HELP! is it a scam or genuine - selling bike to overseas buyer. - Page 3 - SV650.org

13-07-10, 06:34 PM

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

13-07-10, 07:49 PM

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.

13-07-10, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by simesb

Enlighten us. How does it work?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matts-Yokes

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

Nobbylad · 13-07-10, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SUPERSTARDJ01

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

So you've never written out a cheque then?

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

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

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

13-07-10, 09:33 PM

"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.

13-07-10, 10:10 PM

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

13-07-10, 10:18 PM

lol. ace.

Stu · 13-07-10, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by N8te rider

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

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

13-07-10, 06:34 PM	#21
hongman Guest Posts: n/a	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

13-07-10, 07:49 PM	#22
ceeshaw Guest Posts: n/a	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.

13-07-10, 08:42 PM	#25
Juju Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 176	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. __________________ Bodily injury claims handler on hand for free advice.

13-07-10, 09:26 PM	#26
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	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! __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

13-07-10, 09:33 PM	#27
hongman Guest Posts: n/a	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.

13-07-10, 10:10 PM	#28
N8te rider Guest Posts: n/a	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

13-07-10, 10:18 PM	#29
hongman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: HELP! is it a scam or genuine - selling bike to overseas buyer. lol. ace.

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