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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 05:58 PM
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Hi people,

Have seen a 60's Fastback mustang on ebay that was rediculously cheap, so to see if it was real or just a type i sent an email to the seller asking about mot, running condition etc and all i got was this...

Hi there,

The Ford is still for sale. This is a 1966 Mustang FASTBACK model with 116,684 miles on it. The car will be shipped from Galway, Ireland.

The price I want on Mustang is £2,500 ( £2,000 Buy It Now Price + £500 for shipping cost ). I can manage the shipping and you will receive the car in no more then 10 days, at your shipping address, at your DOOR. Once with the car you will receive all the car papers too.

I would like to make this deal using a third party, Yahoo! Finance ( they work with eBay ), as I want a smooth transaction. As soon as you will send the money to Yahoo! Finance, I will start the delivery process. You have to know that they will keep the funds until you will receive and inspect the car. Aslo, you have to know that if something is wrong with the car or paperwork or anything else... and you don't want to keep it, inform Yahoo! Finance about that and they will refund you the money in full.
In order to be able to contact Yahoo! Finance and open a transaction record I will be needing your details ( full name and the full shipping address where you want the car to be sent ).

I look forward to hear from you, Norman!!!
now the car is seriously cheap for what it potentially could be, plus he says he mentions ireland, where as the advert is shropshire based, he has no history......

is it stolen? Im not going to buy it cos it just stinks to hi heaven but i just wondered on your opinions.
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 06:03 PM
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SCAM !
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by joel_winders
SCAM !
The man speaketh the truth
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 06:11 PM
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keep well away
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 06:16 PM
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Its a con.... Nigerians run a similar scam involving electrical devices a couple of years back....
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 06:18 PM
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These scammers are proper dikheads
Btw it is a scam M8
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 06:25 PM
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Cant believe people actually need to ask for opinions on stuff like this.
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 06:29 PM
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That has SCAM written all over it, in fucking great big red marker pen!!!!
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 07:17 PM
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If ANYTHING looks like a "Bargain", nowadays, especially on eBay,

IT'S A SCAM...Walk away.

A quick Google would show the question shouldn't even have been asked.


There are plenty of cars imported through Ireland though.

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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 07:20 PM
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scam!
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 09:23 PM
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omg thats well bad, its shit how people can lure others into these scams, because someone will fall for it somewhere along the line
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Old Sep 9, 2006 | 11:13 AM
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I like the old maxim:
"If something looks too good to be true... it usually is!"
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