FRAUD CAR LISTINGS / AUCTIONS

BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN LOOKING FOR A CAR ON EBAY. THERE ARE MORE AND MORE FRAUDSTERS USING EBAY TO SELL CARS, THAT EITHER DO NOT EXIST, OR BELONG TO SOMEONE ELSE, AND ALL THEY HAVE DONE IS COPIED SOMEONES ADVERT AND PHOTOS THAT PREVIOUSLY SOLD ON EBAY.

THERE ARE CERTAIN GIVEAWAY SIGNS TO LOOK OUT FOR............. DO NOT GO BY THE SELLERS FEEDBACK........., THE ACCOUNT HAS USUALLY BEEN HIJACKED BY THE FRAUDSTERS, AND THE GENIUNE OWNER OF THE USER NAME AND FEEDBACK IS UNAWARE. OR THEY HAVE SET UP A NEW ACCOUNT, JUST TO TRY AND SNARE A INNOCENT PERSON.

1/ IF THE CAR IS SELLING WITH A BUY IT NOW PRICE FURTHER DOWN THE DESCRIPTION, AND ITS A VERY, VERY LOW PRICE (SOMETIMES HALF THE VALUE THAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY EXPECT TO PAY). THEN ITS FRAUDELENT. USE YOUR OWN COMMON SENSE, ASK YOURSELVE, WHY ARE THEY SELLING SO CHEAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF ITS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, ETC ETC.

2/ WHEN THE SELLER ANNOUNCES THAT HIS EMAIL BOX IS FULL, AND DO NOT CONTACT THEM VIA 'ASK THE SELLER A QUESTION' METHOD, BUT INSTEAD THEY PUT A EMAIL ADDRESS FOR YOU TO CONTACT THEM............THIS IS DEFINATLEY A FRAUDELENT AUCTION. THEY HAVE HIJACKED THE ACCOUNT, BUT CANNOT ACCESS THE EMAIL SECTION, THATS WHY THEY NEED YOU TO SEND THEM A EMAIL DIRECT TO THEM.

3/ IF THE FRAUDSTER COMMUNICATES WITH YOU, TELLS YOU THE CARS IS IN ANOTHER COUNTRY WAITING TO COME BACK TO UK, AND THEY NEED PAYMENT TO GO DIRECT TO THE SHIPPING COMPANY ETC ETC.............THEN STOP RIGHT THERE............ALWAYS , ALWAYS ONLY RELEASE MONEY, ONCE YOU HAVE INSPECTED A CAR, THE BUYERS HOME AND ALL THE DOCUMENTS.................AND PLEASE, PAY FOR A FULL HPI CHECK. WHEN YOU ARE SPENDING THOUSAND'S OF POUNDS ON A CAR, ANOTHER 30 TO 40 ON A HPI CHECK WILL NOT HURT YOU. IT MAY WELL SAVE YOU.

4/ ALWAYS TRY TO AT LEAST ONCE, COMMUNICATE WITH THE SELLERSLANDLINE TELEPHONE NUMBER.........INSIST THEY GIVE YOU THIS NUMBER, AND CALL THEM AT LEAST ONCE (NOT ON A PRE-ARRANGED TIME). MOBILE PHONE NUMBERS ARE EASLY DISPOSABAL AFTER THEY HAVE FLEECED YOU

JUST BY LOOKING AT THE EXAMPLES ABOVE, COULD SAVE YOU A FEW QUID. MOST OF THE TIME, THESE PEOPLE ARE ONLY AFTER DEPOSITS, AND ON SOME RARE OCCASIONS, THEY HAVE HAD THOUSANDS OF POUNDS SENT TO THEM VIA WESTERN UNION FROM UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMERS...........WHO ULTIMATLEY LOSE ALL THEY HAVE.