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I have a bush that needs replacing as it knocks over bumps but goes away for a few days when sprayed with silicon. The problem is Mercedes dont sell them, so what should be a few quid turns out to be £100 because I have to buy the whole bar. Why on earth have they done this for a part that...

I got a phone call last week like the ones in this thread: Have i just been scammed? - MoneySavingExpert.com Forums One of the questions was they wanted my home address to send some stuff there and was I going on holiday this year. Yeah right - would you like my house keys too? I suspect...

I am selling my CLK500 Convertible. I have been contacted by a prospective purchaser based in Paris (France) via an advert on ebay. She has only concluded 2 transactions a while ago. She rang me and discussed the car and discussed coming to see it in 10 days time (obviously I am not going to...

Police are aware that an email entitled 'Population Census: a message to everyone - act now' is being circulated, allegedly in the name of National Statistician, Jil Matheson. This email demands individuals provide further personal information, supposedly for the Census and threatens fines for...

Dear Forum members, This is a copy-paste of an email I received today. Since advertising my car, I have received two similar emails. If you receive an email requesting your details and/or payment, do not reply to it, report it to the Police. Hope this helps. "Thanks for the prompt...

I just got this email. I don't even have an account with the Halifax for gods sake!!

What is that website/forum which "baits" scammers etc.? The one I saw even had pics of scammers turning up at airports to collect!! Remembered!! http://www.419eater.com

Over the last month I became a victim of a clever 'Eastern European' scam while out shopping. Simply dropping into Tesco's for a bit of shopping has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen to you or your friends. Here's how the scam works...

I contacted the seller by email (no phone no given) about their 05 SLK priced at £8.1K (London). I asked about condition and got the following reply which I think is a little unusual and for a contact no. which was not given. What do you think? Thank you for your interest in purchasing my...

Hi, my brother in law has fallen for a scam something like this phone scam apart from the money they have taken off him it seems they got him to download some software to give them control of his PC.:eek::eek: I haven't had a chance to look at it yet but was after a bit of advise. They may...

True or not who knows? But best aware anyway! POSTAL SCAM Can you circulate this around especially as Xmas is fast approaching - it has been confirmed by Royal Mail. The Trading Standards Office are making people aware of the following scam: A card is posted through your door from a company...

I.ve had 3 friends phone me today saing they have had people ringing them saying there puters have problems and are offering to fix them:mad: They ask you to download a remote access programe. Its a scam that was about a few months ago and seems to have reared its head again.I.ve heard they...

As some of you know, I've been looking for a new phone... and I stumbled across mobiles.co.uk, which offer some pretty impressive deals... An example is the HTC Desire, free handset on a 24 month contract. The first 15 months it's £12.50 then £25 for the last 9 months. (The first 15 months...

Has anyone here been involved in an incident like this? BBC News - Crash scam figures at record high, insurers warn Surely, insurance companies should be on top of this by now.

New to me, anyway. Received this email yesterday morning: Now, I knew I hadn't spent £50 on Mac parts, but there were enough alarm bells to stop me clicking on the link in the email. a) There's no mention of my PayPal/eBay user name. b) I've never had a confirmation email from them before...

I can only see one use for this and thats to artifically inflate your feedback rating or am i wrong? 1p accepted just make offer and take pic if you like on eBay (end time 15-Jul-10 21:21:43 BST)

I received this email this morning, trying to work out where the hit is if I continued? From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Freeman Sent: 06 July 2010 08:39 Subject: Order Request. Good Day, Am John Freeman i want to know whether you carry(PULLEY WHEEL)...

This is a copy of an E-mail I received after a telephone conversation. The gist of the conversation was I bought a points holiday about 10 years ago. The company I got it from then went bust, but a company they used honoured the weeks we had so we still had some very good holidays. and...

With some irony (seeing as he's an FD!) a friend has just been caught by a scam involving 'Log Book Loans'. Despite being a very active car buyer for many years, and the masses of stuff I now find on Google about them, I'd never heard of them until today (- although I did find a previous post...

On VivaStreet there is a nearly new caravan for sale for not much money. I'm guessing this is too cheap and therefore a scam. Usually I would not be bothered but the phone number on the advertisement is my land line! I've tried contacting the vendor through the site, but to no response. The...