think i am trying to be scammed, help?
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what do you all think, i think scam
basically, sold some stuff on ebay, now the winning bidder lives in germany, so he e mailed me sayin please post to my mate in UK who will in turn pass on to me when he visits,
so i then get an email from UK guy askin for paypal address,
why does the german not just pay me
its only 10.50 for a map sensor,
what you all think, maybe im paranoid
basically, sold some stuff on ebay, now the winning bidder lives in germany, so he e mailed me sayin please post to my mate in UK who will in turn pass on to me when he visits,
so i then get an email from UK guy askin for paypal address,
why does the german not just pay me
its only 10.50 for a map sensor,
what you all think, maybe im paranoid
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Originally Posted by AJC
what you all think, maybe im paranoid
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don't blame you for being paranoid, there's way too many scams around nowadays
however i know for a fact this one is genuine
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think i am trying to be scammed, help?
i bought a core for a turbo on ebay, and paid as soon as it ended on the 29th of april,....it still hasnt turned up,.......have i been scammed....?
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i bought a core for a turbo on ebay, and paid as soon as it ended on the 29th of april,....it still hasnt turned up,.......have i been scammed....?
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Not necessarily a scam. Could just be trying to save on postage. Check out his feed back ratings that will tell you if he is genuine.
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I do that quit often with a good m8 of mine living in Rainham, Kent.
Nothing wrong with it but just ask him to pay into your bank account.
He will need the BIC and IBAN code for that.
You can get those codes of your bank.
Nothing wrong with it but just ask him to pay into your bank account.
He will need the BIC and IBAN code for that.
You can get those codes of your bank.
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AJC it's me and a mate of mine.
when he posted me the auction details, i was going to post on here first and ask if it was a user off here, but i did not recognise AJC. i didn't bother in the end, and was also going to ask in my email to you if you were a PF user but again didn't for some reason.
anyway, it's totally genuine. if you've been on here a while you may know that i lived out in germany for 4 years and came back last year, so it's not unreasonable that i might have mates there into cosworths.
anyway, please mail me on the address that i gave you, or pm on here with details of how to pay. i can do either cheque, bank transfer or payment into your bank account.
all of those methods are secure for you anyway. what do you think is the difference between giving the winner of the auction your paypal address, or giving it to anyone else who asks for it? can i somehow take money out of it?
sorry for the upset it's caused you.
when he posted me the auction details, i was going to post on here first and ask if it was a user off here, but i did not recognise AJC. i didn't bother in the end, and was also going to ask in my email to you if you were a PF user but again didn't for some reason.
anyway, it's totally genuine. if you've been on here a while you may know that i lived out in germany for 4 years and came back last year, so it's not unreasonable that i might have mates there into cosworths.
anyway, please mail me on the address that i gave you, or pm on here with details of how to pay. i can do either cheque, bank transfer or payment into your bank account.
all of those methods are secure for you anyway. what do you think is the difference between giving the winner of the auction your paypal address, or giving it to anyone else who asks for it? can i somehow take money out of it?
sorry for the upset it's caused you.
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MAP sensor arrived, thanks Andy.
Think I was the one who was scammed though
It turned up in a secondhand jiffy bag with a 49p stamp on it, and you charged £5 postage
I realise it's all part of making money out of ebay items and stuff, but for a fellow PF member it's a bit harsh
Think I was the one who was scammed though
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I realise it's all part of making money out of ebay items and stuff, but for a fellow PF member it's a bit harsh
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MAP sensor arrived, thanks Andy.
Think I was the one who was scammed though
It turned up in a secondhand jiffy bag with a 49p stamp on it, and you charged £5 postage
I realise it's all part of making money out of ebay items and stuff, but for a fellow PF member it's a bit harsh![Sad](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
Think I was the one who was scammed though
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I realise it's all part of making money out of ebay items and stuff, but for a fellow PF member it's a bit harsh
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£5 for 49p postage is taking the piss a bit
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don't get me wrong, I'm not expecting a refund or anything.
all i'm saying is that i would expect a little more for my money like insured recorded delivery
all i'm saying is that i would expect a little more for my money like insured recorded delivery
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