scam

I was in Sainsbury's lunchtime, and whilst loading up my car a guy drives up alongside and proceeds to introduce himself. He claims he is an Italian business owner, in the rag trade, who has just completed a sales visit to see perspective new clients. As such he has a number of high end samples...

MERCEDES SL500 2002 CONVERTIBLE BLUE BARGAIN L@@K on eBay (end time 26-Mar-10 10:15:24 GMT) After initial contact through ebay the seller won't respond to emails asking questions about service history, condition, MOTs etc nor answer the phone nr which he provided. This is permanently switched...

:eek: W211 E CLASS 2007 320 CDI BREAKING on eBay (end time 25-Mar-10 10:46:53 GMT)

Hi guy's, Last night I was browsing Auto trader and came across a Mercedes Benz C class W204 (new shape) was a 2007 Model with Amg kit etc. The price was £3000, I for one was shocked so I decided to email the seller out of curiosity and I received a reply today from the seller and this is what...

This was emailed to me on a round robin oday, via a reasonably sensible source. I wasnt able to validate it, but it doesnt seem too far fetched. HD :cool: This has been passed on via another Force area through our own Fraud Department In Wiltshire Constabulary, and it is a very convincing...

Just came off the phone with an aging relative who got a new small car this week. Just before picking up the car she got a call saying it had metallic paint and that they wanted an extra £400. She went along with another relative and settled at a lower price (they won't tell me how much after I...

Not head of this one before. Friend phoned to say he had had a couple of phone calls from someone claims to be a MS accredited body, saying he had a polymorphic virus and they could talk them through the removal on the phone. Friend is savvy enough to tell them where to to go, but phoned me...

i've recieved this email. not sure if its someone who's got the wrong email or whether its a scammer. not too keen on replying just incase. what can i do? I am tempted to reply to tell this guy that he has the wrong mail so he can contact whoever it is properly as he doesnt sound at all...

I need help in tracing someone. Unknown to us, for the past 12 months or so my father-in-law has been giving cash to a lady who has "befriended" him ....he is not a rich man and has a very small income from a pension. He has some savings, but not that much. He cannot afford to give money away...

Received this in an email - thought I would pass it on.. WILTSHIRE POLICE Keeping you informed Newsletter 2nd October 2009 Swindon Police Station Gablecross Shrivenham Road South Marston Swindon Wiltshire SN3 4RB Telephone: 0845 408 7000 Swindon Crime Reduction...

I received an email this morning in the spam folder and have treated it a such. I called their bluff by saying our company had gone into administration (we have not) and that the name would not be useable until taxes had been paid to HM Customs & Excise. I have also tracked and traced the...

Mercedes : Mercedes C270 CDI /Silver Avantgarde

I've copied this from another forum. Telephone Scam - Be Aware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Received an email containing the below warning about a telephone scam. Thought I should stick it on the board just in case "BT" phone you...

If there was a competition about the scam of the year,i`m sure this would be on top ten mercedes clk63 amg special on eBay (end time 22-Oct-09 15:53:50 BST)

Just a heads up all... there is a new scam going around where you may receive an email stating that you are due a tax rebate. Do not click on anything as it is a scam. Sadly it does look quite authentic and people are giving away their details along with credit card info :wallbash: The...

Have been sent this via email today....cant quite see where the scam is, but it must be there somewhere!......if anything, the description of the car seems to be very dodgy!! Hello, My name is Mary, I search and saw your email address on the net, i want you to know that i have a...

Got a spam email: SNIP------------------------------------------- Dear XXXXXXXXXXX Claim your 10 BIDs bonus! We've missed you at Gozila auction and we'd love to see you again. In fact, we've missed you so much that we'll give you a 100% deposit match bonus of up to 20 pounds in...

I found this: 2005 MOTORHOME SWIFT FREESTYLE CARAVAN DIESEL CAMPER on eBay (end time 04-Aug-09 00:33:37 BST) This must be a scam, as the motorhome would be worth £20K plus, not £6,500. However, the eBay system will not allow me to report it (it says the item number is incorrect and if you...

hi from my restoration blog thing i have got going i've had quite a number of emails/questions etc from people with SLs and SLCs. however, this was sent to me a few days ago: Hello Dear I am writing from turkey.I have got mercedes slc 1980 coupe model. I need some parts...

Be aware....I have just received an email purporting to come from the HRMC telling me that I have a tax refund of about £280 due for the last fiscal year....the email asked me to fill in a form giving my master card details, maiden name of mother, date of birth and other key details.... I was...