.

Name servers listed in order:
ns3.dotnetsql.com 64.92.173.147
ns4.dotnetsql.com 64.92.173.148

WHOIS database last updated at 16:10:01 23-Jul-2005

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Victor

Oh, they might just be pushy!

http://www.ukdata.com/creditreports/viewCompanyDetails.do;jsessionid=5114BFDDB88EB6045DD387FEAEAA73DF?companyId=05380888 Lots of changes of directors. Different address.

optiplexgx270 wrote:

Registrant's Address:
10 friern barnet lane
barnet
london
N11 3LX
GB

Also at that address http://www.ukdata.com/company-listings/numbers/04666401.html

I'm guessing its subdivided into flats or similar for plausible deniability. The post codes don't match / or the post code is deliberately different to the address.

You also have

THE VEHICLE CENTRE LTD.
THE VEHICLE CENTRE (THANET) LIMITED
ANGLIA VEHICLE CENTRE LIMITED
THE BUSINESS VEHICLE CENTRE LTD.

is_that_so

Victor wrote:

Oh, they might just be pushy!

http://www.ukdata.com/creditreports/viewCompanyDetails.do;jsessionid=5114BFDDB88EB6045DD387FEAEAA73DF?companyId=05380888 Lots of changes of directors. Different address.


Also at that address http://www.ukdata.com/company-listings/numbers/04666401.html

I'm guessing its subdivided into flats or similar for plausible deniability. The post codes don't match / or the post code is deliberately different to the address.

You also have

THE VEHICLE CENTRE LTD.
THE VEHICLE CENTRE (THANET) LIMITED
ANGLIA VEHICLE CENTRE LIMITED
THE BUSINESS VEHICLE CENTRE LTD.

One Derek Trotter no doubt

AMurphy

zod wrote:

.......
They want €99.99 up front from my credit card and will then get buyers to call me up.

......?

And/or it could be a front for the scammers that send you an dud check for your car, including shipping. At least now they are guarenteed $100.

btw, is the address actually valid, it has been known for scammers to use addresses that would have to place a building in the middle of an intersection or hte 12th floor of a 2 story building.

Anyway, even if they are legit and you are not hapy going that way, just add them to your spam list. end of story.

Victor

It appears to exist, that other company has an address there and the street does exist, but I can't get a photo.

The other company

2 MOUNTVIEW COURT
3 10 FRIERN BARNET LANE

"3 10" might be a typo and should be "310" or alternatively means "Flat 3 Number 10"