Am I being conned?

[Steve T]

Below is the e-mail "conversation" going on between me and A.N. Other. This little episode has been gathering speed since I last posted the VFR up for sale on Gumtree last week:-


" Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 2:07 AM


To: ladbm09@hotmail.com
Subject: Honda VFR750 for sale



Hi Kimberly
I have been asked to e-mail you to let you know if my VFR750 is still for sale - it is.
The lowest price I will go down to is £1800 - the bike is really in great condition and that is what I think it is worth.
Hope to hear from you soon.

On Thu, 14/9/17, Kimberly Hawkins <ladbm09@hotmail.com> wrote:
Subject: Re: Honda VFR750 for sale


Date: Thursday, 14 September, 2017, 12:17

I am wondering if you are the original first owner and I hope it is in good condition, if there wont be any cause of disappointment if i purchase it from you? I'm buying it for my husband as a surprise he doesn't know about it and i believe he will really enjoy it. I don't want him to know about it until it delivered, but there are few thing i would like to know about it as well :

1.Could you send me some more pictures if possible.


2.Do you have a verified PayPal account ?




Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 1:20 PM
To: Kimberly Hawkins <ladbm09@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Honda VFR750 for sale




I am NOT the first owner - I am the 4th owner.
It is in great condition


All the pictures I have are on the advert for the bike on Gumtree
I do not have a paypal account - cash is king via a face to face transaction
Regards



On Thu, 14/9/17, Kimberly Hawkins <ladbm09@hotmail.com> wrote:

Subject: Re: Honda VFR750 for sale


Date: Thursday, 14 September, 2017, 23:04

If you don't have PayPal account yet, it's pretty
easy, safe and secure to open one, Just log on to
www.paypal.co.uk and I will be responsible for the PayPal
charges fee, when you are done with the registration send me
the email used for the registration, so
i can transfer the fund, this can't take you less than
3 minute to do that.



Sent: Friday, September 15, 2017 10:41:35 AM
To: Kimberly Hawkins
Subject: Re: Honda VFR750 for sale


Many thanks for the detailed explanation of how to open a paypal account!
I have choosen NOT to do paypal or any form of electronic moeny transfer.
I do, however, accept cheques.
Do you want to proceed with the purchase?

Regards


Saturday 16/9/17 Kimberly Hawkins <ladbm09@hotmail.com> wrote:


Ok I am glad to hear this from you lets proceed and I will be responsible for the PayPal charges fee, I will be expecting the following details below. Less I forgot, I have a courier that will come for the pick up and do the necessary things on my behalf after payment has been sorted.
1. Full name :
2. Your PayPal e-Mail Address :
3. Firm amount you offered for the merchandise :
4. Your contact address for the pick up :
5. Phone number :

Awaiting for the necessary details."

Should I be worried????

Is this a con????

Please, feel free to send un-solicited e-mails to this luverly lady, to help make her feel "wanted!

Steve T

 

[Lutin]

Yep, that's a con.

Surprised you had to ask.

 

[Philwhiskeydrinker]

Yep, forget it.

You have given two alternative payment options, any genuine buyer would be happy paying by an alternative method.

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[boboneleg]

Is 'Kimberley' 6'2'' with a pot belly and a beard to be proud of, usually answers to the name of Keith?

 

[Lutin]

Anyway, you've only had the damn thing 5 minutes.

Oh, and there's a load of grammatical and spelling errors littered throughout the "buyer's" emails.

 

[outrunner]

Steve, if it were me I would discontinue all correspondence forthwith and sell it to me for £1500. Sounds a bit of an iffy deal to me mate, best forget that prospective customer.


Andy.

 

[Steve T]

Steve, if it were me I would discontinue all correspondence forthwith . . . . .

Just did that after they insisted that I had to take paypal, cos they couldn't pay any other way!

. . . . . and sell it to me for £1500. Sounds a bit of an iffy deal to me mate, best forget that prospective customer.

£1500 - no hope

I knew that it was a scam when I first replied to them - I've just been stringing them along for the craic. I have omitted my latest replies, cos I've basically been calling them names . . . . . . . and they just reply that they can only pay with pay pal - tic-as-feck they are.

Anyway, you've only had the damn thing 5 minutes. Oh, and there's a load of grammatical and spelling errors littered throughout the "buyer's" emails.

Lutin, 5 minutes in my world is a long time recently. The bike is really great to ride and even after a 250 jaunt round the hills on it a few months ago my knee wasn't that uncomfortable . . . . . . but a few hours later I could barely walk due to the knee swelling up

As said above, I knew it was a scam when I first replied. I'm bored with them now, so all comms have been deleted.

Plus I've now got 2 genuine punters showing interest

Steve T

 

[-XP-]

It's 100% a con, I can see that from the first sentence. Walk away or string them along if you're bored.