Buyer Beware!

[Wicked1]

Hey guys, watch out for bike ads that seem like REALLY good deals. I saw an ad for a 2005 GSX-R1000 selling for $3500. Looks really suspicious. So I responded to the ad. The first reply is what I got. Then, I spot another ad for a 2006 CBR F4i for $2600. The second reply is what I got. Notice how the ads are worded exactly the same? There are only slight differences.

This is a scam! Don't fall for it! These guys are from Nigeria and they setup phony sales like this with pictures of bikes taken from the internet, like bikepics.com and pretend to sell you the bike. Only thing is they will insist on a western union wire transfer...bogus...authentic, honest long distance sales like this are done through an escrow account (like a middle man) which holds the money until the receiver can check out the goods and approve the transfer of money, usually a check mailed to the seller. These guys are con men and they're not very clever, but sometimes people get hooked on the idea of getting a $10000 bike for an insanely low price.

Beware!


<rbh_4@yahoo.com>
Hello,
The bike is in good condition and it has 6294 miles. For the moment I am in London,UK with work, but this is not a problem because my wife can handle the shipping. This bike has a clear title and all papers come along with the bike. The price is $3500 shipping included.The bike is located in Baltimore, MD. If you have any other questions do not hesitate to email me.

"Kelly Williams" <theodolitelilly@yahoo.com>
The bike is in good condition and it has 4452 miles. For the moment I am in West Africa with work, but this is not a problem because my Brother can handle the shipping you can call me on +2348052500613. This bike has a clear title and all papers come along with the bike. The price is $2600 shipping included.The bike is located in IL.I will like you to pay me through Western Union transfer. If you have any other questions do not hesitate to email me..

Theodolite.

[bastion72]

Yeah, they do that all the time on eBay. Thy'll ask that you contact them first by email to be approved to bid on the bike...blah blah blah they tell you they're in London....you send the money they laugh all the way to the bank....don't fall for it.

[medalian1]

OMG they're so fun to mess with. I get about 2 a week at work and play with them sooo much. I even got a $2500 bogus cashier check one time. Play along with them and see what else you can get them to send. I'm trying to get atleast $20 out of the next one that mails me something.

FYI - DO NOT USE AN ADDRESS THEY CAN ACTUALLY COME TO

I use a different variation on the spelling of my name and use my work address. The sucker overnighted the bogus cashier check from NIGERIA! Wonder how much he wasted on that shipping charge?

[SloDown]

yeah I saw one of these before..But when I contacted the guy to ask him why so cheap I has called back by the FBI and BBB. They told me they are running an investigation and do not buy anything from them. I knew that but didin't know the FBI would get involved until I found out through another call back from the BBB that the funds for the so called bikes was being sent to a terrorist organizations bank account.....WOW

[Wicked1]

I told one that I'd report him to the FTC for wire fraud...

[buckwild750]

It is just as easy to sell to these people also. A friend of mine sold his laptop to a guy in another country. He went to the post office and dropped it off. By the time he checked his paypal account again, the money was gone. He somehow took it back. Paypal was a real pain in the arse to deal with. My friend contacted the authorities in that country,I think it was Puerto Rico, knew about this guy. Some taxi driver try to pick it up for this guy. So he never was caught as far as we know.

Bottom line, set strict guidelines and follow them when using eBay. You know the saying, if it sounds to good to be true.....

[WasntMe]

It is just as easy to sell to these people also. A friend of mine sold his laptop to a guy in another country. He went to the post office and dropped it off. By the time he checked his paypal account again, the money was gone. He somehow took it back. Paypal was a real pain in the arse to deal with. My friend contacted the authorities in that country,I think it was Puerto Rico, knew about this guy. Some taxi driver try to pick it up for this guy. So he never was caught as far as we know.

Bottom line, set strict guidelines and follow them when using eBay. You know the saying, if it sounds to good to be true.....


So very true. I have had listed some expensive equipment on the internet before. I got a ton of offers to buy it that were all scams.

I have a friend that had his Busa listed on Ebay. Someone else stole the pics of his bike and listed it again when it did not sell for a 1/4 of what he was listing it for.

[mtknrg]

Yep, I almost got scammed by one of these when I tried to sell my Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder on Autotrader. They sent me a fake Bank of America cashier's check...for more than the asking price of my car. You know you're being scammed when the price is awesome and they are overseas.
-Natasha

[DanTheR6Man]

I almost got scammed when I bought my bike, and my friend almost got scammed like this when he tried to sell his jeep. Assholes!

[WasntMe]

MY first GSXR 1000 was bought with a phony money order. The guy that bought then sold it to another guy...then I bought it. A few months later I got a call from State Farm asking about the bike. They informed about the transaction. Funny thing was the guy claimed the bike stolen through State Farm. I had it insured with State Farm at the same time. Then it was stolen from me and I claimed it with State Farm. My guess is they paid for it twice.

[The_Jarhead]

eBay is sh!t any more. It’s mostly businesses selling stuff for the same price you can get it anywhere else. I use to get stuff on there all the time at good deals and never had any problems. I bought an Icon TiMax Jacket a few months ago. The auction said “Don’t be fooled this is not the cheap mesh jacket.” After a month of calling (including calls to the company VP) and emails (after I already made payment through Paypal) I finally got the jacket and it was the mesh one. After calling and emailing for a few weeks. I left negative feedback stating exactly what happened and figured WFT the mesh is ok and I still got it at a good price. The SOB replied saying I was lying and nothing I said ever happened and I was scammer. I finally got a hold of the VP again and he told me he would send the correct jacket only if I retracted my feed back and sent back the mesh jacket. But if I didn’t retract the feed back I could “Go f*ck myself”. I did just get a tracking number for the new jacket. In the mean time I’m using the mesh jacket and “might” send it back when I get the right one.

[griffinzx10]

I say keep both jackets and just leave the negative feedback

[The_Jarhead]

I had to retract it to get them to ship the new one, but it's going back as soon as I have it.

[TaraSV650S]

I don't understand why people have to be so dishonest and try to scam people all the time. Everyone wonders why people are so mistrusting. What happened to the old days when honesty was something everyone treasured.

[Wicked1]

+1

[LatinBusa]

Do you know that they can hide there feedback from you know?