Scammer claiming to want to by your item

Hi!

Lots of people trying to sell items receive SMS texts or emails where a person claims to be "very interested" in buying the item. I did too, and soon realized it was a scam attempt. I didn't first realize how the scam was supposed to be carried out, since the scammer wanted my Paypal account in order to send me money. Later I realized that the scammer sent his own emails looking like Paypal emails that claimed to be confirmation emails stating that the money for the item PLUS an extra ~500 Euro had been sent to me. The extra money was allegedly for shipping. I was then supposed to send the excess 500 Euro via Western Union to someone in the UK that was supposed to handle the shipping. Obviously, no money had ever actually been sent to my Paypal account; the confirmation emails were fake. In order to war you for this kind of scam I have decided to publish all email conversations here. My email account is a temporary one, for that sale only, so there's no point in emailing that address...

First SMS from scammer:

Sender: jennifer.de
Time: 2011-06-24 00:01
SMS text: Hello,Is your bike on blocket.se still available for sale?If yes, please reply to me ([email protected])

First mail from scammer:

From - Fri Jun 24 21:44:17 2011
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References: <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 03:31:45 -0700
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Re=3A_Norsj=F6_Shopper?=
From: Jason Cotwell <[email protected]>
To: Shopper <[email protected]>
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Hey Friend,
I am really interested in the immediate purchase of your shopper and i will
like to know the condition and the best price for it?

Thanks

Best Regards....

Jason....

2011/6/23 Shopper <[email protected]>

> Hi!
>
> The Shopper is still up for sale.
>
> http://www.blocket.se/halland/**Norsjo_ ... a_skick_**
> 34580081.htm?ca=20&w=1<http://www.blocket.se/halland/Norsjo_Shopper_i_bra_skick_34580081.htm?ca=20&w=1>
>
> /Fredrik
>

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Hey Friend,<br>I am really interested in the immediate purchase of your shopper and i will like to know the condition and the best price for it?<br><br>Thanks<br><br>Best Regards....<br><br>Jason....<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
2011/6/23 Shopper <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi!<br>

<br>
The Shopper is still up for sale.<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.blocket.se/halland/Norsjo_Shopper_i_bra_skick_34580081.htm?ca=20&amp;w=1" target="_blank">http://www.blocket.se/halland/<u></u>Norsjo_Shopper_i_bra_skick_<u></u>34580081.htm?ca=20&amp;w=1</a><br>
<br>
/Fredrik<br>
</blockquote></div><br>

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Email from scammer claiming to have received confirmation of the Paypal payment. Email history included:

From - Mon Jun 27 23:43:37 2011
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References: <[email protected]>
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Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:36:31 -0700
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Re=3A_Norsj=F6_Shopper?=
From: Jason Cotwell <[email protected]>
To: Shopper <[email protected]>
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Hi Friend,

i have just receive an alert from PayPal Customer Care with the confirmation email that the payment has been made,a total of 10,500 SEK was sent,5,500 SEK for the shopper and the extra 4,500 SEK for the shipping charges and 500 SEK for western union charges and am sure you notice that,which you will be sending 4,500 SEK to the address below via western union.

Name : Terry David
Address : 41 Station Road,Solihull.
City : Birmingham
Postal Code : B91 3RT
Country : United Kingdom.


The shipper would be coming around to your area to have the shopper picked up once you have sent the shipping charges fee to them,as i need you to send me your home address for the pickup and let me know what time you want them to come for the pick up.

I will be waiting to hear from you once the money has been sent to the shipper.

Thanks.

2011/6/27 Shopper <[email protected]>

Hi!

I have a PayPal account ([email protected]), so as soon as I have received your payment, I'll delete the ad. Do I need to prepare the Shopper for the shipment (draining gasoline for instance)? Just let me know if that is the case.

