Why so cheap?

daveleach · 04-24-2012, 12:39 PM

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3850839.htm

edowen · 04-24-2012, 12:44 PM

scamity scamola. Drop him an email for your amusement. It will be along the lines of being abroad, ship the car, agent will take funds blah blah

mistryn · 04-24-2012, 01:13 PM

Defo a scam imo, just looking by the amount (lack of) detail in information tab, where/how the pics are taken

Mart1000 · 04-24-2012, 01:20 PM

I don't think its a scam. I called him earlier and spoke to a nice chap called George Ogenwabi from Birmingham. The car is really bieng shipped via US military as we speak. I gave him my account and sort code as a good will gesture to hold the car for me... I am arranging the rest of the fee's by Western Union, his poor mother is stuck in Lagos.

Shelfsidestu · 04-24-2012, 01:31 PM

Ha ha! Excellent!

makkan00 · 04-24-2012, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Mart1000

I don't think its a scam. I called him earlier and spoke to a nice chap called George Ogenwabi from Birmingham. The car is really bieng shipped via US military as we speak. I gave him my account and sort code as a good will gesture to hold the car for me... I am arranging the rest of the fee's by Western Union, his poor mother is stuck in Lagos.

mookie45 · 04-24-2012, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by makkan00

+1

ry320d · 04-24-2012, 04:20 PM

it also says the car is blue in the information lol

dxb335d · 04-24-2012, 04:22 PM

PMSL!

davyk31 · 04-24-2012, 04:27 PM

May not be a scam, maybe just a badly repaired Cat C or D.

dxb335d · 04-24-2012, 04:45 PM

Even a Cat C E90 is worth much more than 10k.

Brian mc21 · 04-24-2012, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mart1000

I don't think its a scam. I called him earlier and spoke to a nice chap called George Ogenwabi from Birmingham. The car is really bieng shipped via US military as we speak. I gave him my account and sort code as a good will gesture to hold the car for me... I am arranging the rest of the fee's by Western Union, his poor mother is stuck in Lagos.

You have been scammed cos i have bought it. I sent him the full amount in cash in an envelope via homing pidgeon to his hut in Senegal. Nah nah nah nah nah nah...

fulcrum · 04-24-2012, 05:53 PM

Western Union is so yesterday - pre paid credit cards are now the money transport of choice.

rickyjones1209 · 04-24-2012, 07:38 PM

It could just be a typo....

dopper99 · 04-25-2012, 01:48 AM

Found it! Well, on Autotrader:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/used-car...01215463667589

Should be £27K

dopper99 · 04-25-2012, 02:09 AM

The PH advert could still be a scam though. They may have just copied the advert details from Autotrader.

Gra · 04-25-2012, 02:54 AM

I love these adverts, you can always find the real sellers listing on Autotrader, I used to email the real sellers to let them know their pics were being used by a scammer. You'd usually see the scam advert disappear soon after....the best ones though, are the scam websites where everything is super cheap - and they often have the 'Live chat' option. I have spent many an unproductive hour wasting their time with the live chat feature.

idnan · 04-25-2012, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by dopper99

Found it! Well, on Autotrader:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/used-car...01215463667589

Should be £27K

Considering that the autotrader advert is over 100 miles from Birmingham and the PH one is in Birmingham it looks like you're right about it being a scam. Me thinks you'll be told to meet in a car park and probably buggered and your money taken.

dopper99 · 04-25-2012, 07:54 AM

The advert has now gone and replaced with:

This advert has been rejected by PistonHeads

A_P · 04-25-2012, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mart1000

I don't think its a scam. I called him earlier and spoke to a nice chap called George Ogenwabi from Birmingham. The car is really bieng shipped via US military as we speak. I gave him my account and sort code as a good will gesture to hold the car for me... I am arranging the rest of the fee's by Western Union, his poor mother is stuck in Lagos.

