Mug Required.......

Mollers · 19 December 2007, 21:03

..to buy another copied and pasted US outboard. Scam on scamsters.

http://www.boatsandoutboards.com/view/F167710

ian parkes · 19 December 2007, 21:13

I don't like the colour ,and its all shiney at the top

Tim M · 19 December 2007, 21:53

Saw that earlier and thought what a "bargain". No such luck

Cookee · 20 December 2007, 10:29

What sort of number is 0813 anyway?

ribraff · 20 December 2007, 10:36

I think 0813 is part of the boats and outboards so called 'privacy numbers'...... the 0813 means it's from abroad.

Mollers · 20 December 2007, 11:38

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Originally Posted by ribraff

I think 0813 is part of the boats and outboards so called 'privacy numbers'...... the 0813 means it's from abroad.

Perhaps it's about time the B&Os started tightening up on scammed gear. Similar adverts appear to crop up quite regularly. I only tend to look at the outboard section, goodness knows what else is on there. There have been two obvious scam outboard ads in the last week.

martini · 20 December 2007, 17:16

They always seem to be located in Avon for some reason

The Garfish · 21 December 2007, 16:11

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Originally Posted by martini

They always seem to be located in Avon for some reason

stikk too weldin mi sun. thinnkin iz danjerus

gaRf

Mollers · 22 December 2007, 10:12

http://www.boatsandoutboards.com/php...&Submit=Search

3 of the 4 engines at the top of this page are scams.

whiteminiman · 22 December 2007, 10:27

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Originally Posted by Mollers

There have been two obvious scam outboard ads in the last week.

Not that I use the site at all, but that linked advert... what was it that made it an "obvious" scam? What sort of things give it away?

Cheers,
WMM

Mollers · 22 December 2007, 11:08

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Originally Posted by whiteminiman

Not that I use the site at all, but that linked advert... what was it that made it an "obvious" scam? What sort of things give it away?

Cheers,
WMM

Price, primarily. A 12mth old £12k engine for £1700 is a bit of a giveaway. American phrasiology is another. We tend to refer to an outboard as an 'engine', in the States 'Motors'.
These ads are copied and pasted from genuine ads in the US. With a bit of googling the originals can often be found.

Nos4r2 · 22 December 2007, 11:26

Yep. However, don't discount ads for vx200 and vx250 Yams that look too cheap without contacting them to determine a scam first. There were some available last year for incredible deals-NOS 2002 and 2003 models that ended up at auction.

Boats · 22 December 2007, 12:19

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Originally Posted by Mollers

..to buy another copied and pasted US outboard. Scam on scamsters.

http://www.boatsandoutboards.com/view/F167710

I have deleted the advert, we do try to stop the scams but it is an uphill battle!

Thanks

Stephen
www.BoatsandOutboards.co.uk

Mollers · 22 December 2007, 12:26

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Originally Posted by Boats

I have deleted the advert, we do try to stop the scams but it is an uphill battle!

Thanks

Stephen
www.BoatsandOutboards.co.uk

I appreciate that it must be.

It does beg the question whether these people do ever find idiots daft enough to hand over cash. I suppose if you place enough ads in enough countries the odd one will come along.

Boats · 22 December 2007, 12:30

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Originally Posted by Mollers

I appreciate that it must be.

It does beg the question whether these people do ever find idiots daft enough to hand over cash. I suppose if you place enough ads in enough countries the odd one will come along.

Any more dodgy advert just send me the advert refs to stephen@boatsandoutboards.co.uk I will look in to them.

ian parkes · 22 December 2007, 12:42

Well done PC Mollers you could have saved someone a load of grief there

Now if you just clean up ebay a little

Mollers · 22 December 2007, 13:34

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Originally Posted by Mollers

I suppose if you place enough ads in enough countries the odd one will come along.

Hey Parksey, what happened to that cheque for £12k that you sent to that nice guy in Nigeria?

ian parkes · 22 December 2007, 15:33

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Originally Posted by Mollers

Hey Parksey, what happened to that cheque for £12k that you sent to that nice guy in Nigeria?

He'll be here soon with my share of his family fortune

Mollers · 22 December 2007, 15:50

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Originally Posted by ian parkes

He'll be here soon with my share of his family fortune

Well done.

Cookee · 27 December 2007, 11:22

You're surely not saying that this advert isn't genuine as well? I was hoping to use these for the round Britain race!

http://www.boatsandoutboards.com/view/F166016