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hongman

13-07-10 06:34 PM

Re: HELP! is it a scam or genuine - selling bike to overseas buyer.

I trade internationally using my iban number. Been ok, not had my bank emptied, or anything bounce ;)

ceeshaw

13-07-10 07:49 PM

Re: HELP! is it a scam or genuine - selling bike to overseas buyer.

Okay girls - I'm a Bank Manager so feel I can comment with some expertise... Giving your IBAN number or SWIFT number is perfectly safe. Nobody can use it to take money FROM your account. This is how people pay solicitors for houses.

RElax. Not everybody is out to get you. A deposit from abroad (using your IBAN / SWIFT) is as good as cash. If you're still worried, just withdraw it as soon as it appears, as the money is cleared funds.

simesb

13-07-10 07:56 PM

Re: HELP! is it a scam or genuine

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Originally Posted by simesb (Post 2318229)

Enlighten us. How does it work?

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Originally Posted by Matts-Yokes (Post 2318269)

Im not sure but i have heard they pay with an international cheque and it looks like it clears so they pick the bike up and 3 or 4 days later it bounces.

But this isn't a cheque payment :confused:

Nobbylad

13-07-10 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SUPERSTARDJ01 (Post 2318289)

Exactly that, plus you should NEVER give your bank details address etc etc to anyone, only a fool would do such thing. the feckers that scam people from abroad need :smt067

So you've never written out a cheque then? :rolleyes:

As our esteemed Bank Manager person has said, giving account details out is not risky at all, it just means people can put money into your account, not take it out.

Juju	13-07-10 08:42 PM

Re: HELP! is it a scam or genuine - selling bike to overseas buyer.

The other thing is that just because the person making the offer to buy says they're from Holland, this may be simply because by now, most scammers realise that trying to buy a motorbike from Nigeria is doomed to fail. Doesn't mean the purchasing party really exists in Holland, or that their carefully crafted emails are from a Dutch national.

yorkie_chris

13-07-10 09:26 PM

Re: HELP! is it a scam or genuine - selling bike to overseas buyer.

To be honest if the email seems halfway literate then the chances of it being a scam is far reduced!

hongman

13-07-10 09:33 PM

Re: HELP! is it a scam or genuine - selling bike to overseas buyer.

"I want buy yor bike, its looks very beautiful
Send me your IBAN #
Can get my guy to collect yes?
And he ship it to Holland fur me
MCN is where I see ads
Urs Trooly, A.Scammer"

Random, random.

N8te rider

13-07-10 10:10 PM

Re: HELP! is it a scam or genuine - selling bike to overseas buyer.

Well, I decided not to sell to Holland man so sent a polite email saying as much. His reply:

Your just not a man off your word!!!!
You kust sold me that bike?????
I happy there are a coppele a englisch people who are!!
Regards

hongman

13-07-10 10:18 PM

Re: HELP! is it a scam or genuine - selling bike to overseas buyer.

lol. ace.

Stu	13-07-10 10:19 PM

Re: HELP! is it a scam or genuine - selling bike to overseas buyer.

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Originally Posted by N8te rider (Post 2318710)

looks like a lucky/clever escape. Out of interest what was the initial email like? How convincing?

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