Pure classic hahahaha

04-24-2012, 12:39 PM	#1
daveleach First Lieutenant 26 Rep 306 Posts Drives: 335d Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: berks iTrader: (0)	Why so cheap? http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3850839.htm
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04-24-2012, 12:44 PM	#2
edowen Major 39 Rep 1,194 Posts Drives: E90 330i, 991 GTS, Cayenne S D Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Uk iTrader: (0)	scamity scamola. Drop him an email for your amusement. It will be along the lines of being abroad, ship the car, agent will take funds blah blah
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04-24-2012, 01:13 PM	#3
mistryn Colonel 147 Rep 2,048 Posts Drives: BMW 335D Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mids iTrader: (8)	Defo a scam imo, just looking by the amount (lack of) detail in information tab, where/how the pics are taken
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04-24-2012, 01:20 PM	#4
Mart1000 Capt Slow 37 Rep 1,076 Posts Drives: Leon FR Supercopa Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Suffolk iTrader: (1)	I don't think its a scam. I called him earlier and spoke to a nice chap called George Ogenwabi from Birmingham. The car is really bieng shipped via US military as we speak. I gave him my account and sort code as a good will gesture to hold the car for me... I am arranging the rest of the fee's by Western Union, his poor mother is stuck in Lagos.
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04-24-2012, 01:31 PM	#5
Shelfsidestu Enlisted Member 2 Rep 48 Posts Drives: E92 335d M Sport Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: South West iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 335d M Sport C ... [0.00]	Ha ha! Excellent!
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04-24-2012, 04:20 PM	#8
ry320d Enlisted Member 1 Rep 37 Posts Drives: 320d M Sport Le Mans Blue Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Northern Ireland iTrader: (0)	it also says the car is blue in the information lol
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04-24-2012, 04:22 PM	#9
dxb335d The Tarmac Terrorist 948 Rep 29,345 Posts Drives: 997.2 GT3 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: ''Fandango Towers'' iTrader: (3) Garage List 2010 Porsche 997.2 GT3 [9.50] 2003 BMW E46 M3 [6.00] 2007 BMW E92 335D [5.50]	PMSL! __________________ 997.2 GT3
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04-24-2012, 04:27 PM	#10
davyk31 Major General 1037 Rep 6,945 Posts Drives: Macan GTS :-) & F40 M135i Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern Ireland iTrader: (0)	May not be a scam, maybe just a badly repaired Cat C or D.
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04-24-2012, 04:45 PM	#11
dxb335d The Tarmac Terrorist 948 Rep 29,345 Posts Drives: 997.2 GT3 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: ''Fandango Towers'' iTrader: (3) Garage List 2010 Porsche 997.2 GT3 [9.50] 2003 BMW E46 M3 [6.00] 2007 BMW E92 335D [5.50]	Even a Cat C E90 is worth much more than 10k. __________________ 997.2 GT3
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04-24-2012, 05:53 PM	#13
fulcrum Lieutenant 9 Rep 463 Posts Drives: E92,F22, F36, G01 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: London iTrader: (0)	Western Union is so yesterday - pre paid credit cards are now the money transport of choice.
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04-24-2012, 07:38 PM	#14
rickyjones1209 First Lieutenant 39 Rep 394 Posts Drives: 2019 M2 Competition Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Cheshire iTrader: (1)	It could just be a typo.... __________________ f87 M2 Competition f36 435d M Sport e92 335i M Sport
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04-25-2012, 01:48 AM	#15
dopper99 Lieutenant General 3528 Rep 11,291 Posts Drives: Golf R Mk8 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: UK iTrader: (1)	Found it! Well, on Autotrader: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/used-car...01215463667589 Should be £27K
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04-25-2012, 02:09 AM	#16
dopper99 Lieutenant General 3528 Rep 11,291 Posts Drives: Golf R Mk8 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: UK iTrader: (1)	The PH advert could still be a scam though. They may have just copied the advert details from Autotrader.
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04-25-2012, 02:54 AM	#17
Gra Private 6 Rep 82 Posts Drives: E90 335d M Sport Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	I love these adverts, you can always find the real sellers listing on Autotrader, I used to email the real sellers to let them know their pics were being used by a scammer. You'd usually see the scam advert disappear soon after....the best ones though, are the scam websites where everything is super cheap - and they often have the 'Live chat' option. I have spent many an unproductive hour wasting their time with the live chat feature. __________________ '57' plate E90 335d M Sport
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04-25-2012, 07:54 AM	#19
dopper99 Lieutenant General 3528 Rep 11,291 Posts Drives: Golf R Mk8 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: UK iTrader: (1)	The advert has now gone and replaced with: This advert has been rejected by PistonHeads
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