Comments on: The mechanics of a car scam http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/03/31/the-mechanics-of-a-car-scam/ Just another irishtimes.com weblog Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:15:48 +0000 By: Louise http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/03/31/the-mechanics-of-a-car-scam/#comment-5673 Louise Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:46:42 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/03/31/the-mechanics-of-a-car-scam/#comment-5673 Hi all! Was nearly scammed today by people by the name of Ann Hand and Amanda Finnegan. They were selling a 2002 Black Mini One for €5,000. There are ads for the same car on every used car website in Ireland. They will tell you the car is in Liverpool but is registered in Ireland. They have photos and documentation to match the car. It seemed so real! They will ask for a Western Union transfer from a relation or friend to your name transferring money to any Western Union branch in Liverpool just to show you will actually turn up and ask just to see the receipt! What they do is take the receipt and forge an I.D. pretending to be you and take out the money you have transferred to the Western Union in Liverpool! They are very convincing and use sympathy to get you on their side! Do not fall for it! Luckily I just realised what was happening before I had given them any personal information! My advice would be to never ever use Western Union! No matter what! Even if it seems very convincing! If it sounds too good to be true then it is! Hope this helps someone out! Louise. Hi all!

Was nearly scammed today by people by the name of Ann Hand and Amanda Finnegan. They were selling a 2002 Black Mini One for €5,000. There are ads for the same car on every used car website in Ireland. They will tell you the car is in Liverpool but is registered in Ireland. They have photos and documentation to match the car. It seemed so real! They will ask for a Western Union transfer from a relation or friend to your name transferring money to any Western Union branch in Liverpool just to show you will actually turn up and ask just to see the receipt! What they do is take the receipt and forge an I.D. pretending to be you and take out the money you have transferred to the Western Union in Liverpool! They are very convincing and use sympathy to get you on their side! Do not fall for it! Luckily I just realised what was happening before I had given them any personal information!

My advice would be to never ever use Western Union! No matter what! Even if it seems very convincing! If it sounds too good to be true then it is!

Hope this helps someone out!

Louise.

]]> By: Elaine McCarthy http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/03/31/the-mechanics-of-a-car-scam/#comment-4753 Elaine McCarthy Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:16:59 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/03/31/the-mechanics-of-a-car-scam/#comment-4753 There is a David Robinson selling an Audi TT 03 for €11,000 same story about the steering wheel on the left hand side and he has moved to Spain. I decided to check it all out before I went any further so thanks guys. There is a David Robinson selling an Audi TT 03 for €11,000 same story about the steering wheel on the left hand side and he has moved to Spain. I decided to check it all out before I went any further so thanks guys.

]]> By: Ann-Marie http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/03/31/the-mechanics-of-a-car-scam/#comment-4680 Ann-Marie Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:38:26 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/03/31/the-mechanics-of-a-car-scam/#comment-4680 This 'maria' is curently trying to sell a car on car zone, a beetle convertable....so make people aware!! This ‘maria’ is curently trying to sell a car on car zone, a beetle convertable….so make people aware!!

]]> By: Kayleigh Donoghue http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/03/31/the-mechanics-of-a-car-scam/#comment-3684 Kayleigh Donoghue Wed, 21 May 2008 19:28:14 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/03/31/the-mechanics-of-a-car-scam/#comment-3684 Hi Conor I work for ebay and the safe pay security centre she speaks of doesnt exist the only truely safe way to pay with ebay is PayPal, and secondly Western Union is the one and only form of payment we dont accept, I hope people like her are caught and brought to justice Hi Conor
I work for ebay and the safe pay security centre she speaks of doesnt exist the only truely safe way to pay with ebay is PayPal, and secondly Western Union is the one and only form of payment we dont accept, I hope people like her are caught and brought to justice

]]> By: Ray http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/03/31/the-mechanics-of-a-car-scam/#comment-3215 Ray Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:35:38 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/03/31/the-mechanics-of-a-car-scam/#comment-3215 Hey i recently came across one of these scams. It was a ford focus 06 for €6,000. All emails i receded from seller where identically the same to the ones above. I sent an email saying that i didnt get my car loan and i am currently getting in contact with ebay so that this person can be stopped. I would advise that nobody gets involved with this person. Hey i recently came across one of these scams. It was a ford focus 06 for €6,000. All emails i receded from seller where identically the same to the ones above. I sent an email saying that i didnt get my car loan and i am currently getting in contact with ebay so that this person can be stopped. I would advise that nobody gets involved with this person.

]]> By: Richard C http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/03/31/the-mechanics-of-a-car-scam/#comment-3025 Richard C Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:10:22 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/03/31/the-mechanics-of-a-car-scam/#comment-3025 If you pay out the money, you will get a car ... Either a picture of it or a toy car ... (hence the "Air" shipment) If you pay out the money, you will get a car … Either a picture of it or a toy car … (hence the “Air” shipment)

]]> By: Conor http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/03/31/the-mechanics-of-a-car-scam/#comment-2996 Conor Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:40:17 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/03/31/the-mechanics-of-a-car-scam/#comment-2996 No chance of me getting "Maria" to pose alongside the "car". She's on to me - see post above. Who woulda thought she read me blog! No chance of me getting “Maria” to pose alongside the “car”. She’s on to me - see post above. Who woulda thought she read me blog!

]]> By: John Mack http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/03/31/the-mechanics-of-a-car-scam/#comment-2991 John Mack Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:54:41 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/03/31/the-mechanics-of-a-car-scam/#comment-2991 When something similar happened to me inconnection with a camera I was selling last year on eBay, I took the following action. Having reacted to what I thought to be a genuine buyer, I proceeded to complete the deal only to be alerted to the scam by the suspicious payment which required that I send the camera before receiving any payment. So when I didn't complete the deal, I was immediately deluged by emails telling me how wrong I was, etc. This, I tolerated for 2 days before replying that the AntiScam Unit of the local police had taken over the case and I included the Phone number of that Police Dept should they wish to proceed further. Never heard another word. When something similar happened to me inconnection with a camera I was selling last year on eBay, I took the following action. Having reacted to what I thought to be a genuine buyer, I proceeded to complete the deal only to be alerted to the scam by the suspicious payment which required that I send the camera before receiving any payment. So when I didn’t complete the deal, I was immediately deluged by emails telling me how wrong I was, etc. This, I tolerated for 2 days before replying that the AntiScam Unit of the local police had taken over the case and I included the Phone number of that Police Dept should they wish to proceed further. Never heard another word.

]]> By: laura http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/03/31/the-mechanics-of-a-car-scam/#comment-2987 laura Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:15:14 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/03/31/the-mechanics-of-a-car-scam/#comment-2987 The can will be shipped by AIR? Did no one else notice that? Also, eBay specifically prohibit payment via Western Union on their websites. The can will be shipped by AIR? Did no one else notice that?

Also, eBay specifically prohibit payment via Western Union on their websites.

]]> By: Shane http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/03/31/the-mechanics-of-a-car-scam/#comment-2984 Shane Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:37:25 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/03/31/the-mechanics-of-a-car-scam/#comment-2984 Conor - You NEED to get a picture of them with the car. It cannot end without it. Conor - You NEED to get a picture of them with the car. It cannot end without it.

]]>