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i love the ones that say ...
"hi seller, i very interest in your item salable. can you send me pictures by
email, details of current offer ...." etc, etc.
your ad clearly had piccies and prices and condition !! straight into the spam![3](https://cdn.road.cc/sites/all/modules/contrib/smiley/packs/smilies/3.gif)
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The scams are not just about getting the goods off you for nowt - they may also be after details that allow them access to your paypal account via your email account - make sure your passwords are strong and not guessable.
Yes, good point. Passwords have been changed.
It used to be a cheque could be returned up to 6 months from clearing, and the 1st you would know is the money just leaving your account. This has been tidied up and AFAIK it's now 6 working days and then your money is safe,
This is how it works, or some variant.
Expresses some interest in bike / car / whatever it is you are flogging, may ask for more pictures or details.
Can't actually come and view or collect the item but will send an agent or (and this can get a bit confusing) someone who for some spurious reason has a payment from the scammer worth more than what you are asking for your item, e.g a cheque that they will sign over to you. The intention then is that you hand over the goods, plus a cheque for the balance or even cash. The scammer may even give you 3 days for the cheque to clear before arranging to have the goods collected.
But whatever the permutation the end result is that you hand over the goods, and possibly some money. You think that the scammer's cheque has cleared and can even confirm this with the bank. You think it's all sorted and then about 2 weeks later the scammer's cheque is returned as there are no funds to honour it and your account is debited plus bank charges. The cheque may have cleared but this is not the same as having value - I'm sure someone involved in banking may be able to explain this better.
By this time the scammer is long gone. You handed the goods over so no insurance claim and you learn a lesson about how devious some people are.
So anyway, tell us more about this counterfit C(h)olnago frame you are selling at a knock down price.![39](https://cdn.road.cc/sites/all/modules/contrib/smiley/packs/smilies/39.gif)
When things get completely surreal you feel a bit of a nellie for having exchanged mails with them in the first place but at least the scams do become obvious (he says, tempting fate).
I'm with you on the older, wiser, slower bit by the way and I'm working on the fatter.
It is Mr Mungecrudle a C(h)..Planet X N2a..olnago. And I can guarantee its provenance.
Unfortunate fact of life that scammers exist, try selling a car in Autotrader sometime.
I had some random guy with poor grammar offer me £800 for an old sora group set....that's when I decided to ignore his emails.![35](https://cdn.road.cc/sites/all/modules/contrib/smiley/packs/smilies/35.gif)