Came across a very dodgy seller on gumtree this week so thought I would warn you all in case you encounter him. Who knows, he might pop up on forums and on ebay as well.

He was offering cossie parts but in reality, all he is doing is taking money from people and not sending them anything.

He gave his name as Jason Ward (telephone number 07541146957) and said he was from Portsmouth but I doubt that's his real name and I think he's more likely to be from the Newcastle area.

Anyway, the way he operates is to ask you to make a bank transfer to S/C 23-32-72, A/C 00071150. That isn't a bank account but a prepaid card issued by Wirecard Solutions based in Newcastle upon Tyne:

https://www.wirecard-cardsolutions.c...ard-solutions/

Then he'll empty out the money from his card, ditch his payg sim from the phone he used and you'll never hear from him again!

Thing is he was quite plausible as he was reasonably knowledgeable about cossie parts. Makes me think he's probably on some of the ford forums.

So, be careful people. Too many scammers about online now, especially with the way the prices have gone up on these cars and parts.

cheers