SCAM & FRAUD on Autotrader UK - BMW 5 SERIES 520D M SPORT REG WG12KLS

[Boycie]

THE ONLY WAY TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THIS SCAM IS TO NOT PAY ANYTHING UNTIL YOU HAVE VIEWED AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE YOURSELF


(The scammer has now photo-hacked the vehicle registration number from the most recent photos, hoping to make it easier to snare victims. There are now so many of these adverts appearing on ad sites that all such 'photo-hacked' adverts should be treated with extreme caution otherwise you'll lose your money.)


CAN'T SEE THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION ? - DON'T BUY


Latest appearance - Originally posted on 15 August - still there 16 & 17 August


http://www.autotrader.co.uk/used-car...5999?logcode=p 15 Aug

£7,400 2012 BMW 5 SERIES 520d M Sport 4dr 2.0 - Westcliff-On-Sea - (07949) 565883 - 28000 miles - Reg WG12KLS

Photos taken from here


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2012-Bmw-5...p2047675.l2557

£21,000.00 - 2012 Bmw 520d M Sport performance upgrade - Item location:
liverpool, Merseyside

Vehicle sold for £21,000 on 8th July 2014

[Tools]

Re: SCAM & FRAUD on Autotrader UK - BMW 5 SERIES 520D M SPORT REG WG12KLS

Reported again and seller contacted as bait

[Tools]

Re: SCAM & FRAUD on Autotrader UK - BMW 5 SERIES 520D M SPORT REG WG12KLS

Sellers phone number 07949 565883

[Boycie]

Re: SCAM & FRAUD on Autotrader UK - BMW 5 SERIES 520D M SPORT REG WG12KLS

Annoyingly this one has remained live for three days now. For one day ATUK appeared to be taking down the fraudulent adverts on hacked dealer pages and then everything became worse than before.

The obvious problem, apart from members of the public losing money, is that dealers can't compete with fraudsters advertising similar cars. Worse than even that, any company that can be phished has security vulnerabilities I don't even like to describe.