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gilesthedog:
Hi all,  Just put my Mk5 onto Pistonheads and almost immediately I get an email reply asking if the car is for sale, then after I give some more info he says he's satisfied and ready to buy (unseen) and then a load of blurb about paying via paypal :

I do appreciate the way you answered my questions!. I'm satisfied with it's condition and i believe i wont be disappointed. I want you to know i am serious buyer and i'm sure he's gonna love and enjoy it more than you did. My mode of payment will be via PayPal because i don't have access to my bank account online but i have it attached to my PayPal account.

Sounds like a scam of some kind to me, has anyone had a similar response when selling ?
Thanks, Tom

Nasir:
Scam. Ignore and do not engage.

I don't accept paypal when selling a car. Cash and you come with me to the bank to deposit it, or bank transfer.

r5gtt:
Sounds dodgy mate. I'd leave it alone.
They just want your email address so they can make money from selling it. baskeets  :mad:

I get loads of them saying please reply to my email as my phones playing up or oher crap.

Dan_FR:
Never accept PayPal when selling a car... PayPal does not cover vehicle purchases and you will lose any money paid in to your account, as it will either be subject to a chargeback or removed due to an 'unauthorised or fraudulent transaction'

FJ1000:
They may have nicked someone's credit card and personal details and are intending to use that to pay via paypal.

At least it's a bit of a better scam attempt than one I got years ago when selling my old MK4 GTi...the dude had spelling mistakes/nonsensical sentences all over the place, but the best was that he said he wanted to buy my horse! I kid you not.  :wink:

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