/Fredrik


On 2011-06-25 23:18, Jason Cotwell wrote:
> Right now am in Astor.But don't worry about the shipment,i will arrange the pickup.First do you have a PayPal account for the payment?
>
> 2011/6/25 Shopper <[email protected]>
>
> Hi!
>
> Here are a few fresh pictures. The first one became a bit glary, but you have the pictures from the ad. Please come back if you want me to take a picture of any particular part. The last picture shows the new H4 headlight. You can also see a few scratches... If you want to use it in England, you may want to switch to the old symmetrical headlight since the one mounted is an asymmetrical for right-side driving. I'll see to it that it comes with the Shopper.
>
> /Fredrik
>
> On 2011-06-24 23:39, Jason Cotwell wrote:
>> Hello Friend,
>>
>> Thanks for your response,Am ok with your price and I need you to understand that i am willing and ready to purchase it right away, put it off the AD site, consider me as your favorite buyer, and Please note that i live in England but right now am in Astor on the sea and due to my work as a marine engineer,I will not be able to come to view the shopper or come for the pick up but i have a shipper/mover who handles my shipping arrangement anywhere in the world and i will make all transportation preparations for the it to be transported to my home in England. If possible can you send me some recent picture?,My shipper will be coming for the pickup, after you have received payment, which would be through PayPal,So do you have a PayPal account for the payment?.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> 2011/6/24 Shopper <[email protected]>
>>
>> Hi!
>>
>> The price is in the ad (5500 SEK). Since I've had quite a few responses, I'm not willing to bargain with the price just yet... The Shopper is in good mechanical condition, but the finish of the paint may not be top notch. It is after all some 30 years old. The engine and transaxle runs very well, and I have re-wired some of the electrical system and replaced a faulty relay, so that part should be in really good condition. I have even replaced the headlight with a car-type headlight with a H4 bulb (without altering the appearence) which feels much safer at night.
>>
>> Do you have any previous experience with the Shopper? Are you in Sweden? Shipping overseas might be tricky...
>>
>> /Fredrik
>>
>>
>> On 2011-06-24 12:31, Jason Cotwell wrote:
>>> Hey Friend,
>>> I am really interested in the immediate purchase of your shopper and i will like to know the condition and the best price for it?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Best Regards....
>>>
>>> Jason....
>>>
>>> 2011/6/23 Shopper <[email protected]>
>>>
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> The Shopper is still up for sale.
>>>
>>> http://www.blocket.se/halland/Norsjo_Sh ... ?ca=20&w=1
>>>
>>> /Fredrik
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Email from scammer, masquerading as Paypal (note the header Sender: [email protected]):

From - Mon Jun 27 23:33:37 2011
X-Account-Key: account4
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PayPal

Hello ([email protected]),

This email confirms that you have received an Instant payment of 10,500.00 SEK from Jason Cotwell ([email protected]).

Reversals : This method of payment can not be reversed.

Status : Pending - Transport Company Awaiting Payment.

View the "NOTE" of this pending transaction below

Payment Details
Item Amount: 5,500.00 SEK
Transport Charges:
Western Union Charges:

Total:
4,500.00 SEK
500.00 SEK

10,500.00 SEK
Transaction: 3CP879375C758570E
Quantity: 1
ITEM Title:
Date:
Time:
Payment status:



Shopper
27-06-2011
23:31 PM
Pending

Transport Company: " COURIER EXCHANGE "
Receiver's Name: Address: Name : Terry David
Address : 41 Station Road,Solihull.
City : Birmingham
Postal Code : B91 3RT
Country : United Kingdom.

Address Status: Confirmed https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/?cmd= ... ed_address


NOTE: This is to confirm to you that the said amount has been successfully transferred by the Sender and been deducted from his Account which is ready to be credited into your account, been that this Payment has been subjected to be a Payment for an ITEM purchased from you, we reserve the right to make sure this transaction is safe and secured also to verify the legitimacy level on this transaction because of the high sum of funds involved.

