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  1. 19th December 2016, 06:43 PM #1
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    Scam ?

    With selling my truck which is on Truck Sales and Flea Bay no longer on Bumtree due to tossers
    I got a email 12 am last night asking if it was still available which i replied yes it is .
    Then this afternoon i get another this is it

    Hi mate,
    I'm very interested in your truck and I'm able to buy it in the next days. Since I have a slow Internet connection I cannot see properly the pictures.
    Could you send me more pictures by email please? So I can be sure that the item is as described after which I will be able to buy it immediately.
    My email is (blanked)
    Cheers,
    Mark

    Now this person has only joined 10 days ago has no feedback , Im smelling a rat what do you think.
    I did reply saying it is against ebay rules to deal off ebay via email and could they supply a contact ph#
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  2. 19th December 2016, 07:05 PM #2
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    Send him more pictures.
    If you don't want to send him your email, send them to me and I'll pass them on.
    Yes, it may appear to be the start of a scam but it may also be genuine. No harm in sending pics. Where you will out if it is a scam is when he wanst to buy it sight unseen and wants you to deliver it to a shipping company.
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  3. 19th December 2016, 07:22 PM #3
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    How slow would his connection need to be to have issues with pictures.
    How long would you wait for pics to load if you were going to buy a car, and then have to go to the bother of typing an email and then downloading pics via email...

    It quacks like a rat, or something to that effect.
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  4. 19th December 2016, 07:42 PM #4
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    Scam,,,
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  5. 19th December 2016, 08:00 PM #5
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  6. 19th December 2016, 08:43 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh View Post
    Send him more pictures.
    If you don't want to send him your email, send them to me and I'll pass them on.
    Yes, it may appear to be the start of a scam but it may also be genuine. No harm in sending pics. Where you will out if it is a scam is when he wanst to buy it sight unseen and wants you to deliver it to a shipping company.
    I'm a bit surprised you haven't been over to check this out yet Mick.
    Having used the trailer last weekend, I can tell you, it tows like an absolute dream, I had no brakes (car plug problem) when I towed Wardy's D2 home on it the other day
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  7. 19th December 2016, 08:50 PM #7
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    Scam, have fun with it. Set up a separate email address and bombard him with pics of trucks off the Internet. After all if his Internet connection is slow he won't be able to download your pics to view anyway.
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    ThrowAwayMail.com - free temporary email, disposable e-mail address

    Beef up your antivirus and sign him up for all manner of questionable material
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    I suspect you are right it could smell... but as Mick says, no harm in sending a couple of pictures. (Maybe avoid identifiable things like number plates etc.)

    With a name like that though.... you want to watch out... he sounds dodgy
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  10. 19th December 2016, 09:14 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bytemrk View Post
    I suspect you are right it could smell... but as Mick says, no harm in sending a couple of pictures. (Maybe avoid identifiable things like number plates etc.)

    With a name like that though.... you want to watch out... he sounds dodgy
    geez,, aint that the truth
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