Re: Ebay & Gumtree Vehicle / Car Scam. Barclays provide Fraudsters Accounts
Hi There,
I was scammed just before Easter. Saw a horsebox advertised on 'Horsemart', contacted the vendor for more details, 'she' said that she would only sell through ebay for fear of being scammed. I was invited to the ebay auction using my ebay ID, there was a 'live chat' box to answer questions and I even purchased a vehicle check document to make sure that there was no outstanding finance etc on it - it was so cleaver, I believed that I had checked out things as much as I could to make sure it was legitimate - obviously not. The fact that the account was Barclays actually made me feel better and so I duly paid the money and unsurprisingly nothing was delivered.
I have reported this to Action Fraud, my bank and Barclays but not much is being done - as seems to be the case.
Annoyingly the same vehicle is still being advertised on various websites - I am tempted to make contact with them again and try and somehow get some info, but as I was stupid enough to be scammed, I am unlikely to be able to outwit them...
Hi There,
I was scammed just before Easter. Saw a horsebox advertised on 'Horsemart', contacted the vendor for more details, 'she' said that she would only sell through ebay for fear of being scammed. I was invited to the ebay auction using my ebay ID, there was a 'live chat' box to answer questions and I even purchased a vehicle check document to make sure that there was no outstanding finance etc on it - it was so cleaver, I believed that I had checked out things as much as I could to make sure it was legitimate - obviously not. The fact that the account was Barclays actually made me feel better and so I duly paid the money and unsurprisingly nothing was delivered.
I have reported this to Action Fraud, my bank and Barclays but not much is being done - as seems to be the case.
Annoyingly the same vehicle is still being advertised on various websites - I am tempted to make contact with them again and try and somehow get some info, but as I was stupid enough to be scammed, I am unlikely to be able to outwit them...
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