The above sum has Included the transport charges and taxes as we and the Transport Company quoted for the buyer (as per PayPal ITEM PAYMENT POLICY). You will receive a Message from the PayPal Customer Verification Department Shortly informing you on how to send the Transport fares and taxes to the transport company with the above details as soon as possible.

You may contact PayPal customer service by Clicking Here or reply directly to this email by using the reply button in your Mail Box and Quote the Above Transaction ID for quick recognition of this transaction ID or reference number (PP1525) quick recognition of this transaction.

Sincerely,

The PayPal Team
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PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. & Cie, S.C.A.
Société en Commandite par Actions
Gevestigd te: Luxemburg, 22-24 Boulevard Royal, 5ème étage, L-2449
RCS Luxembourg B 118 349

PPID PP1525


Another fake Paypal email from the scammer:

PayPal

Hello ([email protected]),

You have received a PayPal Payment of 10,500.00 SEK from Jason Cotwell ([email protected]).



We've placed a temporary hold on the funds of this transaction

As mentioned in the receipt of Payment and as per New PayPal Payment policy, we have fully debited the total amount (above) from the buyer's account which included the Transport/Delivery Charges" COURIER EXCHANGE "

In order to complete this transaction and get the funds approved in your account. We advice you go to nearest Western Union Office, and send the excess sum of 4,500.00 SEK to the Transport Agent and send us a Scanned Copy/Photograph of your Western Union Transaction Receipt (in .JPG Format).


NOTE: This is important as a security measure to ensure safety of this transaction. And also that the shipper address is changed.

Please, find below the name and address of the Transport Agent where the Funds would be sent via Western Union Money Transfer.

Click Here Locate Nearest Western Union
Office


Transport Company: " COURIER EXCHANGE "
Receiver's Name:
Address:
Name : Terry David
Address : 41 Station Road,Solihull.
City : Birmingham
Postal Code : B91 3RT
Country : United Kingdom.



Address Status: Confirmed https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/?cmd= ... ed_address









https://www.paypal.com/us/mrb/pal=KZAL42RVE3MQS
Your Account will be credited accordingly upon the receipt of details requested. Should either be sent in JPG format or send type details as:

(1) Sender's Name;
(2) Receiver's Name;
(3) MTCN;
(4) Amount Sent;
(5) Western Union Receipt


You may contact PayPal customer service by Clicking Here or reply to this message directly using the reply button in your email to submit the required information and include either transaction ID or reference number (PP1525) quick recognition of this transaction.
Sincerely,

The PayPal Team
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PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. & Cie, S.C.A.
Société en Commandite par Actions
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RCS Luxembourg B 118 349

PPID PP1525


And another:

PayPal

Hello ([email protected]),

Your Pending Payment Statements

From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

Amount: 10,500.00 SEK

Status: Pending, Awaiting Approval ( Western Union Details )


Attachment:


Please be advised that verification of Western Union Money Transfer Details of 4,500.00 SEK (which must be sent as deposit to Buyer's Shipping Agent) is required to complete this "Pending" payment sent to you by Jason Cotwell. Therefore, you are mandated to send us western union information in the next 24hours. Your account is being monitored through PayPal Security Systems.



Upon the receipt of Western Union Money Transfer Details, your account will be credited accordingly which will include all cost charged for transfer via western union money transfer at PayPal cost.

You are require to send us the Western Union Information below for Verification:

(1) Sender's Name;
(2) Receiver's Name;
(3) MTCN;
(4) Amount Sent;
(5) Western Union Scanned Receipt




Below is the Confirmed & Verified Agent's address where you are mandated to send the money:

Name : Terry David
Address : 41 Station Road, Solihull,
City : Birmingham
Postal Code : B91 3RT
Country : United Kingdom.





Address Status:




Confirmed https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/?cmd= ... ed_address




With more than 147 million accounts worldwide, we are a leading online payment method you can trust.

Thanks for using PayPal.


