Tom N
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Registered: 4th Jun 03
Location: Bradford/Sheff (Uni) Drives: Golf GTI
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Hi all,
I put my car on the trader two days ago and since that I have had numerous e-mails from foreign people wanting to export it to australia, france, geneva
This enrages me because it is clear that someone is playing a joke, I'm trying to sell a car for god's sake, not hold an international conference!
Heres an example of an email I received:
Goodday,
Regarding the ads you posted on the net, am willing too purchase the car and i will like to see the resent picture of the car i will want you to explain the mechanical condition of the car to me as well, am please with the price.
Am a business man i base in france and am a citizen of australia i will want you to know that the car will be ship to australia and i will want you to know that the method of payment will be in cheque that will be issue out in your name and will be sent to your address payment will carry some extra amount of £ 2000 which is also part of the money
which they are surppose to send to me but since am willing to buy your car, then payment will all be made to you.
I will want to know if i can trust you with the remaining change? i will want you to send it to my shipper which will come down to your location to get the car and ship it down to australia.
Please send this information as follow so payment will get to you.
Yourfulladdress.....................
Street ................................
City/town ..................................
State, ....................................
Country and post code,............
your phone numberand ............
Name to be written on the cheque..............
Thank you and hope to hear from you soon.
Regards.
Mr Galla
I have also had someone called Martins Brown contact me 
Its clear someone is having a laugh
Has anyone else had this happen to them when they advertise on auto trader?
[Edited on 10-10-2005 by t-gangsta]
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Sam
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Scam scam scam!
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Wrighty
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Location: Howden
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happens everywhere mate,scammers everywhere you cant escape them,just delete the bollox and move on
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Tom N
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Registered: 4th Jun 03
Location: Bradford/Sheff (Uni) Drives: Golf GTI
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They all have agents for shipping companies who will come and pick it up.
Someone has actually threatened to entrust me with £7K 4 of that to go to the 'agent'
Still pisses me off
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ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
Location: Dingwall, Highland
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i put my car in once, and i said 'no agencies' i had some bloody woman calling me several times a day saying the same cack every time
"oh hello, there is someone interested in viewing your car"
to which my response was the same every time also..
"oh is there, eh well im not sure but i did find this new button on my fone........."
fcuking idiots
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Butler
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Registered: 2nd Jun 05
Location: London
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i get this my cars on now, its a load of crap and makes me very cross, not alot you can do though
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CorsaChris12
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Registered: 28th Jul 04
Location: Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees
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Call me sad but i saw something like this on watchdog not so long ago about autotrader and these calls.
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Ultimate Corsa Driver!!!
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Registered: 2nd Oct 05
Location: Earth LOL
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any mention of western union n its a scam!!!
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Carl
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Registered: 9th May 04
Location: Jimmy Bennett's la la land.
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quote:
Originally posted by Ultimate Corsa Driver!!!
any mention of western union n its a scam!!!
There are leaflets in my post office for Western Union transfers, best notify them then 
Obviously people are dumb enough to fall for it or they would persist in doing it. 
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Anthonycarter
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Registered: 9th Oct 05
Location: North Lancing, West Sussex
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completely off track i know but why is a 14 yr old kid posting on here? :s
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Carl
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Registered: 9th May 04
Location: Jimmy Bennett's la la land.
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quote:
Originally posted by Anthonycarter
completely off track i know but why is a 14 yr old kid posting on here? :s
i know surely its passed his bedtime now.
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