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NorBerg

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Hello.. My bike is for sale, and yesterday i received an e mail from a guy in England wanted to know more about the bike and if i could give him a price in euro.. He tought the price was fear and wanted to pay a 1000 euro in deposit and a agent would come and get the bike and cash out the rest.. The price im asking is 7400 euro.. Do any of you uk guys have an idea what a simular bike would cost in England ? Think the whole thing smells like rotten fish, knowing cars is much cheaper in England then here in Norway, why wouldn't bikes be as well ? My bike is a 2001 FE 650e converted to supermotto, also have the enduro wheels..
Maybe it is just me but these days you cant be to careful..

Thanks in advance
 
Norberg,

Sounds like you are being scammed - very common if advertising on the internet. There have been loads and loads of them over here in the UK where they promise the money, then ask for your bank account details to do a transfer and you never hear from them again and your money disappears or they offer you more money than the bike is worth ask you to send them a cheque once you've received their bankers draft and you find out their payment is a fake and you've lost your money.

I would lay that one to bed unless he can come round and give you the cash in hand!

Cheers,
Simon
 
Personally I would bait this guy and find as much personal details about him as possible as this is an obvious scam / fraud.
7400 euro equates to just over £5000 uk pound for which he could easily buy a brand new 2004 650 or ex demo 05 in this country. DO NOT GIVE OUT YOUR ADDRESS or any personal details.
Be careful
 
It is a scam.The cash certificates seem
genuine,but they hold them for a week
or more.Then the funds are canceled
before you get your cash and they already
have your bike.
 
re: beware the evil people

norberg,

Simon is right, although you should proceed dealing with him, NEVER give the potential buyer ANY personal information. It's becoming huge on the web to scam advertisment sites. On any given day, I delete/deny 5-10 new members that sign up to get into the memberlist so they can grab 1,000's of email addresses in hopes to sell something or scam you. They also look for classifieds and tell you that they'll direct deposit the funds into your account if you will give them your bank account info.

It's really getting to be the biggest pain in the ***, working on the web nowadays. Always be suspicious of dealings on the net.

thanks,
json
 
Very often it is written in a very broken English. Most of these emails appeared after I placed an ad on Craig's List.

I am extra careful because there are thieves out there and people who do not really care if you do not have a title when you sell the bike to them.
 
NorBerg, I know we are not really answering your question but I don't think anyone wants you to get scammed. We may be just making you paranoid but if you feel somethings funny about a deal then it is worth looking into. Even if you feel your onto someone they can still rip you off, thats what they do for a living and they most likely have had success before. And don't worry about feeling like you are not being friendly to this guy. If he is legitimate and requests crazy situations then he should understand your extra caution and reservations. If he doesn't like it, then the hell with him, sell it to someone else. I have copied this from a forum on 4strokes and thought it would help you and anyone else. Hope this helps and be careful.

Lubbz.


Tips for Recognizing and Avoiding Fake Check Scams

If someone you don’t know wants to pay you by check but wants you to wire some of the money back, beware! It’s a scam that could cost you thousands of dollars.

There are many variations of the fake check scam.
It could start with someone offering to buy something you advertised, pay you to do work at home, give you an “advanceâ€Â
 
For cars this is a typical way to take you on a ride. In Sweden it will take at least two weeks for the bank to see if the check is okay. During that time the bank puts the money on your account. After a few days he wants the money back. You send the money. After a while the bank realise that the check isn't real. When the bank will ask you for the money they putted in your account from the beginning. The people who does this are normally based in UK.

Cash is king.
 
Thanks guys.. Realy means a lot to have guys like u backing up my suspichion.. Dont know if i even will respond his last mail, sure we should have taken this dude down, but that probably is not so easy.. like one of you said he has done this before and may be damn good at it too

Thanks again and take care.. NorBerg
 
The same thing happened to me two days ago concerning a car I'd like to sell. (Here it is btw: http://www.finn.no/finn/car/object;pdc= ... 3371&pos=5 :) )

The guy was very interested in the car, and wanted the deal to go through an agent. I mean, who uses an agent for a car that's worth $1200 ???

I read somewhere on the net that someone scammed the scammers... Cannot remember where, but it was a right laugh. :)

Try to get HIS bank-details... If you're giving your's up, you sure'd like his :)
 
Be careful about "scamming the scammers". These people are very well organized. Think about the "M" word. They'll get back at you if you attack them.
 
i got loads of scammers email me about my old bike when i went to sell it. i just spent some quality time winding them up, promising him 10 bikes, asking the most rediculess questions about himself and seeing how desperate he was by seeing what i could make him agree to doing. if you don't give out any details you'll be fine. Most of them are just chancers who have amnaged to get themselves computers and deserve all the irritation i can throw at them.
 

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