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Hi guys
I've joined today to see if you guys can help with the situation I'm in, and maybe shed some light on this scammer that I believe to be trying to sell me a T5 Transporter. Maybe someone has heard of him before? He goes by the name 'DAVIDE'?
So this is my story... I think this could be like many others... like a child's fairy tale... and I so nearly fell for it!
Currently looking for a van on all the well known sites, I find one on gumtree that looks perfect, a sparkling red T5 09 with 70k on the clock. I text them, then a couple of days later I get a text back from, not a number, but 'davide44150' guessing this is sent from a computer, asking if I could contact him through this email address - 'davide@sag14********
Suspicious of the domain, I created a new email to reply to him saying I was very interested... this is one of the replies:
The listing is ended now.Photos attached.
Currently I am in Ullapool, Scotland. Due to my location and since view is not an option I agree for a 5-7 days of full inspection period ( after the date you receive the van). This means that you have 7 days to inspect the van for any damages and decide if you want to keep it or not!
Because I will sign eBay's return policy, your money will be insured by them and you will have the option to reject the deal, only if we go through PayPal as well. If this is the case, you will receive a full refund (money back) from PayPal and I will have to take the van back on my cost!
You can read more about it following the link below:
http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/buy/contextual/return-policy.html
Let me know if the above return policy is acceptable and if you want to purchase the van please confirm your PayPal email for further instructions.
Thank You
Davide
He also says it is in a milatry garage and if it gets sold he will get it deliverd.
I have to admit I was soooo very nearly about to give him my real email address as he goes on about paypal saying its super safe....and that's how I've ended up here!!
So my questions, if you good people can help me are:
-Is this the inevitable scam or could it be legit if he wants to use paypal?
He did give a land line number aswell...Should I report him?...Should I create a new paypal account with no banks attached to see what I get back? As you can tell I've been going around and around with the facts and what to do! I'm not a rich man and like the majority of us can't afford to be scamed..
Thanks for reading and any comment or help would be appreciated.
Kai
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