The PayPal Team
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RCS Luxembourg B 118 349

PPID PP1525


Scammer urging me to pay up:

From - Wed Jun 29 11:07:19 2011
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Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:25:19 -0700
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Subject: WHAT IS WRONG?
From: Jason Cotwell <[email protected]>
To: Shopper <[email protected]>
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I have been waiting to read from you regarding the MTCN number that will be
given to you at the western union money transfer after you might have send
the 4,500 SEK to my shipping agent and its very surprising you did not reply
back to my last email..I am getting worried over this..

Please let me know if you have send the money via western union and if
you've not done it make sure it is done today.I will be waiting to read from
you regarding the information that will be given to you at the western union
and also your address for the pick up and i will be very glad for this.

Please make sure you get back to me ASAP.

Nice doing business with you.

2011/6/27 Jason Cotwell <[email protected]>



Let's all help keep the scammers off the net!

/Fredrik

Hi fb, thank you for posting this warning, it will help others to avoid this scam.

You seem to have posted your own email address; unfortunately this is not a good idea as it can be harvested off the internet by other scammers and spammers. I don't know if you will be around soon to edit it out, so I've asked the moderators to delete it.

Hi!

Thank you for your concern, but the email address is a one-time-only address created for the purpose to sell the item, so it will be deleted shortly. No need to edit anything!

/Fredrik

I had a 67 Mustang listed on Craigslist.
I got an email which was too good to be true...but i was desperate and went ahead and gave up my PAYPAL account which he said THATS the ONLY way he can pay since hes on a ship in the middle of the ocean! That a shipping company will come pick up! I told him "ok, BUT(of course i was smarter then him) i said that he would send to my paypal, once i am able to withdraw funds into my hand from my bank then i would release the car! He emails me saying SURRRRRRRE thats sounds great...i will send you an extra $400 to take the car off listing! Then i send my paypal info to him...NEXT DAY i have to emails sitting in my in box...one is an email saying that i have recieved funds to my "paypal" account....i look at the sender of the email and it says "PAYPAal", so i go to my paypal account and it says ZERO transactions for today! I look at the second email, also from "PAYPAal" it says that there was an issue with his(buyer: ALEX SAMPLE....yeah "SAMPLE" how stupid am i?) exporter and that he sent me an extra $900dls= $800 for the car exporter and $100 for Western union fees! Then he(Buyer) sends me an email saying that i have to send the funds to the exporter and then they(WU) will notify paypal to release my funds...the funds will not register UNTIL THEN!!! OK...now i start to smell bullshit! So i call him on it, first he says he wants to complete the transaction and the fee is legit....so i send a further email calling him out, calling him a coward, that ill be in london soon...try that shit face to face....blah blah.......NOW HE GOES SILENT......so now i go to work....im going to plaster all this info and addresses everywhere i can!!!! WE ALL HAVE TO stick out for the decent people!!!! I WORK FOR MY MONEY...i feed my kids with that money...and for some one to steal it for being a lesser man.....HELL NO!!!!!


all the assholes info:
email he used: [email protected]

address he wanted the funds to go to:

Name : Thomas Philip
Address : 41 Station Road, Solihull
City : Birmingham
Postal Code : B91 3RT
Country : United Kingdom.


Fake paypal email came from: [email protected]

If this even stops one person from dealing with this scum...then im happy...people like this need to be delt with!!!!!

Hi Servu, welcome to scamwarners.

I'm glad to hear you didn't fall for the scam, and thank you for posting the email addresses. Could you also please post the text of the emails, and the headers? If you are unsure what headers are just tell us which email provider you use and we'll explain. If they are using a fake site, and by looking at your post it appears so, we might be able to get it closed down.

Thanks for posting your story!

Hi!

I want to thank you for this warning. I was worried and googled the name and adress I should pay by Western Union for transport to the byer of my boat. This was the first link I got. The different was only the name, in my cause Terry David, but the adress was simular. Now then I also have talking to PayPal, they confirm that I got fake mail supposing to be from them. But this website was my first evidence that my suspicions was right, so THANK YOU!

