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Old 11-02-2010, 02:27 AM   #1
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Default 1934 ford panel delivery scam

The following appears to be a scam. The photos and blurb are from an ebay auction back in June when the van was sold in Kentucky. The seller claims that the van is in Ireland, worldwide shipping etc, but the price is half what it sold for in June. Just in case anyone is tempted, John

http://london.craigslist.co.uk/clt/1981401233.html
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Old 11-02-2010, 11:00 AM   #2
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Someone should ask for additional, specific pictures.
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Old 11-02-2010, 01:19 PM   #3
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I did that Mike; 'not available' - that's when I started to get suspicious
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Old 11-02-2010, 04:23 PM   #4
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Suprise, Suprise ! I bet that you surely were suprised !
That's a new twist - the scammers showing pictures, now. I wonder how many times he has sold it.
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Old 11-02-2010, 04:52 PM   #5
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I recieved one today from Ireland offering a set of brake and clutch pedals I was looking for( I'm going to rebuild what I have ) from a Talbot Erikson. The english was too formal and badly worded. Another scam for sure!

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Old 11-02-2010, 05:38 PM   #6
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that truck is the one i have in my barn its a 33 whoever the moron in Ireland is more than likey is one of the old UK scamers and no i did not pay the wining bid price i payed 1/2 that the guy i got it from name was chris yes its 1000% scam scam scam
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Old 11-02-2010, 05:47 PM   #7
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I've never seen any legitimate listings on London craigslist. Why would someone in Ireland use a London website? Unless they're Nigerian, with a poor knowledge of geography.
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Old 11-02-2010, 05:53 PM   #8
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just looked at the ad the wording is even the same as listed on ebay just go's to show how dum they are good job JD PS the basterds are back the good guys in the UK must have run them out next time send them to HELL
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Old 11-02-2010, 07:20 PM   #9
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Ray, you should report it as fraud on the UK Craigslist. Tell them that it is your car in your barn, etc. Might save someone from getting ripped off.
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Old 11-02-2010, 09:53 PM   #10
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I agree, might tell E-pay too.
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Old 11-02-2010, 09:56 PM   #11
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Gets one thingking, one of these days they may get photos of our rides up for sale and the buyer's might come looking for their supposedly new ride. Might be a heck of a mess then.
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Old 11-03-2010, 07:07 AM   #12
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About a year ago a friend found a John Deere compact tractor on craigslist , the deal seemed almost too good to be true, and the story was a bit questionable. He googled " craigslist John Deere scam" and found that people were getting pictures from e-bay and re posting on craigslist. It was too good to be true. http://www.mytractorforum.com/showthread.php?t=103838
Let the buyer beware.
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Old 11-03-2010, 12:02 PM   #13
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If you find a scam on Craigslist flag and report it! If you are not doing your part you won't be helping others.
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Old 11-04-2010, 03:31 AM   #14
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I did flag it - not sure how that works, doesn't seem to have done anything.
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Old 11-03-2010, 01:51 PM   #15
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i have never been on cragslist and my pc skill is not that good if you all want to flag it go for it all i can do with this thing is spend money
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Old 11-03-2010, 02:45 PM   #16
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These scams really piss me off. If and when I want to buy something from a seller in the USA I don't want the seller automatically thinking: "He's from the Uk - it must be a scam".
The truth is, the vast majority of these lowlifes have never been within 1000 miles of the UK.
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Old 11-04-2010, 05:59 AM   #17
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I'm looking at the add right now & it isn't flagged.
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