This story makes me think the whole thing was possibly a set up right from the start.

For example, how did they know who to target and that they would be carrying a bundle of cash with them?

Maybe I am just naturally suspicious, but an insurance fraud also come to mind.

Regards

Brian

This should be in the scam thread running at present!

Well, that was what the story said.

Same sort of person that buys a car for half its value…

This is boring but please read for your future purchasing. I used to for a hobby.(Electrician by trade) buy write off Car's, Motorcycles & even Campervans. Repair & re-sell. Still do a little. When sold I would deliver to any UK destination. I have had times when I have travelled home with quite large amounts of cash on me. I did a deal with someone in South wales. I'm Leeds. We spent an age counting £–,000 in his room. It was for a Porsche 911 I sold him. My brother in law followed me there so we had transport home. Also to bring back the Suzuki in took in PX. My eyes were everywhere when we stopped at services. My point here is that these were genuine sales so no-one knew I had a large amount of money with me. These scam people are definitely planning these scams. On a different note. The Bank are now very suspicious of anyone drawing or depositing large amounts of cash. When I put most of that money in the bank I literally had a court of enquiry as to where the money had come from. Now strictly I only make or take bank transfers. It is so easy to do. Another tip for any of you wishing to buy or sell using this method is to ,lets say you are buying an item costing £15,000. Send the person a deposit, it can be anything say £100. Then when you go to pick the item up. Pay by your same Bank transfer that you set up for the deposit. The chances are the payment should go through ok. If it is someone you have not paid before, it can take ages for the payment to go through. I sold a Nice MX5 to a person last year who travelled up from Bristol on the train. I picked him up at the station. He seemed very genuine. He loved the car I had repaired as every one does. Never even argued the price. He was a school teacher & showed me lots of I.D . We did the deal & he took his lap top from his bag & sent me the money. 2 hrs later & still no transfer. Which is another problem. Same bank is much quicker. But if your bank is different to there's it takes quite a few hours to complete. I believe this is the bank gaining interest on money held. So after 2 hours still no money in my account. I trusted the man & watched him drive off in a shinny Sport tech. Me with no money. After another 2 hrs the money cleared. Also on many occasions I have warned the bank that I am going to make a large purchase & to put a marker on my account so I will not have a problem, it never works. Barclay's. I bought my partner a Range rover Evoque from a main dealer in Wakefield. The vehicle was nearly new so a very large sum of money. I went to pick up & paid with my card. Bank pre notified of the purchase all good. Nope reject. I felt such a dick when the sales man looked at me dressed all scruffy like usual. Oh another one here jack sort of look. That took ages to sort out. So another thing to look out for. Especially if it is the weekend when the banks are shut & the only person you can talk to is in a foreign land & you cannot understand a word they are saying. Sorry for going on but this is modern day, we will take your money but if you want some back, no chance.   Forgot to say & i'm sure most of wouldn't but never do a bank transfer for a large amount of money before you are there in person. Lot's of scams there. 

Edited By Steviegtr on 26/01/2020 22:10:41

well you should read it may be you one day.

I gave up reading it too – for the same reason.

I lost count of the number of full stops as, in fact, the sentences are very short which is much better than some of the rambles that go on here. I thought limited attention span was a fault of today's youth

Some may be asking to be ripped off but surely no-one deserves it.

Martin

That was an interesting comment. To date I have sold over 150 Motorcycles & probably around 20 cars. A few Camper vans/ motorhomes. All on ebay. All category C or D insurance write off's which I repaired & resold. I must say all my buyers were delighted with the purchases from me.

I've bought and sold many cars on eBay, over the years I would guess 10? All for personal use, I'm no trader. The only issue I've had was when a chap who bought an old V6 Mondeo off of me got halfway home before the gearbox blew up. It showed no signs of a problem previously, but had been parked up for a while so maybe some sediment had settled. He rang me on the off chance of a refund, but it was a £1500 car, bought privately. Buying any car privately at that end of the market is a risk for both buyer and seller. As with any of these things, go in eyes wide open and being realistic.

I've also avoided looking at cars that were too cheap to be true when the seller told me to meet him at an abandoned pub carpark with the cash….

Jon is right – no need to apologise whatever! I didn't find it difficult to read and it's packed full of good advice. Even though I'm unlikely to buy or sell a car that way, lots of people do, mostly successfully. Thanks to Stevie for explaining how it works.

Dave