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Scamming alert - When selling a bike
Trying to sell my bike and straight away I get a weird text saying they want to buy my bike and they live on a remote mining site so they cannot phone you. They are willing to pay you for the asking price using direct bank deposit, using paypal instant wire service blah blah blah....oh and they are already in touch with a courier service now ....but then ask where you live and that you sign off all rights to your bike.
Anyway, as they say if it's too good to be true it is.
I'm English so politely told him to F@#$ off and stop wasting my time.
Just thought that you should always be careful and never give out any bank details.
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Heard a very similar story just a few months back. This time the buyer was overseas and overpaid using PayPal. Then asked the seller to send the difference back through Western Union and allow the courier to collect the bike... They [seller] wise-up at this stage and tell the buyer to F off... What the buyer does next is cancel their PayPal payment getting a full refund, receive your money sent through Western Union and your bike is goooooone!
Their modern day bike thieves... Also known as twats
I got a few of those sorta emails when i sold my bike recently.
Simple solution is to make the sale in person, and take cash. Much less hassle for everyone in the long run. And not to mention much safer.
Told him (he did use a girls name, Sharon) that I felt sorry the fact that this was his job and that he couldn't scam me and that he was a little prick. Expected some of the usual stuff and think they are clever.
Questions started when he asked for photos and where it's located, WHICH IS IN THE AD !!
Anyway wanted to put it on here as us MTB folk should not be afraid to speak out to these scams.
Thanks for your comments and hope I sell my bike.
Anyone interested its in the classifieds here and on Bike Exchange.
Cheers
GLWS. If your having no luck Try posting it on facebook (nsw mtb trading post). Page is really good, lots of traffic!
Insist on payment direct to your account.