MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Ollie. on October 08, 2013, 10:56:24 pm

Title: Scam warning. MK5 GTI leather seats Gumtree.
Post by: Ollie. on October 08, 2013, 10:56:24 pm

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/vw-golf-mk5-mk6-gti-leather-seats-heated-3-door-fitment/1034490954#photo-content

The guy claims to be called David Barrow and in the RAF and to have been re-posted to Scotland. He wanted to use paypoint and paysafe cards to send him the money and they would deliver it to you. Once your happy you send the money then all is sorted. I thought it seemed genuine. I asked some lads on another forum to do some digging and they un-earthed this.

http://www.audi-sport.net/vb/a4-a4-cabriolet-s4-forum-b6-chassis/78407-b6-useful-ebay-finds-28.html#post1885839

see the last post on that page. Just a heads up for everyone. :)

Ollie

Title: Re: Re: Scam warning. MK5 GTI leather seats Gumtree.
Post by: RetroRaz on October 08, 2013, 11:43:18 pm

Thanks for the heads up.

Gumtree is full of scammers. No way of tracking down a seller on there just in case a transaction goes wrong.


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Title: Re: Scam warning. MK5 GTI leather seats Gumtree.
Post by: callis on October 09, 2013, 07:26:39 am

Well i am in the RAF and posted in Scotland, although currently in Afghan but i can use our computer systems to find out if this guy is in the RAF or not :)

Title: Re: Scam warning. MK5 GTI leather seats Gumtree.
Post by: nigw on October 09, 2013, 08:12:56 am

Quote from: callis on October 09, 2013, 07:26:39 am

Well i am in the RAF and posted in Scotland, although currently in Afghan but i can use our computer systems to find out if this guy is in the RAF or not :)

Someone has already done that on the other thread. He's not.

Title: Re: Re: Scam warning. MK5 GTI leather seats Gumtree.
Post by: garrardrj on October 09, 2013, 09:12:41 am

Quote from: vw55raz on October 08, 2013, 11:43:18 pm

Thanks for the heads up.

Gumtree is full of scammers. No way of tracking down a seller on there just in case a transaction goes wrong.


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Thats not correct and i would say gumtree is more helpful in investigations than Ebay  :innocent:

Title: Re: Re: Scam warning. MK5 GTI leather seats Gumtree.
Post by: garrardrj on October 09, 2013, 09:14:22 am

Quote from: garrardrj on October 09, 2013, 09:12:41 am

Quote from: vw55raz on October 08, 2013, 11:43:18 pm

Thanks for the heads up.

Gumtree is full of scammers. No way of tracking down a seller on there just in case a transaction goes wrong.


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Thats not correct and i would say gumtree is more helpful in investigations than Ebay  :innocent:

Also i can tell you i am in the RAF and i can give you a name of someone in the RAF , that doesn't make me them either :innocent:

Title: Re: Re: Scam warning. MK5 GTI leather seats Gumtree.
Post by: RetroRaz on October 09, 2013, 09:17:59 am

But anyone can make an account and sell things,  theres no feedback system so you cant really see if someone is a good seller or not.

A year ago someone in my area got stabbed as he was going to see a car for sale advertised on gumtree and they took 3 grand off him.

Not sure if gumtree has changed since then but it is risky.

I got scammed on ebay a few months back and ebay and paypal were really helpful in getting my money back :)


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Title: Re: Scam warning. MK5 GTI leather seats Gumtree.
Post by: callis on October 09, 2013, 09:52:09 am

Yeah i have just checked now, there is deffo no David Barrows in the RAF

Title: Re: Scam warning. MK5 GTI leather seats Gumtree.
Post by: Lollylauren on October 09, 2013, 08:22:54 pm

Thanks for the heads up  :congrats: