Hi,

I know in the uk people know all about scams from Nigeria etc, here in Italy it is just starting but I wanted to know more as a friend has just received an email looking very genuine (even scanned a copy of his passport!!) from an Austrian who lives in Africa who want his motorbike for his GF in France.

If I was the seller, I would put the email in my spam and thats that, the problem is in Italy people are not awair and he is thinking of risking going ahead.

The question is he is asking for the bank details to do the payment, what their angle if it is a scam??

Thanks

Sacha RRS TDV8 HSE 2007- JAVA Black/Black interior,
UK BMW M3 CSL SB- now sold
1968 Innocenti mini

There is a tiny chance it might be genuine.....but in today's world it's not worth the risk.

The basic scam is to get your bank account details where they deposit the money. You look at your bank account and it states the money is in your account, you then send the goods thinking you have the cleared money only for a week later the bank contacts you and informs you that the money deposited was from a hacked bank account and remove the money from your account.

The result is that you end up with no money and the item for sale has been shipped to the fraudster. 2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
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Thanks VA!!! I was wondering how it worked!!! Now I will warn him. RRS TDV8 HSE 2007- JAVA Black/Black interior,
UK BMW M3 CSL SB- now sold
1968 Innocenti mini

Here is some info on this type of thing

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance-fee_fraud Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

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