Here's a copy of a post I made on another forum and I hope it helps here.
I cottoned on to the scam before it got serious but some may not be so lucky.
Yes it was too good to be true......
I saw a 1998 Land Rover Defender 110 for £2600 on Gumtree which is a very very good price. pictures show the vehicle as immaculate and based in Bradford.
I made contact through Gumtree and had a reply from a fella called John Finlay saying he was going through a divorce and was working on an oil rig offshore from Inverness.
Yes you guessed it.....the vehicle is situated in Inverness.
So here we go, money transfer via ebay, vehicle delivered at his expense (£100) to my home for three days and if i wasn't happy with the vehicle then he'd ship it back to Inverness at his expense.
Here is the transcript of the last e.mail received from the miscreant:-
I'm working in the North Sea oil fields (no phone signal here) so pick up is not possible but I can have the Land Rover delivered to you by a shipping company for £100. It has mot and tax until October.
I have briefly described eBay transaction's steps below:
1. Buyer, Seller reach an agreement (price and delivery conditions)
2. Buyer sends the money to eBay and they inform the seller that the payment was received.
3. Seller delivers the vehicle.
4. Buyer accepts delivery and informs eBay about the acceptance.
5. eBay releases the money to seller.
As you can see, you'll receive the vehicle BEFORE any money is released to me. You'll get the chance to inspect it, test it and everything you like while your money is safely held in eBay's account. ONLY after you confirm with eBay that you agree to keep it, they'll release the money to me.
If for some reason, you won't keep it (I assure you that it is NOT going to happen since my vehicle is in IMMACULATE condition) I will take it back on MY EXPENSE and eBay will refund your money back.
From the moment you receive it, you will have 3 days to inspect it. If it's not like I said or something is not ok with it you can reject it and eBay will fully refund you and the vehicle will be delivered back to me on my expense.
In order to go ahead i need your full name & address for delivery. Once the transaction is registered eBay will send you all the info regarding payment and shipping.
Thank you,
John Finlay
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The full thread can be found here:
Ebay & Gumtree Vehicle Scam. Barclays provide Fraudsters Accounts
I hope nobody gets caught out by this nasty scam. But some have already lost thousands.
I cottoned on to the scam before it got serious but some may not be so lucky.
Yes it was too good to be true......
I saw a 1998 Land Rover Defender 110 for £2600 on Gumtree which is a very very good price. pictures show the vehicle as immaculate and based in Bradford.
I made contact through Gumtree and had a reply from a fella called John Finlay saying he was going through a divorce and was working on an oil rig offshore from Inverness.
Yes you guessed it.....the vehicle is situated in Inverness.
So here we go, money transfer via ebay, vehicle delivered at his expense (£100) to my home for three days and if i wasn't happy with the vehicle then he'd ship it back to Inverness at his expense.
Here is the transcript of the last e.mail received from the miscreant:-
I'm working in the North Sea oil fields (no phone signal here) so pick up is not possible but I can have the Land Rover delivered to you by a shipping company for £100. It has mot and tax until October.
I have briefly described eBay transaction's steps below:
1. Buyer, Seller reach an agreement (price and delivery conditions)
2. Buyer sends the money to eBay and they inform the seller that the payment was received.
3. Seller delivers the vehicle.
4. Buyer accepts delivery and informs eBay about the acceptance.
5. eBay releases the money to seller.
As you can see, you'll receive the vehicle BEFORE any money is released to me. You'll get the chance to inspect it, test it and everything you like while your money is safely held in eBay's account. ONLY after you confirm with eBay that you agree to keep it, they'll release the money to me.
If for some reason, you won't keep it (I assure you that it is NOT going to happen since my vehicle is in IMMACULATE condition) I will take it back on MY EXPENSE and eBay will refund your money back.
From the moment you receive it, you will have 3 days to inspect it. If it's not like I said or something is not ok with it you can reject it and eBay will fully refund you and the vehicle will be delivered back to me on my expense.
In order to go ahead i need your full name & address for delivery. Once the transaction is registered eBay will send you all the info regarding payment and shipping.
Thank you,
John Finlay
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The full thread can be found here:
Ebay & Gumtree Vehicle Scam. Barclays provide Fraudsters Accounts
I hope nobody gets caught out by this nasty scam. But some have already lost thousands.
