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• BMW 520 - What's the scam 29 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  deposited in a pay pal account before the car was collected by the agent who flew in from Poland But is there a scam somewhere I.e can the money be transferred out of the PayPal account after the transaction?
• A new supermarket car park scam 9 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  In view of this thread attributed to adverse camber a day or two ago: http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?f=2&t=71871 this supermarket car park scam highlighted today may prove of interest: http://tinyurl.com/cqno8n I don't know if other forum members have come across it or raised
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  Car buyers warned of new airbag scam 5 Mar 2024 (News)
  
• Ebay scam again 7 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  Looks like he is at it again. A 2000 Range Rover with 35k on the clock for only.....£4000 yep I might buy 2 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4610012815
• Usedcars-shop.com is a SCAM site, 30 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  I want to make people aware of a scam site that has setup selling cars at knock down prices. The site is a scam. How do I know - simple, they are using my home address as the front to the site. The have previously setup as repo-limited.com and cars-sales-ltd.com There is other info
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  Can you enlighten me on scams involving the post-sale cancellation of BACS payments? 16 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I read an answer in Sunday's paper referring to a scam involving post-sale cancellation of BACS transfer payments, and new rules for cheque payments. I've...
• Foreign driving offence ticket scam 11 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Heard about this a few days ago and forgot to mention it - sorry if it's old hat or been deatl with already. Anyway, apparently there's a growing scam in certain parts of Europe which involves sending UK/foreign motorists what seems like official documentation demanding payment of fines
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  Is this finance organisation trying to scam me or helping to sell my Morris 1000? 25 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have just put my 1971 Morris 1000 Traveller on Autotrader to sell and I had a phone call from some finance organisation, saying that for an upfront charge...
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  Scam insurance claim 8 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  A friend and her husband have just been followed home and told they had driven into the back of this persons car whilst in town and that they had 100s...
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  Is this a scam? 23 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
  An employee of mine is wanting to buy a Qashquai advertised in Autotrader from Spain. It is a 2007 model, has 60,000 on the clock and the seller only...
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  Insurance Scam? 12 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I received a call on my home phone from an "international" number. The caller asked for me by name and said that she believed I had been involved in an...
• Any - Warning - Scam 29 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  Just spotted this article and thought it appropriate I post it here to warn others (if the mods think otherwise please feel free to delete). http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/15891906.WRONGED__Victim_of_Gumtree_BMW_gang_speaks_out/?ref=mr&lp=9...
• Fuel payment scam affects thousands 8 May 2007 (Forum)
  Check your credit card statements for dodgy transactions if you've bought fuel in a large number of locations mentioned here. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6578595.stm
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  Is this a scam? 9 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I'm selling a car, listed it last night around 8pm on various websites. Just after midnight someone sent a text then followed up with the following message...
• Autotrader - Possible Scams? 23 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  contactable by email. Additionally, the same vehicle can appear in the classifieds in two separate adverts - in two entirely different locations. Example is the Mini One D seen twice on this page: http://tinyurl.com/6l42vg Do i smell a scam?
• A novel scam 31 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  the company further that he has taken out a loan in his own name for the full price of the car. So the dealer has been scammed by the punter who has the company’s bank details , other personal details from Facebook and maybe the address of the dealership ?   Is this a new type
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  Retention fee 5 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a nearly new car from a franchised dealer about 18 months ago. This past week I have received a letter from Retaina regarding the ISR window etched...
• SCAM ALERT! Car tax refund text message 7 Jun 2021 (Forum)
  I have just received a text message that shouts out "SCAM" from the moment it was received. Coming from mobile number +447398230835 Narrative: "DVLA: We have recalculated your vehicle tax. You are owed £48.84 due to overpayment, visit https://dvlaroadtaxrebate.co to claim
• 419 million scams 15 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  The 419 email scam has plumbed new depths of oh perlease, those dear chaps who've never done a days work in their lives have just sent me yet another howler. Among the dozen Dearly Beloveds and Gracious One's received today is one from llyods bank (Dear Lord) requiring me to sign
• Congestion charge avoidance scam 22 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  car. Fact was, the car in question (i.e. with that legitimate reg number) was demonstrably nowhere near London on the day alleged. Turned out that the car which was in London was of the same make, but fitted with false plates - obvious when the photo was examined more closely. Is this scam widespread