Forum Scammers?

[MrAnderson]

im sorry for your friend but i really cant understand how someone would hand over 1k$ to someone who they have only talked to over the phone without at least investigating ways of making things safer - such as - registered and insured post or cash on delivery.... unfortunately u just cant trust people

[mikymouse]

Consider yourself lucky. One guy on these forums handed his whole car over to a scammer.

[GuestyR33]

Consider yourself lucky. One guy on these forums handed his whole car over to a scammer.

wtf?

[mikymouse]

Yeh... to skylinesteve

[Redback]

and unfortunatly that one guy is me!

[R32Big_boy]

In before lock!

[evade]

so..how did he pay for it..

[West]

I got scamed $400 on Ebay, Pay-Pal paid it back to me.

[adznight]

I was scammed on eBay for $500, it's all to common. Just don't expect the Police to do a single thing about it. They are useless and simply don't care...and they wonder why people take matters into their own hands *shakes fist vigilante style*

[dezz]

2006

[NickR33]

phew never been scammed... just lucky I guess!

I did buy a fuel pump from a forum sponsor that never arrived... it wasn't sent registered post but upon me contacting him to ask where it had got to the seller immediately sent another pump to me which arrived a couple of days later... he then said he would chase down the missing pump with Aus Post... that's pretty nice considering I could have just been lying that I never received it

Always pays to send it registered but sometimes the margins are so tight to be competetive in the parts market they try and save on the shipping etc

[gdogzgtr]

It is definitely a deception/fraud, in cases like this victoria police can't act as the offence takes place where the offender is which is Qld in this case meaning that investigation needs to done by Qld police.

I would suggest as other have get onto your bank and contact Qld police in relation to starting investigation into the matter.

[adznight]

It's simply not worth it for amounts under a couple of grand though Graeme, I had a similar problem with a Sydney resident. I had all the bank details, name etc. I lodged a report with Vic police who said they'd speak with the local police where the bank was located and nothing EVER happened, I didn't receive any correspondence at all. I called the bank in Syd and they could see the money sitting there and I applied for a reversal but get this - with Direct Deposit if you willingly transfer the money the recipient has to approve the request to return the money....yeah right. I can understand that there are 11ty billion petty matters like this for the police to deal with and that's why I think it's simply not worth it, they just don't have the time or care (well that's the impression I got).

[adznight]

2006

Was a good year Dezz

[Rav]

How can people be so mean and live with them self, I been done over to with a turbo kit for a Vl. $1,600 down the drain.

[Sass]

caveat emptor

(buyer beware)

[stolen_s15]

My uncle (top victorian barister) has just written a book on avoiding the pitfalls of online business. It details how to safely conduct transactions like the ones mentioned above, and if things do go askew how to ensure a quick and legally binding solution. It is designed specifically to show you how to protect youself from ruthless traders trying to use the internet as a cloak of invisibility.

If you would like a copy the cost is only $100 + 10postage. Cheap insurance for those of us spending thousands on expensive car parts.

PM me you address details and i'll send you my bank details, once funds have cleared I'll express post the book straight away.

[NickR33]

PM me you address details and i'll send you my bank details, once funds have cleared I'll express post the book straight away.

but if we don't have the book yet how can we make sure your not trying to scam us! haha

[stolen_s15]

Oh no I'm not a scammer, I'm just another honest internet trader. Amazes me how people just hand over so much money with really no idea who they are sending it to.

As above caveat emptor!