SCAM ALERT - Overpayment by cheque

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Graham
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SCAM ALERT - Overpayment by cheque

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DaveJ wrote:I have received 2 e-mails privately in response to my for sale advert.

It is a scammer wanting to buy my bike and send a cheque for more than I am
asking and send a courier to collect.
The same thing happened to me on this forum 2 years ago where I nearly
went ahead with the deal but stopped it when he sent me a cheque for over
3000 euros for a bike selling at £600 !

Realizing this was some sort of scam we sent the cheque back to the bank in
Tarbes, France explaining our fears. We heard no more; except for URGENT
messages from the scammer to cash the cheque.

The same person is at it again now. He calls himself Xavier river and his
e-mail address is xriver145@gmail.com
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Further information on overpayment scams: http://netcred.co.uk/security/overpayment-or-advance-payment-scam.html

Have to say I assumed cheques cleared after 5 days so this was new to me.
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Thanks to 'honesty' for putting the post up showing the 'Netcred' site which explains how
these crooks work ...... Well done!
Bike sellers beware of these scammers !
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Yep, a common method of scamming. Had similar with trying to sell a car.

My scammer was in the Ukraine
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Post by mercalia »

well thats me finished with accepting cheques from anyone on Ebay? didnt know that can take really weeks for a cheque to clear :shock:

maybe this shouldbe a stickie in the buying and selling section?
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What is the best way to get paid ? . . . paypal ?
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Post by Sweep »

If you mean on here? . . . . .

I have used paypal friends and family (no fees/no comeback) on here both ways (buyer and seller) on here a few times.

I figure we are generally a nice bunch and trustworthy.

And always calculate that a scam artist would be unlikely to spend several years establishing their credentials by posting willy nilly on a range of topics considered sad and nerdy in the extreme by the general population :)

Be wary of course of folks with little posting history.
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:wink: well i hadn't much interest so no big deal. :lol:
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its a pity the government authorities can't use robot systems to flood known scam email addresses. The scammers would not know the wood for the trees if they had to spend a lifetime clicking on incoming emails generated from the same robot but deliberately different incoming addresses.

ps Are they greedy and do/would they take the bike as well i.e do they use a legitimate address? or is the bike dumped or returned with the postal service advising recipient not as that address. Getting the bike back is some consolation. Money is only money.
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Paypal "friends" offers no protection. So if a deal turns sour then there is no recourse to getting your money back .
If its a large amount then it's prudent to pay the PayPal fees.
You'll never know if you don't try it.
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