John Botomley Posted May 15, 2024 Share Posted May 15, 2024 Hi Everyone, Just be aware that that any response from Dave Cotten and his cohort Gibbon Seth (!!) are the start of a very plausible scam. Lots of email discussions, and even photos..........................be especially careful with responses to wanted adverts. Don't ask me how I know................................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted May 15, 2024 Share Posted May 15, 2024 Be even more careful if the similar method of asking you to pay via PayPal is suggested by anyone else - the scammers mentioned have been removed from the forum. The regular PayPal service gives good protection but use of Friends and Family removes almost all of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted May 15, 2024 Share Posted May 15, 2024 Indeed. F & F needs to be reserved for those who are actually Friends and Family. I find that an offer to pay the costs, rather than them being charged to the seller works best for both buyer and seller - the seller gets the price that they are looking for and both get the protection offered by Paypal for the purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manish Chandrayan Posted May 15, 2024 Share Posted May 15, 2024 Another aspect we need to be aware and cautious about. Very often in order to ascertain if the seller is a genuine one, we insist on seller posting pictures of the article for sale along with a piece of paper with the sellers name, date etc. In response to a similar request by me to a seller on FB (who I almost suspected to be scammer) sent me picture of the engine he purportedly had for sale with photoshopped piece of paper with his name and date. It was easy to spot due it being a shoddy photoshop plus my initial suspicion. But the risk of an unsuspecting buyer or the scammer getting better and using technology for deceiving calls for ever more vigilance on part of the buyer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu knowles Posted May 20, 2024 Share Posted May 20, 2024 (edited) Mods Please. Here we go again! leonschwartz Read: 2 hours ago : 2 hours ago hello are you still interested in getting this?. you can contact Swift he has a Multiplex Royal EVO TX for sparesMultiplex Royal EVO TX for spares for sale........... PM him @ [email protected] Edited May 20, 2024 by stu knowles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Stephenson Posted May 20, 2024 Share Posted May 20, 2024 When it doesn't arrive, he can always blame it on his "friend". I see how this works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby Posted May 20, 2024 Share Posted May 20, 2024 Thanks Stu, He has contacted several forum users, but has now been dealt with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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