Thread: Is this a scam?
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Old Jul 23rd, 2021, 10:42   #7
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Originally Posted by Othen View Post
I agree John, I'm more than a little cynical about this one. I'll watch it for a while and think about it, but I'm wondering why some of the 40 photographs were not posted with the ad. A likely explanation is this is bait for an attempt at phishing - to get one's email address and personal details.

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If you are worried about that kind of stuff you could just ring the number from someone else's landline and see if you can contact the seller that way - go old school - you used to be able to buy a phone call from a hotel (for example - if you no longer have a handy work landline)

The person writing the advert did not have to mention the now living abroad situation. Is 6K particularly cheap for a car that doesn't present especially well in the picture without a V5?

Wouldn't a non runner with work but with a V5 only be about 2K more?

Is it really an attractive price? (This is a serious question - I'm not "up" on the UK market - here in NL 8K euros would get you something similar I think but that would be road legal)
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