A scammer wants my car

MarkMas

MarkMas

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Silvercat said:
Trust your intuition...if it seems a bit
unconventional then steer well clear is my advice.
When I was trying to sell my QP back in February, I did have a potential buyer who was willing to pay the asking price (no negotiation!...which I thought was a bit odd) but with hard cash, not by bank transfer, which immediately raised my suspicions. Having spent a lifetime working in a commercial environment, I was acutely aware of the money laundering risks and in this instance all of my alarm bells were ringing loud and clear. When I politely declined the opportunity the guy was really not happy. Never heard from him again.
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I'm told that a good approach with a cash buyer, to avoid the risk of counterfeit money, is to arrange to do the deal in a bank branch. You take the cash and pay it in to your account. If the bank accepts it, cool, if not, no deal.
 
lifes2short

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MarkMas said:
I'm told that a good approach with a cash buyer, to avoid the risk of counterfeit money, is to arrange to do the deal in a bank branch. You take the cash and pay it in to your account. If the bank accepts it, cool, if not, no deal.
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yup, good idea but a right a pain in the 4rse, sold a brian james race shuttle recently and fella turns up with ipad and did a faster payment, seems cash is no longer king, my daughters carry absolutely zero cash with them, i cant leave the house without at least some folding in my wallet
 
highlander

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lifes2short said:
yup, good idea but a right a pain in the 4rse, sold a brian james race shuttle recently and fella turns up with ipad and did a faster payment, seems cash is no longer king, my daughters carry absolutely zero cash with them, i cant leave the house without at least some folding in my wallet
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Sh1t, I can't find a shop to take the folding I have in my wallet, they all want card payments! If this is the new world, think I'll frame them! Lol
 
Silvercat

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MarkMas said:
I'm told that a good approach with a cash buyer, to avoid the risk of counterfeit money, is to arrange to do the deal in a bank branch. You take the cash and pay it in to your account. If the bank accepts it, cool, if not, no deal.
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TBH this is probably the best way but its still really hard to determine if the cash has been obtained through 'ill gotten gains.' And I suspect all the bank will do is check the money is legit ie not counterfeit, they wont know its source either. So probably the best advice is try to ensure there is always a reasonable paperwork trail behind the sale just in case. ie receipt for the sale with the buyers name and address and mobile phone details included. But even then its not bullet proof.
What raised my suspicions with my sale is the guy didnt even haggle over the price. Was happy to pay it...and wanted a quick sale. So I smelt a rat....
 
Phil the Brit

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What I don't get about my "buyer" is that he appeared to just be after $100 (half the alleged cost).
Seems like a lot of effort for that amount.
Or, was that just the start of the "sting"?
Am I missing something?
 
lifes2short

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Phil the Brit said:
What I don't get about my "buyer" is that he appeared to just be after $100 (half the alleged cost).
Seems like a lot of effort for that amount.
Or, was that just the start of the "sting"?
Am I missing something?
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$100 x ??????? could be a good earner for these scum scammers, quite a good scam and can see some sellers especially desperate ones falling for it as it's not a huge sum of money to lose
 
MarkMas

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Silvercat said:
TBH this is probably the best way but its still really hard to determine if the cash has been obtained through 'ill gotten gains.' And I suspect all the bank will do is check the money is legit ie not counterfeit, they wont know its source either. So probably the best advice is try to ensure there is always a reasonable paperwork trail behind the sale just in case. ie receipt for the sale with the buyers name and address and mobile phone details included. But even then its not bullet proof.
What raised my suspicions with my sale is the guy didnt even haggle over the price. Was happy to pay it...and wanted a quick sale. So I smelt a rat....
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The money laundering regs have become ridiculous, IMHO.
 
Wattie

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Phil the Brit said:
What I don't get about my "buyer" is that he appeared to just be after $100 (half the alleged cost).
Seems like a lot of effort for that amount.
Or, was that just the start of the "sting"?
Am I missing something?
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He’s probably got 20+ of you on the go...... soon adds up.
 
Phil the Brit

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Now I am due a refund, must claim within 24 hours. At last a windfall?
I wonder how much I'll get?

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