BarnshaW
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or the people at the house could say they cant get in contact with the owner and dont know whats happened to him?
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Tiger
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Originally posted by DannyB
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When are you supposed to be getting the money back???
It can be done over the phone there and then cant it???
Sorry but I would never send a large amount of cash to someone without them actually being there in person.
I met the guy, drove the car, hpi'd it, saw his house, saw him in the house talking to his mum, I have his name, his account number, the bank confirmed his name, its a uk bank account, his phone number, the cars reg no.
The fact that they called to apologised and to arrange getting the money back to me suggests to me that they havent done a runner to be fair, but i'm bound to react defensivly.
Don't want to sound like a penis here, but none of that really matters.
It could be their car, under a false name, the house could be some random womans, unless tou DNA checked them both you don't really know it's his mum. Bank accounts don't mean shit, as soon as your money is in theirs you're not getting it back, phone numbers are easily obtained, he could have 50 for all you know. He could have phoned to keep your mind at ease whilst he's getting as far away as possible with your money.
Cheers for putting my mind at rest anyway.
That car has a V5 attached to it, with an address, this whole affair is traceable to at least one point.
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Tiger
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Why would someone take car keys to Pakistan as well?
i took my keys to scotland.
was an accident as it's keyless start. dad drove home and had to make sure he didn't stop anywhere and turn the engine off 
it does sound dodgy to me aswell, go round there tomorrow morning and get the money.
What good will that do? They obviously won't have the money and the banks wont be open either.
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Adam_B
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was an accident as it's keyless start. dad drove home and had to make sure he didn't stop anywhere and turn the engine off
So you can start your car then you dont need the 'key' near the car to keep it running?
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DannyB
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Originally posted by Tiger
Cheers for putting my mind at rest anyway.
That car has a V5 attached to it, with an address, this whole affair is traceable to at least one point.
That's why I said I don't mean to sound like a penis, but alarm bells must be rigning otherwise you wouldn't have made this thread, do a google search and you will find lots of scams similar, they did a piece about scams like this on TV not long back. I do hope it's all innocen though and you get your money back.
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Ben G
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Originally posted by Adam_B
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was an accident as it's keyless start. dad drove home and had to make sure he didn't stop anywhere and turn the engine off
So you can start your car then you dont need the 'key' near the car to keep it running?
strange isn't it. it will run until you turn it off and obviously it won't turn back on again.
and yeah i know banks aren't open tonight or tomorrow but go round there to make sure he's still there and not talking shite.
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chloe16v
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oh dear 
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Tiger
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Originally posted by Ben G
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Originally posted by Adam_B
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Originally posted by Ben G
was an accident as it's keyless start. dad drove home and had to make sure he didn't stop anywhere and turn the engine off
So you can start your car then you dont need the 'key' near the car to keep it running?
strange isn't it. it will run until you turn it off and obviously it won't turn back on again.
and yeah i know banks aren't open tonight or tomorrow but go round there to make sure he's still there and not talking shite.
I dont know whether you read the start of the thread. The guy who sold me the car is no longer in the country, its his brother who is transferring the money back to me.
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Warren G
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with a vauxhall, you need the key in the car to turn it off
so you cant do that
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Ben G
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Originally posted by Warren G
with a vauxhall, you need the key in the car to turn it off
so you cant do that
ford is better  no keys needed  
and tiger, at the end of the day. you can't be that bothered or you'd be round there right now sorting it out.
go talk to his brother face to face. make sure he's not trying to fob you off.
i know i'd be round there straight away if anything like this went on with me.
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Adam_B
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Originally posted by Tiger
The guy whose car it is brother just phoned me
If it was a scam, why would you do that?
Be reet im sure.
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Warren G
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if it was my money, id be around there now, getting the car towed (its your car) to your house
who gives a fuc what it costs, just get that car in your property
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jmacd
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Hope you get your money back but it does sound dodgey
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chloe16v
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bend door/brake window, wire the ignition, over ride the immobilizer, drive away
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Warren G
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yep like thats realy gonna work. you cant steal these sort of cars without the keys
people break into houses to steals cars now!
oh, and id ring up, say its okay, il wait for the keys, im coming round to tow the car back to mine
id also ring the ploice up, say you think you have been part fo a scam, and could b e stolen car
[Edited on 02-01-2010 by Warren G]
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BarnshaW
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i would go and check and make sure the cars physically there?
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chloe16v
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how far away from you is this car?
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Tiger
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Originally posted by Warren G
if it was my money, id be around there now, getting the car towed (its your car) to your house
who gives a fuc what it costs, just get that car in your property
It was a terraced house, the car was garaged elsewhere.
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Warren G
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scam. im sorry
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jaffa
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Sounds like they either got a better offer for the car or decided not sell and this is their way of backing out.
Reckon you will be fine 
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mattfiesta
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I'd never buy a car off Pakistani, one tried it on when I went to view a car in luton, seems like a legit business in the autotrader ad and the guy on the phone spoke perfect english then when I went to view the car it was at some shitty terraced house that was full of them all talking jibberish including the guy that I had supposedly spoke to on the phone but for some reason he could now hardly speak a word of english, I walked back to my car and drove off. They are lying fucks, one came to view my mates car and asked if he could drive it to his mates to see if he liked the car and told us not to worry because he would leave his car with us which was a piece of shit primera. Untrustworthy cumbags.
[Edited on 02-01-2010 by mattfiesta]
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sand-eel
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Take it you didn't get the V5?
If you did take it to a dealers and get a key made, go back and drive it away.
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Adam_B
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Originally posted by Warren G
if it was my money, id be around there now, getting the car towed (its your car) to your house
As long as the logbook is still in the sellers name its not Tigers car.
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X16joeXE
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Originally posted by DannyB
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Originally posted by Tiger
Cheers for putting my mind at rest anyway.
That car has a V5 attached to it, with an address, this whole affair is traceable to at least one point.
That's why I said I don't mean to sound like a penis, but alarm bells must be rigning otherwise you wouldn't have made this thread, do a google search and you will find lots of scams similar, they did a piece about scams like this on TV not long back. I do hope it's all innocen though and you get your money back.
Want there something similar on 'The Real Hustle'?
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scoob
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Originally posted by mattfiesta
I'd never buy a car off Pakistani, one tried it on when I went to view a car in luton, seems like a legit business in the autotrader ad and the guy on the phone spoke perfect english then when I went to view the car it was at some shitty terraced house that was full of them all talking jibberish including the guy that I had supposedly spoke to on the phone but for some reason he could now hardly speak a word of english, I walked back to my car and drove off. They are lying fucks, one came to view my mates car and asked if he could drive it to his mates to see if he liked the car and told us not to worry because he would leave his car with us which was a piece of shit primera. Untrustworthy cumbags.
[Edited on 02-01-2010 by mattfiesta]
me and my mate went to pick up an evo he had seen on ebay, spoke to an english women on the phone and transferd a £100 deposit to her, we drove 4 hours to bristol fish pond estate? saw the car it was 3 years older then advertised the woman who we spoke to had to rush to the hospital with her son half an hour befor we got there so her brother would be there to do the deal, there was a few imported cars sat on the drive and the house was full of pakis he could hardly speak english we demanded the deposit back and left. badgers
[Edited on 02-01-2010 by scoob]
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