SXI - Matt
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Registered: 8th Jul 07
Location: Leicestershire Drives: Corsa C SRI
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Currently got my car on auto trader and the amount of emails I receive saying I'm currently working abroad and only have access to paypal so wont to pay your final price via paypal and get my transport company to collect the car ect ect?
How does this scam work?
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Eddx14xe
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Registered: 12th Jan 10
Location: Hertfordshire
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They get the car then maybe claim back the money from paypal or something?
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SXI - Matt
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Registered: 8th Jul 07
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That's what i was thinking but just couldn't get my head round how exactly they would do it. And to say i have had a few emails i get at least 2 a day
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JaffaTB
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Registered: 7th Oct 09
Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
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you get the money and they get someone to collect the car, then a few weeks/months down the line paypal discover its a dodgy card that has been used and take the cash back leaving your account a minus balance and you have to pay it back, no car and no money
[Edited on 10-10-2011 by JaffaTB]
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3CorsaMeal
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Sell it to all of them imo 
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Eddx14xe
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Registered: 12th Jan 10
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Thinking about it, it wont be the guy buying it from paypal that will sign the V5 etc. So he could say he hasnt got the car, they look at the V5 and its registered to someone else. Then they give him his money back.
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Matty SRi
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Registered: 3rd Dec 08
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
Sell it to all of them imo
This! They won't to scam you, you scam them! On the chance that at the end of them all claiming, 1 might not be successful
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SXI - Matt
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Registered: 8th Jul 07
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haha now that would be pretty funny! On the V5 part i cant understand that as on the front it says this document is not proof of ownership it shows who is responsible for registering and taxing the car
Needless to say i wont be going with it just seems to be the in scam, if they come collect and pay cash they can do what they want with it but like JaffaTB says no doubt be a dodgy card or account
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AlexW
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Registered: 25th Oct 08
Location: Essex
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I believe/hope that once the money is physically out of paypal and into your bank account (which has been setup with paypal) that they can't claim it back from your bank account?
I hope so anyway.
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Owing paypal thousands is the same as owing it to the bank.
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