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I was scanning the autotrader and found a stupidly cheap Focus RS so i thought i'd email the guy, heres his reply:

 

Hello,

The Ford Focus RS is still available for the price of 7.000 GBP. It

is in excellent overall condition, accident free, no scratches. Also it

is

free of any bank liabilities. I have moved to Croatia and the car is

here

with me as well, but the transport back is already set. The car is

still

registered in UK, has UK plate numbers and is a Right Hand Drive

version. I

was advised by a local dealer to advertise it on autotrader.co.uk

because

it's mainly targeted to customers in UK, where I have to sell it, due

to the

right steering wheel.

I signed with a local transport company to use their services. The car

is on

their warehouse already. They will also offer us third party

protection.

Payment will be made to their trustee bank account held in UK or

Croatia.

How it works: they hold your money until you receive and inspect the

merchandise. I signed for a 5-day inspection period. In this period you

can

test the car and if you are not pleased with it, your money will be

returned

to your account and they will deliver it back to me, free of charge.

They

are also specialized in vehicle transactions and will provide full

needed

logistic and legal support upon our deal.

I prefer this method because I am not able to deal personally due to

new

job. I hope you understand and I am waiting for your reply if you

decide to

go forward.

Thank you,

John Coleman

 

 

Let the games begin!! anyone any suggestions? :teeth:

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yeah i know, but i fancy playing games with him.

 

Idiots like this deserve abuse! :rant:

 

Ah a man after my own heart i love scam baiting, id toy with him, tell him you are very much interested in the car and ask him to send you a picture of the car with him holding a sign in front of it with the word, or something similar to fudgepacker for validity reasons and then tell him you will go ahead with payments :thumbs: or seduce him with pictures and pretend you are a hot girl like I once did: not sure where that link is on here

 

:wacko:

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It's funny that they sign with a typically English name (John Coleman) and

yet from the language syntax used, you can instantly tell that their first language is not English :dry:

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> Hi John,

>

> How funny is that. I will be flying into Zagreb for

> the bank holiday weekend. I have family in Sesvete and

> Zadar!!

> I will be hiring a car whilst i'm there, could i view

> the car whilst on my visit. Your car sounds very

> interesting and i will have the cash on me. I could

> drive it back to my family's house in Sesvete.

> Where abouts in Croatia do you live?

> Do you have any pictures of the car?

>

> Kind Regards,

> Chris

 

 

response:

 

Hello there,

 

I live in Rijeka. Let me know if you plan to come here. I have doubts

that I

will be able to get it out of the transporter's warehouse in weekend,

but if

you wait until Monday we can do the deal.

 

Regards,

John

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> Hi John,

>

> How funny is that. I will be flying into Zagreb for

> the bank holiday weekend. I have family in Sesvete and

> Zadar!!

> I will be hiring a car whilst i'm there, could i view

> the car whilst on my visit. Your car sounds very

> interesting and i will have the cash on me. I could

> drive it back to my family's house in Sesvete.

> Where abouts in Croatia do you live?

> Do you have any pictures of the car?

>

> Kind Regards,

> Chris

 

 

response:

 

Hello there,

 

I live in Rijeka. Let me know if you plan to come here. I have doubts

that I

will be able to get it out of the transporter's warehouse in weekend,

but if

you wait until Monday we can do the deal.

 

Regards,

John

 

More like if you wait until monday I will be mobhanded to lynch you and take your money down an empty warehouse :dry:

 

Nice one sinbad ask him in that case if you can go down to the transporter warehouse and view it there :thumbs:

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> Hi John,

>

> How funny is that. I will be flying into Zagreb for

> the bank holiday weekend. I have family in Sesvete and

> Zadar!!

> I will be hiring a car whilst i'm there, could i view

> the car whilst on my visit. Your car sounds very

> interesting and i will have the cash on me. I could

> drive it back to my family's house in Sesvete.

> Where abouts in Croatia do you live?

> Do you have any pictures of the car?

>

> Kind Regards,

> Chris

 

 

response:

 

Hello there,

 

I live in Rijeka. Let me know if you plan to come here. I have doubts

that I

will be able to get it out of the transporter's warehouse in weekend,

but if

you wait until Monday we can do the deal.

 

Regards,

John

 

More like if you wait until monday I will be mobhanded to lynch you and take your money down an empty warehouse :dry:

 

Nice one sinbad ask him in that case if you can go down to the transporter warehouse and view it there :thumbs:

 

Wanna come with me and kick his arse? haha :teeth::lol:

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It amazes me that they use Autotrader to try and pull off these scams, as it costs a lot more to advertise on Autotrader than Ebay...

 

I spotted one on Ebay the other day for a £14k Aston V8. Found the same car being advertised legit on Autotrader for 75k. Texted the guy on Autotrader to let them know that their car was being used as bait for a scam on ebay. Also advised ebay of the scam.

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Tell him you will meet him in Rijecke in this cafe bar at 21:00,

 

Karolina (Gat Karoline Rijecke . Tel. 051 330 909) and you will be wearing a white suit , panama hat, and you smoke big Cuban cigars and you will have two friends with you who normally dress in black...

 

Tell him to call the number above and ask for "Mike Roch"

 

 

(I got it from the easyjet website... apparently they fly there...)

:lol::teeth:

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ok replied:

 

Hi John,

 

I landed in Zagreb yesterday night and slept most of today. Any chance we could meet up Rijecke on Monday?

 

Theirs a bar their that i know pretty well called Karolina, do you know it? If you have trouble finding it you can call Mike Roch on 051 330 909 and ask for directions or for me. I'll be going out for a few drinks so i could meet you there around 21:00 and talk about the car? Hopefully we can view the car on tuesday at the transporters warehouse. If i buy the car could i drive it away the same day? i will be paying cash.

 

Let me know,

Cheers Chris.

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