/Gsson

Scammer claiming to buy- Here is a similar reply to my offer for sale.
I include excerpts from the email below.
I have not pursued this as it is almost identical to a reply to my sale item from [email protected]
Both the addresses or similar [email protected] -- show up upon googling as probable scams.

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From: Jessica Cole <[email protected]>


* Great. am glad to read from you ,will appreciate more pictures... i am a
marine engineer, i am at sea right now.I am buying this as a surprise
promise Gift so am willing to offer you the amount you required. I can only
pay through PayPal at the moment as i don't have access to my bank account
online(i don't have internet banking with it), but i have it attached to my
PayPal account, and this is why i insisted on using PayPal to pay,all i will
need is your PayPal email address to make the payments, and if you don't
have a PayPal account yet, you can set one up at www.paypal.com it cant
take you less than 3mins to do that, i will be expecting your PayPal email
so l can pay and also get back to me with your best price on this. I have a
pick up agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been sorted.

l will be waiting for your reply asap*
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submitted in the hopes others will not be scammed
Onki

Thank you for this stream of information. I was also in the middle of a scam by the same person. Here are my details from last to first. Check this out. I wish i could scam him back.

IT WILL BE SHIPPED TO UNITED STATE.GET BACK TO ME WITH YOUR PAYPAL EMAIL ID.
On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 11:21 PM, I wrote:
Hi. Wow, that's quite the job. Where is the rig? We are ok as long as we see the money first. Where will it be shipped to? Is it in Toronto? This unit is big and heavy.
________________________________________
From: Jason Cotwell <[email protected]>
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 21:22:54 +0100
To:
Subject: Re: China Cabinet / Hutch - European Craftsmanship - $10800
Hello,
Thanks for the mail, I'm seriously interested in buying this for my Son and am okay with your selling price, I'm a Petroleum Engineer and currently offshore i really want this as a surprise gift for my Son so i won't let him know anything about this until it get delivered to him. You can mail me back with your paypal email address so i can make the payment to you right now and if you don't have an account with paypal you can set up an account today as it's secured and reliable visit their website on www.paypal.com will be responsible for the pick up agent payment fees/charges on this transaction. Do not worry about shipping or picking up as my pick up agent will come and pick it up from you once have made the payment to you and i will also need your full Name,address and phone number cos it will be needed for the pickup arrangement I would love to speak with you through the phone but due to my work as a Petroleum Engineer i work mainly offshore, our phone is down on the rig right now due to bad weather, We can still communicate through the email exchange for now. I will be looking forward to read back from you real soon with the paypal email address and your full address including phone number for the pickup arrangement.

Thanks..




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Hello Friend.....Do you still have the ad For Sell.....?

Best Regards...

Jason...

Same thing happen to me with this guy!

He wanted to buy my 2010 scion tc!

He wanted me to send him 5,000 via western union!
He said my pay pal will be credited after I send him the money !

I called pay pal and they said it was phishing scam!

Hi all!

Glad to see that people are warned by my original post and all the other replies. Today, there was an article in our local newspaper describing this "New Internet Scam", as they called it! When I was targeted, I called the police, but since this was a mild international crime no resources could be allocated to pursue it. There should really be an international police force pursuing these kinds of scams. Lots of people fall for it (I guess, any statistics out there?) but since crimes are low-prio and involves another country and thus are international, it becomes too resource-demanding for the police to pursue every single case.

Link to the Swedish article:

http://hallandsposten.se/nyheter/halmst ... tbedrageri

Google translator is not perfect for swedish to english translations (BIG understatement), so here is my fast-fixed Google translation:

Car owners revealed new internet fraud
Oskarström [note: this is the village where the seller lives]

"Pay Otherwise, we will contact the FBI." Despite the threat a car owner from Oskarström did not fall for the scam that began with an ad on the ad-site blocket.se.

