Paulg390
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Yep sadly becoming more and more commonplace. The parents of a friend of mine just got scammed on eBay. The scam was an auction for which they were highest bidder (seller with zero feedback - alarm bell 1), then the seller said he wanted only cash (alarm 2), he gave his address as a block of flats but gave no flat number “just call when you get here and I’ll come down” (alarm 3), when they arrived they called and seller said “sorry just popped out, will be back in 5 mins (alarm 4), he arrives with his mate... V5 doesn’t match address (alarm 5)... HPI check paperwork not provided as promised (alarm 6)... and so it goes on. 3 weeks later his parents were stopped by police and car impounded as it was reported stolen by finance company. Be careful out there.... says the man about to go and pay cash for an XK8.