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Buyer Beware

  • 16-04-2018 8:15am
    #1
    fergal.b
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,320 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    One of our members was tricked into parting with their money by these :(http://clarkeandcarter.co.uk/scam-website-alert-dq-boats/ so be very careful when your looking to buy your next boat, if it looks and sounds too good to be true it probably is.




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  • #2
    Tom44
    Registered Users Posts: 947 ✭✭✭Tom44


    DQ Boat fraud is back, exactly same website, different name. Same boats.
    https://www.bidwellboats.com/


    http://clarkeandcarter.co.uk/scam-website-alert-dq-boats/

    I was that one member.

    But thanks to AIB and Interpol, got my money back.

    Ehhh
    If you haven't got the message, don't buy off Bidwell.


  • #3
    pH
    Registered Users Posts: 4,188 ✭✭✭pH


    How does the scam work?

    Do they show a boat that isn't theirs? sort of like the apartment rental scams? If so where do you view the boat and how do they keep themselves anonymous?


  • #4
    spaceHopper
    Registered Users Posts: 3,956 ✭✭✭spaceHopper


    pH wrote: »
    How does the scam work?

    Do they show a boat that isn't theirs? sort of like the apartment rental scams? If so where do you view the boat and how do they keep themselves anonymous?

    Read this it explains it all
    http://clarkeandcarter.co.uk/scam-website-alert-dq-boats/


  • #5
    pedroeibar1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,108 ✭✭✭pedroeibar1


    They're at it again and have some poor eejit on the hook as this one has gone sale pending


  • #6
    spaceHopper
    Registered Users Posts: 3,956 ✭✭✭spaceHopper


    pedroeibar1 wrote: »
    They're at it again and have some poor eejit on the hook as this one has gone sale pending

    Not sure if they are the scammers or legit, they scammers pass them selves of as an existing company


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  • #7
    Tom44
    Registered Users Posts: 947 ✭✭✭Tom44


    February 2016
    Fraudsters are back. Same website, same boats, just a different name.

    https://www.berkshireboatsales.co.uk/


  • #8
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,858 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    THE BENETEAU OCEANIS 320;

    YEAR: 1989
    CONDITION: Slightly Used

    :pac::pac::pac:


  • #9
    pm.
    Registered Users Posts: 2,139 ✭✭✭pm.


    Seems to be taken down again... I can see how people can get scammed on it tho looks very legit


  • #10
    Tom44
    Registered Users Posts: 947 ✭✭✭Tom44


    pm. wrote: »
    Seems to be taken down again... I can see how people can get scammed on it tho looks very legit
    Anytime I spot the exact website (with different name) popping up, I inform the UK contact I now have, but it takes about 3 weeks for action to take place. (Removal)


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