Oskarströmsbon was selling his car. A speculator who got in touch with him via e-mail became interested and later claimed to have paid the agreed amount by using the payment service PayPal.

In addition to the purchase price would also include the 7000 crowns (SEK, ~1000 USD) representing the buyer's costs of transporting the car home.

- I got a requirement for me to pay that amount to Western Union for the car to be retrieved. There was little time to pay up, the Oskarströmsbo explains.

But he sensed danger and contacted PayPal who, after a quick check could reveal that the alleged buyer had not paid any money at all. Threats and demands that the transfer would be made promptly appears to have been planned to avoid the seller would have time to check it.

All contacts with the buyers were made via e-mail. The buyer wrote to Oskarströmsbon in English.

[End of article]


Please post any scams looking like this one if you get subjected to one. The more up-to-date info there is here, the more likely it is that the next person getting scamed sees it.

/Fredrik

Thank you for posting this news story Fredrik. Yes, your original post has helped many people. That is what ScamWarners is here to do.

It is frustrating that law enforcement cannot do much, but that is also understandable.

Hi!

I just had another incident like the previous one. I received a text message (SMS) from a "jason.barke" who "wanted to buy my bike""...

Here is the message (sender was not a mobile phone number, but "jason.barke"):

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Hello I Just view your(Bike)Listed on blocket.se,Am interested buying it from you.Please contact me direct to my email: [email protected]
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Any oddities like missing spaces, incorrect capital letters and so on are as they were in the original message.

This email address ([email protected]) has been used quite some time for scam attempts. I'll update this thread once I get a reply from the scammer.

Here is my reply to the scammer:

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Hi!

You sent me a text message where you stated that you were interested in buying my motorcycle, a BMW K100RS. It is still up for sale, so if you wish, you may come and see it this week.

/Fredrik
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My idea is that if everyone replies to the scammers, knowing it is a scam attempt, their time is consumed by scam attempts that lead nowhere. I'll keep them on the line for as long as I can just to occupy their time.

/Fredrik

Hi!

I also had an email response from a scammer. The email address is [email protected] and the name was entered as "harry". The email was sent through the ad site, so the swedish text in the message is from them (warnings regarding scams and other info...)


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I am interested.Kindly let me know if the motorcycle is still available
for sales.


Annonsen finns på http://www.blocket.se/vi/41490011.htm


----------------------- Info från blocket.se ------------------------

Du kan lägga till en film i din annons - just nu gratis!

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Brevet skickades via ett webb-formulär på www.blocket.se angående
din annons "BMW K100RS Besiktad utan anmärkning".

Personen som kontaktade dig känner alltså inte till din e-postadress
förrän du svarar på detta brev. Observera att vi inte kan veta
om avsändarens e-postadress ([email protected]) är korrekt angiven.

Utskicket gjordes från ip-nummer 91.205.234.63 klockan 23:41 den 17/07 2012.
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Well, "harry" also got a reply:

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Hi!

Yes, the bike is still up for sale. You can come and have a look at it this week if you like.

/Fredrik
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/Fredrik

/Fredrik

thank you, guys!

i was about to finish a car sale deal with the following fellow:

Name: Eric Camille
Addres: 41 Station Road,Solihull.
City : Birmingham
Postal Code : B91 3RT
Country : United Kingdom.

i googled him and got some hits on this page.
i´m glad he always uses the same address...

greets,
josi (austria)

Welcome to Scamwarners lennero and it's good to hear that you didn't get scammed, but please be careful as there are a lot of scammers targeting 'ad sites', especially car sellers and buyers.

If you're selling a left hand drive car located in Austria then his address in the UK should have alerted you. Unless you're selling a very special car it just wouldn't be worthwhile or sensible to buy a car from Austria, because it's left-hand drive and the cost of re-registration, insurance and transport would be prohibitive. He probably gave a UK address as he probably knows he can't pretend to be a German speaker.

Scammers are always looking for new places to try out their scams, where people don't know what to look out for - be cautious.